Ford wants NYC to repay loans or face court action
The Ford administration indicates New York City could be sued if it fails to repay emergency federal loans. Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Robert Gerard questioned the likelihood of a court ruling in Washington's favor amid hearings on a $1.25 million Treasury request for loan administration next year. NYC owes $1.26 billion due by June 30 and may seek about $1 billion on July 1 to cover needs through November.
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Hijack Demands May Be Met in Manila
Philippine officials prepared to meet the demands of three armed hijackers who threatened to blow up a PAL BAC111 jetliner carrying 73 people unless President Marcos allowed departure for former publisher Eugenio Lopez Jr and five other prisoners. The jet stood about 1,000 yards from the terminal with six crew, two Japanese passengers and 65 others aboard.
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San Francisco Cable Cars Grounded in Weeklong Strike
In an 1890s barn in a quiet San Francisco neighborhood, 38 rigid cable cars idle as a city strike by craft workers halts the Municipal Railway. Wages dispute curtails services, closing zoos and pools while pickets shut buses and streetcars, the famed transport system losing its standing icon.
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San Francisco
Ers
Song
Venezuela nationalizes US glass firm over kidnapping statements
Venezuela seizes Owens-Illinois operations after alleging the company paid for a kidnapper manifesto and published it abroad. Officials say indemnities will be paid. unofficial figures place Owens-Illinois as a majority holder in four Venezuelan firms with about $20 million capital, controlling 58 percent of the local glass market.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Glass Company
Owens-Illinois
Betty Ford tests CB radio in Wisconsin campaign push
Mrs. Ford used a temporary FCC license to broadcast via Citizens Band radio to rally Wisconsin voters for her husband, President Ford. A White House spokeswoman confirmed the campaign radio effort and noted plans to continue during other primary campaigns.
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Ford
Wisconsin
Federal Communications Commission
Moslems Say Christians Are Armed in Lebanon Tension
Beirut Lebanon AP reports leftist Moslems accuse right wing Christians of arming for a new civil war. Kamal Jumblatt’s supporters claim three foreign ships delivered arms to Jounieh including armored cars gunboats and millions of rounds in recent days with ships and sources undisclosed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Jounieh
Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping Ousted From Posts
The Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo dismissed Teng Hsiao-ping from all government and party posts while allowing him to retain party membership to observe his future conduct. Acting Premier Hua Kuo-feng was named premier after Chou En-lai’s death.
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Tokyo
Chinese Communist Party
Teng Hsiao-ping
Peking Radio
Party Central Committee
Hua Kuo-feng
Teng
Chou En-lai
Near perfect day forecast for Masters opening round
Weather outlook predicts a near perfect opening round at Augusta with increasing clouds and only a 10 percent rain chance. Temperatures rise into the 70s while cooler air may arrive Friday, with fair weather returning for Saturday and Sunday.
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Augusta
Young Aiken lad sets Masters autograph record
Aiken boy Louis Bruckner returned from a Masters practice round with 36 famous golfers autographing his collection. Schofield announced public tryout applications for the school football team prompting several girls to show interest in joining the huddle, though boys at Schofield have not weighed in on the idea.
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Williams Drive
Aiken Estates
Schofield
Joe Namath
Aiken CAC Committee Issues Report on Operations
A long awaited CAC committee report to the Board of Commissioners says the panel operated without funding or legal powers and did not call witnesses. It notes management practices need improvement and says steps have been taken, including hiring Joseph Warren for public relations and a transportation coordinator under Leon Myrick amid past DSS funded van fleet concerns.
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CAC Board
CAC
Ralph F. Cullinan
William C. Casper
Mary Miles
Sam Putnam
Joseph Warren
Leon Myrick
Aiken Standard
Department of Social Services
DSS
Aiken County PSA questioned on legal status by state official
The Aiken County Public Service Authority faces doubts about its legality after an April 5 letter from Attorney General Daniel L. McLeod stating serious questions on the county's power to create an independent political subdivision. The board scheduled a meeting with PSA members to discuss the issue.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Daniel L. McLeod
John Henry Williams
Carter Edges Udall as Wisconsin New York Vote Split Democrats
AP analysis recounts Carter winning Wisconsin as Udall falters and Jackson takes New York with 41 percent of delegates. Humphrey may gain from divided Democratic field, while Ford dominates in Wisconsin Republican primary. Udall’s loss prolongs a three way race toward future contests.
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Jimmy Carter
Henry M. Jackson
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New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Morris K. Udall
Washington
Sen
Jackson
Woman to file for Aiken County treasurer seat
Margie H. Plunkett an assistant secretary of the Aiken County Democratic Party for four years announces she will file for the office of Aiken County treasurer next week when books reopen She is a Hilstonia Georgia native and has lived in Aiken County 28 years Thomas the current treasurer will not seek reelection Plunkett has served in public welfare clerical work for four years and as secretary and office manager for the International Union of Operating Engineers in Aiken for 19 years.
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Aiken County
Democratic Party
Aiken
Margie H. Plunkett
Hilstonia
Frank M. Thomas
Thomas
Department of Public Welfare
International Union of Operating Engineers
Indigent Care Debate Emerges in Aiken County Meeting
Aiken County commissioners discussed indigent care contracts with Aiken Community Hospital and University Hospital and approved first reading of a 1.7 million bond referendum for Aiken TEC improvements. Robert Schwartz challenged the HCA billing practices prompting heated exchange and a unanimous vote with two abstentions.
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University Hospital
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken Technical Education Center
TEC
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Robert Schwartz
Schwartz
Valley Park gets go ahead in phase one despite costs
Aiken County Board of Commissioners approves first phase of the Valley recreation park. A $40,000 appropriation for Valley facilities and a reapplication for matching funds to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation are approved, permitting phased construction of two baseball diamonds. The board previously balked at a $200,000 price tag and 20 year maintenance, learning the project will be divided into five phases. Historic friction between Rep Marion D McGowan and Commission Chairman Harold V Graybeal surfaces during the meeting.
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Commission
Harold V. Graybel
Schwartz
Graybeal
Gray
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County Recreation Commission
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Fred P. Brinkman
Brinkman
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Marion D McGowan
Warrenville
Harold V. Graybeal
McGowan
Cleve Edmunds
North Augusta
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