Paul Durban wins disco dance and costume contests
Paul Durban and a date won a disco dance contest at a party on Friday night and then won a costume contest the next night. Albert Harley caught a 26 lb 14 oz striped bass at Clark Hill during a bass club tournament but the fish could not count toward the day’s tally. he did win a trophy for five other fish tails. Aiken residents complain about recent odd weather with one woman wishing the weather would do nothing.
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Paul Durban
Albert Harley
Clark Hill
Harley
Aiken Rakin Postponed For Heavy Rain Cleanup
Heavy rain delays Aiken Rakin event until Saturday. Executives say volunteers will clean roadsides and clear debris in parks from recent ice and snow storms, marking a major community cleanup effort in Aiken led by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce.
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Aiken
Harry Busbee
Greater Aiken
Venezuela Boosts Heavy Fuel Oil Prices Ahead of March Rise
New York AP report notes Venezuela plans a 15 percent price increase on heavy fuel oil used for heating and factory boilers with effect March 1. East Coast buyers face potential 10 percent higher bills as costs ripple through utilities and manufacturers.
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New York
Venezuela
United States
A.D. Price
Asiatic Petroleum Co
Washington
Henry E. Bergold
Energy Department
Oil distributors brace for supply cuts amid market tightening
Shell and Gulf Oil announced refinery and supply reductions over the next three to six months. Shell will trim refinery runs by 58 percent on March 1 while distributors like Dailey Oil and Kneece warn tight supplies and past outages. Local stations including W B Simmons keep hours and services open despite potential shortages.
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Epps
Shell
Malcolm Dailey
Texaco
Dailey Oil Co
Iran
Gulf Oil Co
Joe Kneece
Gulf
Kneece
W.B. Simmons
Simmons
City Council To Study Porno Amendment
The Aiken City Council will discuss an amendment to the pornography ordinance tonight at 8 in City Hall council chamber. City attorney Henry Summerall Jr will report on the amendment requested by Cinema Theatre manager John Tucker. Bids for a public works storage shed and a petition for annexation in Houndslake will be read. The Two Notch Road annexation request by Rodney J. Smoak has been withdrawn.
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Marvin Jones
Aiken
Council Chamber
Henry Summerall, Jr
John Tucker
Cinema Theatre
City Public Works
Houndslake
Two Notch Road
Rodney J. Smoak
China Offensive Predicted Amid Vietnam Border War
Sources in Peking forecast a major Chinese offensive in the Vietnam border war within days. Hanoi claims 16,000 Chinese killed and 160 tanks destroyed since Feb 17, while Bangkok intelligence questions those figures. U.N. Security Council discusses Vietnam China and Cambodia conflict as major powers clash.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Peking
Vietnam
Japan
Hanoi
Washington
U.S
China
U.N. Security Council
Cambodia
New York
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines
Mondale Says Troop Use Only In Extreme Circumstances
Vice President Mondale told editors at the American Press Institute that the U S would deploy troops abroad only under the most extreme compelling circumstances He cited Indochina and stressed the need for high national priority to justify such an action He also commented on Iran and stressed absence of simple solutions.
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Washington, D.C
Walter F. Mondale
America
Mondale
American Press Institute
Indochina
Kennedy
U.S
Europe
White House
United States
Vietnam
Kampuchea
Carter
Shah
Iran
Rosalynn Carter
Barry P. Bosworth
Council On Wage and Price Stability
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Mary Agnes
Madeline LaBoone
St. Angela Academy
Elizabeth Harrington
John Epps
Edgefield County
Ree
Mage
Aiken County Today
Kyodo
Wang Chen
Red River
Peking Radio
Dong Dang
Lang Son
Tan Lang
Lai Chau
Thanh Thuy
Ha Tuyen
Tong Dang
Cao Bang
Soviet Union
Scott B. Hunter
Walter Mondale
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