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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1973
Page
1
The Cost of Living Council gives initial approval to a two stage steel price rise totaling nine dollars per ton on flat rolled steel. A steel official says the move will lift consumer costs with an estimated eleven dollars and eighty eight cents added to a car, fifty six cents to a refrigerator, and a penny to a toaster.
Former Texas governor John B. Connally, now a Republican, told reporters he has considered a presidential bid for 1976 and expects to decide in 1975. The comments mark a potential candidacy amid national speculation.
Detroit AP reports UAW plant level leaders are outlining a strategy for a potential Friday night strike against Chrysler Corp. Negotiations show some progress though.
The first day after lifting the ceiling on beef prices saw wholesalers and retailers adopting a wait and see stance. Prospects suggest the family meat bill will remain unchanged for now.
Clarence Bearden of Rt. 2 Box 418 Aiken won the Aiken Standard Weekly Football Predictions contest by selecting 16 correct winners. He earned 50 dollars for his perfect effort, with Jack Curry R L Sparks Robert Cothran and C W Roach of Aiken close behind with 14 correct picks. See page 14 for details.
Talks of a change at the Department of State put Ambassador Marion H. Smoak at the center of a potential reassignment. Senate voices and GOP politics swirl around a hoped and possibly stalled chief of protocol appointment as Henry Kissinger’s stance looms.
The United Way of Aiken County Public Relations Committee plans a September 21 kickoff during halftime of the Aiken Hornet Airport High School game. Lee Downs, public relations chairman, says dignitaries will attend and agency supporters will be honored. John Thomas, general chairman, notes division chairmen will be announced soon.
Gulf United Nuclear Fuels Corp considers relocating its headquarters from New York to Aiken South Carolina after taking option on 10.6 acre site on the Aiken by pass near USC Aiken campus. Top officials have visited and met state leaders as plans move forward with a target expansion to 60 000 square feet and 400 staff by 1978.
The Aiken City Council approved a Revenue Sharing Fund budget of 418 982 dollars for capital improvements including storm drainage Public Safety Building and Parks facilities The council also appointed election precinct officers and named a new Housing Authority member while urging savings on rye grass in city parkways due to high costs.
In Santiago, Chile, a proclamation from the armed forces and police demanded President Salvador Allende resign within 24 hours. Allende refused, vowing to stay and urging workers to occupy factories as navy forces reportedly seized Valparaiso and city troops began barracks duty.
The Aiken County Board of Education will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 in the conference room at the Education Center. Agenda items include approval of additional teachers since the last meeting, hospitalization insurance for part time employees, liability insurance for the school board, and a report on garbage pick up.
The Aiken Rotary Club hosts Steve Dufour as student guest of the month. The club notes a quotation about hens and eggs in this week's newsletter and points readers to contact Giff Scull for explanations. Helping Hands Inc. seeks volunteers, money and materials to start a temporary foster home. Brochures circulating in town misprinted the postal box, listing box 350 instead of the correct 305.
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