Chaplin Buried in Swiss Village Funeral in Simple Ceremony
Chaplin was buried in Corsier-sur-Vevey Switzerland after dying Christmas Day at 88. The 20 minute service was small with about 30 relatives and staff, while some 150 reporters and villagers watched behind police enclosures. Oona Chaplin attended with seven of their eight children as Anglican ministers presided.
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Corsier-Sur-Vevey
Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
Lake Geneva
French Alps
Chaplin
Oona
David Miller
Church of England
Lausanne
Richard Thomson
Traffic Death Toll From Christmas Holiday Drops
Traffic accidents over the three-day Christmas holiday killed 364 people, a figure below prior forecasts. The National Safety Council had estimated 380 to 480 deaths by Monday midnight, with last year's three-day total at 416. Non-holiday three-day traffic usually runs about 340 deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Farmers Share Falls as Middlemen Grow Slice of Food Dollar
Government figures show farmers earned 38.5 cents of every dollar spent on food in retail stores in November, down from 39 cents in October while middlemen collected 61.5 cents in November, up from 61 cents. figures cover a 65 item farm originated food list.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Break-Ins and Theft Reported Across Aiken County
Several break-ins and thefts were reported during the Christmas holidays. Items stolen included a shotgun and rifle from John D Ayers Monetta a $400 loss from Fred B Sanders Jr Route 4 a pair of pistols and coins from Mike Mixon Beech Island and a television from Lynn Dixon North Augusta. A Beech Island nightspot lost food beer cigarettes candy and cash while Langley Bath Clearwater High School had a stove burned and desks ransacked in the home economics department.
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Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
John D. Ayers
Monetta
Fred B. Sanders Jr
Route 4
Mike Mixon
Beech Island
Lynn Dixon
Hutchinson Road
North Augusta
Home Economics Department
L-B-C
Langley-Bath Clearwater
Cold Weather Outlook For Aiken Area
The Aiken area will see another frosty day with a high in the lower 40s. Tonight may drop to around 20 degrees with sub freezing temperatures. Precipitation is unlikely through tomorrow. The extended outlook shows warmer weather by the weekend.
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Aiken
Santa Brings New Grandson To Ashmore Family
A Christmas Day birth warms the Ashmore home as Dorothy and Bob welcome a brand new grandson. Nearby, a returning family from a warm vacation finds the city chilly at 30 degrees, echoing the region’s harsher North Dakota conditions.
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Santa
Dorothy
Bob Ashmore
Aiken
North Dakota
Federal grant extends life of Aiken County Youth Bureau
Len Thomas director of the Aiken County Youth Bureau announced a further 450000 LEAA grant funds will keep the bureau operating through July 1 1978. He hopes the state will assume operation of South Carolina eight youth bureaus after that date. The state’s bureaus were told in November they would close on January 1 1978, but Aiken’s bureau received federal continuation.
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Aiken County
Len Thomas
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Thomas
South Carolina
Aiken
Youth Bureau in Aiken Faces Funding Doubts After Federal Grant
The Aiken Youth Bureau seeks about 180000 in state matching funds to pair with the federal LEAA grant, with no county money. State continuation after June 30 is uncertain, though officials hope funding will persist to keep services for seven counties. The bureau, run by five staff in Aiken and two in Bamberg, handled 150 cases in its first year on a 60000 federal budget.
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Aiken
Bamberg
Family Court of Higher Courts
Thomas
County Public Library Adopts New Services
The note from the County Public Library at 630 42nd Street NEVE Sere Pikin S.C. 29801 indicates new services and access updates for residents. Details are partially readable in the OCR snippet.
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PY Ste
Sere Pikin
S. C
States Pressure Carter Over Trade Treaty Tax Rules
Angry state tax officials led by Georgia's revenue chief warn a treaty with Britain could strip hundreds of millions from state tax pots. They oppose a provision barring state auditors from factoring foreign subsidiaries’ costs and profits, favoring the unitary method over arms length.
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Washington
Carter
Great Britain
W. C. Strickland
Georgia
Treasury Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Strickland
Hungry thief steals food and gas in Aiken
Two packs of chicken and a pack of hamburger were stolen from Es sie Kennedy at 526 Harry Street after a back door was kicked in. A red Ford left the Kwik Shop after unpaid gas totaling two dollars, last seen heading from York Street in Aiken.
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Essie Kennedy
Harry St
Aiken
York St
Hampton Avenue
Moisture Reaches California as Cold Front grips East
A Pacific weather system brings rain snow and fog to the West while arctic air bites the East. California sees heavy rain and higher elevation snow with more on tap through Wednesday. Patchy fog covers Washington State as Oregon reports gusty winds and below freezing temps across the region.
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Pacific Coast
California
Arizona
Washington State
Oregon
New Mexico
Relief Program Not Over Yet
The Salvation Army winter relief continues beyond Christmas with requests for food utility help and wood. A grandmother caring for five deserted children is among recipients as donations to the Salvation Army P O Box 439 in Aiken fuel the effort. Totals reflect community gifts from multiple donors.
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Salvation Army
P.O
Aiken
Leesville Man Killed in Accidental Tractor-Dirt Mover Incident
A Leesville resident Terry Riddle 22 died at Huber Clay Co Langley when pinned between two Berdow Inc tractor-dirt movers. He worked grading at the site for Berdow. Sheriff reports no foul play and investigation continues.
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Leesville
Huber Clay Co
Langley
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Terry Riddle
Route 4
Riddle
Berdow, Inc
Huber Clay
Berdow
Wischnewsky Faces Piracy Charges
Nikolai Wischnewsky of Pearl River New York faces air piracy counts after a Christmas Day hijacking of an Eastern Airlines DC-9 about 50 miles from Atlanta. He allegedly used a toy pistol and a radio taped to resemble a bomb to seize the plane.
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Wischnewsky
Atlanta
Eastern Airlines
U.S
Nikolai Wischnewsky
Pearl River
N.Y
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