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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1970
Page
1
Beginning Sunday many will set clocks back one hour to standard time at 2 a.m. The change lasts until the last Sunday of next April. Weekend weather looks mild with highs in the 70s and lows near 50, potentially tempting extra sleep.
An anonymous caller warned of an assassination plot and police found a 30-06 rifle wrapped in newspapers under a park bench opposite the Cuban mission to the United Nations. The weapon was said to target an unnamed Cuban U N delegate today.
Best selling author Truman Capote, 46, was released after serving part of a three day contempt of court sentence. His physician reportedly urged the judge in New York to release him for health reasons, and Capote said the jail experience was uncomfortable and he has no plans to write about it.
S Sgt David Mitchell's court martial has been postponed indefinitely due to the illness of civilian lawyer Ossie Brown. Brown, 44, collapsed in a Killeen motel room and is under internal medicine testing. Col George R Robinson ordered the delay after an initial Monday delay.
In Buffalo New York two youths aged 14 and 13 were charged with robbing a Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co branch. They were arrested 15 minutes after the heist and about $3 056 was taken with roughly $1 900 recovered from the older boy and about $1 200 from the younger. The 13 year old carried a cap pistol and the 14 year old a starter's gun as they approached separate tellers.
The Aiken Civic Ballet gains its charter from South Carolina. Carl Crosby named director. the company includes 15 dancers from Crosby School of Dance and a junior company. First Nutcracker performance, sponsored by the Aiken Junior Women's Club, is set for early December with Carolina Ballet Company of Columbia as a partner.
Readers are invited to submit entries for a $300.00 Stumper puzzle in the Aiken Standard. Copies of the puzzle are available at 124 Rutland Drive, inviting participation and tips to use intuition if unsure of the word.
Attorney general Daniel McLeod questions constitutionality of a proposed council manager government for Aiken. The dispute centers on automatic transition of county commissioners to the new council and the one man one vote rule. State Sen. Laughlin and others weigh in while Williams and Rusche urge court resolution before the Nov 3 election.
About 200 Democrats in North Augusta voiced support for four House candidates led by John Henry Williams of Aiken. They denounced the county council bill and higher taxes while touting past gains and promising opposition to further tax increases. Incumbent Eldon Jones joined Baker and Williams in criticizing the measure and urging fiscal restraint.
As the November 3 election nears in Aiken County the House race remains unpredictable. The council referendum and a 55 percent property tax hike dominate the campaign with voters split over local taxation and school discipline. Democrats and Republicans vie for seats with differing stances on the council proposal.
Savannah River Plant workers raised a record 156126 for the 1970 United Fund drive. Operations staff gave 142723, construction 9470, and AEC and federal employees 4043, with most funds designated to area counties and combined community needs.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg of Washington will deliver the principal address at a December 7 dinner marking the 20th anniversary of Savannah River Plant site selection. The Augusta Town House hosts the event sponsored by the South Carolina Georgia Nuclear Council with leaders from Aiken and Augusta noting SRP's regional impact.
County Government Study Committee member Ben Rusche called the proposed council-manager bill a giant step forward in a public session with attorney B. Henderson Johnson Jr. They debated powers and limits as the referendum approaches. Johnson urged clearer provisions and possible amendments before passage.
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