08 Jul 1975
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1975
Page
1
A brief item notes the ALKEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY at 435 Newberry. The entry is sparse with fragmented OCR text and lacks additional details or context about events or services.
Jackson town government moved to stop construction on the municipal building as new leaders seek public direction. Councilman Hoyt Dunleith proposed the motion amid confusion over funding and the contractor E Lewis Smith of Augusta had already paused work.
President Isabel Peron agrees to lift her 50 percent wage increase cap to appease the striking Peronist labor wing. She rejects calls to oust adviser Jose Lopez Rega and is open to replacing some cabinet ministers. Sources say Lopez Rega and she may sacrifice Economy Minister Celestino Rodrigo, administrator of the austerity plan fueling protests.
The Civil Aeronautics Board proposed an experimental program allowing U S airlines to raise or lower fares and start or suspend service on certain routes without prior board approval. The plan aims to preempt mounting pressure from the Ford administration and Congress to reform CAB regulation of airlines.
A motel on Portland skid row burned Monday night killing eight men and injuring twenty-six others including three firefighters. One woman was among the injured. none of the dead or injured were identified.
Former government executive Charles A. Tuller and his sons Jonathan and Bryce Matthew surrendered to the FBI in Washington. They faced murder and air piracy charges for a 1972 Arlington bank robbery and hijacking a jet to Cuba after three years in hiding. Bryce was jailed in Fayetteville on an armed robbery charge under the alias Bart Kelley.
Connie C. Crockett 22 faced two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of endangering a child after leaving her three children in a sun heated car. Victoria 5 and Melvin 22 months died, Stephanie 3 survived after hospital treatment. Interim bond set at 1000 dollars. preliminary hearing July 16.
Aiken County election officials voided the July 1 civic vote in Monetta after discovering voter identification numbers printed on both ballot and stub could reveal how ballots were cast. A new election is set for July 21, prompted by mayoral candidate Mrs. Sam Bruton who lost to councilman W C Seals. Incumbent Mayor Leroy Blakeney did not seek re election.
Aiken Recreation Department announced that new tennis courts at Kalmia Hills Park will open today. The park sits at Burgundy Road and Summit Drive. Stathy Verenes celebrated his birthday on July 4.
The forecast shows increasing chances of rain from 20 to 50 percent today with possible further changes. The weather bureau warns of late afternoon and evening thundershowers through tomorrow, creating unsettled conditions.
North Augusta faces loss of a 30000 subsidy aimed at aiding a German firm, Schbert and Salzer, to buy 30 acres for a 5 million textile machinery plant. The county may not use public funds to promote private interests, challenging the chamber’s financing plan.
Burrel W. Whitley, executive vice-president of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, urged businessmen to speak out for the free enterprise system before the Aiken Rotary Club. He argued public mistrust stems from misconceptions and cited a survey claiming Americans think profits average 28 cents per dollar while actual profits average about four cents. Whitley criticized economic controls as artificial, saying shocks can be absorbed by a vigilant free enterprise system and that the goal is to raise living standards.
President Ford is expected to declare his bid today while Ronald Reagan reportedly prepares to challenge him for the Republican nomination. The Miami Herald reports Reagan decided after Conservative urging and a Reagan for President committee to be formed later this month.
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