Several Break-Ins Reported In County
Aiken County reports multiple break ins guiding investigations. Horace Garver of Wagener says two black males entered his home to rob him of a television after borrowing a shovel to free a stuck car. Carrol H. Warner reports break in on Highway 215 with $1200 value of items. William Kennigan says a Saturday break in yielded a television and shotgun worth $402. Clearwater Elementary School also reported a $450 typewriter stolen. Eugene Anderson reports $675 stolen in a Saturday break in. No leads reported in any case.
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Horace Garver
Rt. 1
Wagener
Aiken County
Highway 215
William Kennigan
Pine Log Road
Sheriff's Department
Clearwater
Eugene Anderson
Gloverville
Boars’ Switched Affection for Civilization Surprises Villagers
Milos Stupar of Kriva Rijeka in Yugoslavia keeps four boars that have chosen to live with his domesticated pigs. Each autumn the boars retreat to the forest for three days during acorn season then return to farm life, showing a peculiar fallback to civilization.
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Kriva Rijeka
Yugoslavia
Milos Stupar
Milos
S C Escapes Weekend Without Road Deaths
The Associated Press reports South Carolina had its first weekend without a traffic fatality this year. Through midnight Sunday 854 people had died on Palmetto state highways, 107 fewer than the same period in 1973, with Carl Keith Crouch, 18, of Gaston among the latest reported fatalities.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
State Highway Department
Palmetto
Carl Keith Crouch
Gaston
U.S. 1
Columbia
Highway Department
Northerners Flock to Florida for Last Winter Getaway
Surging northern travelers descend on Florida as a last-minute retreat during hard times. Officials report near full occupancy across hotels and resorts, with Disney World near capacity before a brief closure. Forecasters note layoffs in auto plants have spurred rapid, spontaneous travel and reservations are often unmade. Many guests seek escape amid economic uncertainty.
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Miami Beach
Florida
Don Wickersham
Fort Lauderdale
Disney World
Gold Coast
Robbery In Front Of Thompson's Grocery Injures Youth
Aiken police report a 14 year old was robbed by a juvenile black male with a knife in front of Thompson's Grocery on Union Street. The thief took $5.25. An arrest warrant is being prepared. A second break in at 140 Greenville Street, Peter J. Boyle’s home, saw $300 of movie equipment stolen with no leads.
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Aiken City
Thompson's
Union St
Greenville St
Peter J. Boyle
Gold Hits New High as European Prices Surge
Gold rose to new records across Europe on the eve of the anticipated American rush. The opening price in London and Zurich was $198 an ounce, Paris fixed at $201.40, surpassing the prior $197.66 record set on December 24.
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London
Europe
Paris
Zurich
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