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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1971
Page
1
The article notes designation of Constitution Week to honor the Bill of Rights and urges Americans to uphold the constitutional tradition. It references the Henry Middleton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and mentions page 2 coverage of the proclamation event.
Dr Daniel Elisberg honored in Washington at a testimonial dinner sponsored by Federal Employees for Peace. Elisberg had made the Pentagon Papers available to the press in a UPI telephoto photo event.
The General Assembly rejected a bid to bar the plan from the agenda by a 65 to 47 vote with 15 abstentions. The U S item aimed to seat Communist China in both the assembly and Security Council while leaving Nationalist China in the assembly.
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported from Peking that Communist China canceled the October 1 National Day parade for economic reasons. The dispatch said diplomatic missions in Beijing were informed about the cancellation about a week earlier and Mao Tse-tung was said to be in good health.
Washington AP reports the Nixon welfare reform would add 80 000 federal workers beyond HEW's 107 000 staff. HEW notes national welfare costs rose 27 percent to 16.3 billion in fiscal 1971 and the department would nearly double its workforce to run the Family Assistance Welfare system.
Washington AP reports Congress approved a 2.4 billion military pay raise but faces a wage price squeeze. Sen. Gale W McGee warns he may block civilian federal pay raises unless military compensation is frozen on the same basis, creating a potential clash over pay policy.
Vice President Spiro Agnew says four Democratic hopefuls George McGovern Edmund Muskie Edward Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey share views with Gus Hall head of the Communist Party. He spoke Thursday to the National Security Industrial Association drawing the comparison.
East German border guards opened fire on three escape attempts near the Berlin wall. Shots hit heavily populated West Berlin houses and one escapee was dragged away while another crossed a mine field rescue attempt failed near Helmstedt. American commander Maj. Gen. William W Cobb protested.
President Nixon said wage-price restraints will cover the whole economy and may regulate consumer credit rates depending on interest trends. In a Detroit Economic Club session broadcast nationally, he described Phase 2 aimed at sectors most likely to fuel inflation as hints about a return to a free economy were deferred.
London AP reports the Foreign Office ordered 105 Soviet employees across the embassy trade delegation Moscow Bank Aeroflot and related offices to leave Britain amid a mass expulsion. Ninety workers abroad must depart in two weeks and 15 abroad will be barred from returning, as Britain cites extensive espionage linked to the Soviet liaison network. The Soviet Embassy staff will not be replenished. Additionally Fred R Harris of Oklahoma announced his bid for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, pledging to restore national greatness.
A SC Study Committee on Nuclear Wastes heard Savannah River Plant officials describe the plants safety record and waste containment goals. Nathaniel Stetson cited 18 years of continuous operations with no lost time injuries and outlined plans to confine radioactive waste on site near its origin.
U S bombers struck inside North Vietnam and along the frontiers for a third day while allied aircraft destroyed two Hanoi base camps in the South causing heavy enemy losses. South Vietnamese shelling hit a provincial capital and three district towns with two dead and 11 wounded. An air strike on Hanoi’s supply trail near Laogy followed an anti aircraft gun fire.
The National 16 Goal Polo Tournament will be staged in Aiken in April marking the second year the city hosts the event. February opens polo’s 90th season locally with teams from Boca Raton Missouri Texas Virginia and nearby Aiken and Columbia competing in previous editions.
Appling County Sheriff A. D. Red Carter testified that William J. Pierce admitted killing 60-year-old storekeeper Mrs. Vivian Miles for a five dollar bill and some ones. The confession followed a visit by Pierce’s girlfriend to the jail, with defense claiming coercion and improper advisement.
Aiken postal chief says the U S Postal Service can bill dog owners for expenses when employees are bitten. About 20,000 mail carriers are bitten yearly nationwide with 20 percent in Aiken expected to face bites annually. Whittle notes bites are often minor and mail delivery may be suspended if a dog endangers staff.
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