DHEC Probes Walchem Reactor Release Over Langley River
DHEC officials monitored a Walchem reactor vent that released butylacrylate into Horse Creek near Langley and assessed the pollution as likely more harmful from the Langley outfall. Crews stretched a containment boom, while odors lingered and dye and sewage concerns were noted along the river.
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Walchem
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Langley
Horse Creek
Roy Owens
Aiken Dhec
Valchem
Owens
Roger Sullivan
Lyle Bull
James Burckhalter
Ernie Wilson
Sullivan
Burckhalter
Wilson
Valdhem
Hughes Buried in Private at Glenwood Cemetery
Billionaire Howard Hughes was buried in Houston in a private service attended by about 25 mourners. FBI in Washington confirmed fingerprints from the corpse matched those from his 1930s pilot license application.
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Houston
Howard Hughes
Glenwood Cemetery
FBI
Washington
Hughes
Harris Ends Active Campaign for Democratic Nomination
Former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris announces he will end active campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination citing personal economic woes. He will remain a candidate and push his platform at the July convention in New York, with a news conference planned to explain the decision.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
White House
New Populist
New York
Harris
Hijackers Release 67 Passengers Board Philippine Plane
Three armed hijackers posing as Moslem rebels freed 67 passengers unharmed and boarded a Philippine Airlines jet bound for northern Borneo. The aircraft landed safely but officials hesitated over granting asylum to the hijackers.
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Manila
The
Philippines
Philip
Pine Airlines
Borneo
Sadat Visits Vatican for Meeting With Pope VI
The Vatican hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat for an audience with Pope Paul VI, signaling a high level talks on international issues. Vatican and Egyptian sources said Jerusalem would figure prominently in the discussions as Sadat seeks a fair Middle East settlement.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Anwar Sadat
Paul VI
Jerusalem
Earthquake Hits Central Soviet Asia
Tass reported a strong quake centered in Uzbekistan about 60 miles north of Bukhara. Tremors reached towns including Tashkent with no buildings destroyed. The USGS measured the quake at 6.9 on the Richter scale, indicating potential serious damage in populated areas.
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Moscow
Kyzylkum
Central Soviet Asia
Tass
Uzbekistan
Bukhara
Tashkent
U.S. Geological Survey
National
Strike Leaders Reject San Francisco Referendum Plan
San Francisco leaders rejected a surprise Board of Supervisors plan to end the nine day walkout by letting voters decide the city pay dispute. Quentin Kopp said the citizen acts as mediator while union leaders dismissed the offer at a news conference.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Quentin Kopp
No Evidence Callaway Aided Colorado Ski Resort Expansion
Senate staff report says Howard H. Callaway while Army secretary pursued Forest Service approval to expand a Colorado ski resort on federal land but found no positive evidence his interventions changed the final decision. The findings accompany hearings into Callaway's ties with Crested Butte Development Corp.
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Vention
Senate
Callaway
Crested Butte Development Corp
Army
Aiken County Newsroom Scramble Sparks School Reopening Debate
A young reporter notes a noon conference with the county administrator where media pressure to resume activities clashes with parental skepticism. Veterans explain county media tides, while teachers voice doubts about returning before Mothers Day and the school calendar.
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Aiken County
Prices About The Same In 1975 76 Foods
Washington AP report says retail food prices rose less than expected and may hold steady through mid 1976. USDA economist Don Paarlberg notes average consumer costs for food remained near the end of 1975 levels rather than a 1 percent first quarter increase.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Don Paarlberg
Paarlberg
Kissinger Defends Schorr Against Bum Rap
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told Daniel Schorr at a Gridiron Club event that the CBS reporter received a bum rap over his role in publishing a leaked secret report by the House intelligence committee. Kissinger criticized the leak as the source of the trouble while Schorr’s attorney indicated the statement would be published. The report had been kept under wraps by the committee.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
CBS
Daniel Schorr
Schorr
House Intelligence Committee
Kissinger
Schorrs
New York
Village Voice
County Officials Launch Campaign Against Litterers
County officials announced an all-out anti litter campaign aimed at enforcing litter laws and increasing landfill use. The plan includes fines from 50 to 200 dollars and up to 30 days in jail, plus mandatory cleanup of dumped refuse at sites like private Langley dam access. Local authorities will pursue identification through trash searches and magistrates will handle cases.
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Aiken County
Charles W Prosser
Langley Dam
United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc
Prosser
Ter
L. Vernon Davis
George Delaughter
QA Wise
Donnie J. Williams
Williams
Laughlin and McMillan Seek Reelection to Eighth Senate
Incumbent Republicans Senator Michael L Laughlin Seat No 2 and Senator Gilbert F E McMillan Seat No 1 filed for GOP renomination in the Eighth Senatorial District covering Aiken Edgefield Lexington Barnwell and Bamberg. Democrats Robert M Bell William E Knotts and John M Glass seek the general election. McMillan 58 veteran of the Senate since 1969 and former Aiken City Council member graduated Auburn 1936 and worked 33 years for DuPont before moving to Aiken in 1953.
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Michael L. Laughlin
Gilbert FE. McMillan
GOP
Aiken
Edgefield
Lexington
Barnwell
Bamberg
Laughlin
Robert M. Bell
William E. Knotts
McMillan
John M
Jim Glass
Senate
Aiken County
Republican Party
Auburn University
DuPont Co
Savannah River
DuPont
No Rain Predicted For Masters Weekend Forecast
The forecast shows near zero precipitation through tomorrow for Masters viewers. Cooler weather expected this weekend with highs in the low 70s tomorrow and upper 60s Saturday, lows in the 40s tonight and possible 30s by Friday night.
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