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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1977
Page
7
A daily Cryptoquote with a substitution puzzle hints at decoding phrases. The sample quote by Jane Austen invites readers to test letter patterns and enjoy a familiar aphorism about personal preference.
In a New York rubber bridge session at Cavendish Club East and West cooperate to defeat a seemingly impregnable spade contract. West risks three diamonds and defense engineers a trump promotion sequence to force down declarer after a series of heart and trump plays.
Weather permitting, an Air Force launch from Santa Rosa Island created a bright multicolored cloud over the Southeast. The barium gas release at 116 miles up during an Honest John Hybac rocket test aims to study effects on communications between satellites and aircraft.
In Cleveland, Cory Moore released a teenage hostage early today while still holding Capt. Leo Keglovic. Moore, an ex-Marine, demanded to speak with President Carter and urged white people to leave the planet within seven days, issuing threats of a curse if demands were not met.
The Supreme Court declines to hear Ernest Smith Jr.'s appeal over whether death can be imposed for a non killer in a felony murder case. Smith, 29, on Texas death row, was linked to a 1973 Dallas armed robbery in which a clerk was killed by his partner.
Searchers press on with electronic gear in the Porter Tunnel at the Kocher Coal mine where five miners are believed trapped after a water flood last Tuesday. Four bodies recovered. Ronald Adley, 37, survived five days, now in good condition. Foreman KLinger remains hopeful, saying miracles can happen.
South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner G. Bryan Patrick Jr spoke to 75 Beech Island Agricultural Club members recounting farming from rice and indigo in the 1600s to today’s tobacco soybeans cotton corn and peaches. He noted shifts in crops amid economic change and stressed farming’s role in feeding the nation and its importance to consumers through standard weights and measures oversight.
The Agriculture Department estimates severe cold killed about one fifth of the Soviet winter grain. Despite the loss, Moscow aims for a 213.3 million metric ton 1977 harvest, with a record 37 million hectares sown for winter grain.
The Renwick Gallery announces a new exhibition of 12 needlework scenes by Ethel Mohamed. Most works depict Mrs. Mohamed's Mississippi home life while others explore colonial and revolutionary America. on display through July 10.
The South Carolina Highway Department announces resurfacing 13.7 miles of secondary roads in Aiken County with hot laid asphalt concrete. Claussen Paving Co. of Augusta, Georgia, submitted the lowest bid and will perform the work, including S.C. Routes 191 and 91, with a completion target of December 1.
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