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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1971
Page
1
Aviation experts and search parties struggled for two days to reach the tangled wreckage of an Alaska Airlines jet that slammed into a mountain Saturday, killing all 111 aboard. Weather delays slowed efforts and hindered recovery and identification attempts.
Senator William Proxmire urged in a Sunday interview that after the Nixon administration’s nine day freeze wage and price controls should be tied to productivity. The plan would allow a 4 percent annual productivity gain to permit a 5 percent wage rise and a 1 percent price increase.
An explosion late Sunday ripped a portable classroom at Brainerd High School, shattered windows in the main building, and hurled debris up to 150 yards. No injuries were reported as investigators probe the incident in a school under a desegregation order.
North Carolina school systems scramble for buses and volunteers as pupils return to class under court and federal desegregation plans. Large districts implement cross town and cross county busing to meet desegregation mandates.
A 22 member Green Beret unit from Ft. Bragg retraced the 3,200 mile Lewis and Clark route. They left St. Louis on May 13 in two inflatable rafts and backpacks, reaching Astoria harbor on Saturday after 120 days travel.
A gunman killed 10 people, including eight children, at a sheep farm 34 miles south of Adelaide. Police arrested the husband of seven victims’ mother, Cliff Bartholomew, 40, as the domestic dispute behind the killings is investigated. Inspector Rodney Giles calls it Australia’s worst mass slaying on record.
Gov. West awaited a Washington Cost of Living Council ruling before commenting on 28 000 South Carolina teachers pay raises. The delay followed a council clarification that cooled prospects for the average 300 per year increases. Dr Carlos Gibbons of the SCEA warned the ruling could cost teachers.
U S Command reports troop levels in Vietnam cut by more than 60 percent from a peak of 543 400 to 216 700 with 2 300 fewer troops last week. Breakdown shows 170 400 Army 35 700 Air Force 10 000 Navy 500 Marines and 100 Coast Guard.
Marion D. McGowan told the Aiken Standard he is undecided on his next move and may appeal. He argues the voting rights of his district were violated when a federal verdict found no federal question, and questions if the governor will respect elections, prompting his own possible candidacy concerns. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles E. Simons criticized the by passing of magistrate recommendations and suggested abolishing advisory elections if the governor does not follow results.
Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch arrived in London for talks with Edward Heath aimed at halting violence in Northern Ireland. Heath planned to push for tighter security on the Irish side of the border as Britain seeks to end the sanctuary enjoyed by gunmen and bombers south of the frontier.
Lynch denies Britain cannot stop IRA border crossings and seeks Ireland reunification without violence. Heath may back reforms for Northern Ireland including proportional representation to boost Catholic influence in Stormont. Catholic leaders see Lynch as their bridge in talks.
Labor Day activities spread nationwide with parades picnics and festivities as Nixon promotes new economic policies. Officials report 600 to 700 traffic deaths this weekend while snow and cold affect western mountain roads. Labor leaders critique wage price controls urging fair sacrifice and clear applications of the new program.
Labor Day weekend traffic toll rises in South Carolina with at least 16 dead, including 10 teens. The worst crash near Columbia on S C 48 killed three youths from Columbia and Eastover. Additional fatalities occurred near Aynor on U S 501 and on S C 769 near Gadsden in Richland County.
President Nixon used Labor Day to praise rank and file workers for backing the wage price freeze and urged a era of new prosperity without war or inflation. He spoke from Camp David, noting support for the 90 day freeze despite labor union criticisms and citing a Texas state employee's letter about his teacher wife as typical of reactions.
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