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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1973
Page
1
The special grand jury investigating alleged Maryland political corruption resumes work under unprecedented secrecy in Baltimore. Federal marshals seal court corridors to bar media from the grand jury room and nearby areas. No public trials or hearings are allowed in the area per the U.S. attorney.
Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson says he would approve wiretaps in three areas for national security. In a letter to Senate Foreign Relations Chairman J. W. Fulbright he lists tapping to thwart attacks, obtain essential foreign intelligence, and shield national security information from foreign intelligence efforts.
The Senate will study military procurement legislation next week with a potential clash over Majority Leader Mike Mansfield's plan to cut U.S. overseas forces by 50 percent. Senate sources say Mansfield faces an uphill battle.
A Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs report says higher food prices could push 800,000 pupils out of the National School Lunch Program. It finds each 1 percent lunch price increase leads to a 1 percent drop from participation.
Interest rates for new home mortgages rose for the third straight month. August figures from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board show average rates at 7.94 percent, up .07 point from July.
Washington AP report states the public interest would not be served and could be hurt if the 1971 antitrust case involving International Telephone and Telegraph were reopened. Richardson informed the Senate Judiciary Committee he would not reopen the case, rejecting Sen. John V. Tunney’s demand.
TEL AVIV AP reports Israeli air force jets shot down 13 Syrian MIG21 fighters in a dogfight over the Mediterranean. One Israeli plane was hit but the pilot was rescued from the sea. It was the largest air battle in the Middle East since the 1967 war.
North Augusta residents have crowded public hearings on the ARTS issue as the City Council prepares a decisive vote on the concept. Mayor Raymond L. Walters and council members describe the moment as a turning point after years of public debate and rising citizen involvement.
Chile Gets President Street Fights Continue report notes political maneuvering and ongoing conflicts as Chile stabilizes after presidential change. street clashes and power shifts underscore tense national scene with uncertain gubernatorial prospects.
Gen Augusto Pinochet became president of Chile s four man military junta at a midnight ceremony in Santiago He joined a 10 man cabinet with seven generals two colonels and an admiral Pinochet commander in chief of the Army was named to the post by Salvador Allende two weeks after Allende s Marxist government was toppled as troops battled supporters at the presidential palace authorities said Allende died by his own action during the coup text said.
Aiken area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and highs near 90 with a 30 percent chance of rain. Meanwhile in Santiago the coup del Santos junta imposes a around the clock curfew with gunfights, arrests, and halted commerce as Allende is buried and the military forms a new government.
Gulf Oil Corp plans to acquire full interest in Gulf United Nuclear Fuels Corp after a March letter of intent. United Nuclear reports a fiscal year loss of 903,172 while sales reach 73.6 million. Gulf Oil reportedly would pay 3.2 million for United Nuclear common stock with remaining stock via nonvoting preferred shares. The move may trigger Gulf United’s relocation to Aiken near USC Aiken Regional Campus.
John Thomas named 1973 campaign chairman to head United Way efforts in Aiken County with a goal to raise 349,983.40 dollars for 18 member agencies. He is active in community affairs and has held multiple leadership roles with the Aiken Jaycees and local March of Dimes. The Kansas City native is a Benedictine Heights Tulsa graduate and serves as president.
Charles W. Colson has been excused from testifying before the Senate Watergate committee after his attorney said he expects indictment. Senate sources report Colson requested removal and was dropped as a witness.
Seven Wagener residents at a Wagener High School hearing backed a privately owned hospital for Aiken County while 14 attendees recorded no support for a public hospital. Dr. Robert L. Worrell urged use of the county facility, citing inadequate local hospital capacity and physician shortages.
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