Williamson and Stephens Win Seats on Aiken Board of Education
Clifton L. Williamson and Augustus T. Stephens won county education board seats in yesterday’s election. Stephens, possibly the first Black member, topped Moseley for the At Large seat while Williamson edged Twilley. Voter turnout was 11.38 percent with 4,368 ballots county wide. Williamson, a DuPont engineer, stresses efficiency. Stephens, a counselor, calls for smaller class sizes and aggressive use of federal grants.
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Clifton L. Williamson
Augustus T. Stephens
Aiken County
William E. Twilley
Williamson
Aiken
Stephens
Saluda
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Moseley
North Augusta
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Graniteville
Beech Island
Clearwater
DuPont
Savannah River
Oil Tariff Vote At House To Delay Ford Energy Plan
The House is set to approve ending Ford's oil import tariff hike, with the key question being if the margin can override a veto. The vote starts this afternoon and aims to delay the energy conservation program that began last Saturday with a $1 barrel tariff increase.
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Lawmakers Delay Food Stamp Price Increase
Six South Carolina congressmen joined most of the House to delay Ford’s plan to raise food stamp costs for most recipients. The moratorium passed to the Senate by 374 to 38. Sen Thurmond urged faster issuance for involuntarily unemployed recipients amid stamp office delays.
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Washington
South Carolina
Ford
Senate
Strom Thurmond
Ford Sees Economy Improving Before Election
President Ford told reporters in Atlanta he expects the economy to be better by year end than experts foresee and that it will be in good shape to justify his bid for a full four year term. He planned to press his economic energy program in a breakfast with 100 Democratic House members.
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Washington
Ford
Atlanta
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Congress
Police Strike Triggers Army Assault in Lima
Army troops with tanks stormed a police compound in Lima's La Victoria district where striking police had barricaded themselves. Wounded and possibly dead were reported as details remained scarce due to a news blackout under President Velasco's regime.
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Juan Velasco
la Victoria
Charges Filed Against Menominee Warriors After Occupation
Shawano Wisconsin AP five of the Indian militants face charges that could bring prison terms exceeding nine years for the January seizure of the Alexian Brothers novitiate in Gresham. Twenty eight others are charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct at arraignment. Nine minors to be turned to juvenile authorities. All 33 adults plead innocent. The Menominee Warrior Society seized the former estate January 1.
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Menominee Warrior Society
Alexian Brothers
Gresham
Drunken Claim Lands Man in Jail Over Slasher Claim
Los Angeles police detained Theodore Lane, a Brevoort Hotel maintenance worker, after he falsely claimed to be the Skid Row Slasher. Investigators describe a murder pattern involving nine men with slit throats and a distinctive, unrevealed trade mark.
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Los Angeles
Theodore Lane
Hollywood
Brevoort
Pete Hagan
Pakistan Seeks Renewed U S Arms and Grain Aid
Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto meets President Ford at the White House to push for renewed U S arms sales and more food aid. The talks aim to secure over 100 000 tons of U S grain with a possible 300 000 ton sale on easy terms before June 30.
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Washington
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
U.S
Pakistan
Ford
White House
Bautle
Aiken County Board to Study Petitions at Regular Meeting
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will study a $75 000 library project fund and consider a $10 000 grant for the Nancy Carson Library in North Augusta. They will also review a bus service proposal for Valley area between Aiken and Augusta and defer a dispute over high bonds set by Judge Chitty.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Usc-Aiken
Nancy Carson
North Augusta
Larry Murphy
Aiken
Augusta
Beech Island
Lester Chitty
Gary Allen
Allen
Chitty
Glenn Holley
Aiken Area
Aiken County Hospital
Sheriff Shifts to LTD Patrol Cars in Aiken County
Deputies in Aiken County will ride in Ford LTDs after the sheriff’s department moved cars away from Satcher Motor Co. The Board of Commissioners last night allowed the sheriff to arrange leases independently. Virgil Wilkins said the LTD is a better car and the Galaxy is no longer made, but the $290 per car monthly lease remains unchanged. Sheriff Grant said he would explain the full story to interested parties.
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Satcher Motor Co
Ford Ltds
County Board of Commissioners
Virgil Wilkins
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Paul D. Grant
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Aiken
Feuding and Debate Mark Aiken County Meeting
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners spent five hours in a contentious public meeting. They handed bidding authority for 35 patrol cars to the Sheriff's Department after a 52 vote split, rejected a lease bid by Satcher Motor Co, and debated personnel matters, pay raises, and a public hearing for former bookkeeper Rhea Burgess. A surprise part time rehire for Fran Jolly was approved on first reading.
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Sheriff's Department
Satcher Motor Co
Rhea J. Burgess
Cleve Edmunds
Commission
Fran Jolly
Lucan Ray
Ray
Burgess
Williams
Temperatures Rise Amid Cloudy Skies In Carolinas
Temperatures creep higher with a high near 50 degrees under cloudy skies and light rain. Lows around 40 tonight with tomorrow reaching 55 and continued showers. Occasional snow and freezing was expected to continue today in upstate South Carolina.
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South Carolina
Aiken Plans Triple Crown Racing and Horse Shows
March schedules include Harness Races at Aiken Mile Track on March 8 and Aiken Trials on March 15 with proceeds to cancer society. Hunt Meet March 22 benefits Helping Hands. Plus Triple Crown Ball March 7 at Fermata Club and several Georgia Carolina Circuit horse shows and polo at Whitney Field through March.
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American Cancer Society
Fred Bradbury
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken Hunt
Washington Park Mounted Police
Sertoma Club of
Garantors
Chamber of Commerce
Triple Crown
Georgia-Carolina
Twin Creek Farm
Aiken Gun Club
Woods
Whitney Field
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