Legion game ends with crowd-sung anthem led by two fans
Jack Livingston and Lloyd Olsen stepped up at the American Legion baseball game to lead the stadium in singing the National Anthem after a recording glitch. City Public Works Director William Sanders recuperates at home from a heart attack with weeks of rest ahead. Mr and Mrs William Burgess watched their youngest graduate from Columbia College Susan majored in German.
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Jack Livingston
Lloyd Olsen
American Legion
City Public Works
William Sanders
William Burgess
Columbia College
Susan
Rhea Burgess
Chesley F. Gwinn Jr
Roland Windham
Gwinn
West Georgia College
Carrollton
University of Georgia
Georgia
University of Georgia Institute of Government
Skip Seiser
Gas Price Freeze Extended Through September First
Washington AP reports the administration extends the gasoline price freeze to Sept 1 with a separate lift for retailers. John Dunlop says oil regulations under Phase 4 are not ready yet and retailers must adapt to new ceilings and rollbacks. Retailers must display government stickers showing ceiling prices and octane ratings by Sept 1.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Navy Ship Costs Overrun In Tanker Rentals
Congressional auditors say renting nine fuel tankers at 312.9 million costs more than twice buying them for 136 million. GAO urges congressional approval for any ship rental over 500000 per year, noting the 23 year rental totals 314.1 million with a 1.2 million tax loss to the government.
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Washington
Congressional
Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
Navy
Nixon Plans European Trip to Patch Atlantic Alliance
President Nixon plans a November European tour to sign a declaration of principles aimed at repairing cracks in the Atlantic alliance. Henry Kissinger plans a separate trip to address a NATO event in Brussels, with no confirmed stops elsewhere.
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Washington
Nixon
Europe
Atlantic Alliance
White House
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Vitation
Belgium
NATO Association
Brussels
Libyan Hijacker To Face Charges In Israel
Mahmoud Toumi the Libyan airliner hijacker who forced a landing in Israel faced possible charges for hijacking and endangering 124 lives. Magistrate Eliezer Goldberg ordered 15 days detention for police investigation as Toumi defended his actions and cited Arab Jewish persecution in Libya.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Eliezer Goldberg
Mahmoud Toumi
Toumi
Libya
Secrecy surrounds Agnew probe amid stalled progress
The Baltimore grand jury inquiry into Vice President Spiro T. Agnew remains secret after high level Justice Department talks. U.S. Attorney George Beall says he knows where they are but not where they are going as indictments may be looming. Agnew faces possible bribery extortion conspiracy and tax law charges.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Justice Department
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Agnew
Baltimore County
Aiken Wins 1973 State Championship In Ninth Inning
Aiken Post 26 defeats West Ashley 2 0 to capture the 1973 American Legion State title at Citizens Field. Cam Perkins scores from third on a misplayed ball in the bottom of the ninth after Phil Luton’s grounder. Jeff Roberts goes distance for Aiken with 14 strikeouts while Charlie Schleppergrell allows seven hits for West Ashley. both teams suffer costly errors.
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West Ashley
Aiken
Cam Perkins
American Legion
Citizens Field
Phil Luton
Mickey Baldwin
Salisbury
N.C
Alabama
Jeff Roberts
Charleston
Roberts
Charlie Schleppergrell
Austin Peay
Weekend Weather: Warm Weekend With Thundershowers
The Aiken area forecasts partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures today tonight and tomorrow. Highs in the upper 80s, overnight about 70. Rain chances 40 percent today and tonight, 50 percent tomorrow, with light to southerly winds. Extended outlook through Tuesday shows variable clouds and highs in the 80s with lows near 70.
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Aiken
Presley Urges New Stadium For North Augusta
Eric Presley, chairman of the Stadium Committee, says the time is right to push a new community stadium. He notes Lions Memorial Field has served 30 years and is very inadequate, with football interest rising after the new high school and coach arrived.
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North Augusta
Greater
Officials Tackle County Hospital Dilemma Aiken County
County commissioners and delegation members weigh county versus private hospital options. Two show lean toward private care while concerns focus on funding control and local influence. Officials await the consultants report and board supplement as debate continues.
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Hospital Board of Trustees
Aiken County
County Commission
Wade Brodie
Carroll Warner
Jackson
Beech Island
North Augusta
Warner
Larry Murphy
Augusta Firms Win Bids for Public Works Center Project
The Augusta city council awarded a 405 400 contract to A J Kelles Construction Co for the Public Works Center with 15147 for garage equipment by Meco Inc and 27161 in architectural fees. Total project cost 447 608 funded by revenue sharing and city funds with completion targeted for March 1974.
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A.J. Kelles Construction Co
Augusta
Meco. Inc
Public Works Center
Roland Windham
South Carolina 19
Windham
R.B. Wright Construction Co
Hank Moorman
Alexander and Moorman Architects
Moorman
Public Safety
Food shortages widen as shelves empty nationwide
Aiken area stores report continued shortages as beef delays echo across the nation. Seafood rises in popularity as frozen potatoes instant potatoes and rice grow scarce. Mrs Wade Brodie of the South Carolina Labor Department surveyed eight local stores during the first week of the month.
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Wade Brodie
South Carolina Labor Department
Aiken
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Charlie Smith
Council Awards
Presley
Judy Rich
Harold Graybeal
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