01 Jul 1974
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1974
Page
1
The House Judiciary Committee debates whether to open its impeachment inquiry hearings. Chairman Peter W. Rodino Jr. favors closed sessions as witnesses begin Tuesday, while Republican members under party pressure push for public hearings. The panel meets at 3 p.m. to decide.
Former presidential counsel Charles Colson, awaiting federal prison for obstruction, says Watergate fuels revenge and punishment while neglecting reform. He calls for public financing of campaigns, arguing ongoing private funding breeds abuses and undermines democracy.
President Nixon announced in Moscow that 500 million dollars of Israel debt for U S military aid have been converted to a grant. Earlier, 1 billion dollars was changed from loan to grant, amid Shimon Peres's Washington visit and push for 7.5 billion more in aid over five years.
Ralph Nader's Health Research Group blasts the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission for delaying firecracker bans just before the June 18 deadline. The group says the hearing postponement leaves July Fourth at risk and highlights youth safety concerns amid a debated array of fireworks devices.
Judge Julius Ness denied adding Patchen and Mingledorff as parties to the Laurens Street bridge dispute. The May declaratory action seeks liability against Southern Railway Co. and M L McGee Co. for January collapse. A hearing June 19 and potential out of court settlement were noted.
Forecasts push temperatures toward the nineties with a 95 degree high expected tomorrow. Tonight's low near 70 and a slight chance of rain fades. July may run wetter and cooler than normal, aiding energy use but dampening the $100 prize tied to the Sizzler contest. Thunderstorms and flooding hit southern Pennsylvania yesterday.
Robbie Lofgren, 10, quizzed an Aiken Standard staffer on what will happen tomorrow amid a discussion of the newspaper business and Aiken TECs separate but equal policy. The piece mentions women using shower facilities after work in industrial shop classes and speculates on coed dorms.
Union Local 86 members will cast a secret ballot tomorrow at Union Halls from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to approve a three year contract with Owens Corning Fiber glass. The package includes a nine percent first year raise and eight percent in years two and three, with related shift premiums and holiday additions.
The Aiken County Commissioners interviewed seven men for county administrator and finance director roles after hiring Harvey L. Ergle for the Refuse Collection and Disposal Department. Background checks will take about two weeks before a final decision is announced.
President Nixon and Brezhnev continued arms talks in Minsk after a Black Sea coast visit. Officials noted no progress on a broad nuclear weapons treaty, but a limited MIRV deployment restraint remained possible. Ziegler said talks on anti ballistic missile limits concluded with an expected final communique.
A small yellow wedge shaped electric car owned by Joe Byrd drew curiosity in Aiken. The Citicar made by Sebring Van Guard in Sebring Florida runs on six batteries and costs about 2300 dollars with a 50 mile recharge. Byrd described it as economical and pollution free and predicted future dealership interest in Hilton Head.
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