Foes of Private Hospital Align Forces At Meeting
A group calling itself The Friends of the Hospital met at USCAiken to discuss financing a new county hospital opposing HCA. Dr. Robert Lipe asserted DHEC had not seen the formal application for a Certificate of Need, while officials explained the process and funding options including a $6.5 million revenue bond plan and a potential $10 million facility with $3.5 million from existing funds or gifts. A groundbreaking ceremony for HCA is set for tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. with directions provided to attendees.
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the Friends of the Hospital
University of South Carolina-Aiken
USCA
Mary J. Kosinski
Aiken County
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Robert O. Lipe
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Lipe
Malcolm A. Dantzler
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
South Carolina
Robert Schwartz
Schwartz
R.E. Kenny
Robinson - Humphries Investment Co
Augusta
Kenny
Aiken County Commission
Wade M. Brodie
Hewitt and Royer
J. Sam Nesbit Jr
Nesbit
Sipe
Organized labor pledges support for Ford after voting record
Organized labor led by AFL CIO chief George Meany pledges all possible support for the new President Ford despite his long anti labor voting past in Congress. Meany called for united action to meet the nation’s grave problems as labor backs Ford in Washington.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
Ford
Aflcio
Legisla
Tion
Labor
George Meany
Assad reshuffles Syria's military command many changes
President Hafez Assad enacted decree reshuffling Syria's military leadership. He named the head of the Golan Heights disengagement talks as chief of staff and signaled broader reforms. The move follows the October war and comes amid government charges that Israel plans a fifth Arab war.
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Associated Press
Hafez Assad
Golan Heights
Henry A. Kissinger
Syria
Israel
Short Agenda Set For Commissioners
Aiken County Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. in USC Aiken Room 107. Public hearing on second reading an ordinance for the Aiken County Public Service Authority. Old business includes two handicapped commissioner nominations and a Legislative Committee EMS report. Also on tap are annual leave recommendations, CPA bill from Cherry Bekeart and Holland, a claims payment procedure, and a state workers compensation audit adjustment.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
University of South Carolina
Aiken
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Aiken County Commission For the Handicapped
Emergency Medical Services Department
Aiken County Paramedical Service
CPA
Cherry, Bekeart and Holland
Patrolman Beaten in Weekend Incident Sought
Authorities report no arrest after the weekend beating of S C Highway Patrolman Milford H Wright who chased a drunken driving suspect into woods. Wright, treated at Aiken County Hospital, has been released. SLED bloodhounds aided the search but the suspect remains at large. The subject’s car license and registration are held by authorities.
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S.C
Ptl
Milford H. Wright
Highway Patrol
Wright
Aiken County
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
S.C. Highway Patrol
Ford selects tone and unity focus for new administration
Aides say Gerald Ford plans a unifying start aiming to tackle inflation and other major problems. Ford will not name his vice president in the address and aides expect a late completion of the search, with women and Democrats among the possibilities.
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Ford
White House
Goldwater
Bush
House
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Melvin R. Laird
Defense
Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Cyprus
City Council Eyes Widening Amid Tree Protest Tonight
Aiken City Council will hear a petition from Friends of the Woods to halt widening on South Boundary and Laurens Street between Barnwell and Hampton Avenues. The plan, tied to a storm drainage project, includes two lanes each side with curbs and gutters, and removal of trees for a mini park. The council also considers downtown revitalization committee formation.
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Aiken
Friends of the Woods
Laurens Street
Barnwell
Hampton Avenues
Julian B. Salley Jr
Chesterfield Street
Public Works
Ed Dudley
Hampton Ave
Chesterfield St
Dudley
Two Die As Car Explodes In New Ellenton
A car parked downtown exploded Sunday afternoon killing five year old Fred Allen Butler and two year old Brandy Yvonne Hagey. Two other children injured and hospitalized with burns while a fifth child escaped. Authorities probe cited aerosol cans and matches in the vehicle and a nearby payphone exit as factors.
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New Ellenton
Dan Morris
Fred Allen Butler
Brandy Yvonne Hagey
Carolyn Hagey
Morris
Hagey
Ray Hammock
Aiken County Hospital
Melissa Ann Hammock
Joseph Ervin Hammock
Five Childre
Hammock
Mor
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Augusta Road
Gregg Avenue
Aiken Seventh Day Adventist Church
Hudson Avenue
David Hume Kennerly
White House Oval Office
Kennerly
Time Magazine
Ollie Atkins
R-Pa
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Demos
George Bush
Mr. Clean
Texas
United Nations
Chicago
Soviet Union
Cairo
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
United States
Episcopal Church
Betty
Susan
San Clemente, Calif
Essex
Mass
Michael
Ris
Risher and Main
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