20 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1976
Page
1
Mozambique-based guerrillas lined up about 25 black workers at a tea plantation near Melsetter and opened fire with machineguns. The killings occurred Sunday night, near the eastern highlands close to the Mozambique border, marking a severe civilian attack in four years of Rhodesian warfare.
Cairo reports say President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and President Hafez Assad of Syria held talks at the Kabbeh Palace to coordinate a fresh Arab diplomatic effort toward Arab Israeli peace negotiations. Mubarak called the outcome a bombshell but provided no details while Fahmy hinted at practical steps for the region.
Israeli newspapers and state radio forecast Yitzhak Rabin would resign late today or Tuesday to trigger spring elections after his purge of the National Religious party from his coalition. His break with Labor allies collapsed his Knesset majority and could push a confidence vote this week. Rabin aims to resign before the vote to preserve initiative, but may delay elections until after Carter's inauguration.
Leaders from Soviet bloc nations attended a Kremlin ceremony as Leonid Brezhnev, the 70 year old Soviet Communist party chief, received two medals and a sword. Mikhail Suslov lauded his devotion to the people and steadfast principles.
Kimberly Johnson, 16, of Pine Log Road Aiken was found yesterday morning at the H Odell Weeks Recreation Center with head injuries and burns. She was taken to Aiken Community Hospital and then transferred to Fort Gordon. Capt O W Ray of the Aiken Public Safety Department says she was assaulted with an acid or lye like substance and investigators hope to interview her today.
The Aiken Salvation Army has raised 7836 13 and the Aiken Jaycees 1519 80 totaling 9355 93 to fund Christmas baskets and gifts for local families. Donations continue to be accepted by mail to Aiken Jaycees Box 707 and Salvation Army Box 439 in Aiken South Carolina 29801.
President elect Carter selects Juanita Kreps an economist from Duke University to head the Commerce Department and Rep Robert Bergland from Minnesota to lead Agriculture Bergland a political ally of Mondale would direct Agriculture Griffin Bell an Atlanta lawyer would head the Justice Department Bell 58 is a former federal appeals court judge and Carter adviser He also eyed Newark mayor Kenneth Gibson to head Housing and Urban Development The cabinet announcements come ahead of FBI background checks and a Carter news conference planned for 11 am EST
Aiken area residents will face milder days no more. Forecasters expect a return to winter like temperatures with wind and a high near 40 tomorrow. Tonight's low should be around the upper 20s with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Aiken County Council plans an emergency ordinance and nine old business items at its final session tomorrow at 7 p.m. in USC A Room 107. The ordinance would authorize 19 428.19 from county funds to cover workman’s compensation premiums for 1975 and 1977.
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