Aiken Merchants See 1976 Sales Rise Across Stores
Aiken merchants report higher sales in 1976 than 1975 with Christmas season gains. B C Moore's & Sons notes strong December and early December spikes. K Mart and Belk's report sales up about or above last year. Dealers cite economy, UPS strike impact, and popular items such as digital watches boots and vinyl jackets.
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Aiken
Steven W. Humphries
B. C. Moore's & Sons
Humphries
Moore's
K-Mart
Jeffrey L. Nutt
Nutt
Illy Howard
Belk’s
Bill Redd
Edward's
Redd
C. T. Coleman
Coleman Shoes
United Parcel Service
Coleman
Florsheim
Byrnes
Aiken Furniture, Inc
J. W. Byrne
Maxwell Brothers Furniture
Arthur D. Johnson
Johnson
Swine flu inoculation program may stay halted
With the national swine flu vaccination effort suspended for weeks experts doubt it will resume this winter. The CDC extended the moratorium to study possible links to Guillain Barré Syndrome. Dr. David J. Sencer notes very little influenza worldwide and hopes it stays low.
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Atlanta
Federal Center For Disease Control
David J. Sencer
The
CDC
Five Teens Die in Rural Head-On Crash Near Johnston County
A late night collision on a rural unpaved road near the Johnston County line killed five teenagers and a 21 year old woman and injured six others. Susan Frances Underhill of Wendell drove one car. William Harold Wheeler 16 was the other driver. passengers Kim Spence 14 Lisa Jo Wright 15 Lisa Rosa Lynch 15 and Ken Smith 15, all of Clayton, perished in Wheeler's vehicle.
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Shotwell
N.C
Highway Patrol
Johnston
Susan Frances Underhill
Wendell
William Harold Wheeler
Kim Spence
Lisa Jo Wright
Lisa Rosa Lynch
Ken Smith
Clayton
Wheeler
Meat Prices Seen Rising 1977 Record High Possible
The American Meat Institute forecast 1977 retail meat prices will average about $1.49 per pound, up roughly 10 cents from 1976. Daily prices could still miss the July 1975 record of $1.61, but yearly averages may set a new high.
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Washington
The
American Meat Institute
Association of Meat Packers and Wholesalers
Carter weighs finances and ethics pledges before White House
President elect Carter says he will not reveal his full financial holdings yet but will apply strict conflict of interest rules to his administration. Aides expect a public ethics code for all senior appointees to be released today or Friday. George W. Dunne elected Cook County Democratic Central Committee chairman succeeds the late Richard J. Daley.
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Plains
Carter
White House
Nancial Holdings
Cook County
Ill
George W. Dunne
Democratic Central Committee
Chicago
Dunne
Richard J. Daley
Faces At The Track featured in CLASSIC magazine
Sandy Hirsch and Jill Gordon linked to the Aiken horse scene appear in a photo essay in CLASSIC magazine December January issue. Mrs Hirsch is W J Hirschs wife Jill is described as an exercise girl Ken French states retirement plans involve helping his wife organize time more carefully a considerate gesture reflecting long years managing tasks.
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Sandy Hirsch
Jill Gordon
Aiken
Classic Magazine
Mrs. Hirsch
W. J. Hirsch
Jill
Ken French
Desire For Home Made Rolls Start Mobile Home Fire
Mrs Luther Dock Barnes on Chime Bell Church Road melted shortening for rolls and sprayed soda on a flare up. The blaze seized a curtain and destroyed the mobile home. She rescued her two year old son Timothy and cried for help after a misdirected call.
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Luther Dock Barnes
Timothy
Chinese Troops End Baoding Uprising Tied to Gang of Four
Reports from Peking and foreign outlets say army troops quelled anti Hua Kuo feng disturbances in Baoding Hopeh Province linked to radical followers of Mao widow Chiang Ching and the Gang of Four. Protests included bombings armed raids bank robbery arson and sabotage across several provinces.
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Hong Kong
Mao Tse-tung
Baoding
Peking
China
People's Daily
London Daily Telegraph Today
Sydney
Australia
Hua Kuo-feng
Mao
Chiang Ching
Gang of Four
Sydney Morning Herald
Yvonne Preston
Hua
Hopeh
Paoting
Morning Herald
Weather Outlook Warmth Returns Then Cool Night
Forecast calls for a high in the mid 50s tomorrow with a 40 percent chance of rain tonight and 20 percent tomorrow. Expect a cool night with a low in the upper 30s and a continued cool pattern for the year.
King Kong roaring worldwide box office milestone
In 1500 theaters worldwide the film has grossed over 26 million dollars in 10 days or less, Dino De Laurentiis spokesman Gordon Armstrong said. Opened in about 2200 theaters around December 17, but some figures remain unreported.
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Los Angeles
Gordon Armstrong
Dino de Laurentiis
One Man One Vote For Aiken County Council
Warner states the county will use one man one vote for the 12 member council amid possible constitutional challenges. County Attorney Williams to seek attorney general ruling on duplicate votes in three districts with input from Daniel R. McLeod.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
John H. Williams
Williams
Daniel R. McLeod
McLeod
Russell B
Bo'’) Shetterly
South Carolina Association of Counties
Shetterly
Aiken
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John D. Colson
Ben Hogan Dodge
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Luthar D. Barnes
Jeane Hall
Peking Security
King Kong
Council
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