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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1973
Page
1
In a lighthearted note, readers are reminded that appearances deceive. Will Rogers quotes set the tone as mothers collect old sheets for Halloween costumes, noting the dollar bill’s unchanged look over five years.
Cambodian military command said government troops began an operation to clear about 400 Khmer Rouge fighters from a triangular area southwest of Phnom Penh. In South Vietnam sappers blew up two trains on the central coast, killing a child and injuring five adults.
U S Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz says most nations at the IMF World Bank conference back America's monetary reform approach. He cites broad approval for automatic currency revaluation for surplus nations but notes debate over how automatic the change should be.
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger warns that intensified pressure on the Soviet Union to relax Jewish emigration restrictions could jeopardize ongoing Soviet American detente. He cautions there is no formal shift in Moscow's desire for detente, but warns against pushing the situation beyond its limits.
The 185 member Ford Council will meet next Thursday to discuss negotiations with Ford. UAW Vice President Ken Ban non said no proposal is expected at that time, and UAW President Leonard Woodcock stated the meeting was not called due to a breakdown in talks.
Rep. Harley O. Staggers of West Virginia says the House may vote next week on a measure to require President Nixon to establish mandatory fuel allocations. He calls the emergency urgent and urges action.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved an amendment to bar trade concessions with the Soviet Union until emigration restrictions are eased. Heavy exit fees on people leaving the USSR, especially Jews seeking Israel, sparked congressional pressure for change.
A proposed 40 percent reduction in troops stationed overseas failed in the Senate after an initial 49 to 46 vote in favor. A second attempt to attach the measure to a military procurement bill failed 51 to 44. The Nixon administration opposed the cut.
W A Tony Boyle former president of the United Mine Workers remains in critical condition at George Washington University Hospital after a suicide attempt with barbiturates He had shown slight improvement and was removed from life support He faces murder charges in the 1969 Yablonski killings including Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter
AP reports the Stanek sextuplets remain in good condition after birth with Nathan joining siblings John Catherine Jeffrey and Steve as improving while Julia who died after 44 hours underscored the family’s privacy as father Eugene Stanek and mother Edna seek normalcy after a hospital stay.
The South Carolina House passed a reapportionment bill 64 to 47 to create 28 districts while honoring county lines. Critics say the plan dilutes Black and rural voters and faces federal review and Senate action.
The Aiken County General Sessions Court opens a two week October term led by Judge James B. Morrison. About 225 cases are scheduled, including four murder cases and roughly 80 traffic cases, with 15 to 20 drug cases and 45 to 50 jail cases.
The Jewish new year begins with sundown observances across the world marking Rosh Hashanah the start of the Hebrew year 5734. The ten day period leading to Yom Kippur is seen as a time when God judges each life and inscribes fates in the Book of Life or Death depending on deeds.
A special federal grand jury in Baltimore began hearing evidence linked to Vice President Spiro Agnew amid high security. Agnew’s lawyer Judah Best said a motion for a temporary injunction to halt the probe could be filed soon, but no last minute action occurred.
Washington AP reports gas, heating oil and diesel prices likely rise by one to two cents per gallon by week’s end as the Cost of Living Council weighs possible public hearings and challenges a proposed two cent rise in first class mail. Beef prices, by contrast, are expected to fall with wholesale cattle prices down 32 percent from August highs, though retail declines may lag.
County officials and educators weighed adjectives to describe Aiken County now and in the future. Sam Woodring led the questionnaire, noting low municipal participation while county and education officials stressed friendliness, trustworthiness, and capability as core attributes.
The Aiken vicinity forecast warns small craft of showers and thunder showers today and tomorrow with variably cloudy skies. Highs reach mid to upper 80s and tonight's low near 70. Winds shift from easterly to southeast at 10 to 20 mph, gusty near storms. The weekend outlook stays warm with partly cloudy skies and 60s to 80s temperatures.
Five day search for boating accident victim Eugene Hall of Augusta ended with his body recovered from the water at Silver Bluff landing between 8 30 and 9 am. Two other men survived the two boat collision. volunteers from Aiken County Rescue Squad Belvedere North Augusta Rescue Squad CB Helpers Club aided the search along with a Ft Gordon helicopter used for nearly four hours yesterday.
The allegations center on kickbacks from contractors in the 1960s when Agnew led Baltimore County and later Maryland. Reports of illegal cash after he became vice president in 1969 have been denied. Speaker Albert rejected a House probe, and any blocking would fall to Judge Walter Hoffman. The grand jury may be used, with Dale Anderson, Agnew’s successor as county executive, already indicted on 39 counts of bribery extortion and conspiracy. Anderson pleads innocent.
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