13 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1977
Page
1
The Senate prepares to decide on funding for controversial neutron weapons intended to cause minimal blast damage. Opponents led by Sen. Mark Hatfield plan to press to remove funds from a public works bill despite President Carter’s insistence on their defense value for Western Europe.
AP reports former Watergate planner G Gordon Liddy to be released from Allenwood federal prison on September 7 after 52 months. His wife Frances said she will find a clean house and five children grown in his absence.
Rep. Carl Perkins says the House Education and Labor Committee will take up a proposal to raise the minimum wage by 35 cents early next week after a Carter labor deal. He expects final action before the August recess following talks with Labor Secretary Ray Marshall.
Radical OPEC members oppose Saudi and Iranian efforts to freeze oil at current 1978 levels in Stockholm. Libya's Ezzedin Mabrouk warns of a new split if Saudi policy persists. An Algerian spokesman calls for price corrections before year end. Venezuela also reportedly opposes a hold, though officials decline to comment.
President Carter backs Supreme Court limits on federal funding for abortions for poor women saying the government should not guarantee exact equality of opportunity. He noted many life inequities exist and that morality should guide public action.
West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt starts two days of talks with President Carter and U S administration officials in Washington over mounting U S Soviet tensions. The discussions focus on easing confrontation and seeking shared strategic approaches.
In September residents can place long distance calls by dialing zero plus the number to charge or to a third party or credit card. An operator will still answer briefly to collect required details, but the call time will be shortened. In another note, Wasps sting Jackson Dixie Youth team players and coach during District 3 Upper Division action.
United Merchants and Manufacturing Co will continue operating its Aiken County textile plants despite a New York bankruptcy filing. Five Aiken facilities employing over 2,800 people will stay open, with no layoffs expected as staff assess the liquidation of retail holdings. Banks have frozen funds and payrolls amid the Chapter 11 filing tied to losses from closing the Robert Hall chain.
South Carolina National Bank trust officer Charles C. Burgess detailed federal and state inheritance tax revisions under the Tax Reform Act of 1976 during a Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Samuel A. Cothran was named chamber president-elect, to take office in January.
Scott Expects 40 Bushels Per Acre Corn In Rotten Shape As drought and heat hurt yields across Aiken County. He recalls 130 bu/acre last year and fears 40 this year. statewide losses hit about 100 million dollars with more rain needed. Local disaster relief applications are filed.
In San Quentin California Black Muslims and Nazis fought with clubs and knives in an honor block. Three inmates died and five were injured as guards restored order after two separate attacks. The prison houses 2308 inmates with about 33 percent Black and 41 percent White.
Forecasters predict hot and muggy conditions will continue in the Aiken area. Temperatures near 100 degrees are likely with a small rain chance and highs in the 90s through the weekend.
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