Kissinger Joins Nixon On TWA Flight To California
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger arrived at Los Angeles Airport on a TWA jet from Washington joining President Nixon who had flown commercial air last week to set an energy saving example. Security was heavy at the airport during Kissinger's arrival.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Los Angeles International Airport
Trans World Airlines
Washington
United
Oil Spills in Southeast Prompt Public Reporting Plea
EPA regional director Jack E. Ravan urges citizens to report oil spills seen in inland waters of the Southeast. He notes about 5,000,000 gallons have spilled since 1971, mostly due to negligence or operator error, enough fuel to heat thousands of homes.
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Atlanta
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jack E. Ravan
Ravan
Baker Pushes for Evidence In Watergate Subpoena
Senate Watergate panel vice chairman Howard Baker urged reconsideration of its bid for more than 500 new White House tapes and documents. He criticized Sam Ervin for signing the subpoena without first notifying him, calling the move extraordinary.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtean
Baker
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Egypt 2nd Army vows to stay along Suez Canal
Brig. Gen. Fuad Sama says Egypt's 2nd Army is dug in on the northeast bank of the Suez Canal and will remain there. Both sides preparing for something, Sama adds, as Egypt aims to liberate all of Sinai.
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EL Qantara
Egypt
Suez Canal
Fuad Sama
Sinai
Israelis Vote Today in Crucial 25 Year Election
Israelis from Mt. Hermon to the Sinai Desert vote in a pivotal election marked by anger over setbacks in October war days. The Likud Unity right wing coalition threatens Premier Golda Meir's Labor party dominance.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Mt. Hermon
Sinai Desert
Likud — Unity
Golda Meir
Socialist Labor Party
Delegation Plans Public Meetings for January Sessions
The Aiken County Legislative Delegation released its schedule for two of three public meetings in January. The first session is January 3 at 7 p.m. in the North Augusta City Hall Training Room. The second is January 7 at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Room of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Aiken. A third meeting is planned for June 10, 1974, with no site announced.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Visitor Fired By Nixon Aide Weighs Senate Run
William D. Ruckleshaus, fired deputy attorney general during Watergate, visited Aiken and said he has not ruled out seeking the Indiana U.S. Senate seat in 1976. He discussed leadership, energy policy, and government planning, while noting his lecturing work and recent job offers.
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William D. Ruckleshaus
Aiken
U.S
Indiana
Ruckelshaus
Ruckleshaus
Archibald Cox
Elliot L. Ricardson
Nixon
Cox
Langley Landfill Opens After Certification in Aiken
Aiken County officials and South Carolina health officials certified Langley Landfill for operation for one year with a potential permanent permit. The facility, leased from Huber Clay Company, will serve all of Aiken County and interested municipalities for 20 or more years. Clarence officials Harold Graybeal Edwin Farmer Jo Ann Price attended along with County Administrator Ronald LaCouture and Engineer Arthur Courtney.
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Aiken County
Langley
South Carolina Board of Health
Board of Health
Huber Clay Company
Harold Graybeal
Edwin Farmer
Jo Ann Price
State Health Department
Ronald A. LaCouture
Arthur W Courtney
Walter Byrd
Alex Cord
Britain Begins Three Day Work Week Over Coal Overtime Refusal
Britain starts a three day work week as coal miners refuse overtime. About 15 million people out of 24 million workers face electricity limited to three days a week. Nonessential businesses may open only on three days, with full pay unclear as firms decide schedules.
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Britain
London
Edward Heath
James Prior
House of Commons
National Coal Board
Showers To Usher In 1974 Aiken County Weather
Aiken County expects cloudy skies turning to showers and thundershowers as 1974 begins with warmer temperatures. New Year’s Eve night will be in the 50s with a high in the 60s tomorrow. Rain chances 100 percent tonight, 40 percent tomorrow, with cool days ahead and possible late-week partly cloudy conditions.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Barnwell
Georgia
Alabama
Inflation and fuel shortages curb New Year celebrations worldwide
Inflation and fuel shortages loom over New Year revelry from Times Square to Trafalgar Square. Cities plan scaled back displays while crowds still gather, with East Berlin restricting passes and New Orleans' Sugar Bowl drawing a peak crowd near 85,000.
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Associated Press
Times Square
Trafalgar Square
Honolulu
Paris
New York
Nelson
New Orleans
Tulane University
Notre Dame
Alabama
Exxon Cuts Off County Gas Supply
The County of Aiken learns Cas sels Oil Co will no longer service its gasoline needs citing new federal guidelines. Cassels Oil, led by Louis W. Cassels, won the county bid in 1973 while Gulf Oil has no county purchase records. County seeks fuel from Gulf at 1972 levels amid agency records confusion.
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County of
Aiken
Cassels Oil Co
William E. Simons
Cassels Oil Company
Louis W. Cassels
Gulf Oil Co
Gulf Oil
Cassels
Aiken Standard Sets Early Deadline for New Year’s Issue
The Aiken Standard will observe an early deadline with the office closing at noon on New Year’s Day to give employees time off for the holiday. Normal hours resume Wednesday.
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Aiken Standard
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Brodie
Cord
Graybeal
Price
East Berlin
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Pasadena
Exxon
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