Christmas Bird Count in Aiken Led by Will Post
Aiken and Augusta birders led by Will Post in Raleigh North Carolina will travel a 15 mile radius around Couchton to tally birds present in the Aiken area. The count aids the U S Fish and Wildlife Service by identifying endangered species and habitat changes with support from the National Audubon Society.
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Aiken
Will Post
Raleigh
N.C
Augusta
Couchton
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Audubon Society
The
Wildlife Service
Labor Talks Adjourned As GE Strike Extends
Negotiations between General Electric Co and two unions bargaining nationally adjourned until next Monday with no progress reported. The 133,000 GE workers in 135 cities will continue their 11th week on the longest GE walkout in company history. AFL-CIO International Union Electrical Workers and United Electrical Workers bargain with federal mediators. GE employees earn 3.25 and seek 90 cent raises, while GE offers a three year deal with 20 cent rise and up to 25 cent skills premium plus 3 percent pay and 2 percent cost of living adjustments in each of the next two years.
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New York
General Electric Co
Afl-Cio International Union and
Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
Abrams in Vietnam Hospital With Pneumonia and Pleural Diagnosis
Gen Creighton Abrams commander in Vietnam is hospitalized outside Saigon with pneumonia and pleurisy. Doctors report progressive improvement and say he has chest pain that has disappeared, yet will remain in the hospital for several days.
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Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Abrams
SDS Seeks Alliance with Working Class at Yale Meeting
SDS votes to form an alliance of students and workers to broaden influence among working class college students. Delegates at Yale approve two proposals from the Students Worker Alliance caucus calling for closer ties with the working class.
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New Haven
Judge McFaddin DUI Trial Date Set Next Week
Magistrate James L. Mann will set a trial date next week for Circuit Judge James Hugh McFaddin who faces a driving under the influence charge after a December 5 two car collision near Columbia. Mann said he is determining how a jury will be drawn and no serious injuries were reported.
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Columbia
James L. Mann
James Hugh McFaddin
Mann
Lenders Split on New FHA VA Rates in Aiken Area
In Aiken the rise in maximum FHA and VA loan rates drew mixed views from lenders. Security Federal S&L President Clifton Weeks warned of fewer qualifying buyers, while Palmetto S&L chief Earl Holley expected a shift to tougher conventional lending and perhaps fewer new builds. Farmers Bank President James McNair noted higher costs but said the market must adapt. Only one local contractor commented, noting more money for housing may flow.
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Savings and Loan
Aiken
Clifton Weeks
Security Federal Savings and Loan
Dras
McNair
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
National Association of Home Builders
Robert H. Pease
Mortgage Bankers
Louis R. Barba
Home Builders Group
Congress
Interest Rates Hit New High
Washington AP reports maximum FHA and VA loan rates rising to 82 percent as of next Monday, up from 72 percent, provoking concern among home buyers. Romney defends move to curb mortgage fund shortages while lenders push higher discount points and yields.
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Washington
FHA
George Romney
Federal Housing Administration and
Veterans Administration
Romney
Warrenville Store Destroyed By Fire
A fire at Walton's Piggly Wiggly in Warrenville caused about 175000 dollars in damage after starting from a gas heater in the rear. Graniteville, Aiken, and Bath fire departments responded, with one truck and six men sent from Graniteville.
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Walton's Piggly Wiggly
Warrenville
Henderson
Ted
Graniteville Fire Department
Graniteville
Partment
Aiken
Bath
Edward Walton
Floods Kill Three In Tennessee as Rivers Rise Across Region
Torrents of rain and snowmelt surged rivers and streams in Tennessee Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky triggering evacuations. National Guardsmen and Civil Defense built dikes and sandbags as hundreds fled homes from the Cumberland River basin to Pennington Gap and beyond.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lee
Wise
Cumberland River
Pennington Gap
Americans Smoke Less in 1969 per Capita
The Agriculture Department reports that in 1969 the average American smoked about 4 034 cigarettes per person, down from 1968 by roughly seven packs. The peak was 4 345 cigarettes in 1963 before the surgeon general's report. Officials forecast possible further declines next year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Aiken officer attacked during arrest on South Boundary Street
Sgt. Carroll Heath of the Aiken Police Department stopped a man on South Boundary Street. The suspect bit Heath on the throat and ears and scratched and kicked him, leaving Heath bleeding and in partial uniform. Widner, 21, of Windsor, faced multiple charges and a $600 bond, with custody through the holidays until Recorder's Court Monday.
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Carroll Heath
Aiken
Heath
South Boundary Street
Ashley Widner
General Delivery
Windsor
Widner
Recorder’s Court
Newspaper offices to observe New Year holiday
The Circulation Advertising and Business departments of the Aiken Standard will observe a half holiday tomorrow for New Year’s Day. Offices close at noon and the deadline for Friday’s classified ads is noon tomorrow.
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The
Aiken Standard
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Claire Ashmore
McManaway
Holley
South Carolina
James McNair
Farmers Bank
Barba
Federal Reserve Board
Pease
Indiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
South Dakota
District of Columbia
South Vietnam
Laos
Aiken Policeman
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