Aiken County Faces EPA Pressure Over Pollution Abatement
National and state authorities have issued deadlines for pollution control in Aiken County. Threats include fines, plant closures, building permit bans, and loss of federal and state grants if a regional waste collection and treatment system for the Horse Creek area is not implemented, with costs estimated at 12 to 20 million dollars.
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Congress
Aiken County
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
State Pollution Control Authority
PCA
Horse Creek
John Henry Williams
Atlanta
Aiken
North Augusta
South Carolina
Cayce
Southeast Water Laboratory
Athens
Savannah River
Augusta
Georgia Water Quality Control Board
GWQCB
U.S Justice Department
Georgia
Apollo 16 Hurtles Toward Moon Despite Lander Skin Peels
Apollo 16 astronauts Navy Capt. John W. Young and Air Force Lt. Col. Charles M. Duke Jr. entered the lunar lander Ori and conducted a one hour inspection after a strip of its protective skin peeled away. Officials said the cause of the flaking remains unknown and no mission changes were planned.
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Manned Spacecraft Center
Navy
John W. Young
Air Force
Charles M. Duke Jr
A Pivotal MIG Kill in Vietnam Air War
U S jets shot down three MiG21s southwest of Hanoi in a single day for the first time since 1967. The raids damaged fuel depots in the Hanoi Haiphong area. A Navy A7 and an Air Force F105 were lost, with the A7 crew rescued and the F105 crew missing. three other U S aircraft were lost in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Air Force
South Vietnam
Venus Appears Near Moon Seen Across Nation
NORAD says a bright light near the moon Sunday night was Venus not a threat. Calls from Arizona and other states described fears of a moon breakup or a space impact, while some thought Apollo 18 was involved.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
North American Air Defense Command
Venus
NORAD
Arizona
Two Witnesses Set to Testify in Kleindienst ITT Inquiry
Washington AP reports two witnesses with White House ties scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Kleindienst ITT relationship. Richard J. Ramsden, a New York investment banker, and Jack Gleason, a former White House aide now consulting for ITT, are to open what could be the investigation's final week.
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Washington
White House
Richard G. Kleindienst
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Richard J. Ramsden
New York
Jack Gleason
ITT
Senate Judiciary Committee
British Railmen Strike Paralyzes Britain During Go-Slow Action
A go slow by 300,000 rail workers halted Britain's commuter system. Angry passengers booed trainmen as the few trains ran late and jam packed. Massive traffic jams formed as thousands switched to cars to reach work.
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London
Britain
Weather outlook cool nights then warm afternoons
The forecast calls for clear cool tonight with lows in the upper 40s and sunny skies tomorrow reaching the lower 80s. Winds 10 to 20 mph remain gusty with a warming trend through Friday and highs near 80 degrees while lows dip to the low 50s to 60.
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U.S
Robbery Victim Bloodied During Street Pocketbook Snatch
Gloria Johnson of Aiken reports a black male 6 feet tall robbed her at 1 40 this morning on McCormick Street. He snatched $60 from her purse after a cut with glass. Aiken Wholesale Florist reported a tools theft last night.
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Gloria Johnson
Aiken
McCormick Street
Aiken Wholesale Florist
Cablevision Rd
Aiken County Sheriff's Department
Nixon aide condemns North Vietnam as naked aggression
Secretary of State William P Rogers defended U S air and naval strikes against North Vietnam before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee stating the actions protect troops in the South, keep withdrawal on track, and aid South Vietnamese defense. He labeled the North Vietnamese invasion as naked aggression and urged continued U S support while seeking 2 15 billion in foreign military aid for the coming fiscal year including grants and credits.
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Washington
William P Rogers
Nixon
South Vietnam
Rogers
United States
Haiphong
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Administration
J W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Vietnam
America
South
Korea
Middle East
Intersection Closure at South Boundary and Laurens
The South Carolina Highway Department will close the South Boundary Laurens intersection to traffic for one week. Workmen will install storm drainage lines per the Aiken Police Department.
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South Carolina
Tax Deadline Midnight Tonight
Midnight tonight is the deadline for filing state and federal income tax returns. The State Tax Commission and the Internal Revenue Service granted a later filing time because April 15 fell on Saturday.
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State Tax Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Boca Raton and Midfield Reach Polo Quarterfinals
Boca Raton defeated Wilson Ranch 8 to 7 to reach a Wednesday meeting with Midfield in the National 16 Goal Polo Tour. Meadowbrook beat Aiken 6 to 2 to set up a Thursday clash with Beth Page L J. The consolation battle pits Wilson Ranch versus Aiken for the Grace Memorial Trophy at Powderhouse Field.
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Boca Raton
Wilson Ranch
Meadowbrook
Aiken
Beth Page
L.J
Powderhouse Field
Billy Linfoot
Northrup Knox
Louis Smith
Kursitis Smith
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J.C. Busbee
Busbee
Mississippi
Hampton Avenue
York Street
Atkenite
Ben Mauldin
Powderhouse Road
Mauldin
Talmadge Hospital
South Airien
Banker's Trust
Susan Schubert
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