Welfare reform debate in South Carolina draws national comparison
Aiken County Social Services Director Richard Poore defends welfare as protection for dependent children while acknowledging public distrust. The piece traces welfare history from 1935 to present and notes reforms, cost growth, and new verification measures across states, including California and Florida, with local impacts in Aiken.
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Richard T. Poore
Aiken County
California
Reagan
United
Health Education and Welfare
HEW
Weinberger
Verlie W. Blackwell
Larry Catney
Ronald Reagan
Earlinc
South Carolina
Silent Man
Jority
Washington
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Florida
Frank Youngblood
Eulalie Salley to celebrate 90th birthday tomorrow
A notice notes Eulalie Salley will mark 90 years with a full life tomorrow. A Red Cross Bloodmobile visit to Aiken Municipal Auditorium invites donors from 4 to 8 30 p.m. tomorrow and Wednesday to give blood for Christmas.
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Eulalie Salley
Red Cross
Aiken
Municipal Auditorium
NATO warns Soviets may be talking softly but carry big stick
In Brussels NATO Secretary General Joseph A. Luns told Kissinger and allied foreign ministers that the Soviet Union is expanding its military power. He said foreign ministers opened their semiannual session with warnings that Moscow’s arms buildup signals potential exploitation.
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Brussels
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Henry A. Kissinger
Alliance
Joseph
Most Gas Stations Follow Ban By The Associated Press
American motorists endured a second Sunday of gas station closings as officials report most drivers filled up earlier or avoided highways. An AP survey found about 80 to 90 percent of the nation's 220 000 stations closed, similar to the prior week. Presidents Nixon urged voluntary limits pending stricter legislation. Border checks showed few cross-border fuel trips. Mexico high test price rose to 64 cents per gallon. Weather reduced traffic and few stranded-motorist reports.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Canada
Mexico
Israel Tourist Office Burglary Hint of Letter Bomb Links
The Israel Government Tourist Office director in Atlanta doubts a burglary ties to letter bomb threats and calls it a minor incident. FBI indicates stolen official stationery may be used in letter bomb plots and has issued a nationwide notice as a precaution.
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Atlanta, Ga
Israel Government
Jacob Goren
FBI
Kissinger seeks NATO unity over Middle East policy
Secretary of State Kissinger pressed NATO foreign ministers to close rifts with European allies over Middle East diplomacy. Britain and France protest being kept out of the talks as the United States seeks broad alliance backing before a Middle East tour following the Brussels meeting.
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Brussels
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Middle East
Kissinger
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
France
Israel
NATO
Weather Update From Tonight Through Tomorrow
Tonight will dip to the mid-20s with sunny skies and light winds. Today reached mid-50s with calm breezes. tomorrow’s high near 0 and only a 10 percent chance of precipitation.
Christmas Fund Drives Mounting in Aiken County
The Aiken Jaycees and the Salvation Army mobilize Christmas aid for needy families in Aiken County. A fire victim family of six with eleven residents in a three room home seeks help. the mother cares for six children while the father is jailed after misusing funds.
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Aiken Jaycees
The
Salvation Army
Aiken County
Jaycees
P.O. Box
Aiken
S.C
Raids on Massage Parlors Result in Arrests Across Area
State and county officers raided three massage parlors Friday night. Eight women and one man were arrested on charges including liquor law violations, running a bawdy house, and lewd acts. The businesses were Soo's Health Spa and Aquarius Health Spa in North Augusta and Far East Health Studio in Belvedere. All suspects were jailed overnight, per the Aiken County Sheriff.
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South Carolina
Soo’s Health Spa
North Augusta
Aquarius Health Spa
Robbery at Quik Shop No 9 on Park Avenue Extension
A black man wearing a nylon stocking over his head robbed the Park Avenue Extension Quik Shop No 9 operator at 11 p m last night. He held the woman at gunpoint after closing and fled with about 200 dollars in two paper bags, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department.
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Quik Shop
Park Avenue Extension
Ing
Aiken County
Arab oil ministers demand Israel pullout timetable
Arab oil ministers meeting in Kuwait say they will not lift the embargo on the United States until Israel withdraws from all occupied territories and agrees to a timetable for the pullout. The pledge to continue the boycott was issued by the 10 members of OAPEC over the weekend.
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Associated Press
United States
Israel
Kuwait
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
America
Jerusalem
East Jerusalem
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Washington
NBC
Meet the Press
Middle East
Netherlands
Christmas Violence Surge and Middle East Oil Embargo
The piece notes a surge in murders on Christmas Eve in New York and the claim that December is the year's most violent month. It also reports on Arab oil embargo tensions tied to Israel's withdrawal from lands occupied since 1967, with Saudi Arabia and Yamani giving mixed signals about embargo timing and U.S. guarantees.
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New York City
Paul Harvey
Methane Suspected in Factory Explosion
Owens-Corning Fiberglas plant manager R A Hrubala said the Saturday blast injury to H C Eppinette 35 of Ephrata Pa may be linked to methane generated by bacteria but the cause has not been confirmed.
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Owens-Corning Fiberglas
R.A. Hrubala
Pennsylvania
H.C. Eppinette
Ephrata
Banksia Library Aiken to Open Mid January Delayed
Banksia the new Aiken County Library may not be ready by January first though progress continues. Heating cooling plumbing carpentry nearly done while wiring, fire system, lighting and furnishings affect timeline. The four acre site offers 60 percent more space and a paneled periodical chamber with a ballroom reading room and a carved mantel.
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Banksia
Aiken County
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