19 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1977
Page
1
The Cuyahoga County Jail reports four inmates escaped through 10 inch gaps in window openings since July with three inside the jail and one later recaptured. Sheriff Gerald McFaul says he will install metal bands to narrow the spaces to about 2 inches.
Washington state department official C Habib undersecretary for political affairs is listed as serious at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a heart attack he suffered at his desk. Doctors have not confirmed a new diagnosis. Habib returns to Washington after talks with Soviet officials and a Middle East visit with Cyrus Vance.
United Mine Workers chiefs return to talks while rank and file plan a Kentucky field action to support a two week old nationwide strike. A caravan of Ohio miners heads to shut down non union mines near Chesapeake and Wilkesville with about 100 planning the trip. Organizers warn travelers to avoid firearms and alcohol in the dry state.
Five men entered the Hotel Carlyle in New York City early today and handcuffed guests and staff before fleeing after tearing open 11 safe deposit boxes. Police recovered disguises tools a handgun and a police scanner as they fled.
The Rev. Feltham James explains his habit of buying and selling newspapers for the price he charges, using speaking engagements to holler to crowds. John Harte, Aiken County public defender, reportedly fell yesterday injuring his collar bone, prompting questions about his stiffness.
The Aiken area should stay relatively mild with a high in the 50s forecast for tomorrow. Tonight’s low is expected in the upper 30s to low 40s with a 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy skies are anticipated tomorrow.
Dr William A Gallman director of special programs in Aiken County schools says Public Law 94 142 guarantees a free appropriate education for handicapped children with September 1978 compliance. He outlines least restrictive placement due process and non biased testing as key 93 380 requirements and notes a nine hour testing load per child with only one psychologist per 5000 pupils and 2300 plus handicapped students ahead.
Two beagle puppies fell into a 25 foot dry well while James Minor hunted. Aiken SPCA’s Robert Young aided Richard Campbell of the Aiken County Rescue Squad to rescue Doc and the other pup, with Frank Kitchings, Minor, and William Tharpe assisting on ropes.
Syria and Saudi Arabia denounced Begin's peace proposals as preserving Israeli occupation of Arab lands and rejecting a Palestinian state. Cairo conference resumes with reports of progress as Sadat and Begin heads meet, while an Egyptian embassy near Beirut is targeted by a bomb attempt.
Donations to the Jaycee Shopping Tour and Salvation Army winter relief fund in Aiken push toward the $11,000 goal. About 50 children shopped at Big E Edward's for $35 of clothing with a 10 percent discount and then joined a party at the Jaycee Hut with Santa.
United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc. faces a today deadline to file a new plan of arrangement in New York bankruptcy court. The SEC seeks transfer to Chapter X, which would appoint a trustee and drop the need for a plan. Local operations and Midland Valley High School construction are affected by the case.
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