Rubber Workers OK Seen as Industry Pattern
The United Rubber Workers expect members to ratify a contract with Goodyear that could shape industry terms. The United Auto Workers has Ford Motor Co. in the crosshairs for a pattern settlement, with 21 days to reach an agreement or face a national walkout by about 170,000 hourly workers.
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Associated Press
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Ford
Leonard
Woodcock
Chrysler
General Motors
Crime rates rise in 1975 FBI report
FBI data show in 1975 the nation averaged two murders per hour and six rapes per hour. The report notes 55 aggravated assaults six robberies 112 vehicle thefts 360 burglaries and 720 larcenies per hour with 21 crimes every minute and a 10 percent overall rise, except murder which fell by 1 percent.
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Washington
United States
Tims
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Beef prices drop to 16 month low in July report
Government data show consumer beef prices at a 16 month low with July retail beef averaging just over 1.38 dollars per pound. Prices remain far above the April 1975 level and down from a year ago as beef supplies rose due to increased cattle production and thinning herds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Senate votes $1 billion postal subsidy and rate pause
The Senate approved a $1 billion subsidy for postal operations and a temporary ban on rate increases or service cutbacks. The bill passed 79 to 9 and would create a commission to study postal problems with a report due by February 15, 1977 before conference with the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Postal Service
Congressional Budget Control
Sabotage Considered in Legionnaires Disease Probe
Philadelphia officials said two Army germ warfare experts met with doctors to discuss the possibility of sabotage in the Legionnaires disease outbreak. City official Albert V. Gaudiosi and deputy health secretary Morten Rosen stressed sabotage was not suspected.
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Philadelphia
Albert V. Gaudiosi
Cen
Ter For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
Gaudiosi
Morten Rosen
Indigent Care on Agenda at Aiken County Council Meeting
Aiken County Council will meet tonight at USC A in room 114 to give the third and final reading to an ordinance on indigent care payments. The bill from Aiken Community Hospital totals 105,679.70 for 1,143 acute days and 54,419.89 from University Hospital for 623 days, costs since March. The 1976 77 budget set aside 200,000 for indigent care amid concerns about budget sufficiency.
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Aiken County
Weather Outlook Stays Warm in Aiken County
Recent warm, partly cloudy conditions persist with a high near 90 tomorrow. A 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms and a 20 percent chance of rain before morning are forecast, with a low around 70 tonight.
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Aiken County
Aiken Public Library Hosts Referendum Voting Booth Demo
Rotarians heard Randy Davidson recount Truman’s quip that a statesman is a politician who has been dead for 10 to 15 years. A demonstration voting booth and a copy of the Sept 2 referendum were shown at the library for public familiarity.
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Aiken Public Library
Harry S Truman
Randy Davidson
Truman
Unidentified Man Found Dead Near USCA Campus
The elderly Black man was found by three workers near the University of South Carolina Aiken campus around 3 30 p m. Aiken sheriff's deputies say the body lay in woods for three to four weeks. Pathologists at MUSC study remains as investigators seek his identity. Anyone with information should contact the sheriff's department.
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Aiken
University of South Carolina
Sheriff's Department
The
Aiken County School Enrollment Dips on First Day
Aiken County reports 21 005 students on the first day down from 21 174 last year. Area II shows a 70 pupil rise to 6 244 while Area III declines to 4 365 and Area IV drops to 2 407. Public relations director Randy Davidson notes all figures are compiled from school principals.
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Aiken County
Randy Davidson
Davidson
North Korea Proposes Split Guards at Panmunjom
North Korea asked at Panmunjom for physical separation of troops with the DMZ line dividing guards. Maj. Gen. Han Ju kyong urged North Koreans north of the line and U N and South Koreans south of it. U N Command called the proposal a positive step but not satisfactory and sought specifics.
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Panmunjom. Korea
North Korea
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Han Ju-kyong
Korean Military Armistice Commission
North
South Korea
Armistice Commission
Han
Kim Il-sung
Mark P Fradden
Joint Security
Frodden
U.N. Command
UNE
North Augusta Council weighs zoning change for Tape Deck expansion
North Augusta City Council held a public hearing on a request to rezone a 15 000 sq ft tract at Summerhill Alpine and Hwy 25 By pass for the Tape Deck store expansion. Byron Oswald said the project would add a showroom and two radio bays in a heavy commercial area. Neighborhood property owners voiced opposition by letter. no owners attended the hearing. Council will decide action in future meetings.
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North Augusta
Summerhill
Alpine
Hwy
Byron Oswald
Martintown Rd
Atomic Dr
Oswald
Henry R. McKenney
Planning and Zoning Commission
Army Band To Perform and Art Exhibit Planned in Hopeland Gardens
The U S Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus will give a 6 p.m. concert on August 29 in Hopeland Gardens featuring patriotic selections, Broadway tunes and classical numbers. The chorus performs The Promised Land arranged by Laurent. The public is invited. bring chairs or blankets. The Aiken Artists Guild opens a member art show Sunday in Hopeland Gardens with set-up starting early afternoon and the Recreation Department providing stands.
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U.S. Army Field Band
Hopeland Gardens
Promised Land
Laurent
Aiken Artists’ Guild
Recreation Department
Williams: No county equipment inventory planned now
County administrator Donnie J. Williams says there is no current plan to inventory county equipment, though an inventory is acknowledged as needed. He cites prioritizing roads and bridges, hospital issues, and road maintenance, estimating a three month effort if staffed full time. Police reports note missing tools and gasoline theft at Langley Landfill and county pumps near Wagener.
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Lin Smithwick
Donnie J. Williams
Williams
Aiken County Hospital
George F. DeLaughter
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