Woman shot to death in Majik Market holdup in Aiken
Det. Carroll Heath of the Aiken Police identified the victim as Jane Alvarez 23 of 1308 Crosland Drive NE Aiken who was killed during an armed robbery at Majik Market York and Rutland Avenue. Police and sheriff offices and SLED pursue leads with about a dozen interviews. The killer fled with an undetermined amount of cash. coroner J L Gregory noted a single .32 caliber gunshot. The store showed no signs of a struggle and was found orderly at the scene.
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Carroll Heath
Aiken
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Det. Heath
J. L. Gregory
Gregory
Storm Floods Aiken Area Prompt Action on Drains
A late afternoon thunderstorm drenched Aiken flooding streets especially around Kalmia Plaza and downtown. City Manager Roland H. Windham urged residents to help by avoiding debris in streets as drains clog from leaves and pine needles. He said Phase I of the storm drainage plan is two thirds complete and Phase II is about 50 to 60 percent finished with more showers forecast.
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Newberry
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Columbia
Edgefield Streets
Schofield
Nixon resigns presidency amid Watergate pressure
President Richard M. Nixon, facing escalating impeachment pressure after revealing concealed Watergate evidence, announces his resignation. Vice President Gerald R. Ford expected to be sworn in Friday at 6 p.m. EDT as the new 38th president. Kissinger to receive the formal resignation.
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Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
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John J. Rhodes
White House
Nixon
Henry A Kissinger
Ford
John McFall
D-Calif
Thomas P. O'Neill
Congress
Rhodes
Arizona
Kissinger
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Court Upholds Pierce Murder Conviction in Sumter Case
The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of William Junior Pierce for the murder of Margaret Peg Cuttino of Sumter, daughter of former state Rep. James Cuttino. The court also denied a new trial motion.
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South Carolina
Supreme Court
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Pierce
Margaret
Peg’ Cuttino
Sumter
James Cuttino
Senate House agree on 11.3 billion housing bill
Senate and House conferees reach a compromise on a 11.3 billion housing bill. The plan keeps two welfare subsidy programs alive though it does not compel Nixon administration funding, aiming to avert a veto.
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Washington
Senate-House
Nixon
Tapes Turned Over In Watergate Case To Sirica
The last of the White House tapes ordered released are now with U S District Judge John J Sirica. White House lawyer James D St Clair said at least ten of the 64 conversations do not exist because they occurred on a telephone without a recording device. Missing tapes include three Nixon calls with H R Haldeman or John D Ehrlichman.
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White House
Supreme Court
John J. Sirica
James D. St. Clair
Watergate
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Wholesale prices surge 3.7 percent in a single month
The Labor Department reported that wholesale prices rose 3.7 percent in the last month, translating to an annual rate of 44.4 percent. The monthly gain marks the largest increase since a 6.2 percent jump in August.
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Washington
Labor Department
Trees Felled Halted By Citizens Groups
Large water oaks along Chesterfield Street were being cut for widening when residents stopped the work. Mrs Alexander Wilds and the group Friends of the Woods alerted city officials and media, enlisting attorney Julian Salley to appeal to Mayor Weeks for the halt.
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Chesterfield Street
Barnwell Ave
Edgefield Ave
Friends of the Woods
City Hall
Alexander Wilds
Aiken
Julian B. Salley
H. C. Weeks
Fire Guts Home In North Augusta
A fire on Merriwether Drive in North Augusta damaged a residence owned by M. E. Berry. Firemen battled the blaze for over an hour after a 3:32 p.m. call, with authorities saying two girls turned on a stove and left without switching it off. One room avoided fire but suffered smoke damage.
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Merriwether Drive
M. E. Berry
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B. E. Nichols
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