22 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1976
Page
1
Discrepancies exceeding 40 000 dollars appear in audits of former Clerk of Court Cleo J. Scott. Aiken County Council withholds the Cherry Baekert and Holland report. Officials cite ongoing questions about missing funds and possible bonding replacement.
Congress aims to enact a public works jobs bill into law today after the Senate voted 73 to 24 to override President Ford. The bill would create about 200,000 construction and related jobs and protect roughly 90,000 state and local government positions. A separate veto override on a military construction authorization faces a vote. House leaders express confidence the override will succeed.
The Senate approved a liberalized day care tax subsidy for working parents and began moving toward a federal guaranteed income for the poorest Americans. Conservatives warn the plan may reach that goal, with a Wednesday vote approving an annual government check for working parents whose incomes leave them owing less than 800 dollars in federal tax.
President Ford's campaign teams press Mississippi's undecided Republican delegation with high pressure tactics in talks in Jackson. They believe the delegation may shift to Ford this week, delivering a psychological shock to Reagan supporters and undecided delegates despite expectations Reagan will prevail.
The Watergate Reform Act would require Congress and federal officials to disclose income sources. Reform-minded House Democrats push for swift approval after a Senate vote of 91 to 5.
Billy Hart a 23 year old car repair shop employee rolls to work on roller skates to beat Memphis traffic. He begins skating after a minor car wreck that left the transmission unable to pull the load. He makes a five mile commute five days a week during busy rush hours.
About 150 Saudi soldiers forming the Arab League peace force set up a small buffer zone between Muslim and Christian sectors in Beirut. Sniper fire continued along other fronts but the Saudi white helmets did not retaliate. Arab League envoy Hassan Sabri Khali said sniping was not alarming and hoped the zone could extend along the dividing line.
In Washington, the Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly voted to hold up B 1 bomber funding until February 1. The delay gives the next president the option to decide whether to proceed with production after the November election.
A fragmented exchange evokes a humorous, unclear scene about Olympic participants and a mispronounced term. The dialogue references Nadia Septaneel and an uneven bars moment, with a side remark about spelling rat and a playful misunderstanding.
County Administrator Donnie J. Williams apologized for calling Councilman Forest L Kirby a bold faced liar at Tuesday night’s commission meeting. He said the remark reflected temper and pledged to avoid such disruptions and explained he had relayed information on a special audit from the Registrar of Mesne Conveyance.
Deputies searched a 100 acre estate near Redwood City in a Chowchilla school bus hijacking case. Frederick N Woods III owns the property and a Livermore rock quarry linked to the incident. Officials also sought Woods III's son Frederick N Woods IV and pressed Woods III for his knowledge of his son's whereabouts.
A sunny hot and hazy day is forecast tomorrow with a high in the mid 90s. A 20 percent chance of afternoon or evening thundershowers and a 10 percent tonight rain probability are noted. Tonight's low should be in the low 70s.
Ford delegates at the Republican National Convention show preference for Ronald Reagan and Nelson Rockefeller as the No 2 option but both men say they would not accept the vice presidential nomination. Reagan pushes to influence the party’s choice as Ford leads in delegate counts ahead of the July gathering in Kansas City.
Aiken County Community Action Commission approves a 6.5 percent cost of living raise for employees excluding the executive staff. Executive raises require Atlanta approval and waivers for salaries over 15 000 dollars. The board also received a report on the summer feeding program and discussed a regional transportation coordination study led by LSCOG.
The elder Woods expresses ignorance about his son's whereabouts and says he would talk to two Schoenfeld brothers if contacted. Investigators focus on three individuals linked to a rock quarry and a physician family, with no arrests yet and ongoing estate searches involving over 60 officers and a moving van convoy.
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