IRA Blamed for London Bombings in West End
The Irish Republican Army was blamed for three bombs in London on Tuesday night near telephone offices in Soho Chelsea and the West End. One switchboard operator was killed and five others injured. Union leader Tom Jackson warned the IRA against targeting postal and telephone workers.
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London
Irish Republican Army
West End
Soho
Chelsea
IRA
Tom Jackson
Postal and Telephone Workers’ Union
Levi Seen On Capitol Hill as Possible Attorney Generalnominee
Senate Judiciary Committee leaders met Edward H. Levi of the University of Chicago on Capitol Hill. Chairman James Eastland and ranking member Roman Hruska indicated Levi is likely to be nominated but doubt persists amid a reportedly cool reception.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Capitol Hill
University of Chicago
Edward H. Levi
Levi
Capitol
Tom Korologos
White House
Baiman
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
U S Steel Faces Ford Criticism Over 8 Percent Hikes
U S Steel Corp declines immediate formal response to President Ford’s critique of price increases averaging 8 percent across two thirds of the product line. A spokesman defends the hikes citing federal price controls in the early 1970s as limiting profits. Other major producers offered no immediate comment.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
US. Steel Corp
Ford
Bethlehem
National
Jones & Laughlin
Inland
Ford signs first US safe drinking water standards
President Ford approves a bill creating the first national safe drinking water standards. Environmentalists seek EPA use of emergency powers in five communities facing imminent health hazards from cancer-causing chemicals in their water. Communities named include New Orleans and Jefferson Parish Louisiana Evansville Indiana Cincinnati Ohio and Duluth Minnesota.
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Washington
Ford
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Protection Agency
New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
Evansville
Ind
Cincinnati
Ohio
Duluth
Minn
Boston School Committee Faces Judge Over Desegregation Plan
The Boston School Committee must appear in federal court to explain why it did not implement Judge Garrity's desegregation plan. The five members are ordered to attend in person before U.S. District Court Judge W Arthur Garrity Jr., who previously ruled the board discriminated against black children and ordered the busing plan.
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Boston
Boston School Committee
U.S. District
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Hollings backs three East Coast deepwater ports plan
Sen. Ernest Hollings argued in the Senate that a compromise bill to open three deepwater ports off the East Coast serves national interests. The measure passed and awaits President Ford's signature. Hollings said the ports would lessen dependence on foreign refineries and cut environmental risks by keeping large tankers out of crowded ports.
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Washington
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Senate
Ford
Hollings
Cool but sunny with cool winds and cool night
The forecast calls for a high in the low 50s with winds of 15 to 25 mph. Tonight should be clear with a low around 30. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and a high in the low 60s with about a 10 percent chance of rain.
Early post office chatter and new local group talk
Citizens discuss prompt mailing at the Aiken Post Office. A high school student plans to donate unused food to Salvation Army. AKATS members propose a group named Friends of Whiskey alongside Friends of the Woods and Friends of the Hospital.
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Schofield
Salvation Army
AKATS
Friends of Whiskey
Friends of the Woods
Friends of the Hospital
Warrant Issued in Majik Market Murder and Robbery
Aiken Police obtained a murder and robbery warrant for a teenage suspect connected to the August 7 23 year old Jane Alvarez death at Majik Market in north Aiken. Alvarez was shot behind the counter as cash disappeared, with no sign of struggle. The store has seen prior robberies and a separate ice bottle attack at Richland Avenue. Det. C G Heath said the juvenile suspect is in custody in Columbia on related charges and the case may break soon.
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Majik
North Aiken
C.G. Heath
City Police Department
Columbia
Jane Alverez
Charleston
Majik Market
Richland Avenue
Vaucluse Road
Ricky Tullis
Det
Heath
Ford Demands Justification for Steel Price Increase
President Ford orders the nation's largest steel producer to justify an 8 percent price rise spreading through the industry. The Council on Wage and Price Stability seeks an immediate explanation as CF&I Steel announces up to 8 percent hikes within 24 hours. Treasury Secretary Simon warns unemployment may rise from 6.5 to about 7.5 percent next year and cautions against a spending spree to ease recession.
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Terence Hunt
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Ford
Council On
United States Steel Co
Cf&i Steel Corp
Treasury
Wiliam E. Simon
Simon
Senate Budget Committee
Hamlet Draws Conflict Question at County Board Meeting
Aiken County Board of Commissioners faced a potential conflict of interest as Sr. Eugene Hamlet disclosed that vice chairman Charles W. Prosser is brother in law to Beech Island constable Hubert Addy. Addy sought a $3,675 salary increase which Prosser previously supported.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Eugene Hamlet
Beech Island
Charles W. Prosser
Hubert Addy
Prosser
Addy
Area Fund Drives Will Aid Needy in Aiken County
The Salvation Army reports over 6500 raised in its annual Aiken County campaign to aid the needy including a father jailed for non support and a large family facing Christmas with help processing public assistance. The Aiken Jaycees near 1000 in their Shopping Tour drive to assist a nine member fatherless family in a remote home with medical expenses and no bathroom or running water. Contributions can be mailed to Salvation Army PO Box 439 or Jaycees PO Box 707 in Aiken.
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Salvation Army
Aiken County
Aiken
Kettles
Kalmia Plaza
Jaycees
P.O
County objects to Wagener Perry Salley wastewater study
Aiken County Public Service Authority members Thomas Biddle and S Eugene Hamlet opposed a federal wastewater study for Wagener Perry Salley arguing no data justifies it. The county commission voted to join the three towns in pursuing a planning grant costing 12000 with 9000 in federal and 3000 local funds. Proposals from engineering firms will be sought as commissioners seek to proceed under uncertain legal footing.
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Derby Wendel
Aiken
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
East Aiken County
Wagener
Department of Health
Biddle
Commission
Harold V. Graybeal
Lucas Ray
Ford blames US Steel price hikes amid 1970s crisis
Ford criticizes US Steel price increases arguing they hurt construction and transport sectors as Congress advances public works bills. US Steel and others faced backlash in 1960s and 1970s battles over steel pricing while CF I and Pueblo reports show sharp profits. The energy agency secures pledges from 15 oil firms to roll back prices as housing starts and building permits fall to eight year lows.
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Cf&i of
Pueblo
Colo
Council On Wage and
Ford
Simons
Congress
Senate
House
Federal Energy Administration
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