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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1973
Page
1
A new club named the Plus-50 Sertoma Club is forming with memberships open. It will hold a breakfast meeting tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. The unit will receive a full Sertoma charter when its membership reaches 25. Also, Dr. F A Kennedy is in Aiken County Hospital undergoing tests.
Washington AP reports a surge of telegrams and telephone calls urging President Nixon's impeachment as Congress faced the Watergate tapes decision. Supporters dominated by working-class districts. lawmakers described an emotional outburst with many calls opposing Nixon.
Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka said Tokyo will proceed with enlarging Japan's self defense force. A district court had ruled the force unconstitutional, but Tanaka emphasized the need to sustain the U S security treaty and maintain minimum force for defense under Japan's pacifist constitution.
Air Marshal Dawee Chullasap announced the defense ministry will abolish the military office of Supreme Command Headquarters and officers holding political posts from the previous cabinet must resign to focus on national defense. The military government under Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn resigned October 14 after street fighting that left hundreds of students dead or injured.
CAPE CANAVERAL APExperts will decide today if Skylab 3, set for November 10, must be postponed due to buckling in two Saturn 1B first stage fuel tanks. NASA reports domed tank tops sank after fuel loading of 43,000 gallons into the 24 story rocket, potentially delaying up to a month if replacements are needed.
Le Duc Tho rejected the Nobel Peace Prize awarded with Henry Kissinger for Vietnam cease fire efforts. A Hanoi dispatch quoted Tho saying he could accept only when peace is restored in South Vietnam, citing U.S. and South Vietnamese violations of the cease-fire.
Aiken County reports a trustys escape by Bobby Barrett a life term murder inmate who used a dump truck to flee the county shop area. Barrett turned himself in about 10 am today and will be sent to Central Corrections Institute in Columbia.
The Israeli military command said Egyptian forces launched a strong air and armored attack on the Suez front today while U N observers head to the battle lines to enforce the second cease fire attempt.
Reports say Israeli forces pushed from the canal’s southern end toward Suez city while clashes raged on the eastern bank. An earlier communique claimed attempts to cut the Cairo road were thwarted as Dayan announced a cease fire in effect, though Cairo’s reaction remained unclear.
Aiken County commissioners unanimously approve a November 1974 public referendum on selecting public or private hospital care. They also continue talks with Hospital Corporation of America to build a facility while a county buy back option may be included. The vote will determine bond funding and whether to issue general obligation or revenue bonds.
Aiken County Hospital Board of Trustees held a secret meeting and drafted a letter to the County Board of Commissioners outlining five stipulations for a possible contract with Hospital Corporation of America. A second such meeting followed a week after an earlier session with county officials discussing a new hospital and possible private operation before construction completes.
The Aiken area will see sunny skies with highs near 70 today and tomorrow, and tonight's low around 50. Mostly northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. Little rain expected today or tomorrow. The extended outlook through Sunday calls for partly cloudy skies with daytime highs in the upper 70s and overnight lows in the mid 70s.
Sen Strom Thurmond said Nixon was within his constitutional rights to withhold Watergate tapes. Speaking at Paul Knox Junior High School he argued the president may keep confidential conversations with staff and national heads. He warned public release could trigger international repercussions.
The letter dated Tuesday and signed by Chairman Dr George A Poda outlines five stipulations about the new hospital. It calls for a referendum on public or private status during the 1974 primaries, financing details, and timelines. It says the hospital may be purchased after five years of operation and that HCA must buy the present equipment valued at 800000 dollars. The trustees oppose replacing the current managers with an administrator and comptroller chosen by HCA.
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