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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1973
Page
1
After months away the Rev Luke Goodwin will lead the 11 a m service at First Presbyterian Church this Sunday. The State reports beef prices may push Nixon to create a new Cabinet post Secretary of Steak. Jaycees and Jayceettes prep for dance at Fermata Club Saturday night with tickets at the door.
Five Palestinian gunmen who seized a Kuwaiti airliner to demand Abu Daoud’s release returned to Kuwait without carrying out their threat to eject six Saudi hostages. They had threatened to drop the hostages over Riyadh and self-destruct if demands were not met within 12 hours. An informant said Kuwait control tower could not receive the ultimatum due to Friday prayers.
The Canadian National railway resumes transcontinental passenger service today with transfers in Edmonton and limited West Coast service to Prince Rupert due to ongoing Vancouver area strikes. The service had been suspended July 26 after regional strikes and a nine day national walkout.
An elderly Naples hospital patient dies as Italy reports 20 cholera deaths in almost three weeks. Authorities blame infected mussels and naval and coast guard crews destroy beds in the Bay of Naples and extend actions along southern coasts.
Labor Secretary Peter Brennan met with UAW President Leonard Woodcock in Detroit to discuss federal safety and health rules, confirming the administration will not interfere with free collective bargaining in the auto industry. A union spokesman called the meeting a social visit. Brennan, a former building trades leader, was in Detroit to address the National Alliance of Businessmen.
Retailers nationwide must cut pump prices by one to three cents per gallon at midnight as the Cost of Living Council enforces new ceilings. Pumps must display stickers with ceiling prices and octane ratings.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission dropped the 15 ounce Tri Chem Spray Mist Adhesive by 3M Co from its ban for products linked to birth defects. The move excludes this size while other spray adhesives remain prohibited.
Washington AP report shows Americans cashed in savings bonds at a record pace in August. Redemptions of Series E and H bonds totaled 543 million, surpassing the prior August high and March 1970. Treasury cites search for higher interest elsewhere.
Officials hoped to salvage most rice and cotton in water logged Texas and Louisiana as Tropical Storm Delia weakened to a depression. Remnants drifted into Mexico after heavy rains from the storm, which caused potential crop losses and high water near the upper Texas coast. Four deaths were reported attributable to Delia.
North Augusta residents meeting on an Aiken County hospital favored a private hospital in 18 of 25 ballots with no public option supported. Commissioners plan to survey doctors for input and may fund indigent care via University Hospital in Augusta.
Former United Mine Workers president W. A. Boyle is formally charged with murder over the 1969 killings of Joseph Yablonski his wife and daughter. Associate William J. Turnblazer is also charged. The case marks the eighth and ninth indictments in the Yablonski murders.
Scott Hunter age 24 son of Dr and Mrs James M Hunter of Rockville Md has been named the Aiken Standard new sports editor after joining as a sportswriter last June He earned a masters in journalism at UNC Chapel Hill and a bachelor in history from the University of South Carolina in 1971.
The Aiken vicinity sees partly cloudy skies with warm temps today and tonight and a 30 percent chance of showers. Tomorrow brings variably cloudy conditions with 60 percent shower potential and highs near 88 to 90 degrees.Extended outlook shows daily showers through Tuesday with overnight lows around 68 to 70 and highs about 90.
The Labor Department said wholesale prices rose 5.8 percent in August, with a 6.2 percent rate after seasonal adjustment, the largest August gain since October 1946. Farm products led the rise, with higher prices for livestock grains oil seeds poultry eggs cotton and milk. Unemployment edged up to 4.8 percent as officials feared sustained inflation.
U S Representative W J Bryan Dorn declares strong interest in running for South Carolina governor amid state political chatter. He plans an announcement near Congress adjournment, while Lt. Gov. Earle Morris and Republicans James Henderson and others surface as possible contenders.
A Langley resident Mrs. George Johnson found a practice hand grenade in her paper box at 30 Barrett St. The object had its pin intact and was called a dud. Sheriff’s department removed the grenade with Artis Booth inspecting and Investigator Woodrow Wilson removing it.
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