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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1973
Page
1
In Washington AP reports Nixon urges urgent strip mining regulation with land restoration debated in the Senate. Also on the agenda is a bill banning U S troops abroad for more than 60 days without Congress approval. Leaders expect votes Monday or Tuesday in the Senate and Friday in the House.
Congress weighs possible legal shield for journalists as Supreme Court invites action after ruling newsmen have no constitutional right to refuse source disclosure. Bills have lingered in House and Senate committees since June 1972 ruling.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace and two top aides outlined plans to pursue the 1976 Democratic nomination. They indicated Wallace would avoid 1972 style presidential primaries and focus on securing delegates, with limited emphasis outside the South.
Cambodian government reports infantry and marines have moved to within half a mile of the besieged Vihear Suor, located 13 miles northeast of Phnom Penh, after a three week stall in the campaign.
County commissioners prepare for another hospital session tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Room 107 USCA. Petitions urge a county owned hospital while an ordinance seeks hospital consultants from the Tri Brook Group for an $1800 survey.
Gary A. Dolack, the new Edgefield County Hospital administrator, favors county or nonprofit hospitals and says the facility now breaks even on cash flow but loses on books. He cites low patient volume, reliance on indigent care subsidies, and plans for future funding through donations, grants, and loans as the hospital seeks stability while maintaining private rooms and care levels.
The Aiken County Jaycee Fair opens tonight at six, featuring the human torch, the 514 pound lady, the merry-go-round, ferris wheel, flying bob and more. Activities include area talent in the exhibition tent and magical midway thrills at the new location on US 1 North three miles outside Aiken. Special nightly attractions noted.
The report details competing claims in the 1973 Middle East conflict with Israel advancing toward the Suez Canal and Syria and Egypt asserting counter moves. Nixon seeks UN Security Council backing for a proposed plan while noting no specifics. Reports cite Jordanian and Egyptian communiques, and a separate incident in Aden where a British Overseas Airways jet was forced down by South Yemeni MIGs with 268 passengers aboard.
Two Aiken County women who led petitions for a county hospital say they cannot support the county hospital as the only solution. In a letter to County Commissioner chairman they explain shifting views after public pressure and media exposure.
Aiken City Council will vote on a resolution tonight to sell 20 acres in the Industrial Park to Tilbury Associates for a plant to begin in February 1974. Tilbury, based in White Plains New York, plans drapery and home furnishings production and will hire about 20 workers with future expansion planned.
Aiken County officials consider hiring a county social worker to review indigent cases and assess financial need. The worker would operate through Social Services or the hospital, funded 60 percent by state sources and 40 percent by county funds.
Woody Carr reports a yard scene where Marylin Riviere’s large bird Mary was chased by a big black labrador Woody’s cat Lollipop joined the chase and drove the dog away to rescue Mary. Recreation Department and Sertoma Club sponsor a bus for Aiken seniors to Senior Citizens Day at the state fair in Columbia on Oct 24. reservations via the Recreation Department are urged.
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