21 Feb 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1977
Page
1
Stevie Wonder wins four Grammys including best album for Songs in the Key of Life and top male R&B and pop performances plus best producer. George Benson also scores three Grammys for This Masquerade Breezin and Theme from Good King.
North Dallas residents returned to homes abandoned after two propane tanker cars exploded Sunday night in a 55 car freight train. No injuries were reported as flames lit the sky and windows shattered in a half mile zone. Fire officials said damage was extensive but reduced casualties due to light traffic.
Officials in 15 states warn Carter would show poor judgment if he withholds fiscal 1978 funds for 18 dams and water projects. Administration sources say a review of usefulness and environmental safety will precede decisions, prompting mixed reactions among supporters and opponents.
Secretary Joseph Califano Jr. outlines personal opposition to abortion on moral and religious grounds while endorsing expanded family planning as a policy. He notes ongoing debate over when life begins and indicates the Carter administration will emphasize family planning in its budget proposals.
In Miami Beach AFL-CIO seeks an omnibus labor law revision including repealing the Taft-Hartley right-to-work clause. The drive will be financed by a tax on the federation’s 14 million members, expected to raise about 750000 for a public relations campaign.
Washington AP reports a half billion dollar mail fraud industry growing rapidly. Officials note sophisticated schemes promising wealth weight loss hair growth and improved romance. A legal “prime stocker list” helps swindlers skip finding clients, fueling diverse offenses and policing challenges.
The forecast calls for temperatures in the mid 20s tonight with no rain. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the 60s and no rain. Wednesday's outlook shows wet, warmer conditions with lows in the 30s and scattered showers.
Lt. H. B. Eagerton was seen at the St. Angela Ridge Spring Monetta basketball game after only two hours sleep. County officers had been kept up by a jail break Thursday and Elvis Presley in town as the S C General Assembly adjourned amid budget debates and crowded Columbia hotels.
Investigators pursue numerous leads after three inmates fled the Aiken County Jail last Thursday. A six hour search near Monetta followed a sighting on secondary road 39 off I 20. Names Lenny Stroman 18 Leroy Jones 20 Calvin Dawson 20. Officials study jail take over causes while county council reviews security.
Columbia overcame a 4-3 deficit at Whitney Field as Norty Knox notched late goals and Colu mbia won 74 to 74 in sudden death after Aiken led 6-4 in the fifth chukker. Ricky Bostwick and Paul Rizzo scored for Aiken while Florx Aiken and Pete Bostwick added goals for the home team.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance warned of very sharp differences among Israelis and Arabs over resuming Geneva peace talks and Palestinian representation. He noted all six governments back talks this year despite divergent views on Palestinian participation and what constitutes peace.
Stanley K. Wagher of the Aiken PSA says construction on the $38 million Horse Creek Basin Waste Water Treatment plant will begin this week after a notice to proceed was issued to Arthur Pew Construction. Regional headquarters will be set up by month end to start digging and tunneling after pre construction meetings.
The secretary of state said Syrian President Hafez Assad would probably meet President Carter in Europe in May after Arab and Israeli leaders visit Washington in March and April for talks to restart the Geneva conference. The United States and the Soviet Union co chair the talks. The secretary flew to Damascus from Saudi Arabia for talks with Assad, whom he praised as an outstanding statesman. Assad told Vance his terms for peace with Israel were unchanged.
Aiken County is in a Class 5 fire threat as dry, windy conditions persist. Foresters report 14 commercial fires last week burning about 90 acres, with no major losses but rising risk from careless cigarettes and outdoor burning.
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