27 Oct 1976
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1976
Page
1
Bruce Collins survived a 28 day raft ordeal after his two companions died adrift. He credits three rainstorms and his fondness for sleep for keeping him alive until Coast Guard rescuers plucked him about 800 miles west of San Francisco. He arrived at the city hospital after removal from the cutter.
A U.S. appeals court ruling allows copying broadcasting and sale of 30 White House tapes used as trial evidence from the Watergate cover up case. Nixon and his lawyer Herbert J. Miller say the decision enables commercial exploitation of presidential conversations in a criminal trial. They plan to appeal.
In Geneva AP reports white Rhodesian leaders scrutinize black nationalist delays as black leaders push for immediate prisoner releases and end to military ops. Britain backs freeing about 600 political prisoners as the conference on southern Africa’s white regime nears opening.
The Korean government denies links to Tongsun Park amid a U S probe into gifts and cash alleged to win U S congressional support. A report claims South Korea's president ordered a program of official bribery as a grand jury investigates Park and the money from rice deals flowing to lawmakers.
A South Carolina man in Chappell faced a manufacturing charge for home brewed liquor as the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission seized 15 gallons of wine and nine gallons of moonshine. Aiken High football saw Hornet fullback Ron Johnson rush for 51 yards in a canceled photo moment.
Independent candidate Lester Maddox blasted Jimmy Carter as dishonest and left of McGovern at an Aiken Airport press conference. He labeled Ford up to date, accused Kissinger of pushing communism, and promised tax cuts and foreign aid reductions. He planned further stops in South Carolina and beyond.
South Carolina reports a record 1 113 361 voters registered for the 1976 general election. Aiken County lists 41 306 voters placing sixth in county population and sixth in voters. Director Joan Blackwell notes duplicate cards issued after Oct 2 and urges verification. offices stay open for duplicates Friday and Saturday hours.
The White House courted a Ford interview for Playboy but aides say Ford never intended to appear. Playboy says the White House suggested the interview after a satirical piece, yet the writer had other duties. The page also covers Carter's rally in South Carolina and campaigns in Illinois with Mondale and Dole on the trail.
Temperatures dip to the low 30s with frost likely tonight for Aiken County residents. Tomorrow should be sunny and cool with a high in the upper 50s and increasing clouds later in the week. Cold conditions seen through at least Sunday.
North Augusta general sessions court hears Mark Anthony Gregory and Kenneth Lloyd Boyleston jointly on a receiving stolen goods charge after a break in at a North Augusta home. They admitted prior guilty breaks at two Aiken churches and testified the items simply appeared at their Chalet North apartment. A warrant out for Shannon Welch remains in Illinois custody.
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