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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1973
Page
1
A humorous musing on inflation and spending. Mentions Lt Danny Marchant bragging about two six pound bass caught recently with location kept secret. Also notes drivers' burden of flat tires and recalls the 1903 coast to coast auto trip taking 63 days with 18 buffalo wallows.
In Washington the Senate debates allowing environmentalists to pursue a lawsuit blocking pipeline construction. An amendment would state the federal review under the National Environmental Policy Act is adequate, letting Congress weigh the project against court decisions. Ted Stevens cites lobbying by the Wilderness Society and Sierra Club lowering solid votes for passage.
The dollar weakened against European currencies with new lows in Paris Frankfurt and Zurich as governments paused dollar support. London saw the pound rise slightly while gold prices climbed. Otmar Emminger urged governments to consider selling monetary gold to curb dollar demand.
The United Auto Workers presented new contract requests to Ford after GM reception of the union's 43 page resolution package. GM officials including George Morris Jr. noted no surprises in the proposals and warned these are not all demands to come.
The United States asked North Vietnam if it will aid in locating 1300 missing Americans and recovering remains of those who died in captivity. The North Vietnamese delegation did not attend a joint military team meeting, citing private inconvenience. The U S delegation questioned Hanoi’s intention to support the four party team.
Secretary of State William P Rogers will press South Korean President Park to back a U N General Assembly bid to unify North and South Korea within the United Nations. The talks in Seoul focus on voting lines and the Indochina peace outlook along with other Cold War topics.
Aiken County faces a need to unite residents to push for a new hospital and county office building. Chairman Harold V. Graybeal proposes private hospital investment, county offices occupying the present hospital, and courthouse modernization to save costs. He cites nepotism as a problem and calls for hiring standards and updated longevity pay and bonuses.
Herbert W. Kalmbach said John W. Dean III did not warn that fundraising for the Watergate defendants could implicate the President. Kalmbach detailed his limited contact with Nixon and Ulasewicz while funding the defense, noting private phone use amid fears of wiretaps and later reflections that participation was improper.
Belvedere City Council discussed hiring Sizemore Security Police Inc. to staff a merchant police force at about 1 per month per household. A patrol car and trained officer would respond to calls, patrol, assist fire emergency, handle events traffic, and keep records while being insured and bonded. The deputy would be authorized by Sheriff Grant.
John Jack Carney executive director of the Aiken Downtown Merchants Association told the Aiken Lions Club that downtown growth is stagnant. He has lived in Aiken four years and sees no progress, warning signs of decay with little change observed.
The Aiken area weather forecast shows partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures and high humidity today and tomorrow. A 30 percent chance of rain today and tonight increases to 40 percent tomorrow with thundershowers possible. Winds will be light to variable at 5 to 10 mph, higher with storms.
Wyman of Wyman Realty Co. seeks re election while noting no decision yet to run again He urges capable businessmen to enter city council but says public service may harm business The city faces funding limits and plans to improve facilities without over reaching He calls for fiscally sound growth and community benefits in Aiken with revenue sharing funds for capital projects.
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