28 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1976
Page
1
The FCC announced adding 17 channels to the existing 23, effective January 1, boosting total CB channels to 40. The move targets reducing operator complaints and television interference for over five million enthusiasts nationwide.
James L. Schoenfeld and Frederick Woods IV remain at large after a week of gun deals and aborted attempts to reach Canada in the Chowchilla mass kidnapping case. Schoenfeld's brother Richard surrendered last Friday and faces arraignment.
In Pasadena AP reports Viking 1 will extend a 10-foot robotic arm with a shovel hand to dig into Martian soil. The objective is to determine if life exists or ever existed on the Red Planet, with the action beginning today amid creaky whirring noises.
Associated Press negotiators report a tentative cannery agreement that could reopen plants by weekend while coal miners in four states ignore the union president and keep a wildcat strike going. Coal production stays near standstill in West Virginia with closures in Ohio Kentucky and Virginia.
CIA chief lawyer Mitchell Rogovin urged Congress to tighten secrecy methods rather than punish reporters. He supported a $150000 CIA probe into how CBS reporter Daniel Schorr obtained the House intelligence committee's secret final report. He, however, favored not forcing Schorr or other press members to testify to locate the source of the leak.
Fighting rages in Beirut and southern Lebanon as Moslem and Christian leaders reportedly back a Syria brokered ceasefire. Hospitals count 68 dead and 89 wounded since Tuesday night with 33,000 killed in 16 months of civil war.
Italy moves toward a minority Christian Democratic government led by Giulio Andreotti and reliant on Communist support for survival. The CDU leadership approved a second minority cabinet after failed talks to form a wider coalition with Socialists and smaller parties. CDP secretary Zaccagnini urged abstention in the confidence vote next month.
Forecast calls for thundershowers in the Aiken area with a 30 percent chance tonight rising to 50 percent tomorrow. Temperatures remain warm with a high in the low 90s and a low tonight in the low 70s.
Reporters from Augusta stations covered a Board of Education meeting with an overflow crowd. Albert Maddox Jr. likened noise to rain or a machine gun during filming while Augustus Stephens urged voting yes in November. A drive in special offered 50 cent admission for children under 12, leading Joel Hartley to bring his kids.
Aiken County Council unanimously sets September 2 for the PSA referendum after approving a second reading of the PSA ordinance. A special meeting is planned August 4 for the final reading, with a brief August 4 meeting at 10 a.m. to meet seven day spacing requirements.
The South Carolina Attorney General's Office is reviewing the 1974-75 audit of Cleo J. Scott's daily file books. Deputy AG J C Coleman said the office has the full year's audit and must consider the county documentary tax in effect since 1968. The case previously found Scott innocent of embezzlement in June. the audit shows unrecorded fees totaling 32 271.95 and 2734 dollars listed in the indictment. The county council considers pursuing the bonding company, with Underwriters Adjustment Co. noting the county's right to recover missing funds.
A strong aftershock of 7.9 magnitude rattled Peking after a massive quake struck Tangshan and Tientsin. Buildings collapsed in Tientsin and Beijing with casualties feared. Prime Minister Whitlam said fatalities were reported in Tientsin as rescuers searched debris.
The Aiken County Board of Education approved a three part plan to ease racial imbalance by rerouting buses from Ball Town and Highway 19 areas to J D Lever and Pinecrest Elementary Schools. Eustis Park will lose students and close at end of the year with staff kept. A timeline set to formulate plans by Jan 1 1977 and a final decision after the school year.
Aiken County Vice-Chairman Charles W. Prosser released a statement denouncing Donnie J. Williams temper episodes. He recalls prior discussions about Williams employment and notes two temper outbursts. Prosser cites missed messages and alleges selective disclosure in an auditing dispute.
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