Watergate Judge Sirica Reported Resting Comfortably After Heart Attack
Washington AP reports John J. Sirica, the Watergate judge famed for uncovering scandal details, is resting comfortably following a massive heart attack that left him hospitalized in critical condition. Doctors said he was clinically dead on arrival but improving, as his age nears 72 and he receives treatment at the university hospital.
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Washington
John J. Sirica
Sirica
U.S. District Court
Joel Garfinkel
Quake Toll Rises To 6 000 After Guatemala Earthquake
United Nations UNDRO estimates the death toll near 6 000 and injuries around 40 000 after Wednesday's quake in Guatemala. Meanwhile the United States begins a 17 plane airlift of aid as officials assess regional losses and 200 000 left homeless. Local estimates vary with 2 500 to 3 000 dead reported by Guatemala's emergency committee.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
U.N
UNDRO
United States
Geneva
National Emergency Committee
Miss Young Emerges as Prime Contender for Winter Olympics
Sheila Young, former world champion in cycling and speed skating, won the United States first gold medal in Innsbruck. She previously earned silver in the 1500 meter speed skating event and now captured gold in the 500 meter race as she prepares for the 1000 meter event.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Sheila Young
United States
Miss Young
Kissinger Adopts Tough Line While Stumping for Ford
Secretary of State Kissinger will confront Congress on key issues rather than seek conciliation and maintains a vigorous grass roots campaign this week taking him to Los Angeles San Francisco and Laramie. Friends say he plans to stay on through the November elections and fears leaving a successor to complete a new 10 year nuclear arms treaty with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Kissinger
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Laramie
Wyo
Kissin
Ger
Ford
Soviet Union
Nixon Accepts China Visit Invitation
Former President Richard Nixon and wife Pat accepted a China visit beginning February 21, as reported by Xinhua. The agency called the trip the fourth anniversary of their 1972 visit and noted the joint communiqué helped improve Sino U.S. relations.
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Tokyo
Richard M. Nixon
Pat
China
Hsinhua
Nixons
Richard Nixon
United States of America
Inglewood Woman Turns 104 Drives On
Maude Tull, of Inglewood California, turned 104 this week and showed her renewed driver license. She learned to drive at 91 after her husband died and has used a three wheel electric car for the last two years.
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Maude Tull
Inglewood
Calif
Town and Country Meeting Seeks Models for Fashion Show
Sue Jones reports at a Town and Country meeting that the club needs volunteer models for a March 2 fashion show. She requests sizes 8 10 12 and 14 and comments on perceptions of size. An unrelated remark mentions crime and a hospital scene with a humored, inebriated tone as a patrolman and patients interact.
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Sue Jones
Compromise Reached on Redistricting in Aiken County
Aiken House members hammered out a compromise on the eight district plan for county commissioners. The shift of 100 people from district six to eight changes black representation to 37.2 percent in district eight. The plan aims to give the black community a maximum chance to elect one commissioner without gerrymandering.
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Eric Higgs
Aiken
House
Senate
Irene K. Rudnick
D -Aiken
Rudnick
Aiken County
Board of Commissioners
Gilbert E. McMillan
R.aiken
McMillan
Michael L. Laughlin
D.aiken
Laughlin
Eugene England
CAC Receives 54000 Grant with Urge to Correct Problems
Gov. James B. Edwards通知 CAC of approximately 54000 third quarter funding and urged immediate corrective action on discrepancies in the evaluation report. He emphasized taxpayers’ obligation and strict adherence to laws and guidelines while noting other agencies face funding issues.
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CAC
Aiken County Community Action
James B. Edwards
Kermit W
Diana) Oberlin
Edwards
South Carolina
Aiken
Community Services Administration
Oberlin
Columbia
Jobless Rate Drops to 7.8 Percent in January
The Labor Department reports unemployment fell from 8.3 to 7.8 percent in January, the sharpest monthly decline in 16 years. Employment rose by 800,000 to 86.2 million, with gains across most sectors though teenage joblessness did not improve.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ford Administration
SRP Budget Up 20 Percent With $252 Million Plan
A Savannah River Plant SRP plans a $252 million budget for fiscal year 1977, up 20 percent from 1976, signaling greater employment. Over $118 million funds salaries. about 6,500 workers, many in Aiken County, include ERDA, Du Pont, and university staff. Major contract by Du Pont Construction and ERDA oversight. Unemployment data show modest gains and calls for more job creation in a presidential year.
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Savannah River Plant
SRP
Aiken County
Erda, du Pont, du Pont Construction
Forestry Service
University of Georgia
Aiken
North Augusta
New Ellenton
Jackson
Feb 14 Target Set for Aiken Hospital Move
Hospital Administrator J Sam Nesbit says Feb 14 is a possible transfer date for moving patients from Aiken County Hospital to Aiken Community Hospital. About 12 ambulances and station wagons will aid the move starting around 8 a.m., with Aiken County Paramedical Services and Aiken Rescue Squad contributing vehicles. The move aims to reduce elective admissions as 100 patients remain, pending Tuesday Feb 17 when keys will be handed to county auditors.
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Aiken County Hospital
J. Sam Nesbit
Nesbit
Aiken
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