Litter officer’s authority in dispute at Aiken County meeting
Aiken County commissioners debated the authority of the county litter officer to issue litter summonses during a working session. They planned to present a case against county employee David Marshall Jr. to Beech Island magistrate Lester L. Chitty while reviewing the officer’s commission and rules governing his role amid questions about gun, badge, and arrest powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Beech Island
Lester L. Chitty
George McCormick
David Marshall Jr
Roads & Bridges Department
Marshall
Lucas Ray
J.P. Strom
Ray
McCormick
Ralph F. Cullinan
Cleve Edmunds
William G. Lynn Jr
Lynn
S.C. Law Enforcement Division
H.V. Graybeal
Going On Effort To Stop Ford Veto On Farm Bill
A Ford associate leads a drive to avert a veto of a farm price supports bill for key grains cotton and dairy. Rep. Albert H. Quie and Rep. Charles Thone gather signatures in the House urging Ford to reject Butz counsel. House action passes the bill 248 to 166, short of a veto override by 28 votes.
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Washington
Ford
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
House
Charles Thone
Neb
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Evacuation Shift From Clark to Guam for Saigon Evacuees
The U S government moved the Saigon evacuation airlift from Clark Air Base in the Philippines to Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. More than 6 000 evacuees at Clark will be relocated to Guam due to congestion, according to a Defense Department spokesman. Embassy spokesman Jack Lartz denied Philippine pressure influenced the decision.
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Clark Air Base
the Philippines
U. S
Saigon
Philippines
Western Pacific
Defense Department
Anderson Air Force Base
Guam
Manila
Clark
Jack Lartz
Clark Field
Ford Calls for Strong Navy to Match Soviet Spending
President Ford urged a robust U S Navy at the Navy League convention in New Orleans noting the Soviet Union spends at least 20 percent more on defense. He warned the U S fleet has shrunk to 501 ships, the smallest since 1939, and half its 1968 size.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
Soviet Union
New Orleans
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Ford Proclaims Mothers Day and Flag Flying
In a proclamation issued Tuesday ford designated Sunday May 11 as Mothers Day and urged the U S flag to be flown from all government buildings on that day.
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Ford
U.S
Weather outlook hints at showers tonight and tomorrow
Light rain is possible tonight with a 50 percent chance and upper 50s low temperatures. Tomorrow sees a 40 percent chance of rain and highs around 80. Southeasterly winds shift from up to 20 mph today to about 10 mph tomorrow.
Bathurst Cup Handicap Singles Winner Triumphs Despite Handicaps
W D Haggard defeats rivals in Bathurst Cup handicap singles after a grueling trip from Australia to Hobart. Norty Knox pulled a muscle Billy Haggard broke a toe and Pierre Etchebaster endured swollen ankles from a 34 hour flight. Bathurst Cup goes to England. Telephone tone shifts signal upcoming touch dial phones.
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Australia
W.D. Haggard
Northrup R. Knox
Pierre Etchebaster
Aiken’s
W.C. Whitney
Norty Knox
America
Billy Haggard
Haggard
England
Hobart
Tasmania
Decision Time Near On Troops
Washington officials weigh U S troop use to aid evacuations from South Vietnam as diplomacy aims to save Saigon from war. If a cease fire and settlement come before Hanoi troops reach Saigon, thousands of South Vietnamese may be evacuated. Up to 131000 Indochina refugees will be admitted under emergency steps approved by Attorney General Levi.
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Washington
Congress
South Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Hanoi
Indochina
United States
Edward H. Levi
Thailand
Los Angeles
Senate
House
State Department
Meeting Held To Discuss Clean Up Effort
About 25 citizens met last night to form a county wide cleanup committee. Led by Aiken County Litter Officer George McCormick, attendees from Aiken Graniteville and Herndon Dairy Road area pledged cooperation. Brown chaired, Thompson co chaired. cleanup set for early June covering rural and urban areas.
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Aiken County
George McCormick
Aiken
Graniteville
Herndon Dairy Road
McCormick
Edward Brown
Midland Valley
Friendly Neighbor Club
Citizens Turn Out To Hear N A Candidates
North Augusta residents attend a Jaycees sponsored stump meeting on city issues including racial balance and the city administrator’s role. Republican Henry R. McKenney and Democrat Bobby Tinsley voiced views on discrimination and police staffing while Councilwoman Ellen Smith and candidates Dodgen and Greene debated the administrator’s powers and public safety oversight.
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North Augusta
Jaycees
Henry R. McKenney
Bobby Tinsley
Republican Council
Ellen Smith
William H. Dodgen
Dodgen
Thomas W. Greene
Florence
Albert Maddox Named To Vacant Aiken School Board Seat
Albert J. Maddox was named to fill the at large seat on the Aiken County Board of Education, succeeding Ben C. Rusche who transferred to Washington. A former board member and chairman, Maddox will serve until the February 1976 election. He previously served 1969 to 1972 and expressed honor at the appointment while signaling no immediate plans for changes.
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Albert J. Maddox
Aiken County
Maddox
D.C
Aiken
State Department
Aone
Lynn Hilley
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Aiken County Public Library
Langley
Laurens Street
He and
Rep
Ford For
Ernest Patterson
Rt. 2
Box 196
James T. Smith Jr
Center Fire District
E.S. Bell
Wendell Byars
Coundon
Smith
Paul Jennings
United Nations
N.A
Greene
Aiken Standard
Albert Maddox
Rusche
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