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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1973
Page
1
Local spectators gathered at the Cinema Theatre to preview Time to Run a Billy Graham movie slated for next month in Aiken. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday at 2 a.m. clocks set back one hour. A snide office remark about a girl’s appearance is noted.
Acting Atty. Gen. Robert H. Bork weighs how to handle the Watergate prosecution after presidential order. His forthcoming decision could affect many Justice Department staff considering resignations in support of Elliot Richardson and William Ruckelshaus, who refused Nixon’s order and left or were dismissed.
Thailand's new civilian cabinet announced clemency for all acts of violence during the student-led uprising that toppled the military government. A special victims fund was to be created with $500,000 from the national lottery bureau plus public donations. the cabinet also abolished the Board of Investigation and Follow-up of Government Operations touted by militants as corrupt.
Vice President designate Gerald R. Ford says he hopes his confirmation will not be delayed by the uproar over firing special prosecutor Archibald Cox. He added through an aide that the two matters are not directly connected.
The FBI investigates the disappearance of a confidential federal file on a Florida savings and loan run by associates of Charles G. Rebozo. The file vanished from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board offices as a House committee probes Rebozo’s ties and alleged favorable treatment.
AP reports more than 190 dead with 300 to 400 feared buried after flash floods in Granada Province. Rainstorms delivering as much as 15 inches in six hours trapped residents in Puerto Lumbreras and La Rabita.
Cambodians retake Phum Daun Mao across the Mekong from Kompong Cham as government forces push outward from the district capital 47 miles northwest of Phnom Penh. Officials say a cabinet reshuffle is planned in Phnom Penh but most ministers are expected to stay in the new government.
Labor federation leaders meet in Miami Beach amid anger over Archibald Cox firing. AFL CIO President George Meany plans emergency session to decide whether to push Nixon resignation or impeachment, with delegates to follow at the federation's 19th biennial convention.
Charles A. Lindbergh warned that the United States must be ready for war to keep peace. He accepted the Distinguished American Veteran Award at a Birmingham dinner and urged showing capability to absorb a surprise attack and strike back.
The 12:50 p.m. EDT cease-fire deadline passed as Egypt and Israel signaled intent to halt fighting but fronts showed no clear halt. Syria studied the UN resolution. Iraq rejected it. Kissinger flew to Israel for talks with Meir as the war raged around the Suez Canal and Sinai.
A House Judiciary member said he will introduce a resolution to impeach President Nixon on grounds of obstructing justice. A White House official warned impeachment efforts would fail and AFL-CIO urged Nixon's resignation while Sen. Inouye pressed for action.
United Auto Workers chief Leonid Woodcock warns a national strike of about 185000 Ford workers in 28 states could begin Friday at 10 a.m. if no agreement is reached today. Ford executives say progress is possible and hopeful to settle by Friday.
The Aiken area will see partly cloudy skies with highs near 80 degrees today and tomorrow. A 20 percent rain chance today, 10 percent tonight, and near zero tomorrow, with northeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph today and tomorrow, easing to 5 mph tonight. Through Friday, highs in the upper 70s and continued partly cloudy skies.
The Aiken City Council meets at 8 p.m. to discuss bids for police and fire uniforms, a 30 acre Woodside Village annexation and zoning near the Vietnam War Memorial, and a 1973 general election committee appointment. Also on the agenda are a Junior Follies banner on Laurens Street, Salvation Army park services, and Mitchell Shopping Center development.
The House may start impeachment by a simple majority while the Senate requires two thirds approval for conviction. The chief justice presides at trials, and removal plus disqualification come from conviction. Historical note recalls Andrew Johnson’s 1868 near‑vote defeat and a 718 page House Judiciary volume on Watergate and Agnew investigations.
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