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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1973
Page
1
At Space Center Houston the Skylab repair team conducts a four hour rehearsal to pry or cut a jammed solar panel on the orbiting lab. Commander Charles Conrad Jr. and Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin plan the 11 37 a m EDT airlock opening and a 25 foot cross to reach the stuck panel during their 13th day in space.
Vice President Spiro Agnew rejects claims that Watergate has paralyzed the Nixon administration. He told reporters at the National Governors Conference dinner that there is no credible paralysis, while governors worry about federal aid and financial assurances.
Sloan details his effort to warn top Nixon aides about financial ties to the Watergate burglars. He testifies at the Senate hearings after Robert Reisner indicated Democratic taps were logged for Mitchell and Haldeman.
The U.S. dollar strengthened after a week of losses as reports of possible new anti inflation measures emerged from Washington. Gains occurred across Tokyo Hong Kong and Europe with the dollar closing at 263.9 yen in Tokyo and 5.0650 Hong Kong dollars after opening at 5.06.
Henry A Kis singer and Hanoi's Le Duc Tho resumed secret talks to tighten the Vietnam cease-fire. They met in a villa owned by the French Communist party in Gif-sur-Yvette as host Tho welcomed the American delegates on the lawn.
North Augusta Mayor Raymond Walters reports Exxon has reduced the city's gasoline allocation by 10 percent from about 8 000 to 7 000 gallons monthly. He demands stricter departmental trip controls and vehicle fuel accounting while assuring services like garbage pickup remain unaffected. The council discussed funds for a mowing tractor, a pickup, and laying pipe underground, plus a two hour downtown parking limit ordinance in progress.
Government meteorologists say the jet stream has been unusually strong for months causing more than 700 tornadoes since January and heavy rains from the Appalachians to the Midwest and South. They warn of a possible weakening and a June shift in rainfall toward the Middle Atlantic and Gulf Coast.
County considers a private route to fund a hospital project with revenue bonds subscriptions and possible Hill Burton or Hall Estate fundraising options. The plan weighs revenue bonds against subscriptions and estate contributions to meet capital needs.
Aiken County Hospital Board weighs private hospital option while raising nearly 11 million through a mix of revenue bonds private subscriptions and county bonds. Projections show 308000 annual profit could support 4000000 in bonds over 25 years and officials discuss rate structures and authority options.
City Manager Roland Windham announced a 10 percent cut in Aiken's monthly gas allotment, from 11 200 to about 10 000 gallons, with no curtailment of city services. Departments set measures to reduce usage, limit idling, and avoid unnecessary trips while driving under 50 mph.
The Aiken vicinity forecast calls for possible rain with highs in the upper 80s today and mid 80s tomorrow. Tonight’s lows near the upper 60s, 60 percent rain chances today and tomorrow. Winds southerly at 10 to 15 mph, easing tonight. stronger gusts with thunderstorms. Extended outlook Friday to Sunday shows chances of thunder showers and mild nights in the 60s.
County commissioners voted to use $301 000 in federal revenue sharing to fund at least part of the $4.2 million capital outlay requests from county departments. Some funds are already set aside for libraries with remaining requests including athletic facilities at the University of South Carolina at Aiken solid waste program and two mobile classrooms for office space.
Aiken trainer MacKenzie Miller and wife return to town for their son’s Aiken Prep School graduation. Ena Martin, set to turn 99, lives at Aiken Nursing Home. A new mini park by Aiken Junior High brings a springlike calm with a fountain and tranquil setting.
Elric Pinckney, head of the Aiken County Red Cross chapter, calls on lake users to insist on adequate lifeguard coverage at all times after the drowning of 16 year old Kathy Rebeca Johnson at Richardson's Lake. He notes Red Cross cannot compel lake operators to provide guards.
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