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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1973
Page
4
A staff photograph by Wendell Hall shows extensive tree cutting along South Boundary to clear power lines. The 70 year old oaks in the public right of way are cut in a long V shaped injury, prompting cries of ill considered pruning and urging city council action to prevent repetition.
The Aiken County Hospital Board of Trustees approves an agreement with the Hospital Corporation of America clearing final obstacles. Construction could begin as early as March with a referendum planned for next fall to decide funding and operation terms.
Nonmedical hospital and nursing home workers walked out in New York amid wage disputes with demands exceeding federal limits. They formed pickets that blocked blood, medicine, food, and fuel deliveries to facilities, drawing criticism for using patient care as a bargaining tool. Also notes a Nixon administration tipped to have limited rapport with critics. Word on wholesale food price declines adds economy context.
Virginia Electric and Power Co reports underwater rock music from a Hamp ton Virginia station helps deter fish from entering the James River nuclear plant area. The novel noise barrier aims to protect delicate plant machinery by keeping fish away during operation.
A broad critique argues wage and price controls fail to curb inflation and distort markets. Economists, public figures, and researchers warn controls threaten energy use, mental health, and overall economic survival, urging immediate abolition.
A Meridian Star survey counts 1 788 self employed residents in Lauderdale County Mississippi. Many left secure jobs to start businesses with savings or loans, facing high failure rates yet fueling local economies. The piece warns against heavy government paperwork pushing small shops toward conglomerates.
Senators Jesse Helms and James Mc Clure seek a checks and balances system to curb majority overreach in the Senate. Helms, lone among about six dissenters, opposed the Energy Bill, arguing against quick fixes in the fuel shortage crisis.
Senator Jim McClure offered a substitute resolution altering Humphrey Javits language on arming Israel to instead call for arming South Vietnam. He argued the majority’s pro Israel stance ignored self sufficiency and industrial growth, urging senators to consider Arabs' oil and economic independence.
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters to the editor. Signed letters with the writer’s mailing address are required. Anonymous communications will not be considered. Pen names are not permitted. legibility is preferred and letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Subjects may vary.
Wil mot Averill of Crosland Park, a Savannah River Project employee, is named the first recipient for the BJ King Memorial plaque for outstanding Playhouse performance, announced by Mrs. B J King before The Curious Savage opening. Averill directed and acted as Uncle Stanley in George Washington Slept Here. Also noted are visits by Jimmy Howell of Wake Forest and Thanksgiving plans of the Snow and Dillman families.
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