28 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1977
Page
1
Aiken County displays set for three days as the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce honors local craftsmen artists and musicians. Luther Rigby chairs the effort with Southern Bell Telephone Co. Laurens Street hosts crafts and arts while Park Avenue hosts 23 county industry displays in the municipal auditorium.
Aiken events announce candidates including Henry Young and Earle Morris Jr. as speakers on Saturday with others such as William Knotts Tom Turnipseed Gilbert McMillan and Nikki Setzler. State reps and U S Rep Butler Derrick also scheduled to appear with exhibits from Thursday to Saturday and a diverse lineup of artists and musical groups along Laurens Street.
Washington AP sources report the Carter administration mobilizes military and diplomatic forces in a united effort to counter the organized drive against ratification. In two days of testimony officials rebut anti-treaty arguments and defend the treaty’s provisions on canal defense post transfer in 2000.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said after a late night White House meeting with President Carter that Washington and Moscow made some progress toward a new strategic arms limitation agreement. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance supported the assessment as the two powers pursue a second SALT accord.
Congress faces a budget stall as conferees wrestle over abortion funding. The Senate would fund abortions beyond life endangerment, while the House voted 252 to 164 to restrict federal money to cases where the woman's life is at risk, risking federal agency appropriations.
Fleetwood J. Albrecht director of financial aid at the College of Charleston and Sullivan's Island town councilman was charged with three counts of grand larceny. Investigators say he channelled $860 in federal aid funds into a private bank account and sought repayment from students for aid not required to be repaid. Albrecht is an Episcopal minister and longtime church leader in the area.
Aiken area residents can expect a sunny and warm day with a high in the low 80s and a low tonight in the 50s. Rain is unlikely through tomorrow, but scattered showers are forecast Friday through Sunday.
Mrs. Allen tops the Republican council race in Aiken with 300 votes, followed by incumbent Wy man with 297 and Durban with 296. Durban and Hastings Wyman win seats alongside Allen and Dan Bacot, who received 181 votes. About 16 percent turnout with no votes in Precinct 4.
The Senate held its first all-night session since civil rights era battles as Democratic Leader Byrd pressed to end a filibuster against lifting natural gas price controls. Senators weighed replacing Carter's price control plan with an industry backed deregulation proposal.
Aiken County DSS worker Julius Parker Garris Sr of Lexington faces grand jury action in October on food stamp fraud charges. He allegedly obtained 860 in stamps May 1973 to Feb 1974 by five fraudulent applications claiming no income while employed by Columbia Newspapers Inc. He was released on 2000 bond.
Aiken County School District reported a $36 923 deficit for fiscal 1976 77 at a board meeting the first deficit since 1968. The audit by Cherry Bekaert and Holland showed funds projections unchanged and no deficit for the current year. Architects for three Area IV school projects were questioned as a motion to hire Wells and Fleetwood failed. funds would come from an $13 million bond referendum, with the district scaling back the building program due to limited funds.
Nightlong standoff in the Senate features Abourezk and Metzenbaum pushing for hundreds of amendments while lawmakers sleep on cots between votes. The fight over federal control of natural gas prices stalls the energy package, with Carter warning of a veto if controls are lifted.
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