02 Sep 1974
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1974
Page
1
The 80th Labor Day is marked by picnics parades and celebrations nationwide. French aerialist Phillipe Petit walks a 500 foot cable to the top of Great Falls in Patterson New Jersey. Dysart Iowa blends Labor Day and Fourth of July festivities with late fireworks.
Hurricane Carmen with 150 mph sustained winds shifts west-northwest toward the Yucatan. The eye is expected to pass over or just north of Chetumal as heavy rain threatens widespread flooding across the peninsula including Belize City.
Indio California authorities say the suspect Richard Harold Hicks 34 sought drug treatment nine months ago at the Hope Center in Tucson Arizona for heroin addiction. He is charged in three sniper deaths that turned a desert highway into a corridor of terror.
General Creighton W. Abrams chief of staff at Walter Reed Army Medical Center suffered a worsening condition over the weekend. Doctors continue treatment to dissolve two blood clots in his right lung and leg and to prevent further clotting.
President Ford signs the Employee Retirement Income Security Act into law in a White House ceremony on Labor Day. The landmark measure protects retirement benefits for about 30 million private pension plan workers and was the product of years of congressional work.
Detroit AP reports unleaded gasoline, required for 1975 American cars, will be scarce in Canada this fall. Industry officials say about a third of urban brand-name stations will offer unleaded fuel in October while only one in eight rural stations will supply it.
President Chung Hee Park fired 31 officials after a plot to assassinate him, including Seoul Mayor Yang Taek-shik who resigned with others as responsibility for breached security. Park’s wife was killed in the attack, prompting a broad cabinet and official resignations.
Mrs Roland Olcott leaving Aiken discovers Wilming ton Del Canter Road Surrey Estates lacks horse access. A North Augusta man reports weekend theft of a radio and a broken fan from his car, items damaged and nonfunctional.
The Friends of the Hospital group meets at 8 p.m. in Room 107 at USC Aiken to consider a county owned hospital for Aiken County. Dr. Robert O. Lipe outlines concrete ideas and clarifies misconceptions about the HCA backed 190 bed project planned on the University Parkway Bypass across from the USC Aiken campus.
Washington AP says 1974-75 enrollment will fall for a fourth year to 58.6 million students while education costs rise to a record 108 billion dollars. U S Education Commissioner Terrel Bell released the back to school forecast noting a 0.7 percent dip from last year.
AFL-CIO leader George Meany condemned wage price guidelines while Labor Secretary Brennan said guidelines may be needed to fight inflation. Brennan cited the new Council on Wage and Price Stability as the forum to discuss such measures, with Meany arguing they would unfairly hit workers and resemble past failed controls. He urged no controls and warned of a tax rise after the elections, criticizing current policies as a disaster.
The Aiken Standard previews a forthcoming special report on a potential HCA 190 bed hospital in Aiken County. Reporters traveled to Frankfort Kentucky where HCA opened a 150 bed facility on July 9 to replace an outdated hospital.
This summer windup brings near 90 day temperatures and a 60 percent chance of rain today and tomorrow with a 50 percent chance tonight. Southwesterly winds five to ten mph become gusty with thundershowers through Tuesday as cooler air moves in.
South Carolina enacts a uniform merit rating plan allowing insurers to set base rates with commission approval. Safe drivers receive a 15 percent discount. eight points max raise rates beyond base to 275 dollars yearly. Points rise for DUI, reckless driving, speeding, license violations, and accidents.
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