16 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1977
Page
1
The Sox secure a victory to pull within striking distance of the Yankees as coverage highlights in the sports section. Page 7 features the game recap and key moments framing the pennant chase.
Area Council reports are filed by John Sharkey, staff writer, detailing local governance actions, council member remarks, and committee updates. The column captures decisions, budget discussions, and upcoming meetings affecting residents and city operations.
The Area I Advisory Council discussed 45 elementary classes with enrollment over 30 and a total elementary enrollment of 3 719 through Sept 13. The average pupil teacher ratio is 28 1 across 10 elementary schools with four sections over 35 and 21 over 33.
The House sent Senate legislation to boost the federal minimum wage 75 cents an hour over three years. About 3.11 million workers earn the current $2.30 rate and would see a $14 weekly raise if approved, reaching $2.65 in January and $3.05 by 1980. A Senate committee has approved a similar measure.
Florida Supreme Court heard arguments from Andrew Graham seeking to halt the February 4 1973 murder conviction of John A Spenkelink 28 a Buena Park California fugitive. U S District Judge William Stafford set a late today hearing on a federal stay if state relief fails.
The Senate blocked a government ban on saccharin, extending sales for at least 18 months and approving cancer warnings on saccharin products. A fight looms over requiring warnings in advertising, not just on labels.
Democratic Leader Byrd and Finance Committee Chair Long warned President Carter that the energy tax and rebate package must be altered. They said taxes under energy conservation should fund more energy search and not rebates, and that the committee will block the plan unless the rebate element is dropped.
The Carter administration plans to propose to Israel that Palestinians who are not prominent PLO members, including West Bank Arab officials or mayors, be admitted to a Middle East peace conference. The move will be raised when Moshe Dayan visits Washington for talks with President Carter and Secretary of State Vance. Israel has historically refused negotiations with the PLO.
The weekend in Aiken County may bring showers with a 40 percent chance tonight and 30 percent tomorrow. Temperatures stay mild with highs in the upper 80s and overnight lows near the upper 60s.
Recreation department kicks off coed volleyball with a rule on spike line returns favoring women. ERA debates hint at potential rule changes. In Augusta Bell Auditorium tonight and Sunday, Aiken residents perform Die Fledermaus with Austrian nobles and a Russian Dowager Queen.
United Way of Aiken County reports over 10 percent of its $450000 goal toward the 1977-78 campaign at a kickoff luncheon. Campaign chairman Lionel Smith noted the busy person ethos, while executive director Sarah Jordan expresses confidence the goal will be met. Advance Gifts division led by Luther Rigby has reached 109 percent of its $44883 target.
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee prepares to cross examine Bert Lance amid questions over his finances and disclosures. Lance maintains he did nothing wrong and that he disclosed all relevant matters, while staffers are to testify about January interviews.
Officers at Aiken banks disagree with ABA comments on Bert Lance troubles but reserve judgment until Senate hearings finish. Joe W. DeVore of Bankers Trust says customers have not criticized the affair.
Harold Williams, 25, was sentenced to 15 years in aiken County General Sessions Court after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a June 10 fight that left his father Milton Williams dead from head injuries. The elder Williams died about six weeks after the assault at an Augusta hospital.
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