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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1975
Page
1
Cambodian official Sau Kham Khoy says Lon Nol was paid 1 million dollars to resign and leave Cambodia. He notes the move failed to stop Khmer Rouge insurgents and asserts Lon Nol’s power was necessary but he was too ill to rule. The money source and destination remain undisclosed.
Wholesale prices reversed a four month fall and rose 1.5 percent in April led by sharp gains in farm prices. Livestock and fresh fruit and vegetables surged, lifting agriculture prices 4.8 percent, while industrial commodities edged up 0.1 percent.
Social Security may not raise taxes immediately for workers though reforms are needed to keep solvency. Commissioner Cardwell told Congress there is no basis for alarmist claims that Social Security is broke. The deficit stands around 3 billion dollars this year, with reserves over 46 billion enough to fund benefits through 1980 or 1981 even if no action is taken.
New York stock averages opened modestly higher with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up about a point as April wholesale prices rose 1.5 percent in the first gain after four months of declines. Investors weighed profit taking against renewed buying signals amid a market still buoyed by earlier gains.
In Los Angeles interns and residents at Martin Luther King Hospital join a wildcat strike demanding more county funding for patient care. About 1,200 at three facilities had threatened to walk out if an agreement was not reached. San Francisco doctors enter a seventh day of walkouts protesting rising malpractice costs, while San Diego reports more operations after a one day protest by about 250 doctors.
Backers of a coal strip mining control bill press to override a possible presidential veto. The compromise measure, similar to Ford’s vetoed bill, cleared the House 293 to 115 after Senate approval by voice vote and heads to Ford for signature. The plan imposes national environmental curbs on stripping coal, which makes up about half of U.S. coal output.
More rain is expected with a 50 percent chance tonight and tomorrow while today shows 20 percent. Tonight and Friday will be mostly cloudy with highs near 80 degrees and a low around 50s degrees.
City Detective Roger Martin, president elect of the Aiken Jaycees, celebrated his birthday at Houndslake Country Club with friends and a candlelit cake as diners joined in the toast. The Airmen of Note concert drew mixed reaction with some audience members unable to resist tapping while seated, though the Glenn Miller medley sparked cheers.
Charlie Lee Graham, 20, led Aiken city and county police on a lengthy manhunt after a January spree beginning with a Six Points service station robbery attempt. He pleaded guilty to two counts of housebreaking and larceny and one count of assault with intent to kill, receiving a 20 year prison term.
The U S Air Force Jazz Ensemble The Airmen of Note performed for more than 1100 listeners at Odell Weeks Activities Building delivering a varied program. The 17 piece group led by Dave Napier featured Half Unison The Summer Knows songs from The Sting Glenn Miller medley TV theme tunes and a Duke Ellington Just Squeeze Me. Despite minor sound issues the audience enjoyed the performance and the musicianship.
The last 550 foreigners left Phnom Penh and crossed into Thailand amid reports of a “dead city” scene with bodies and debris. Evacuees described mixed experiences under Khmer Rouge control, while a border convoy carried 230 French, 200 Pakistanis, and about 120 others toward Aran Yaprathet. Some Americans were among those evacuated, health and safety noted, with one ambulance patient among the group.
Rain forced cancellation of the Kiwanis sponsored tri cycle parade and race in Aiken. It will be rescheduled for next Wednesday at 3 30. Spectators waited under wet skies as a blue Chrysler with US Senator plate U S Senator 1 sat near Union and Park. Mrs Strom Thurmond, in town as parade marshalette, noted the cozy scene.
Scott McPherson, director of Aiken County Alcoholism and Drug Problems, tours the Belvedere Recreation Center at 610 Cherokee Drive. He says the facility serves the public as a pressure valve for teens and families, offering clean sand, a safe lake, and diving options rather than a drug or alcohol focus.
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