Kennedy Support Still A Question at Democratic Convention
President Carter enters New York with renomination secured yet faces a Kennedy driven platform on economy ERA and abortion. Kennedy has yet to endorse Carter while some delegates threaten action and Lt. Gov. Pat Lucey contemplates supporting Anderson. Labor Sec. Marshall notes Carter will reject a 12 billion job plan while party debates solar energy and MX Missile positions.
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Carter
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Camp David
Wisconsin
Pat Lucey
John Anderson
Machinists Union
Massachusetts
Ray Marshall
Democratic Party
Jody Powell
Powell
Madison Square Garden
Three Die, Several Hurt in Charleston Explosion
An explosion on St. Phillips Street near the College of Charleston caused multiple casualties with at least three injured and authorities investigating a possible gas leak. Fire and medical units responded as crews secured the area near a new dormitory and a public parking garage.
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Charleston
St. Phillips Street
Liberty
College of Charleston
Inside Today Aiken County Today
A compact local page previews features and sections including Cancer Answerline Classifieds Comics Community Calendar Dear Abby Editorials House Doctor Hugh Mulligan Obituaries Our People Sports Television The Butcher Weather Your View.
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Aiken County Today
Cancer Answerline
Dear Abby
House
Hugh Mulligan
Our People Sports Television
the Butcher
Weather Your View
Have You Heard Why Gardens Comfort Gardeners
A gardener notes that a garden grows from birth to maturity with little backtalk to contend with, offering a quiet, enduring source of solace compared with raising children. The piece reflects on the emotional support gardens provide to caretakers.
Aiken and North Augusta Appeal Census Figures
Aiken and North Augusta appeal preliminary 1970 census counts amid discrepancies. Aiken expects a Sept. 1 reply after citing water records and permits showing 400–500 more residents. North Augusta adds about 200, citing vacancy rate changes and the Ledges counted as uninhabitable.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Census Bureau
Columbia
Michael D. Strickland
Warly
Charles B. Martin
Buena Vista Avenue
Martin
Ledges
Beverly Hills gunman holds dinner guests in siege ending in police killing
A former Israeli diplomat and 14 others at Dr. Benjamin I. Schneiderman's Beverly Hills home were held hostage by an armed robber who was killed by police after an anonymous tip. Guest Yehuda Gaulan and other adults and an infant remained unharmed. The gunman, armed with a .38 revolver, was shot after refusing to drop his weapon.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
David Griffey
Benjamin I. Schneiderman
Yehuda Gaulan
Finland
Foreign Ministry
Schneiderman
Griffey
Aiken County Schools Approve Sick Leave Policy Change
The Aiken County School District board votes to end advancing sick leave from day one and set sick leave at 1.33 days per month. The district also plans a Silver Bluff area zone advisory council and reviews school lunch prices, bond notes, and planned sales of Kalmia Hill School and adjacent property for a nursing home.
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Aiken County
Board of Education
Vances
Aiken
Willis
Silver Bluff
Jackson
Beech Island
New Ellenton
Silver Bluff High
Kalmia Hill
Aiken High School
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Ted Kennedy
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Benjamin Schneiderman
T.B. Willis
S.C. State Department of Education
J.P. Kneece
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