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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1972
Page
8
USCA students beam as parking improves and a spruced snack bar opens on campus. WLOW reports Randy Davidson enjoying Caribbean sun. The Aiken County Fair becomes a lively campaign arena with buttons bumper stickers and vote cards in circulation.
A preliminary U S investigation indicates a stray American bomb rather than a North Vietnamese antiaircraft missile destroyed the French mission in Hanoi on October 11. Mission head Pierre Susini died of burns in Paris, and five IndoChinese workers were killed.
Search crews pressed on in Alaska as electronic sensing gear and a fast reconnaissance aircraft aided the hunt for House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs and three others missing in a light plane. Authorities hold hope for survivors.
President Nixon travels to Philadelphia to sign a $30.2 billion revenue sharing bill. The law aims to redirect power and funds from the federal government to localities as a cornerstone of his new federalism program.
The FTC announced that Lever Brothers Colgate-Palmolive and Procter and Gamble will use uniform phosphorus content labeling on household detergents. These three firms account for 89 percent of the market.
Critics widely approved Royce Ryton's Crown Matrimonial at Theatre Royal London the first living-royal subject on stage. The 1936 abdication crisis story follows Edward VIII leaving the throne to wed Wallis Warfield Simpson.
About 15 000 clerks freight handlers and drivers with REA Express walked out after failed last minute talks in Washington. The strike by AFL CIO Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks began at 12 01 a.m. local time with Chicago as the headquarters city.
A Japanese soldier holed up on Lubang Island since World War II was killed and another wounded in a morning clash with Philippine government troops. The battle occurred in a forest on Lubang Island, 75 miles southwest of Manila, with the wounded survivor escaping with a rifle and the dead man found with 45 rounds of .25 caliber ammunition, a sewing kit, a paper bearing Japanese writing, and a picture.
UW Drive reported 177432.42 in pledges, more than 57 percent of its campaign goal. Director Garvel Le and Campaign Chairman Robert S. Perry will meet division chairmen today at a weekly progress report luncheon.
The morning low reached 35 degrees signaling a chilly trend for the region. Officials warn of freeze conditions, urging tune ups for heaters and electric blankets while fair hours run 6 p m to 6 p m today and the Jaycee fair wraps tomorrow noon.
River shippers in Augusta voiced doubt about expanding barge traffic on the Savannah with depth limits blamed for slow progress. Only five of 35 industry reps expressed optimism. Continental Can Corp plans to ship a million barrels of oil by barge annually, while Hub er Clay Corp eyed 50 000 tons of clay products if depths improve.
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce has asked the S C State Ports Authority to study the possibility of regular river traffic on the Savannah River. Authority official Don Welch said no such study has been done to his knowledge and that any request will be sent to the Army Corps of Engineers for an economic analysis.
Kissinger and Thieu met nearly four hours amid reports a partial cease-fire was discussed as a goodwill gesture. A third meeting in two days, with Whitehouse and Abrams present, yielded no confirmed plan and suggested Kissinger may stay in Saigon through Saturday. Negotiations focus on Thieu’s rejection of a three faction Communist coalition and Thieu’s vow never to accept such a government.
Greenville speakers at the 27th Southern Textile Exposition paint a bright future for textiles. Cotton revival and a 5 percent profit rise are cited while wage increases and import controls within bilateral deals are discussed. Industry reps briefed on SC textile state.
Eustis Park property problems are resolved and hospital officials prepare for the visit of Hewitt and Roger consultants from Kansas City in early November to review studies on the Aiken medical situation.
Special report from Judy Rich highlights Virgil Wilkins of the Aiken County Sheriff's Department calling for year round effort against drug use. He cites costs of addiction, urges education, counseling, and parental involvement to combat marijuana and narcotics issues.
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