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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1976
Page
1
Former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, 79, is resting comfortably at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a Wednesday ambulance trip from her Gettysburg area farm. A friend quoted son John saying the illness is serious, though details were not disclosed.
Teamster volunteers offer to provide equipment to dig up a Union City New Jersey dump in a search for the body of former Teamsters boss James R Hoffa. Attorney for jailed Hoffa grand jury witness says Stephen Andretta the New Jersey Teamster jailed for contempt after refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in Detroit is involved.
The USDA raises monthly food stamp allotments by $2 to 24 per family under the Thrifty Food Plan. It replaces the Economy Food Plan, reflecting buying patterns of low income families and increasing meat and vegetable portions in the diet.
President Ford and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin will meet in Washington later this month to address bilateral and Mideast issues. Rabin is set to visit January 27 to February 4 for talks with Ford and U S officials and is also slated to address Congress and visit Chicago New York Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Pravda signed Observer asserts no violations of the antiballistic missile treaty or interim agreement by the Soviet Union. Tass carried the Kremlin statement before Pravda publication, stressing Moscow’s stance on the SALT impasse.
The House intelligence committee demands a Saturday reply on alleged FBI efforts to retaliate against or squelch an inquiry into improprieties in wiretap equipment purchases. A letter to Attorney General Edward Levi accuses two FBI agents of pressuring the committee’s key witness to alter his testimony.
The piece jokes about doctors offering sales and specials in ads while noting an FTC hearing on physician advertising. It mentions Dr Benjamin Casey and Dr Marcus Welby in a humorous way and references a Georgia Tech December commencement report. It also notes superstition around black-eyed peas in Aiken County with local shops selling out.
President Ford marks the quietest New Year’s Eve as Mrs. Ford recovers from flu. The nation notes 1976 as the 200th anniversary of the Republic with flag raisings in Guam and celebrations from Pasadena to Times Square. The Libery Bell moves to a new center as crowds gather in rain. The Kennedy family spends the holiday at Snowbird resort and the Census reports 18 million more people.
High winds and rain caused minor damage in Aiken with small line sections tripped by tree limbs. South Carolina Electric and Gas reported brief power outages in the Gem Lakes area as part of a broader New Year storm across the region.
An accidental tritium gas leak occurred yesterday at the Savannah River Plant. ERDA's Nathaniel Stetson said the gas poses no danger to humans and is monitored as it travels toward Summerville and North Charleston. Civil Defense officials are notified. no state line crossing reported.
Heritage Square a planned shopping center on Whiskey Road between Pine Log and Silver Bluff roads will begin first phase early in 1976. Walker Realty and other owner-developers expect three or four stores in the initial phase after site clearing began in May 1974 despite drainage and other site problems.
Commissioner Lucas Ray says he will not seek an opinion from County Attorney John Henry Williams on whether a flat $100 monthly travel reimbursement constitutes an illegal salary increase. Williams may inform the board, but Ray will follow his guidance if provided.
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