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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1972
Page
8
A young voter voted in both Republican and Democratic primaries, with certificates stamped by precinct workers. She says the practice is not new and started when she became eligible. She voted GOP first, denying malice, claiming favorites in both parties.
Winn-Dixie and Kwik-Chek supermarkets across Florida and six other states will lower grocery prices after consumer complaints to the IRS. The chain has begun reducing prices in 877 stores across Florida Georgia Alabama Tennessee Kentucky North Carolina and South Carolina under an economic stabilization program. A J O'Donnell IRS district director said pricing procedures will be altered to ensure compliance. Stores declined to comment.
Representative Emanuel Celler of New York announces he will not seek re election after more than five decades in Congress. The 84 year old Democrat said he will bow out rather than wage a rematch in November, even as Elizabeth Holtz man appears likely to win in a heavily Democratic district.
A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing expands inquiry into U S Navy and Air Force bombing raids on North Vietnam. Cmdr John A Miller and two Navy pilots testified behind closed doors amid conflicting accounts from witnesses. Chairman John Stennis cited differences in their testimony.
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird traveled through the Midwest at taxpayer expense to defend administration programs and critique Democratic nominee George McGovern. Pentagon aides call the trips non political, though each voyage drew partisan remarks while funding came from the government.
Judge Louis Rosen from Orangeburg urges modernization of the South Carolina judiciary arguing for more judges and updated rules from 1895 era. He criticizes the death penalty ruling and notes personal USC and LSU ties, plus long familiarity with Aiken legal figures.
The Weather Bureau predicts more showers this weekend in Ai ken with cooler temperatures. Tonight low 70s, 50 percent rain today, 40 percent tonight, 60 percent Saturday, winds 5 to 10 mph rising to 15 mph Saturday, and highs in the 80s with lows in the 60s into Monday and Tuesday as more showers return.
Dennis Selby a 48 year old Aiken letter carrier created a 170 foot long four foot high fence from 400 junk pieces including lawn mowers a shotgun barrel a bear trap old plows and cow bells he painted with help from neighborhood children and says he collects items on vacations and nearby junk dealers for his creative project neighbors note the odd but crafted display and Selby plans not a new career but a unique art piece in his yard.
Three American pilots released from North Vietnam arrived at JFK New York Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama and San Diego California for hospital care. Maj Edward Elias and Lts Mark Gartley Norris Charles traveled with families amid protests and a tense political reception.
Wagener voters choose two of four candidates for two year council terms. Incumbents Marin Baughman and L K McLauren seek re election while challengers Mc Queen Ables and Bernard Robinson compete. Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the town fire station.
Henry Kissinger delivered a personal report to President Nixon on recent talks with North Vietnamese negotiators in Paris. The administration reiterated that no peace settlement has been reached.
Abraham Schultz says the Jefferson-Aiken Mile Training Center, rebuilt into a top facility, should sell within two weeks with interest from locals in Augusta and Chicago. Schultz reports most stalls rented and horses already arriving as Herve Filion leads a strong trainee lineup for the upcoming three and a half month season.
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