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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1971
Page
1
AP reports a fifth bombing in Ayden causing $2,000 damage and a separate blast in Kannapolis at 1:30 a.m. injuring nothing major. Police and witnesses cite firebombs striking a reading lab wall and equipment at a wooden school, with five beer bottles seen nearby.
Washington RP reports the Cost of Living Council plans to refine its ruling on teacher pay with no expected backdown from wage-price freeze limits. A council source says the change will clarify but not substantially alter existing guidelines amid protests over exemptions.
Gunfire from a speeding car killed a British guardsman at a border station near Kinawley. He is the 18th soldier dead this year in Northern Ireland. The attackers fled across the border. In Londonderry a British major was shot earlier, ending a day of terror in the province.
In Charlotte, American textile manufacturers expect little overall impact from the yen float and Nixon import surcharge. Yet two firms raised prices on imported infants and toddlers wear by 5 percent. Yarn brokers report halted new contracts with Japanese yarn makers due to the surcharge and yen move.
Washington reports Pen tagon leaders forecast victory against forces seeking to cut Army divisions from 13 to 11. Secretary Laird backs the Army stance while an Army general warns they are at rock bottom given commitments and emergencies elsewhere.
In Camden and Columbia reports, officials discuss revising property tax for schools and a new state revenue strike. The Agriculture Marketing Commission investigates a shortage, while a special 20 percent levy on adult films yields $19 000 for August.
A source explains that teachers who accrued pay before a freeze may receive a wage increase, while those who started late or drew back pay could still qualify. The core aim is consistency with other workers, prices, and rents, regardless of the exact share affected.
City officials conferred with U S Education Commissioner Sidney Marland to tighten wording about who qualifies for raises during a 90 day freeze. The National Education Association claimed up to 80 percent might qualify, but the council declined to estimate.
The Medical University of South Carolina will submit an initial request for 13 counties including Aiken County to obtain $5 million in federal funds over five years to create an emergency medical service plan. Ted M. Shearer, hired to develop the program, spoke after a meeting with the Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission about Aiken County ending ambulance service run by funeral homes. The plan aims to fund a 72 hour basic course for ambulance attendants with full federal support.
South Carolina Representative Cain and dignitaries toured New York and Connecticut treatment centers. They report SC has no center yet and aim to craft an effective state program with insights from halfway houses, live‑in facilities, and organized staff.
AP reports an FBI investigation into leaking of sensitive information expands to the White House and Pentagon and involves lie detectors and affidavits. State Department officials have been questioned as the probe follows stories deemed harmful to national interests and recalls the Pentagon papers incident.
SAIGON AP report says multiple political and religious groups urge President Thieu to call off his one man election. Vice President Ky calls Thieu's path dangerous and dictatorial as he names the Central Intelligence Office chief to lead a 110000 strong police force amid protests. Signers include Nationalist party, Hoa Hao and Cao Dai aligned groups, Catholic Refugee party, Labor confederation, Disabled Veterans Association. Eight more parties echo the call.
Rep. Don Edwards reviews worldwide heroin efforts from Japan to Hong Kong and Britain. He notes U S failure to curb addiction, cites London clinics with psychiatrist led care and daily heroin prescriptions, and advocates treating heroin addiction as a medical issue rather than a crime.
The Associated Press poll of South Carolina House members shows Solomon Blatt leading with 42 pledges for a 16th term as speaker, Rex Carter 29 votes, Harold Breazeale 3, and 29 undecided. Projections note turnover and reapportionment may shift support before the January 1973 vote.
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