23 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1976
Page
1
The FCC voted 7 to suspend all fees for citizens band licenses pending review after a court decision found current charges excessive. The move relieves hobbyists from paying for licenses while still requiring licensing before broadcasting.
Botswana, a nation with no army and a small police force, faces spillover from Rhodesia’s civil war as Rhodesian forces launch operations near the Botswana border. Botswana protests border incursions while Rhodesia denies wrongdoing and offers talks with Botswana authorities.
Monty Hall taped his last Let's Make a Deal in Las Vegas after nearly 3,800 shows and $35 million in prizes. Connie Busse of Las Vegas won two cars worth $12,000 on the Big Deal. Hall praised contestants and described their warmth and decency despite the long grind.
The CIA anticipated that ITT executive Harold V. Hendrix would give false testimony to a Senate subcommittee on U S actions in Chile. Hendrix cooperates with a federal grand jury probing CIA ITT officials for fraud and perjury. Targets include former CIA Director Richard Helms and ITT chairman Harold Geneen. Hendrix has pled to a misdemeanor and received a suspended sentence for withholding information about his CIA ties.
The Aiken basketball coach shared a dream with his wife about meeting a coed and her seven foot two inch tall brother. The tale prompted a sharp response from the wife. The source notes a strange romantic gift involving a green plastic frog.
The piece argues Christmas changes world and personal life through economic, social, and spiritual effects. It notes lights and decorations, shifts in time reckoning, and a transformation toward a new creation in Christ, while acknowledging some doubt about Jesus' claims.
Aiken County Council approved a $100 per week raise for acting county administrator L C Greene retroactive to Oct 6 when he took over after Donnie J Williams was fired. One vote opposed by Chairman Harold V Graybeal. An related measure moved from resolution to ordinance to shift funds within departments to boost the solicitor’s office budget with $2,561 for equipment and $1,106 for capital outlay plus rent for a 2,040 square foot building.
Bids for the Horse Creek Basin Waste Water Treatment Plant exceed the $31 million estimate by 5 million with Bay-Con General Inc. and Murray Walter Inc. as low bidders at 19.996 million and 19.997 million respectively. The PSA cites escalation as the cause while potential extra charges threaten the four major customers. The project aims to serve 150 square miles and over 150,000 people by September 1978, funded mainly by the EPA.
President elect Carter plans to appoint Washington lawyer Joseph Califano Jr. to head the Health Education and Welfare Department and to name James R Schlesinger as energy czar. He also aimed to announce a CIA director as a separate post.
The forecast predicts cool but dry conditions for Santa Claus’s visit in the Aiken area this weekend. Overnight lows in the 20s with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day highs in the 50s, with a possible shower Sunday and highs in the 50s through Monday.
The Aiken Standard will not publish tomorrow as the business office closes at noon today for Christmas holidays. Operations resume Monday at 9:30 a.m. with normal business hours to follow.
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