First day scenes as schoolgirls stroll in dresses
On the first day of school two young girls walked up Coker Springs Road in new dresses. One girl exclaimed she would harm herself if she walked too slowly in the new shoes. The piece also notes additions to Who's Who Among American High School Students and internal corporate transfers at Owens Corning including promotions of Karl Shealy Larry Reeves Robert Paul Ray Osburn Bill Charlton and James N Holloway from the Aiken plant.
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Coker Springs Road
Lindy Duckett
Billie Maureen Blackmon
Nancy Ward
Aretha Ellen Beard
Owens Corning
Aiken
Karl Shealy
Larry Reeves
Robert Paul
Ray Osburn
Bill Charlton
James N. Holloway
Letter bomb injures British Embassy secretary in Washington
A secretary at the British Embassy in Washington was seriously injured by a letter bomb. Nora Murray, 51, of George Washington University Hospital said she lost one hand and suffered serious injuries. Police and embassy officials sealed the building as employees returned to work amid a wave of similar bombings in London.
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Washington
George Washington University Hospital
Nora Murray
London
Israelis and Arabs exchange fire on Golan frontline
Israeli and Arab forces traded fire along the cease-fire line in the Golan Heights Syria marking the first such clash since July. The exchange began when Arab forces fired bazookas and small arms at an Israeli patrol, which returned fire.
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Tel Aviv
Golan Heights
Syria
Golan Demilitarized Zone
Middle East
Communist forces push toward Phnom Penh in highway battles
Communist led insurgents closed the capital's sea route again 15 miles from Phnom Penh cutting Highways 4 and 5. Heavy fighting along routes 4 and 5 and near Ang Snoul left a civilian vehicle ambushed, with two killed and one wounded.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Ang Snoul
Highway 4
Gunman holds four hostages in Stockholm bank vault
Police and gunman reached a truce until 9 am as the besieged assailant refused to release captives. He warned that anesthetic gas could kill the hostages if used, and authorities described him as an inhuman figure after hearing the victims plead for their lives.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Curt Lindroth
Martha Mitchell Says John Mitchell Will Go to Jail
Martha Mitchell told the Washington Star News she plans to leave her husband former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and that he is going to jail. She criticized President Nixon and cited a leather bound campaign strategy book alleged to contain plans for dirty tricks by Nixon and H. R. Haldeman.
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Washington (Ap
Martha Mitchell
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Washington Star- News
Mitchell
Nixon
Wall Street
Panama Canal Pilots End Two Week Slowdown
Panama Canal pilots called off a two week slowdown and will return to work to clear a backlog of 118 ships. The Panama Canal Co. withdrew court action against the Pilots Assn and resumes recognizing it as bargaining agent. Pilots sought overwork relief, higher wages, and better fringe benefits, with sick reports peaking as fatigue grew.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Co
Canal
Canal Zone
Bank Jumps Lending Rate to 9 Percent
Chase Manhattan Bank, the nation's third largest, raises its prime lending rate to 9 percent effective immediately in a move affecting borrowers nationwide.
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New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Aiken Stockade to Close After Road Repairs
County officials say road repairs due to early summer rains have cleared most issues. Walter Byrd reports roads are in good shape, but the stockade will remain open for more than six weeks as long term prisoners are kept for road work due to administrator Ronald LaCouture's decision.
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Carrol Warner
Walter Byrd
Aiken County Stockade
Byrd
Ronald LaCouture
Aiken
Columbia
Hearing Schedule for Aiken County Hospital Issue
Public hearings set by the Aiken County Board of Commissioners on the hospital issue begin at 7 30 p m with multiple area sessions through September. Locations include Aiken County Courthouse Jackson area Wagener North Augusta Belvedere and others at district schools.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken
Aiken County
Jackson
Beech Island
Hollow Creek
Jackson High
Wagoner
Perry
Salley
New Holland
Monetta-Kitchens Mills
Wagener High
New Day at Aiken Elementary Opens for Six-Year-Olds
For hundreds of six-year-olds including Jillian Gindin daughter of Art and Mrs. Gindin of Evans Road, the first school day starts at 7:15 with cereal breakfast and farewells as Jillian hands her immunization certificate to substitute teacher Mrs Roger Gregg. Patrice Dougherty, Jillian’s new teacher, was absent due to illness.
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Jillian Gindin
Art Gindin
Evans Road
Jillian
Aiken Elementary
Roger Gregg
Jill
Patrice Dougherty
Rick Hawkins
Duncan Road Extension Faces Opposition in Aiken County
The Aiken County Commission plans a Tuesday meeting to approve a resolution opposing the Augusta Regional Transportation Study map. In hearings earlier, commissioners urged moving the Duncan Road Extension to avoid nearby homes.
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Aiken County Commission
Augusta
USCA
Duncan Road
Aiken Forecast Looks Warm With Chance Of Rain
In the Aiken area the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and upper 80s today and tomorrow, with mild tonight. Rain chances are about 10 percent today and tomorrow and near zero tonight. Winds will be light and variable. The rest of the report notes county road ordinances, road acceptance rules, and the tax assessor office move proposal to 214 Newberry Street with $8 more rent, plus a request for funds to maintain the Gloverville food stamp operation.
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Aiken
County Commission
William Coleman
Coleman
Chesterfield Street
Newberry Street
County Office Space Shortage Plagues Idiken County
Idiken County faces cramped offices as workforce and records grow faster than space. New hires cannot be placed due to insufficient work areas while historic court and tax files pile in basements and warehouses. The county's crowded offices are featured in today's edition.
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Idiken
The Money Crisis Interest Rates Put Squeeze On S C
Editorial by Lonnie A. Garvin discusses how rising Federal Home Loan Bank rates push up mortgage costs for South Carolina savers and lenders. It notes SC deficits needing out of state funds and describes the mortgage market as affected by bank borrowing costs and deposits.
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Garvin
Aiken
Garvin and Grant
Southern Mortgage Co
Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Security Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Lonnie A. Garvin
United States
Savings and Loans
Federal Home Loan Bank
South Carolina
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