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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1979
Page
8
An AP report from Atlanta cites a CDC study showing declines in open head and open spine birth defects from 1970-71 to 1976-77. Anencephaly rates fell 5.4 percent, easing fears of widespread deformities from chemicals or radiation.
The Senate approved a bill granting President Carter powers to curb fuel shortages including banning gas hoarding and forcing states to meet saving targets. The measure won 77 to 13 and now moves to the House Commerce Committee where Democrats led by Rep. Toby Moffett may replace it with a sticker plan requiring motorists to leave cars at home one day a week.
The Nation reports on proposed nationwide fuel saving targets amid energy shortages. States failing to meet targets face mandatory conservation orders enforced by the president. Backers say orders could limit gas sales or ban street parking to push mass transit. The Senate rejects giving Congress veto power over presidential plans amid concerns of potential abuse.
Eva Hajdy awoke to a shadow outside her window as Michael Doyle Jr., 19, climbed a tree to spy on her home in Old Brookville Nassau County. Dr Steven Hajdy, Eva’s father and a pathologist, shot the perceived intruder wounding him in the head. Doyle died hours later at Community Hospital Glen Cove. No charges were filed against Hajdy.
Thousands of schoolchildren skipped classes to hear Pope John Paul II at a Mass outside Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa. The pope, hoarse but singing, addressed about 500000, saying singing requires a voice, while many pupils toured the shrine instead of attending school. He planned to return to Krakow afterward.
Tehran officials accuse Iraq and exiled shah agents of smuggling weapons into Iran with shah money to Saddam Hussein, amid Iran protesting four Iraqi jets bombing Kurdish villages near the border and killing six villagers.
In Nicaragua heavy fighting continued near Leon as President Somoza sent a heavily armed convoy toward the city. Guerrillas barred access, planes raided rebel positions, and a general strike crippled Managua. Journalists report a tank and armored vehicles among the reinforcements.
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