Educators call for salary release amid controversy
The article notes USCA educators asking for salary disclosure to elicit sympathy. It also mentions emergency maps for civil defense failing after rain, two St. Angela Academy students winning Scholastic Art Show awards at the Columbia Museum of Art, Teresa Howard with a Gold Key and Michael Sapp with a Certificate of Merit, and a bus trip to view the exhibit.
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St. Angela Academy
Columbia Museum of Art
Teresa Howard
Michael Sapp
St. Angela
POW Release Set for Saturday Amid Cease Fire Hope
Saigon AP reports the cease fire commission chair says first groups of American POWs in North and South Vietnam will be handed over about Saturday. Three recovery teams ready on two hours notice as U.S. command notes 2,000 more troops withdrawn in four days, lowering total to under 20,000 for the first time since 1964.
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Saigon
International Ceasefire Commission
North
South Vietnam
Commission
U.S
Vietnam
Dollar Slump Triggers Big Euro Support as Banks Intervene
The dollar faced intense selling pressure with European state banks buying over a billion dollars to defend the U.S. currency. While American exporters benefited from cheaper goods abroad, Europe faced rising inflation amid the intervention and a weaker dollar.
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London
Europe
Corona Starts Trial For Mass Murder In Fairfield
Juan V. Corona faces a mass murder trial in Fairfield California after motions for a new trial were denied. The case concerns the slaughter of 295 farm workers and is described as the largest such case, with prosecutors seeking 25 consecutive life terms.
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Fairfield. Calif
Juan V. Corona
Cat Litter Warning From Eye Specialist
Dr. G Richard O'Connor of UCSF warns that pregnant women should avoid cat litter and raw meat due to toxoplasmosis risk. He notes many urban residents have lifelong exposure with few symptoms, but the infection can in some cases damage brain and eye tissue and cause blindness.
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Los Angeles
G. Richard O'Connor
San Francisco
O'Connor
Dr. O'Connor
Francis Proctor Foundation For Research In
University of California At
Counter Budget Proposal Cuts Defense and Domestic Programs
Sen. William Proxmire proposes a counter budget that trims $4 billion from Nixon’s $268.7 billion next year while cutting $10 billion across defense foreign aid space public works and highways. The plan would finance a $6 billion increase for other domestic programs.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Nixon
Proxmire
Senate
Bremer Brother Seeks New Name Change
Theo dore J. Bremer brother of the man convicted in the Wallace shooting filed in Circuit Court for a legal name change to Theodore J. Allen. He cited adverse publicity and family embarrassment from the incident.
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Bremer
Milwaukee
Theodore J. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Theodore J. Allen
Senate Approves Airport Funding Increase Over White House
The Senate voted 65-15 to approve a $450 million bill increasing the federal share of airport improvements from 50 to 75 percent. It also called back the President’s budget director for a confirmation hearing despite veto talk.
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Washington
Senate
Man Convicted Of Killing Bride In Edinburgh Case
A 21 year old West German, Ernst Dumoulin, was found guilty of pushing his bride off a cliff to collect about 968000 in life insurance. He was sentenced to life in prison and will become eligible for parole after a period.
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Edinburgh
Dumoulin
Warner outlines county government overhaul in Aiken
County Commissioner Carrol Warner spoke to the Aiken Lions Club about the shift from the old Aiken County government to a new system. He described past chaos, lack of offices and records, and urged a professional county administrator and a roads superintendent while noting plans for a county wide solid waste system and potential hospital funding from Revenue Sharing.
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Carrol Warner
Kitchings Mill
Aiken Lions Club
Aiken County
County Board of Commissioners
Warner
Vietnam War Conference Site Set at Paris
United States and North Vietnam announced Paris as the site for a postwar international conference to begin February 26. The dialogue will include the Viet Cong and eight other nations to guarantee an end to fighting and honor Vietnam’s national rights and self-determination.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Vietnam
Indochina
Light turnout in Aiken County school board election
Voter turnout across Aiken County was light up to noon as two new school board members were chosen. North Augusta precincts showed slight activity while Belvedere and Graniteville reported small counts. Incumbent Dr. Carl Shealy faced challenger Marion T. Woodward. Ballots totaled 6,000 to 7,000 expected. results to be tabulated at the Aiken Electric Cooperative and relayed to the courthouse.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
Belvedere
Graniteville
Aiken
Election Commission
Eugene England
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Hugh J. Boyd
Carl Shealy
Marion T. Woodward
DuPont
Mild Weather Forecast For Aiken Area
The U S Weather Bureau says mild weather continues with variable clouds and a chance of showers in the Aiken area today and tomorrow. Highs in the upper 60s, lows around the mid 40s, with a 30 percent rain probability and light westerly winds 5 to 10 mph fading to under 5 mph at night.
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Aiken
U.S
Westmoreland to Tour Aiken Area for Economic Growth
Gen. William C. Westmoreland, former Army chief of staff and head of Gov. West’s Economic Growth Task Force, arrives in Aiken at 9:30 a.m. for a day of briefings with city officials, followed by tours of industrial, educational, and farm sites in Aiken and Barnwell Counties. He will speak at 10:30 a.m. in the Aiken City Council Chambers and remains in the area until about 2:30 p.m.
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William C. Westmoreland
Army
Aiken
Barnwell
Westmoreland
John C. West
Aiken City
James Hammond
Low
Savannah
Grant votes to release Dietzel contract details to public
Ai ken County's Grant says he will vote to publish head coach Paul Dietzel's salary. USC Board of Trustees weighs options on releasing the contract, with a full board review possible.
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George ‘‘Buck
Grant
Aiken County
University of South Carolina
Board of
Paul Dietzel
USC
Dietzel
T. Eston Marchant
Public Already Taken The BBB warns of greed in mass fraud
The Better Business Bureau of Augusta says the public loses millions yearly to scams with greed as the main motive. Carter Gwynn, executive vice president, notes most cases involve people trying to gain something for nothing and explains a new direct line from Aiken to Augusta BBB for consumer help.
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Carter Gwynn
Better Business Bureau Inc
Augusta
Aiken
Gwynn
A Touch Of Humor From The Better Business Bureau
Carter Gwynn of the Better Business Bureau discusses consumer problems in the Aiken area. He cites a serious case involving a classified ad seeking young girls, leading to an arrest and the suspect’s later hospitalization.
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Bureau
Gwynn
Augusta
Milledgeville Hospital
Stennis Condition Worsens After Surgery
Sen John C Stennis whose shooting occurred a week earlier remained very seriously ill at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a 45 minute operation. Hospital spokesman Maj Frank Garland said the new surgery worsened his condition with a grave prognosis as family and staff stayed at the bedside.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Maj
Frank Garland
Garland
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Lynn Hilley
J.D. Steward
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