Holtzman criticizes panel on Nixon pardon inquiry
Rep Elizabeth Holtzman accuses a House Judiciary subcommittee of hiding the truth about President Ford's Nixon pardon. The panel voted 4 to 8 not to pursue an inquiry into the September 8 pardon and Ford's testimony, with Holtzman urging staff to gather evidence to test his candor.
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Washington Cap
Elizabeth Hollyman
DNY
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Ford
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Holtzman
Subcommittee
United States
Hearst Fifth Amendment Battle in Bank Robbery Trial
Patricia Hearst faces continued legal fights as prosecutors seek to admit a jailhouse tape. Judge Oliver Carter upheld her right to refuse questions about pre-arrest actions. Hearst testified she was uncertain if brainwashing affected her actions.
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San Francisco
Patrica Hearst
Oliver J. Carter
Miss Hearst
Atto
James L Browning Jr
Carter
Patricia Tobin
Browning
Helms Won't Be Prosected In CIA Break In Case
Justice Department will not prosecute former CIA director Richard M. Helms for his role in a break in and he remains under investigation for possible perjury. The House moves to probe CBS journalist Daniel Schorr for arranging publication of a secret document.
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Washington
Justice Department
CIA
Richard M. Helms
The
House
CBS
Ethics Committee
House Intelligence Committee
Schorr
Village Voice
New York
Japanese Relocation Order Lifted and Survivors React
President Ford’s move to end the 34 year old relocation order freeing 112000 Japanese Americans is praised by many survivors. They warn apologies cannot erase painful memories of years as prisoners with losses of money possessions and privacy. Jeanne Wakatuski Houston recalls her family split and four years in camps.
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Los Angeles
Jeanne Wakatuski Houston
Peoples Choice Awards Honor Jaws Wayne Hepburn Picks
Jaws named movie of the year while John Wayne Katharine Hepburn win as actor and actress of the year. All in the Family tops TV comedy. The Waltons lead TV drama. Carol Burnett and Telly Savalas chosen favorite TV performers. John Denver favorite musical performer. Love Will Keep Us Together favorite song.
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Santa Monica
Calif
John Wayne
Katharine Hepburn
the Waltons
Carol Burnett
Telly Savalas
John Denver
Weekend Weather Outlook with Warm Interlude
Forecast shows a 72 degree high tomorrow with light winds from the north and a 20 percent chance of rain. Tonight’s low near 45 degrees and a Sunday shower chance with a high around 70. Monday and Tuesday may bring cooler conditions.
Readers critiquing mail service and notes from Aiken Standard
A Buenos Aires reader cancelled his subscription as General Services Administration reports the reorganized mail system behind the old one. The Salvation Army held its annual meeting with remarks on rank in marriage and a statistic about aiding transients.
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General Services Administration
Aiken Standard
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Aiken Community Hospital to Open Emergency Room Monday
The county moves patients from the county hospital to the new Aiken Community Hospital starting at 7 30 a m with a nurse attendant and driver assigned to each patient. Ambulances will use routes via Richland Ave University Parkway Trollery Line Road and Vaucluse Road. The move ends by noon and Donnie J Williams will take over the county facility for 24 hour use while an audit is planned.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Nancy Thomas
Richland Ave
University Parkway
Trollery Line Road
Vaucluse Road
Weve
Williams
Harold V. Graybeal
Aiken County
Prices Rise Four Tenths Percent in January
Washington January consumer prices rose four tenths of a percent as food prices fell for the first time in five months aiding a slower inflation rate. The Labor Department noted seasonally adjusted figures with December up five tenths. On a 12 month basis through January prices advanced 6.8 percent, the smallest annual rise since July 1975. Wholesale prices in the last three months remained unchanged.
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Washington
Labor Department
Southern Gets Approval To Reopen Aiken Warrenville Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved Southern Railway to resume service on the 6 mile Aiken to Warrenville line. Two daily trains in both directions will operate six days weekly. Officials were unaware of the approval when contacted. The line was abandoned in 1971 and faced environmental concerns from Aiken County residents during the earlier application.
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Derby Wendel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway Company
Aiken
Warrenville
Southern Railway
D.C
Trenton
Rock Hill
Washington, D.C
Two Areas Vote In Fire District Referendum
Two portions of the Center Fire District, Kitchings Mill and Wayside Park, will still vote in a March 30 referendum to decide the district status. Boundaries remain unchanged until court order after the election. Attorneys for both sides agree deletions require court action, while residents in the two areas will participate in the vote.
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Center
SC Insurance Service Office
Kitchings Mill
Aiken Wayside Park
Terry E. Richardson Jr
Henry J . Summeraill
S.C. Insurance Service
Wayside Park
Salvation Army Changing Lives Speech Highlights Milestones
Capt. James Busby of the Salvation Army spoke at the Aiken annual meeting at Millbrook Baptist Church Recreational Building. He used an odometer metaphor to describe turning from fatigue to a fresh start and cited life changes seen among youth in the Carolinas. A life membership was awarded to Orvel T Kelley and a permanent Bell Ringer award was given to the Aiken unit.
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Lloyd Olsen
Salvation Army
Fred Carver
Aiken
Busby
Two Carolinas
Orvel T Kelley
Army
Inflation Outlook and Consumer Prices Report
The Labor Department projects 1976 inflation just under six percent with January gains easing. Food prices drop slightly while services rise due to postal, medical, and insurance costs. Gasoline fell 16 percent and pork poultry beef and vegetables posted declines. Unemployment sits at 7.8 percent in January, with Greenspan optimistic for further declines amid cautions on later-year risks.
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Ford Administration
Labor Department
Department
Alan Greenspan
Presidents Council of Economic Advisers
Greenspan
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Jaws
Wayne
Hepburn
Robert Blake
Kotter
Starsky & Hutch
Bob Hope
Tony Orlando
People’s Choice
Schofield
Fort Gordon
North Augusta-Belvedere
Wagoner Rescue Squad
Donnie J. Williams
Gravbeal
Eustis Park Parents Teachers Association
Alan Cato
Connie Baggott
Laura Thompson
Ron Siegler
Donnie Caudell
Murry Sil
Southern
Capt. Busby
By Jeane Hall
Kelley
Salvation Army Board
James Busby
Jeane Hall
Agriculture Department
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