County office pets and color coded mails decorate court day
Pete the county auditor's office keeps him fed by Mrs. Williamson and staff who care for him at the courthouse. County Administrator LaCouture runs a color coded system for paperwork. Yesterday the county commissioners gained stand up notebooks at meetings. Only a week and a half remain to sign up four to seven year olds for the Jaycees Little Miss and Little Master contests with entry blanks at Woodruff Aiken Drug and Kiddie Carousel and a contact number for Mrs. James Sides.
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Pete
County Auditor's Office
Stanley Williamson
Ronald LaCouture
Woodruff and Aiken Drug and Kiddie
James Sides
Aiken
What Going On Nixon Address Set For Tonight
President Nixon prepares a national television address from the Oval Office to defend himself in the Watergate scandal. The half hour speech follows a written statement and is to be carried live by major networks. White House officials say the address aims to rally support for his second term and public confidence at a pivotal time.
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Washington
Nixon
Camp David
Oval Office
White House
Watergate
Cambodian Bombing Ends as Korat Airbase Closes Era
The final Indochina war bombing mission lifted from Korat airbase marking the end of U S attacks. Captain Louie Ratley fired the last 20mm burst and Major John Hoskins dropped the final bomb at 10 44 local time just before the 10 45 deadline set by the White House.
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Korat
Thailand
North Vietnam
Indochina
Louie Ratley
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Ratley
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
John Hoskins
Portsmouth
Ohio
White House
U. S. Congress
Hoskins
Kent State Evidence Turned Over to Justice Department
The House Judiciary subcommittee turned over 48 witness interviews, several films and other records from its Kent State shootings probe to the Justice Department. The evidence includes what may be the only film of the gunfire and claims that Kent State students can identify the first shooter. Four students were killed and nine wounded in the 1970 incident.
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Washington
Kent State
Justice Department
Department
National Guards
Elliot L. Richardson
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Koreans Reported Flying With Egyptian Air Force
Israel's military command says 10 to 20 North Korean pilots are in Egypt flying jet fighters for the Egyptian air force. The spokesman notes arrival weeks ago, with no clear details on aircraft type and no signs of Israeli pilots meeting them.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
North Korea
Egypt
New York
Skylab 2 Crew Plans 59 Day Mission Schedule
Skylab 2 commander Alan L. Bean and crewmates Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lousma plan a full 59 day mission and requested more work time aboard the orbiting lab even if it reduces sleep. They also reported a minnow egg hatched aboard the space station late Tuesday night.
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Space Center
Houston
Orbiting Laboratory
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Space Station
New Ellenton Youth Found Hanging In Tree
A 17 year old white male was found hanging from a tree on Sizemore Street in New Ellenton at 7 30 a m by a passerby. The case is under investigation by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department with identification to be released after relatives are notified. The body was taken to the Aiken County Hospital. Police Chief Jack A Fields confirmed the call and scene in the Melrose Division.
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New Ellenton
Sheriff's Department
Sizemore Street
Aiken County
Hos
Dan Bowe
E.H. Boyd
Jack A. Fields
Fields
Melrose
Library Board Gets 30000 In Funds
Aiken County Commissioners voted to allocate 30000 in revenue sharing funds to the Aiken County Library Board, bringing promised totals to 70200 for county libraries though funds have not yet been received. The panel also approved new salaries for county shop workers and discussed road paving and highway cooperation for Audubon Circle and Bellaire Road.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Library Board
Aiken
Addiiton
Sam Woodring
Library Board
Nancy Carson
North Augusta
Victor Montengohl
Banksia
Audubon Circle
Bellaire Road
Belvedere
LaCouture
Aiken Weather: Heat Returns With Thunderstorms Possible
The Aiken area faces hot conditions with partly cloudy skies and a 50 percent rain chance today, then a 30 percent chance tonight and 40 percent tomorrow. Highs: mid 90s today, low 90s tomorrow. lows around 70 tonight. Winds shift from southwest 10 to 15 mph to west-southwest 10 to 15 mph tomorrow, with stronger gusts near storms.
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Aiken
Barbed questions at North Augusta ARTS hearing
More than 50 people attended a luncheon on the Augusta Regional Transportation Study ARTS where officials pressed for concept approval. Dayton Sherrouse and George Nelson spoke as North Augusta debates federal funding and cooperation with a 1990 highway plan costing 112 758 222 dollars and seeking approval by September.
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Judy Rich
North Augusta
Augusta
Greater North Augusta
Federal Highway Administrator
Sherrouse
Aiken County Board Approves Insurance Program and Lunch Rise
The Aiken County Board of Education approved a new medical insurance program, hiring of additional teachers, rehiring of retired teachers, and a five cent lunch price increase to 40 cents per pupil. The repeal of South Carolina's poll tax caused a $19,000 district loss, with reports on Head Start adult education migrant programs and student policy changes. Superintendent TB Willis noted the prior lunch price was 35 cents.
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Skip Seiser
Aiken
TB. Willis
Escape From Stockade Dominates Early Aiken County News
Two prisoners, Danny Toole and Luther Dunbar, escaped the Aiken County Stockade around 3 am by crawling through a bathroom window after bending bars and breaking a glass panel. Law enforcement searches continue.
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Aiken County
Stockade
George Wooten
Wooten
Danny Toole
Luther Dunbar
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Milton Smith
Walter Byrd
Commission
Harold Graybeal
State Highway Department
N.A
Willis
Langley
Buster Smith
Aiken Post 26
Russell Lee
Jerome Bell
Post 26
West Ashley
Charleston
Citizens Field
American Legion
Wendell Hall
J.H. Evans
Evans
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