Aiken County Ambulance Contract With Para-Med Delayed Signing
After intensive debate the Aiken County Ambulance Commission postponed the signing of a Para-Med contract to run the county system. The plan envisions three 24 hour stations with 20 minute rural and 5 minute urban response and aims to cut deaths by about 22 annually. The first year cost is set at 176 253 dollars with modest year-to-year variations.
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Sion
Vice
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North Carolina
Virginia
Ambulance Commission
North Augusta
Aiken
Weather Outlook Promises Warmer Temperatures Tomorrow
The U.S. Weather Bureau forecasts a clear cool night with tonight’s temps rising into the mid 70s to around 80 tomorrow. Lows near 40s, partly cloudy tomorrow with a 10 percent rain chance. Winds shift from light easterly to SE and S at about 10 mph. Sunday may bring scattered showers with mild highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
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Nixon signals second Vietnam troop pullback by July
President Nixon announced plans to withdraw 20 000 more U S troops from Vietnam by July 1 and to continue bombing North Vietnam until Hanoi halts its massive invasion of the South. He urged nationwide support for his program to exit South Vietnam without surrendering allies to Communist aggression. The plan would reduce U S forces to 49 000, under ten percent of the 549 000 authorized when he took office in January 1969.
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U S Demands Invasion End in Vietnam Talks
At the resumed Vietnam peace talks in Paris, U S delegate William J Porter urged North Vietnam to end its invasion and begin withdrawing troops from South Vietnam. North Vietnamese delegate Xuan Thuy called the claim utterly absurd, saying the United States is conducting a war of aggression.
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Vietnam
North Viet
Namese
Xuan Thuy
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William J. Porter
Brandt Survives No Confidence Vote In Bonn Parliament
In a dramatic Bundestag tally Willy Brandt defeated a no confidence bid by two votes 247 to 249% of 496 members. The victory clears the path for ratification next week of nonaggression treaties with Moscow and Warsaw and strengthens his East West tension easing policy. Opposition led by Rainer Barzel of the Christian Democrats failed to unseat the chancellor amid a tense parliamentary session.
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Warsaw
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Free Democrats
North Viet Namese Renew Attack Near Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnamese forces renewed their assault below the DMZ as U S Navy ships clashed with patrol boats in the Tonkin Gulf. American fighters bombed targets inside North Vietnam and three patrol boats were sunk with a fourth heavily damaged after attacking the cruiser Oklahoma City and destroyers Richard B. Anderson and Gurke. No U S damage was reported.
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Space Journey Climaxes Today
Apollo 16 astronauts prepare to return to Earth after 11 days in space revealing possible lunar volcanic activity evidence. The crew aims to enrich knowledge of the moon and its geological history.
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Houston
Planet Earth
Moon
County Dog Pound Undergoes Cleanup
The Aiken County Dog Pound shows a complete turnaround from six weeks ago with clean grounds fresh water and playful puppies. County Superintendent Mackey Scott says sewage has been stepped up that plans for the building were discarded and a paid attendant now works set hours daily to handle dog disposal and reclaiming dogs with no charge for claiming.
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Aiken County
Alken Standard
Mackey Scott
Frank Holley Scott
Muskie Withdraws From Primaries Citing Funds Shortage
Sen. Edmund Muskie announced he is stopping active campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination due to lack of funds. His name remains on ballots in several primaries, and he may seek a brokered convention as a compromise candidate while retaining about 128 delegate votes won earlier.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Willcox Hotel Renovated for Veterans Home
The Willcox Hotel at the corner of Chesterfield and Colleton avenues is being converted into a veterans home for 15 disabled servicemen. Owner Joseph Ewans and contractor R A Heider aim to gain city and state approvals within six months. The historic three story site, once a famed gathering place for aristocracy and diplomats, retains its old lobby features as renovations proceed.
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Chesterfield and
Colleton Avenues
Winston Churchill
Korea
Viet
Joseph M. Ewans
R.A. Heider
Heider
State Department of Mental Health
Augusta Veterans Administration
Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday at 2 A M
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday at 2 a m pushing clocks ahead one hour before bed Saturday night. The note encourages the change as a neat idea and teases the notion of doing something twice.
Playhouse To Present Two Dramas Tonight and Saturday
The Aiken Community Playhouse hosts the fourth phase of the Spring Arts Festival with two drama selections at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday in the Virginia Acres venue sponsored by the Aiken Recreation Department.
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Aiken Community Playhouse
Aiken Recreation Department
Virginia Acres
Pay Hike To Cost South Carolina Citizens 50 Cents
The House has approved a $2,000-a-year pay boost for 170 lawmakers. If Senate approval follows, the per capita cost of the legislature would be 50 cents yearly for every resident, based on a 2.59 million population, covering base pay and expense money.
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New York
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Arlington
Edmund D. Grant
Richland
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New Hampshire
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Three winners in Standard Stumper prize puzzle
Three contestants correctly solved the Standard Stumper for a prize of 410. Winners listed are Robert A. Holmes of Graniteville, Mrs. R L Toole of Aiken and Willie J Tinsley of Aiken. An additional $10 raises tomorrow's jackpot to $420 in the Aiken Standard.
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Ergle St
Graniteville
R.L. Toole
Hicckory Rd
Willie J. Tinsley
Harry St
Aiken
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