Bloodmobile fills Aiken TEC lobby and regional scrimmage set
The Aiken TEC lobby overflowed as a bloodmobile visit drew students to donate. Aiken High hosts a 1 p.m. scrimmage between USCA Pacers and South Carolina State in Orangeburg, while local teens Weeks and Love are named Outstanding Teenagers of America for 1974. Eagle Scout Glenn Walters from Westmount Drive will take part in the Governor’s Report in Columbia with scoutmaster Roy Craft, representing the Georgia Carolina Council.
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Usca Pacers
South Carolina State
Orangeburg
Aiken High School
Jackson High School
John William Weeks
Cynthia Love
America
Lyman B. Puette
Glenn Walters
Westmount Drive
Aiken
Boy Scout
Columbia
Walters
Roy Craft
Georgia - Carolina Council
Chaos and Confusion Mark Gasoline Shortage
The Associated Press notes a nationwide gas crisis as federal allocation fails to ease shortages. Odd-even rationing varies by state and parish causing delays, while local and private schemes create long lines and disputed limits for motorists like John Q. Public.
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Associated Press
John Q
West Says He's Optimistic About Gasoline Plan
Gov. John C. West said he is optimistic about a voluntary odd even gasoline plan that started Thursday. The measure aims to ease long lines at service stations and reduce shortages amid reports of mixed reactions from motorists and station operators.
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Columbia
John South
Nixon Tax Case Could Cost U.S. Tax Revenue
Washington AP reports former IRS chief Johnnie M. Walters says President Nixon tax case may cost the government up to a billion dollars as taxpayers claim questionable deductions this year. Walters warned public disclosure of Nixon deductions and payments undermines tax collection.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Johnnie M. Walters
IRS
Judiciary Committee Plans First White House Evidence Request
The House Judiciary Committee prepares a letter to the White House outlining requested evidence for its impeachment probe. Chairman Peter W. Rodine of New Jersey said the communication would go out within days detailing needed material.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Peter W. Rodine
D-N.j
AFL-CIO Demands 12 Percent Wage Increase
The AFL-CIO urged ending government wage price controls and set a 12 percent wage hike target for the year. It criticized a 5.5 percent standard as inadequate amid rising living costs, in a statement from its ruling executive council at the Mid-Winter meeting.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Executive Council
Kissinger Proposes Fact-Finding Board for Latin American Disputes
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, in his first major Latin American foray, urged a fact-finding board of key hemispheric figures to settle disputes involving U S companies during a three day conference in Mexico City with 24 Latin American foreign ministers.
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Mexico City
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
U.S
Bread shortage feared. bakers urge government action
The American Bakers Association warns of an imminent bread shortage and calls for immediate government action. ABA President Robert J. Wager says people may line up for bread at higher prices, similar to gasoline queues, in a Thursday statement.
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Washington
The
American Bakers Association
ABA
Robert J. Wager
Griffiths to Quit Congress After 20 Years
Rep Martha W Griffiths a Michigan Democrat and women's rights advocate says she will not seek re election to Congress after 20 years in office The announcement follows Richard F VanderVeen swearing in as the new Congress member from Michigan.
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Washington
Martha W. Griffiths
Congress
Michigan Democrat
Michigan
Richard F. VanderVeen
Veto Action Blocked in House on Officials Pay Raise
Washington AP reports the House blocked veto action on President Nixon's pay raise proposal for congressmen and top federal officials. Senate leaders indicate a vote is likely, possibly next Thursday or Friday, according to Senate Democratic Whip Robert Byrd.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Opposition Grows Over Registration By Mail in South Carolina
National debate continues as the South Carolina General Assembly sends the bill back to the Senate Judiciary Committee. A federal report urges a simple post card registration for federal votes and a National Voter Registration Administration within the Census Bureau.
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South Carolina
South Carolina General Assembly
Senate Judiciary Committee
Committee On Post Office and Civil Service
United States Senate
Irene K. Rud
Nick
S.C
Michael L. Laughlin
Gilbert L. MccMillan
Bureau of the Census
Rudnick
Washington, D.C
U. S. Senate
Graniteville Expansion To Add 100 Jobs In New Project
Graniteville Company will expand the Hickman Division at an estimated cost of 10 million dollars. President Robert P. Timmerman says the project aims to boost production of self manufactured bridge goods to meet rising demand. The expansion will create 100 local jobs and start site work soon, with full operation not expected until 1976 due to machinery deliveries.
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Graniteville
Robert P. Timmerman
Graniteville Company
Hickman
Timmerman
Tests To Begin At Proposed Site Aiken Burning Cases
Aiken Police charged Larry Cave with four counts of breaking and entering and three counts of unlawful burning after a Wesley United Church fire caused organ damage valued at 2500 dollars. Police said break ins occurred at Seigler's Insurance Agency Pollard's Cafe and two churches.
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Aiken
Larry Cave
Fairfield St
J.C. Busbee
Wesley United Church
Richland
Fairfield
Busbee
Seigler
Richland and
Union
Cave
Richland Ave
E. Pollard
Construction Set For Summer Across From USCA
HCA has an option on nearly 60 acres across from USC Aiken with 50 days left to run. Construction could begin this summer if state Certificate of Need and city water and sewer are obtained. The four story 200 bed hospital would take about 20 months to build with plans for an emergency room outpatient care cardiac care and intensive care units.
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HCA
USCA
Malone
Frist
Usc-A
Dr. Frist
TVA Plans Truck Haul Of Nuclear Waste To Barnwell
The Tennessee Valley Authority outlines plans to ship 400 tons yearly of radioactive waste from Sequoyah Nuclear Plant near Chattanooga to a disposal site near Barnwell, South Carolina. The route passes through Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Augusta on US 27, I 75, I 20, and US 278.
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Knoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga
Atlanta
South Carolina
Sequoyah
TVA
Barnwell
S.C
U.S. 27
Augusta
Western South Carolina Weather Turns Stormy This Weekend
A cold front moves through western South Carolina bringing high winds and rain showers today with a risk of flash flooding. Temperatures reach the 70s in most areas before a cooling trend and weekend sun in higher 50s. Azaleas bloom may peak as Charleston Gardens notes a colorful two weeks.
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South Carolina
Charleston
Aiken County
Aiken Standard Wins Public Service Award In South Carolina
The Aiken Standard earned the public service award from the South Carolina Associated Press News Council for coverage of the new hospital in Aiken County. The award, announced by judges in New Orleans, marks the paper’s third major honor in under a year and will be presented at the Columbia awards banquet.
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Aiken Standard
South Carolina
Associated Press News Council
News Council
Columbia
Aiken County
Cathcart
Associated Press General News
Jack Cappon
New York
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Thomas A. Frist
David Malone
Hospital Corporation of America
Harold V Graybeal
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Jeane Hall
Kenneth N. Owens
Owens
Lucile Hankinson
Aiken Women’s Heart Board
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