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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1978
Page
10
U S intelligence officials say Russia has deployed the SSN18 long range submarine missile. It can carry three warheads and reach targets across the United States from submarines near Soviet ports, exceeding the range of earlier missiles and Poseidon in guidance.
The House Appropriations Committee approved 157 million dollars to aid procurement and development of Clinch River breeder reactor project components. Construction at the Tennessee site remains unstarted amid presidential resistance.
In Sydney two men attempted a breakout at Katingal maximum security prison. They cut through fences and a roof barrier before alarms rang at 4 55 a m. An alert elderly neighbor living nearby spotted the intruders and notified staff. The pair escaped.
ATLANTA AP SCLC figures defend Roy Wilkins after FBI memo's claim he aided efforts to push King from the forefront. Rev Ralph Abernathy and Hosea Williams insist Wilkins acted with integrity and urged black and white leaders to support him. King once led the SCLC and was assassinated in 1968. The Washington Post cited Wilkins as the unnamed black leader in the 1964 memo discussing pressure on King.
In New York, Cyrus Vance and Andrei Gromyko wrap a five hour session with little progress toward a new U.S Soviet treaty to curb strategic weapons. Gromyko says disputes over Africa and overall superpower relations colored the talks and dim prospects for early agreement.
A line of severe storms spawned a tornado that killed two people near Holton in Jackson County. The twister damaged mobile homes and infrastructure and derailed a freight train, injuring two others while striking Edgar Larrison’s mobile home shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Washington AP Harold Brown doubts NATO defense program totaling as much as 100 billion dollars over 15 years will offset the Warsaw Pact buildup. The summit ended with Carter calling the move a revitalization of the alliance. Brown questioned NATO’s capacity a year ago for such cooperation.
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