06 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1977
Page
1
Five people were killed and 11 wounded when three masked men fired into the Golden Dragon restaurant at 2 40 a m. Police say none of the victims were tied to gangs and residents are now providing tips after a culture of fear hampered investigations. Police officials note rising cooperation from Chinatown residents.
In Columbus Ohio health officials consider a weather link to Legionnaires disease after four confirmed cases appear at Riverside Hospital. The illness has killed Catherine M McCoy 56 and three other women were treated with one recovered and released. A 65 year old woman remains seriously ill awaiting final CDC diagnosis.
Across 300 communities from Boston to San Diego union leaders launched Full Employment Week under the Full Employment Action Council led by Irving Bluestone. The goal is federal legislation requiring a yearly plan for full employment and balanced growth with unemployment cut to 3 percent for those over 20 who want work, while August unemployment rose to 7.1 percent and the Black jobless rate climbed to 14.5 percent.
Environmentalists warn a string of small spills and a pumphouse explosion along the 800 mile Alaska oil line justify opposition. Sierra Club leader Brock Evans says more spills and tanker wrecks are coming near the West Coast, though no coastal spills have occurred since tanker shipments began.
Forecast calls for cloudy and warm conditions with daily showers. A 30 percent chance of rain tonight and 40 percent tomorrow. Highs near the upper 80s and nighttime lows around 70.
Wally Ray, a wide receiver for Pinecrest Elementary School, was injured when he fell from a swing. The incident is noted alongside other local sports and event reports from the area.
Bonnie Dukes urges officials to boost funding and support for schools. The interview highlights shortages, student needs, and proposed measures to improve classrooms and programs.
Evangelist Bill Glass urged 2,700 attendees at Aiken High School stadium to balance body mind and spirit for success. He contrasted planned life with empty fitness focus and condemned evolution while highlighting personal faith and a call to deliberate self development. Magician Everette S Bunny Martin of Austin, Texas also appeared sharing religious convictions.
Aiken County Indigent Care Commission may elect a new chairman at tomorrow's 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Aiken Community Hospital conference room. The eight member panel has lacked a chair since Dr. R P Von Buedingen resigned over a conflict of interest. The agenda also includes reviews of indigent care aid cases and discussions on hospital payment areas in the dispute between Aiken Community Hospital University Hospital and the county council.
President Carter and Omar Torrijos prepare for the ceremonial signing after 13 years of talks on the Panama Canal. Torrijos received a warm welcome at Andrews Air Force Base as 19 hemispheric leaders gather for the ceremony at the Organization of American States. The debates over two treaties, one ending U.S. control after 2000 and the other guaranteeing canal neutrality, loom large as Senate ratification remains uncertain.
Aiken County lawmakers clash over funding a state mandated precinct redraw raising the precinct count from 46 to 79. Rep. Irene Rudnick urges compliance with the Voting Rights Act while warning cuts to state agencies may follow if the state won t fund the project. Greenville County completed its redraw last year in three months.
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