Mine workers approve contract to resume coal production
CHARLESTON W V A AP Mine construction workers accepted a new contract with the Association of Bituminous Contractors by about a two to one margin. The agreement clears the way for a return to full production in the coalfields with workers set to be back on the job at 12 01 a m today. Picketing by 4400 construction workers idled about half of the United Mine Workers 120000 soft coal miners since the miners accepted a three year pact on December 6.
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Charleston
W. Va
Association of
Bituminous Contractors
United Mines Workers
Wash
Ington
UMW
Old Treaty May Have Rewards
In Lincoln Nebraska AP testimony at a US District Court hearing on an 1868 treaty between the Sioux and the federal government raised Manifest Destiny ideas. Six persons convicted for crimes from the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation argue the treaty remains valid making the Sioux a sovereign nation with no federal jurisdiction. If upheld, other litigation could arise over reparations or former lands and about fifty Wounded Knee cases may be dismissed.
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Lincoln
Neb
Wounded Knee
S.D
John Thorne
Ford vows no misuse of CIA domestic spying
President Ford states he will not tolerate illegal CIA domestic spying and has been assured the agency is not involved in such activities now. He cited a briefing by CIA Director William Colby who said nothing comparable to Nixon era surveillance is ongoing, as Ford spoke in Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Washington
Ford
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Nixon
William E. Colby
Grand Junction
Colo
Colby
Kuchel faults UN actions at session and Arafat invite
Former Senator Thomas Kuchel said he felt indignation and frustration as a U S delegate to the United Nations session. He criticized the invitation to Yasir Arafat and the suspension of South Africa as illegal while accusing the new majority of shunting aside UN tradition and harming international security.
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Sacramento
Calif
Thomas Kuchel
United Nations
Kuchel
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
South Africa
General Assembly
Israel
U.S
California
Sacramento Bee
John A. Seals
U.N
Arafat
Assembly
Rainy Christmas Eve Forecast With Warm Temperatures
Last minute shoppers may get wet as rain chances rise. Temperatures expected to rise to the low 70s with mid 40s overnight. Tonight there is a 10 percent chance of rain and a 40 percent chance tomorrow.
Salvation Army nears $8,000 in Aiken County drive
The Salvation Army reports donations nearing 8000 to aid needy families in Aiken County this Christmas. Donations may be mailed to P O Box 439 Aiken or placed in kettles as the organization sorts food and gifts for applicants tomorrow. Total acknowledged to date 7710.95 with a grand total of 7770.95.
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Salvation Army
Aiken County
P.O
Aiken
Orvel Kelley
St Mary's Women's Club
HE. Platt, Jr
Paw B Huffman
TB Wills
Edwin R Sanders, Jr
Joe Busby
JJ Urban
RP Hawthorne
Harold E. Duryea
Herbert Rudnick
Wo Kettles
Tye
Quote on wisdom and a smoke sign at USC Aiken
A witty Bearden Upholstery shop sign quotes a proverb about fools and place to caution No Smoking in Room 107 USC Aiken. A cigarette butt rests on the sign ledge and prompts a cheeky reply. Aiken County landfill asks residents to stack used Christmas trees and greens behind bins for a special pickup.
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Bearden
Usc-Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken
Robbery at South Aiken market leaves owner wounded
P T Scott 54 of College Acres was shot in the stomach by three assailants who robbed his Scott's Curb Market on Silver Bluff Road of about 500 dollars in cash and checks. He is listed in satisfactory condition at University Hospital in Augusta. No arrests yet. A separate Majik Market hold up in Clearwater netted 449 dollars.
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South Aiken
Aiken County
Scott
Silver Bluff Road
Yarborough
Clearwater
E.H. Boyd
Charlene Bishop
Billy Reeves
Reeves
Boyd
Gas Tax Hike Also Proposed
Washington AP report notes the Joint Economic Committee urges tax cuts up to 12 billion annually to boost the economy and to consider a 30 cent gas tax to curb demand. They warn unemployment could reach 7.5 percent by next summer and push for rapid relief for low and moderate income groups.
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Washington
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Congress
Brimmer
Harvard Business School
Heller
NBC
Meet the Press
Congressional Joint Committee
Ford
City and County Offices Close for Christmas and New Year
Holiday schedules show City Hall closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day with normal trash collection for city residents. Emergency services operate on Christmas Day and Thursday. county landfill closed Tue Thu this week and 5 pm New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Special tree pickup after Christmas through the New Year.
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Aiken County
Roland Windham
Thurmonds To Tour Asia
Senator Thurmond and his wife Nancy will depart Dover Delaware by military aircraft for Tokovo Japan. The trio plans a tour of Asia with stops arranged through official channels and government travel offices, continuing to various locations in the region.
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Thurmond
William L. Scott
R-Va
Nancy
Dover
Delaware
Tokovo
Japan
Aiken Standard Holiday Schedule Notice
The Aiken Standard announces a holiday schedule with office closures at noon tomorrow and on New Year s Eve The paper will publish early tomorrow but will not publish on Christmas Day and will not reopen until Thursday
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Aiken Standard
Holiday layoffs hit auto textile and timber workers hard
The Associated Press surveys holiday season layoffs across auto, timber, and textile plants. Six million Americans were jobless in November with the auto sector suffering the deepest cuts and wage protections dwindling. In the Northwest, timber workers face widespread furloughs while construction and other industries report rising unemployment. Major firms including Xerox, RCA, US Steel, and Sears are among those affected.
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Xerox
General Electric
Westinghouse
RCA
Union Pacific Railroad
US Steel
Sears Roebuck
Magnavox
Control Data
Nabisco
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