26 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1977
Page
1
Pope Paul VI marked his 80th birthday in St. Peter's Square and said life in the temporal order draws to an end. A close associate doubted the pope will retire at 80, though the rule stands for cardinals and prompts speculation of abdication.
Senate leaders move to end the filibuster on a natural gas price bill to clear a path for a vote on a proposed compromise. President Carter warned he might veto if the measure removes price controls as he campaigned in Virginia for Henry Howell.
Allen Walker Jr. died of a drug overdose in Bellevue Hospital on Sept. 14 while awaiting trial in New York on two federal drug charges. Previously sentenced to life in a South Carolina murder case, he had been moved to MCC Manhattan and faced charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession of heroin. Autopsy pending.
Vance frames canal treaty debate as Senate test while Aiken County Council weighs cutting the planned rise from 46 to 79 election precincts at an estimated 62000. Officials clash with the delegation over planning input and funding options with court as last resort.
In King William's Town the funeral for Steve Biko sparked clashes as authorities reported a black man killed and two policemen wounded while responding to alleged terrorism in Soweto. About 20,000 mourners gathered for the open-air service with denunciations of the white government.
H Johannes Witteveen of the IMF calls for decisive correction of anti inflation policies he says slowed growth and kept unemployment near recession levels. He says major unemployment reductions depend on higher expansion by industrial nations at the IMF World Bank annual meeting in Washington.
Aiken area forecast calls for a warm day with scattered showers tomorrow. Highs near the upper 80s and a 20 percent rain chance tonight rising to 30 percent tomorrow. Sun returns midweek with fair weather, showers possible again Friday, highs in the 80s.
Aiken County will receive two HUD community development block grants totaling 360000. The 327650 grant funds water system improvements in Monetta and a neighborhood facility in Horse Creek Valley. Rehabilitation loans aid Nicholson Village and surrounding areas, with 32350 for Salley well and pump installation.
Joe Alexander jokes about age and shopping in the boys department to cope with over-40 blues. The quip echoes Bernard Baruch on aging, and a playful note wonders about doctors and the sound a in father.
Aiken's Makin is a three day salute to local industry artists and craftsmen in Aiken. Twenty three industries will show products at the municipal auditorium and about 80 artists will display along Laurens Street. Sponsored by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, entertainment includes the Aiken High School Pep Band the Barber Shop Quartet magician Gene Bagwell Hopeland Singers Aiken Civic Ballet 1851 Bluegrass Band the Bicentennial Choir Millbrook Baptist Handbell Choir and the Scarboroughs with the Aiken Clowns providing ongoing amusement.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance opened hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to sell the Panama Canal treaty. Key witnesses included Sol Linowitz and Ellsworth Bunker with Defense Secretary Harold Brown and Gen. George S. Brown slated to testify. Critics doubt joint chiefs support, and senators warn a vote now would likely fail. The pact proposes two treaties, one ceding canal control to Panama by 2000 and another guaranteeing perpetual canal neutrality. US troops in the Canal Zone would withdraw, raising questions on future military intervention. Senator Byrd cautions that polls show rejection possible, while Clifford Case notes doubts over defense feasibility.
Aiken City Council will consider replacing per diem payments with reimbursed expenses only for city business travel. The meeting covers ending spouse travel at city expense and other items including a rail easement, an employment handicap committee resolution, and selecting an auditor for 1977 1978.
Incumbents Frampton Durban Hastings Wyman face challengers Judy Allen and Dan Bacot in a four candidate GOP primary for three council seats. Winners advance to face Democrats William Clyburn and Frank Beeks in November with at least one GOP seat guaranteed.
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