Post Office Reorganization Draws Backlash from Supporters
Many leading architects of the new Postal Service say the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 has been a disappointment. The act passed the House 339 to 29 and the Senate 57 to 6 and was signed by President Nixon. Rep. Charles H. Wilson, who voted for it, says they were sold a bill of goods.
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Washington
House
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Charles H. Wilson
House Postal Facilities Subcommittee
Revenue Sharing Warning Ties to Ford Election
Democratic opponents warned they risk delivering a political prize to President Ford by delaying renewal of federal revenue sharing. The program, signed into law during Nixon's 1972 campaign, could reach the president in September if Congress stalls, provoking calls from mayors and officials to act.
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Washington
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Congress
John Gunther
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Welfare bill rises as AFDC rolls grow in 1975
The 1975 AFDC program added about 266000 families with 479000 members, bringing total AFDC families to nearly 3.5 million and individuals to over 11.3 million. New entrants averaged under two members, while earlier entrants averaged over three.
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Washington
Aid
Israelis intercept Saudi plane carrying three Americans
Israeli fighters intercepted a Saudi military cargo plane near the Lebanese border and forced it to land at Ben-Gurion Airport. The C130 Hercules carried 23 civilians and Saudi troops. three Americans were aboard. The senior pilot was Saudi. the spokesman said no firing occurred.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Ben-Gurion _ International
Karachi
Hijackers Refuel in Karachi on Way to Libya
A Philippine jetliner carrying three hijackers and ten hostages refueled in Karachi after originating in Bangkok and headed toward the Middle East and North Africa. The hijacking began Wednesday in the southern Philippines, now in its sixth day, the longest on record.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Bangkok
Middle East
North Africa
Libya
Philippines
Fighting Flares as Lebanon Cease Fire Extends
In Beirut area clashes scar the coast north of the city as Kamal Jumblatt and allies push for a Christian president. The cease-fire is extended to end of April despite 49 killed and 97 wounded and bodies of 26 earlier dead found. Jumblatt vows further pressure unless a successor to Suleiman Franjieh is chosen.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Jumblatt
Suleiman Franjieh
Palestinian Arabs vote in West Bank local elections
In Jerusalem AP reports Palestinians crowded streets of the occupied West Bank to vote despite heavy rain. Arab children paraded and plastered cars with posters while women vote for the first time, including hundreds at a Nablus high school polling station.
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Jerusalem
West Jordan
Nablus
Aid To China Seen As Possible Quasi Ally
Former Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger said U S military aid to China should not be rejected out of hand and called China a quasi ally. He noted that while in office American officials speculated about arming China, it remained only speculation.
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Washington
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
U.S
China
United States
Schlesinger
Jerry Colvard
Church Street
Jerry
Raymond Floyd
Humphrey
Budding gossip surrounds Mas ters street sightings
A local resident recounts overheard chatter about notable visitors staying across the street. Former Redskins quarterback Sonny Jurgensen reportedly rented the house this year, with last year’s guests including Joe Namath and Clint Eastwood.
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Washington Redskins
Sonny Jurgenson
Joe Namath
Clint Eastwood
Georgia Merchants Face Tax Change Impact at Savannah River Plant
A South Carolina official explains to Representative Irene Rudnick that exempting federal purchases from the sales tax would cost about 3.5 million dollars in state revenue. The study notes the tax, the distinction between sales and use taxes, and historic correspondence on the potential exemption.
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S.C. Tax Commission
Irene K. Rudnick
D.aiken
Margaret Holley
U.S
S.C
DuPont
Savannah River
Augusta
Georgia
South Carolina
Clarkston
Allen
Jackson Seeks Support in Pa Primary Amid Humphrey Draft Talk
Sen. Henry M. Jackson appeals to Pennsylvania Democrats favoring Hubert Humphrey to win delegates in the April 27 primary. Reagan blasts Ford foreign policy while promising Solzhenitsyn access to the White House. Udall and Carter campaign in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh as Jackson and Udall vie for delegates.
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Associated Press
Henry M. Jackson
Ford
Texas
Solzhenitsyn
White House
Jackson
ABC News
Issues and
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Washington
Arizona
Morris Udall
Pennvylvania
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Plains
Reagan
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Wilkes-Barre
Udall
Philadelphia
Aiken County Board of Commissioners District Map
The Aiken Standard publishes on Page 2 a map showing the new district boundaries for the Aiken County Board of Commissioners to clarify which areas belong to each district.
Board member criticizes delay in Belvedere marijuana case
Aiken County Board of Education member Dr. Carl J Shealy protested a two day delay by the Sheriff’s Department in investigating a marijuana incident at Belvedere Elementary School. Principal Nancy Smith spotted students near the library handling what looked like marijuana and seized the bag.
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Aiken County
Carl J Shealy
Paul Knox Junior High
Belvedere Elementary
Nancy Smith
Frost Warnings Issued For Tonight
Forecasters warn of frost tonight with temperatures dipping to the mid 30s. Expect mild sunshine today then a cool night and no rain through Wednesday. tomorrow's highs rise into the upper 60s.
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Dr. Jekvil
Mr. Hyde
Health Systems Board Meeting Tonight in Augusta
The Board of Directors of the East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency will convene at 6 o'clock tonight in the Civic Room of the Georgia Railroad Bank on Broad Street. Agenda items include staff position approvals and by-law changes, with Aiken County and 22 Georgia counties under the agency's purview.
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Augusta. Ga
East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency, Inc
Georgia Railroad Bank
Broad St
Aiken County
Georgia Counties
The
Health Systems Agency
Mrs Woodring Files For District Four Board Seat
Mim Woodring, associate editor of the North Augusta Star, filed as a GOP candidate for the District Four county commission seat. The district covers four North Augusta precincts. She is the lone Republican so far. incumbent Cleve Edmunds is the Democrat filing. Filing ends tomorrow at noon with L W Varner of Aiken.
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Mim Woodring
North Augusta
Carolina Heights
Graniteville
Belvedere
Woodring
Cleve Edmunds
GOP
L.W Varner
Aiken
Forest Fires Rise in Aiken County Urges Caution
Woods and brush fires surge in Aiken County with volunteers handling over a dozen calls in three days and city departments in Aiken and North Augusta managing five small fires. No acreage loss estimate yet. Conditions match or worsen February levels when fires burned more than 220 acres countywide. A separate ban is in place in Horry County amid a historic wildfire.
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Aiken
North Augusta
South Carolina
Horry County
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S.C. Sales and Use Tax Division
O.W. Livingston
Stephen McEwen
Gosford
New South Wales
Eric Worrell
Board of Commissioners
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of the New
Dr. Shealy
Health Systems Board
Fayetteville, Pa
Juanita College
Huntington, Pa
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