Skylab 2 Astronauts Set 12 Hour Research Day At Space Center
At Houston Space Center AP reports Skylab 2 crew, rested after Sunday experiments, will dedicate 12 hours to further scientific research and experiments rather than taking a day off.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1973
Page
1
At Houston Space Center AP reports Skylab 2 crew, rested after Sunday experiments, will dedicate 12 hours to further scientific research and experiments rather than taking a day off.
DETROIT AP Top officers of the United Auto Workers say a contract extension with Chrysler Corp may be unlikely beyond a Friday deadline unless an agreement in principle is near by Tuesday.
The Coast Guard said bad weather will delay attempts to remove the bodies of six people from the wreckage of a DC8 cargo plane that crashed in the stormy Aleutian Islands near Anchorage Alaska.
The fourth Nonaligned Nations Summit in Algiers concluded with a political declaration condemning Israel and U.S. Indochina policy. It endorsed Soviet limits on Jewish emigration to Israel and pledged to combat neocolonialist exploitation.
The Cambodian government claimed it still holds the larger and more vital northern sector of Kompong Cham and reinforcements are arriving. Khmer Rouge forces control the southern portion as fighting slackened today 47 miles northeast of Phnom Penh.
AP reports shoppers faced possible price rises with the end of the beef ceiling and new regulations on other foods. Experts cite consumer buying patterns as key, with Ed Spear of Armour & Co noting prices may rise if demand stays strong or fall if households cut back.
President Nixon urged the Democratic Congress to act this year on his priority bills and unveiled a 15,000 word State of the Union message. He proposed compromise on national problems while opposing a tax increase and large defense cuts and criticizing red ink spending and court-ordered busing for racial balance.
American Medicorp proposed a new hospital site in Aiken County with a 1976 completion target. The plan calls for a medical teaching program and draws on the firm’s track record recruiting doctors for hospitals in Texas Florida and California.
Aiken County Administrator Ronald LaCouture tells Kiwanis Club the county’s secret weapon is its workforce and openness to fresh ideas. He touts planned growth, low tax bases, and nonindustrial area advantages as industries and Yankees seek southern expansion. He lists county reforms since last year, from library funding to public service plans and the $22 million Horse Creek wastewater project.
The Aiken vicinity forecast calls for considerably cloudy skies and warm temperatures with a chance of thundershowers today and tonight. Highs in the mid 80s and overnight lows around the lower 60s. Tomorrow partly cloudy with mid 80s. Rain chances 50 percent today, 30 tonight, 20 tomorrow. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures Wednesday through Friday.
Public Safety Director Walter E. Newman credits Officer M W Blackwell with saving Paul Hitt of 1903 Gordon Street after smoke-filled rooms trapped him during a residential fire in Lynnhurst Subdivision at 3 10 am Sunday. The second blaze destroyed Watkins Tire Co two miles outside New Ellenton, with insurers limiting response due to fire-limits rules.
City Council meets at 8 p m to consider appointing an election committee for Ai ken's November general election. Other agenda items include rye grass planting in city parkways a United Way petition for its annual outside ad and a public hearing on the Revenue Sharing budget.
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday night at USCA room 107 at 8 p.m. to hear Helping Hands Inc about funding a $30,000 foster home and the Ambulance Commission about purchasing a $2,530 used ambulance for Bauchman’s Funeral Home Wagener area. Also on the agenda are nominations for a Public Service Authority and a report on roads bridges and the county stockade.
Rep. C Marshall Cain argues single member districts are the fairest path for reapportionment, claiming they better reflect population, reduce campaigning costs, and improve representational quality while noting potential county-line disruptions and past multi member constraints. He cites Richland and Greenville counties as examples of underrepresentation and says a Justice Department approved plan would avoid a rejected approach. The plan under debate would replace the current multi member districts with single seats across counties, though crossing county lines could affect some home rule counties.
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