Arrests in Egyptian Plot Tied to Khadafy Threat
Cairo papers report 75 detainees including 16 cadets and two sailors in an alleged plot to topple President Anwar Sadat. Eleven people died and 27 were wounded in a clash at the military technical college on April 17, with links to Libyan Col Muammar Khadafy. The government says the attack on the military academy was the opening step in Sadat's overthrow.
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Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Muammar Khadafy
Military Academy
Sadat
Portuguese Military Takes Over Lisbon in Bloodless Coup
A military junta seized control in Lisbon backed by cheering crowds and tanks, ousting Premier Caetano to exile in Madeira. Gen Antonio de Spinola, 64, leads the seven member National Salvation Junta promising freedom of thought and speech.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Antonio de Spinola
Marcello Caetano
Madeira
Spinola
Caetano
National Salvation Junta
Senate approves no fault auto plan with federal standards
The Senate voted 74 to 11 to require all states to adopt at least a minimal no fault auto insurance plan by Sept. 1, 1975 while allowing a Biden amendment to delay implementation for 15 states that already have no fault until mid 1978.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph R. Biden
D-Del
Biden
Banks raise prime lending rates to new highs in postwar era
NEW YORK reports several banks increased their prime lending rate to 10 - 10.5 percent with Citizens & Southern National Bank of Atlanta posting a record 10 1/2 percent last week. Citizens & Southern led the move from 10 percent to the new peak.
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New York
Citizens & Southern Nation
al Bank of Atlanta
Citizens & Southern
Patty Hearst Fiance Comments On SLA In Interview
Steven Weed, Hearst's former fiancé, says her remarks about the Symbionese Liberation Army mean little and stresses concern for her safety. He labels his former engagement as over and dismisses perceived rejection as not personal.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Steven Weed
Miss Hearst
City consolidates departments naming Dudley public works chief
Aiken announces the merger of the Department of Public Works and the Engineering Department and appoints C Edward Dudley as director of the unified public works department and city engineer. Dudley succeeds W L Sanders who resigns for health reasons effective April 30. Windham cites improved efficiency from in house engineering.
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Department of Public Works
Engineering
C. Edward Dudley
Roland Windham
Aiken
W.L. Sanders
Sanders
May Windham
Cool Nights To Continue Weekend Weather
The forecast calls for cool nights and warm days with lows in the 40s and highs in the low 80s under clear skies. It should be a perfect weekend for outdoor activities and conserving energy by keeping air conditioning off at least one more day.
Beauty Pageant Opens At Johnston School Gym
Tomorrow at 7 30 p m the Miss Edgefield County Beauty Pageant and Little Miss Edgefield County Pageant unfold in Johnston Elementary School gym with Miss Kiki Kirkland directed ceremonies. A ceramics show by Recreation Department students runs Sunday 2 to 5 at the Ceramics House in Virginia Acres.
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Johnston Elementary School
Recreation Department
Ceramics House
Virginia Acres
Young Aiken residents cautious on Nixon impeachment
A Ken Standard survey of seven people in Aiken shows six of seven aged 20 to 30 say Nixon should not be impeached while views on impeachment likelihood vary. Respondents include Beverly Dixon Nancy Durden Scott Davis and Dan Doran with a differing view from a local senior citizen.
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Nixon
United States
Aiken Standard
Beverly Dixon
Aiken
Nancy Durden
Scott Davis
Dan Doran
Aiken Air Base
Reapportionment shifts dates as filings open May 8
The General Assembly approved reapportionment and Governor West is expected to sign. Primary date moves to July 16 if the 60 day federal review lingers. House filings run May 8 to May 22 with no reopenings. Petitions require 10,000 signatures in Aiken County or 10 percent of registered voters if House changes pass. District races feature incumbents Price Farmer Murphy Warner vs challengers Brelsford Kirby Ble Vins Drummond Ray Prosser.
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General Assembly
John C. West
U.S. Justice Department
House
Justice Department
State House
Aiken County
House- Senate
Board of Commissioner
Jo Ann Price
George Brelsford
Forest L. Kirby
Dale Blevins
Edwin E. Farmer
Grady L. Whitlaw
Leonard E. Drummond
L.V. Davis
Robert M. Bell
Charles W. Prosser
L.J
Larry) Murphy
Carroll Warner
Lucas Ray
Aiken
Sale Of Houses Expected To Slow
Area loan officers and Realtors say higher rates from the Federal Reserve and banks will slow home loans in Aiken. Prospective buyers may delay purchases while lenders report slower loan activity and longer closings as rates rise and funding tightens.
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Aiken
Federal Reserve Board
William Johnson
Palmetto Savings and Loan
Johnson
Robert Laird
Laird Agency
Aiken County
Robert E
Bob” Yarborough
Security Federal Savings & Loan Association
Yarborough
Security Federal
Federal Home Loan Board
Reserve Board
Commission To Meet Today Over County Post Vacancies
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will meet at 5 30 p.m. in Annex 4 of the County Courthouse to discuss filling vacant management jobs including a finance director a county engineer and an administrator to replace Ronald A La Couture dismissed this week. Some members oppose appointing an administrator.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Ronald A. la Couture
Commission
North Augusta Voters to Choose Three City Council Members
North Augusta voters will select two-year council members from seven candidates, including Democrats Arthur Stewart and Ed Harley and Republicans Raymond Kroger Hank McKenney and Carl Sewell. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with three Republican hopefuls and two Democrats vying for seats. Stewart heads the Neighborhood Youth Corps at CSRA EOA. Harley works for Seaboard Coastline Railroad and leads local UTU Chapter 674. McKenney is a GT chemical engineer with Columbia Nitrogen and civic active in Lions Club and chamber groups. Kroger, a 23-year resident, chairs the NA Republican Party and works in SRP separations. Sewell is the remaining Republican candidate.
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Arthur Stewart
Harley
Seaboard Coastline Railroad
United Transportation Union
Caretta Avenue
North Augusta
First Christian Church of
Belvedere
Cub
Kroger
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Aiken High School
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Newberry College
Aiken County Humane Society
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Tom McElrath
Miami
Muttley
Barbara
Derby Wendel
N.A. Council
Stewart
Csra Economic Opportunity Authority
Augusta
Bath High School
Claflin University
Orangeburg
Democratic National Con
Vention
E.L
Ed) Harley
Raymond P. Kroger
Henry McKenney
Carl Sewell
Georgia Institute of Technology
Columbia Nitrogen Corp
N.A
Sher. Paget
Carl S. Sewell
Raymond F. Kroger
Henry R. McKenney JR
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