04 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1977
Page
1
Indira Gandhi was taken to court on corruption charges but Magistrate R Dayal ordered her release saying no reasonable grounds for detention. The government said evidence collection would continue and a trial would follow, though no date was set, boosting her political comeback bid.
Congressional abortion policy talks fail to reach a compromise after three months of effort. Conference committee returns the dispute to the full House and Senate, with Magnuson saying the next move hinges on House action expected by Thursday.
The Senate moves toward a vote on a Carter administration backed natural gas price deregulation compromise. Sen Jackson’s proposal would set a $2.03 ceiling rising to $3.36 by end of 1986 with controls lapsing January 1, 1987. Mondale aided end to a 13 day filibuster.
President Carter meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy and later with Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan in New York to press for an Arab Israeli settlement that recognizes the legitimate rights of Palestinians. Cairo sees the U S Soviet declaration as insufficient on Palestinian representation.
Five Japanese Red Army hijackers and six comrades were detained in Algiers along with a $6 million ransom. The 12 passengers and seven crew members who were freed waited to depart after the Japan Airlines DC8 landed, ending a 5000 mile ordeal with no fatalities as the hostages boarded buses to hotels.
Aiken County residents can expect fair weather for the Jaycees Aiken County Fair week. It will be cool tonight with temperatures dipping into the 40s and a high in the mid 70s tomorrow. A slight warming trend is forecast for the rest of the week and rainfall remains unlikely through tomorrow. Last night’s low was 47.
The piece highlights USC crowning a homecoming queen with Leonard Browder recalling her name with doubt about Emmy awards. It notes Dr. A P Majors winning the Pelican Ripoff Tour with 18 under par and Wade Brodie’s Rotary birthday as Virgos being active and disciplined. It mentions Owen Clary signing 513 times for a Croft House loan and a $1,766,300 sum as a trivia punchline.
Judge Howard K. Williamson of the Aiken County family court is suspended from duties until January with no stated reason. An order filed by the Supreme Court delays cases and transfers his caseload to Judge R. W. Kemp. Officials report a show cause hearing occurred last week and investigations continue.
The ninth annual Aiken Jaycee County Fair begins tonight at 6 with Mayor H Odell Weeks and City Manager Roland Windham to cut the ribbon. Admission is 75 cents for ages six and up, free for under six. parking 50 cents. Degeller Amusement provides Kiddie Rides and Super Rides at 30 and 75 cents. Victor the Wrestling Bear appears as a free Jaycees act. Exhibits include a call show and a flower show at fairgrounds on U S Highway 1 N past Crosland Park.
Croft House, Inc. announces plans for Aiken 60 unit five story congregate living facility at York Street and Abbeville Avenue on a 1.4 acre site deeded to the city a century ago. The project will be funded by a 42 year HUD loan of 1,766,300 at 6.875 percent. Residents will pay about 300 dollars monthly with meals, utilities, and rent supplements available.
President Carter told the United Nations that the United States and the Soviet Union are within sight of a significant arms control agreement. He proposed reducing U S nuclear weapons by 10 to 50 percent if Moscow matches, and urged a comprehensive test ban while stressing Middle East peace talks and Israel’s security. He planned two New York meetings with Egyptian and Israeli officials.
A Lexington jury of seven women and five men selected for the July 12 slaying of Ralph S. Stoudemire, 44, at a South Congaree service station. Defendants J.D. Gleaton, 31, and Larry Gilbert, 23, both of Salley, charged with murder. case marks first under the state’s new death penalty statute. Stoudemire was shot with a 22 caliber pistol and stabbed multiple times.
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