09 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1976
Page
1
New York appeals court disbars former president Richard Nixon for obstructing justice in Watergate, deeming the offense the most serious and noting his status as both a lawyer and former national leader. The court cites extensive evidence and imposes the court’s harshest sanction.
Tokyo police arrest All Nippon Airways senior vice president Naoji Watanabe on perjury for denying $170,200 in bribes from Lockheed. Airline president Tokuji Wakasa is arrested for perjury and foreign exchange violations.
The British Foreign Office said there is absolutely no confirmation of US reports that Dora Bloch was killed by Ugandan police. A spokesman noted no news of Mrs Bloch, as James Hennessy prepared to meet Idi Amin in Kampala.
A man suspected in an Ohio bank robbery was shot dead in a Knoxville hotel lobby by a security guard deputy sheriff. The FBI tentatively identified the victim as William Rode and a second man as Tommy Hebb, both from East Liverpool, Ohio. About $17,000 was found in their room linking them to a $22,000 Liverpool robbery.
Washington AP reports lawmakers near approval of a bill to stop most advance GI bill payments to veterans in school. The plan targets overpayments totaling over 800 million dollars in the last year and would not take effect until next year, exempting only hardship cases.
Washington AP reports farmers may harvest a record corn crop this year a Bicentennial yield of native grain. A senior Agriculture Department economist says if weather stays good the extra corn could lower retail food prices through 1977. The Community Nutrition Institutecontends prices may still rise beyond USDA forecasts.
Christian spokesmen said their forces pressed to crush trapped Palestinians and Lebanese Muslims in Enfe as fighting raged along the northern coast. Security and other sources put daily casualties at 285 killed and 400 wounded, bringing 15 months of sectarian fighting to about 32,000 dead.
A 37,000 nonprofessional employee strike continues into day three with 33 New York City area hospitals reporting stable conditions. Dr Warren Toff state health official says patient care has been maintained adequately as of Thursday.
Readers heard about a gazebo display near the post office and Dorothy Orsag with her daughters Michele Orsag and Elaine Schall. The Aiken Community Playhouse show Beginners Luck at Richmond Dinner Theatre faces schedule shifts with July 16 17 and July 22 23 set after several delays. A fable about the Pope the President and Chicago Mayor Daley ends with Daley winning a lifeboat vote by seven.
Dr Samuel W. Heslip and his wife Pauline returned from a five week trip to Belfast where he represented the United States at the Presbyterian General Assembly. He recalled frequent bombings and shootings but noted a calm mood among a new generation grown up with violence. He recounted a near-miss when his wife’s hair appointment coincided with a nearby bomb, prompting frantic searches and reassurance from locals.
Heslip argues that bombing and terror are entrenched in daily life in Northern Ireland. He cites bomb scares and targeted killings, noting the economy suffers as factories and buildings are destroyed. He laments children finding grenades and mortars while calls for solutions remain unanswered.
The bill allowing a PSA referendum in Aiken County could miss a third reading if the House lacks a full session before July 22. Gov Edwards may recall the General Assembly to address related measures and possibly complete readings on key bills. Local items including five vetoes and judiciary elections are slated for July 22, with uncertain timing for a recall.
Delegates at the United Nations expected a lengthy Security Council debate over Israel’s rescue of a hijacked Air France jet in Uganda. A Western bloc veto was anticipated against any condemnation of Israel while Uganda’s president Idi Amin faced accusations of collusion with hijackers.
After nearly two dry days, Aiken area residents will face scattered thundershowers beginning tomorrow with a 20 percent rain chance and warming temperatures. The forecast calls for showers Saturday through Tuesday and highs near the upper 80s.
Delegations from the United States and other Western nations seek a broad debate condemning terrorism and hijacking. They plan to air views fully, while critics say Communists and Arabs have blocked past anti terrorism resolutions and may block again. Herzog urges a clear UN stance to improve its image.
The piece argues three years after the Arab oil embargo that coal remains only 18.6 percent of U.S. energy, up just 1 percent since the crisis. It cites high import dependence, calls for a clear policy, and notes coal’s 300 year reserves and cost advantage, urging expanded coal use to reduce oil reliance.
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