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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1971
Page
1
The Henry Middleton Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution promotes Constitution Week urging Americans to uphold the Constitution. The article titled Constitution Is Signed appears on page 8-A.
In Washington the debate over the new version of the amendment for a U S withdrawal from Indochina will be brief. The shorter discussion improves prospects for an early adjournment in November.
Captain Ernest L. Medina, acquitted of My Lai massacre charges, says he bears no bitterness toward the Army but intends to resign. He led a company that swept My Lai on March 16, 1968, and faced accusations at the village.
South Carolina Senate passes its billboard removal bill amid doubt House or federal action will occur. The Highway Beautification Act of 1965 would require removing tens of thousands of roadside signs on interstates and primary highways based on a 1966 survey.
Fragmentary text shows Gov John West offering to Washington a watered list version of a bill and expressing willingness to back a compromise with the federal government. No clear date or full names beyond West.
The plan delays House action on Senate amendments until Volpe's decision is known. If the transition chief rejects it, the bill must be reworked in a House Senate conference. Gov. West warns of a special session if no acceptable bill passes by December 31.
Friction over a $300 state teacher pay rise drags on six weeks after President Nixon's wage freeze. Gov West says most of South Carolina 28 000 teachers will not receive the raise, while ACEA president Marion Webb criticizes the handling of facts and contract timing.
Washington reports say American officials are puzzled by events in Red China but expect Mao’s death unlikely to derail rapprochement efforts. Chou En-lai invites Nixon to visit Beijing before May, a move viewed as decided by the Communist Party central committee. If internal power struggles drive recent moves, Nixon’s trip timing could shift.
In Jesup Georgia William J Junior Pierce faces murder charges in nine killings. Witness testimony began as an 11 man 1 woman jury heard the case involving the death of Vivian Miles a 60 year old rural grocer during a January holdup. Security was tight with deputies guarding the courtroom and exterior entrances. Pierce a parolee from a prior burglary arson and escape sentence is under heavy guard.
The Chinese government has called off the Oct 1 national day parade in Tiananmen Square and ordered the return of soldiers from home leave. Reports say civilian and military flights are also canceled, prompting puzzled analysis from U S experts watching China.
The article notes fall starts at 12 45 p m today when the autumnal equinox occurred and day and night are equal in length. Readers are advised to expect cooler nights and colorful mountain displays as season changes.
More than 1,000 horses in Aiken County have been vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis as a free federal program runs for 10 days. Dr. William Carr reports 1,013 horses inoculated by yesterday, with a Langley resident mounting 113 vaccinations.
U S airstrikes in North Vietnam's southern panhandle were directed mainly at fuel depots to blunt a dry season push of troops southward, with initial briefings noting anti aircraft defenses. Officials cited the president as the highest authority approving the strikes, describing them as selective rather than an expansion of prior protective reaction attacks.
A Democratic presidential hopeful entered South Carolina with an unannounced stop in Charleston. He spoke to members of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, delivering his first speech in the state yesterday morning.
The Stumper pot climbs to 110 dollars as another ten is added by the astobisher. Readers are invited to solve the puzzle appearing today on Page B with entries allowed any number of times.
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