26 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1977
Page
1
Sparky Lyle, reliever, wins Cy Young Award on the season with the team. Crepes: The Making Is Easy, The Result Is Fancy featured as a cooking note on Page 1B.
Opponents led by Sen. Kennedy press to strip business breaks and a $400 home insulation credit from the $40 billion eight year energy tax package. A Kennedy amendment vote could signal the Senate’s stance on the Finance Committee plan favoring tax cuts to promote conservation and production over Carter’s fuel saving tax approach.
Congress puts off voting on President Carter’s hospital bill plan until next year amid criticism that the administration has not pressed the issue. The measure, unveiled last April, has cleared only one of four committees and faces no action before adjournment.
An explosion at the Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve near Taft California killed three workers who were trapped in a basket above the 7,000 foot well. Firefighters reported a geyser of oil and flames rising over 100 feet and the blast throwing the men as they were suspended. Red Adair was summoned amid the blaze.
The AFL CIO COPE plans to punish former Democratic friends who voted against key labor issues. Tactics include withholding support, running rivals in primaries and endorsing Republicans to pressure lawmakers.
A group of 30 Puerto Rican nationalists who occupied the Statue of Liberty for nine hours will be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on criminal trespass charges. U.S. Park Police breached a glass door at the statue’s base to end the protest.
The Senate voted 61 to 26 to remove federal disaster compensation limits for farmers. The measure, passed 265 to 127 by the House last week, goes to President Carter. It would lift 1979 fiscal year limits and cost about 29 million dollars in the budget.
Tomorrow's forecast shows near summer heat with a high around 8. Clouds clear by night and rain chances are almost nil. The extended outlook calls for possible showers Friday, then partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures for the weekend.
Aiken County Council weighs if 45 378 missing from the Clerk of Court office will be replaced after Cleo J Scott began a six month sentence for misconduct in office. An audit found 45 378 unaccounted for with no specified restitution. The bonding effort failed and AG control was authorized.
North Augusta high standardized reading and math scores show Aiken County School District reform working. Ted Willis the superintendent noted third grade parity with state, sixth and eleventh grades above average. He cited reorganized roles, central office consultants, and a high minority Title I school showing strong reading gains.
British security chiefs say Catholic support for the IRA is waning after eight years of conflict in Northern Ireland. Kneecappings rise with over 200 this year, mainly targeting Catholics. Provisional split rumors and reduced explosives imply leadership rifts and tightened security limit IRA mobility and bombings.
A House approved bill would punish parents who knowingly let their children be used for pornography or prostitution. It bans interstate transport of boys for prostitution and applies penalties up to 10 years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine. The measure follows a Senate push on child pornography and faces a conference committee to resolve differences.
The Sidney Carter study on Aiken area approaches faces a key issue as it covers land beyond city limits where Aiken has no zoning power. County cooperation or extraterritorial jurisdiction would be required to legally enforce any recommendations.
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