Youth Killed in 3 Car Crash on U S 1 in South Carolina
Eight year old Keith David Jones of Columbia died when a Jackson Brooks funeral home ambulance struck the Jones car broadside on U S 1 north of secondary highway 495. His father David B. Jones and mother Susannah Jones survived. Authorities report no charges pending a coroner's inquest. Easter weekend crashes claimed ten lives in the state.
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Columbia
U.S. 1
S.C. Highway Patrol
Keith David Jones
Morningside Drive
Aiken County Hospital
Susannah Jones
S.C Highway Patrol
Helen Tye Lawson
Rt. G. Box 356
Aiken
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Lawson
South Carolina
Proxmire seeks abolition of 16 agencies in government
Sen. William Proxmire urges scrapping the Interstate Commerce Commission and 15 other bodies as wasteful. He argues any useful functions should merge into existing agencies, noting Congress often creates new agencies that never end. He cites Selective Service seeking 41 million dollars while no one can be drafted.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Interstate Commerce Commission
Selective Service
Proxmire
D-Wis
Joint Economic Subcommittee On
ACLU Planning To File Sterilization Lawsuit
The article notes the ACLU planning to file a sterilization lawsuit while discussing tax day and IRS operations. It covers April 15 as the income tax deadline, Easter observations by Aiken Countians, and post office direct pouching to Chamblee Georgia. It mentions IRS expected returns, late mail volumes, and historic evasion prosecutions.
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James Price
Aiken
IRS
Price
Chamblee
Aiken County Hospital Targeted in $1.5 Million Sterilization Suit
The ACLU says it will file a $1.5 million lawsuit against Aiken County Hospital and six others over sterilization practices. Named individuals include Dr. Clovis H. Pierce, Dr. George A. Poda, J. Sam Nesbit, Richard Poore, and Rev. R. Archie Ellis, with plaintiffs listed as Jane Doe and Marvy Roe to protect privacy. The case follows a 1973 probe into Medicaid sterilization linked to mothers on welfare.
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Aiken County
American Civil Liberties Union
Columbia
Clovis H. Pierce
Aiken
George A. Poda
J. Sam Nesbit
Richard Poore
Department of Social Services
R. Archie Ellis
ACLU
Jane Doe
Marvy Roe
Eldon Wedlock
South Carolina
Kissinger Sets Out U S Role at UN on Resources
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepared to offer qualified U S support for less developed nations seeking greater say in global natural resources while affirming continued access for industrialized countries. He planned a brief address stressing equitable resource handling cooperative planning and avoiding grandiose declarations.
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United Nations, N.Y
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
United Nations Generals Assembly
U.S
General Assembly
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
Mitchell To Be Cross-Examined In Nixon Era Trial
Former Atty General John N. Mitchell faces cross examination in a nine week old U S district court conspiracy trial. Co defendant Maurice H Stans former Commerce Secretary may testify next. Both sides expected to rest Thursday as Vesco investigation tie to 200000 cash donation is examined.
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NEW York
John N. Mitchell
U.S. District Court
Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon
Jet Crash Report Denied Off New Caledonia Island
Auckland AP report says flight controller denied a jet crash off the South Pacific French island New Caledonia. Major airlines reported no missing planes and a full alert was issued but later called off after all nearby aircraft were accounted for.
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Auckland
New Zealand
New Caledonia
South Pacific
Aiken Antique Car Club Heads to Columbia Show
Aiken County residents were told of a new permanent sheriff office number 648-9581 and a RIS toll free help line 1 800 922 3216. The Columbia Polo Team won 10 8 in Boca Raton and will play again Friday.
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Aiken
Columbia Airport
Laurens Street
Richland Avenue
Columbia
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Paul Grant
Ris
Norty’ Knox
Heath Manning
Tom Harris
Russell Corey
Boca Raton
Fla
Brief but Violent Storm Hits Aiken South Side
A ten minute tornado like storm struck Aiken on Sunday afternoon causing damage to the shopping center area. Eckerd Drug Store at Mitchell Shopping Center reported a shattered front window and wind driven rain about 30 feet inside the store. No injuries were reported as employees moved to the back of the store.
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Aiken
City of Aiken
Eckerd’s
Mitchell Shop
Employes
Black Beauty Plymouth Car Captures Hearts in Aiken
Mrs Winifred Hunter of Aiken calls her 1947 Plymouth Super Deluxe Coupe the black beauty. The vintage car has 196 000 miles with no major repairs and yields 23 miles per gallon despite its age. It has bumpers from safety recalls, a divine ventilation system, and first attracted attention from Salt Lake City buyers for about 5000 dollars.
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Winifred Hunter of
Aiken
Wendell Hall
Winifred Hunter
Devine
Foreign Service
State Department
Hunter
Salt Lake City
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David B. Jones
University Hospital
Jackson-Brooks
Internal Revenue Service
Aiken Post Office
Spiro Agnew
Suez Canal
Port Said
Egypt
Mecca
Robert A. Brown
Pierce
Poda
Ellis
Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert L. Vesco
Peter Fleming Jr
Goliath
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