Aiken County to Repeal Open-Ended Engineer Contract
Aiken County Council plans to repeal a 1975 resolution that hired William L. Sanders as a consultant engineer at 60 dollars per day. The repeal, slated for a July 1 meeting at 7 p.m., would shift duties to the Director of Public Works and a new civil engineer hire to replace Sanders.
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Sanders
Aiken County
Aiken County Council
William L. Sanders
Board of Commissioners
County of Aiken
Carroll H. Warner
Warner
L. C. Greene
Greene
Director of Public Works
Green
Carter to meet Middle East ministers for Geneva peace push
President Carter will host talks with Israel and at least four Arab foreign ministers next month to press momentum toward a Geneva peace conference. Lunch discussions with Henry Kissinger are expected to cover Arab Israeli differences and a new Panama Canal agreement, with Carter seeking Kissinger's Senate ratification support.
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Washington
Carter
Israel
Geneva
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Senate
Lone Ranger
Telephone contracts settled after midnight strike
A Communications Workers of America spokesman says all unresolved telephone contracts in Georgia Florida North Carolina and South Carolina have been resolved. Western Electric installers in the four states walked out at midnight Saturday and about 2 000 workers struck before the final agreement was reached with the company.
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Atlanta
Communications Workers of America
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Western Electric
Marble Cone Fire Continues to Bedevil California Coast
The Marble Cone blaze in Los Padres National Forest grows to about 123000 acres as nearly 10000 personnel fight fires along California with evacuation plans in place near Carmel Valley but officials expect no imminent threat to homes.
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Associated Press
West
California
Los Padres National Forest
Carmel Valley
Gulf denies uranium price fixing charge in TVA dispute
Gulf Oil Corp. rebutted Rep. Albert Gore Jr stating no Gulf subsidiary participated in uranium price fixing that raised TVA costs. Gore planned to chair House subcommittee hearings in Nashville on the alleged cartel impact, with TVA officials and ERDA expected to attend.
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Nashville, Tenn
Gulf Oil Corp
Tennessee
Gulf
Tennessee Valley Authority
Albert Gore Jr
Nashville
U.S. House
TVA
Energy Research and Development Administration
Gore
Cigarettes Lower In Tar and Nicotine
The FTC reports that about one third of 166 cigarette brands tested show relatively low tar and nicotine levels. The ratings, released Sunday, indicate a continuing industry shift toward reduced contents as health-conscious smokers seek safer options.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Rain continues in Aiken County with chances this week
The weather outlook shows a 40 percent rain chance tonight and a 50 percent chance for showers tomorrow in Aiken County. Temperatures stay warm with highs in the upper 80s and tonight’s low around the low 70s.
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Aiken County
Aiken Police Raid Mistaken House Overshadows Saturday
Police in Aiken conducted a high profile raid on Saturday night, discovering the home empty save for three children. The in charge officer called it the department's biggest embarrassment, while local golfers noted the miscue during yesterday's PGA playoff between Lanny Wadkins and Gene Littler. Wadkins hooked a shot at the second hole, sending the ball to a mound by the trap and onto the green.
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Aiken
Lanny Wadkins
Wadkins
Gene Littler
City weighs garage-sale ordinance for Aiken residents
City Manager Roland H Windham says the proposed ordinance aims to protect homeowners who hold occasional garage sales while preventing full time resale operations. He notes signs blocking rights of way and neighborhood aesthetics as concerns and outlines a $5 permit for enforcement including estate sales in residential zones.
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Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Highway Department
Windham
Jaworski to Lead House Korea Influence-Buying Probe
Former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski takes command of the House investigation into alleged South Korean influence-buying in Congress with an independence guarantee. He aims to complete the staff inquiry by early 1976 and may seek punishment or prosecution for any wrongdoing found, while noting the broader scope may be exaggerated.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
House
Congress
Jaworski
House Merchant Marine Subcommittee
Carter
Park
Korea
Courthouse Funds On Agenda In Aiken County Meeting
Aiken County Council will consider an emergency ordinance for 50,000 to renovate the courthouse. Building Inspector Joe W Busby Jr oversees central air conditioning painting carpeting and a vestibule as stopgap work. The aim is to stabilize the courthouse until a new or renovated facility is decided.
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Aiken
Library budget cuts spark cautious county support
Aiken County Library faces a severe budget cut for the current year with a temporary weekend closure at Banksia after August 15. Officials say across the board cuts hit all agencies, and city funding for maintenance was rejected in favor of park division lawn work, while warning of safety risks from unkept grounds and potential snake sightings.
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Aiken County
Ollie Baughman
Aiken
Banksia
City Parks Division
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Yale
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Big Sur
Hart
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DNY
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Sol Linowitz
Canal
Murphy
Panama
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