22 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1977
Page
1
President Carter makes a foreign policy address at the Southern Legislative Conference in Charleston his first South Carolina trip since election. He urges genuine accommodation with the Soviet Union while emphasizing mutual interests and human rights, noting past tensions and current cooperation possibilities.
Charleston report cites President Carter not vetoing the dam as part of a public works bill. Ravenel, a longtime South Carolina ally, discusses Carter’s talks with Congress and mentions U.S. Representative Butler Derrick’s stance against the project. Derrick had questioned the reports of a nonveto.
Teng Hsiao Ping, 73, is restored to vice premier, Communist party vice chairman and chief of army staff roles. Announcement from Xinhua confirms his return to China's political forefront.
Defense Secretary Harold Brown flies to South Korea to discuss pulling back America’s 33 000 ground combat troops and transferring weapons and equipment to the Seoul government. He will meet President Park Chung-hee and defense officials after touring troops, with Carter’s plan to remove all ground troops over four to five years and maintain U S air power in Korea.
Thai forces backed by artillery and aircraft clashed with Cambodian troops for a third day along the Noi Parai border area. Official counts say at least 17 Thais killed and about 50 wounded with no new Thai casualties reported on the latest day. The fighting centers 140 miles east of Bangkok in a disputed rice field region.
Heavy rains flood small creeks in Pikeville and eastern Kentucky pushing residents to flee. Several hundred homes are affected though damage extent is unclear and no casualties are reported as the rain eases.
The forecast suggests a cooler weekend with highs near 90 after recent 100-degree days. Showers possible tonight, with fair weather returning Monday and Tuesday and a chance of showers on both days.
North Augusta Mayor Henry R. Mc Kenny Jr. notes in the July Southeast Presbyterian Life that a substitute speaker at conventions is Jimmy Carter. Carter told the Southern Legislative Conference that a President is rarely a substitute speaker and joked about needing Billy Carter’s availability.
An 18 year old Aiken man, Billy Wayne McIntosh, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. The verdict followed his reluctance to take a trial and coincides with a murder case in Lexington County linked to a separate shooting.
President Carter tours an oil rig on the Gulf of Mexico edge of the Continental Shelf to showcase the administration’s energy policy. White House aide Jody Powell cites $15 billion in incentives over five years to explore natural gas as part of the plan.
Councilman Forest L. Kirby warns that continued spending may force county borrowing in 1978 and describes the board as very liberal. He cites a budget showing 6.497 million in income and 5.796 million in expenditures with small cash reserves and asks if funds in the hospital account will be given away.
A federal judge dismissed a suit by 16 South Carolina community action agencies led by Gleams, against DSS and HEW seeking $600,000 in transportation reimbursements. The agencies argued DSS and HEW used different standards. Greenwood, Laurens, Edgefield, Abbeville, McCormick, and Saluda counties were involved.
President Carter spoke in Yazoo City claiming federal programs can be kept or expanded with tax cuts and a balanced budget by 1981 if the bureaucracy is reorganized. He noted high unemployment remains an issue while promising a welfare revision to create a million more jobs.
Aiken faces an extreme heat wave with 1954 records cited as the hottest. Doctors report more ER visits for cramps and headaches while farmers warn of crop damage and animal stress.
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