Rail aid bill heads to President Ford for Penn Central rescue
The Senate approved a 347 million dollar emergency aid package for Penn Central and other financially troubled Northeastern railroads. The move, with an 86 to 8 vote to end a filibuster, supports operating funds while ConRail is created to consolidate seven rail systems.
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Washington
Penn Central
Ford
Senate
ConRail
U.S. Railway Association
Congress
Northeast
Midwest
Oil Price Decision Postponed After OPEC Talks
At a three day Vienna conference OPEC ministers postponed a decision on tying oil prices to a basket of currencies. They plan to reconvene in June to resolve whether to link prices to a weighted currency average.
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Vienna
Austria
Ization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
West Berlin mayor candidate kidnapped in broad daylight
Police report that Peter Lorenz, 52, West Berlin CDU chairman, was abducted on a quiet suburban street during preparations for next Sunday's election. His chauffeur was dragged from the car and struck, Lorenz taken away in his official limousine. Initial reports name two men and a woman as the kidnapers.
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Peter Lorenz
West Berlin
Lorenz
Alioto's Wife Files For Divorce
Angelina Alioto, wife of San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto, files for divorce citing irreconcilable differences after 33 years of marriage. The 59-year-old former candidate dissident drew national attention by vanishing during his gubernatorial bid. The couple has five sons and a daughter.
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San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Angelina
Alioto
California
Detectives Outline Brooks Testimony In Houston Mass Murders
Detectives testified that David Owen Brooks claimed he did not kill but helped dispose of bodies and once got a car for not revealing what he saw. The trial focuses on William Lawrence as the jury sits out, with defense attorney Jim Skelton seeking restraint of testimony to the Lawrence case.
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Houston, Tex
David Owen Brooks
Brooks
Houston
William M. Hatten
William Lawrence
Jim Skelton
Lawrence
Congressmen meet Thieu on aid for South Vietnam
Eight members of Congress met with President Nguyen Van Thieu in Saigon to discuss President Ford’s request for supplemental military aid for South Vietnam and Cambodia. They planned separate visits to Phnom Penh to meet Cambodian President Lon Nol. Ford called Cambodia's situation extremely critical and urged urgent US aid to help Lon Nol’s government survive.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Congress
Ford
Cambodia
Nguyen van Thieu
Phnom Penh
Cambodian
Lon Nol. Ford
Hollywood
Fla
Lon Nol
North Korean boat sinks after collision off Korea coast
North and South Korean warplanes and naval vessels operated off the west coast as a 50 ton North Korean boat collided with a South Korean craft and sank south of the demarcation line. North Korean planes remained north of the line while South Korean boats searched for survivors.
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Seoul
South Korea
Filibuster curb gains support in Senate
Washington AP reports the Senate shows readiness to ease filibuster rules. Key liberal and conservative figures back Democratic Leader Mansfield's plan to require 60 percent of the full Senate to limit debate after a session marked by sharp attacks on Vice President Nelson A Rockefeller.
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Washington
Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mike Mansfield
Weekend memories spark recycling and old campaigning
Aiken Standard readers recall past times while noting a white labeled envelope masking a Watson for Governor slogan. Albert Watson opposed John C. West in a 4 year old South Carolina race, as Mitchell Shopping Center shows spring blooms. Leonard Browder pays $85 to repair brickwork around a new flower bed under Woodruff Drug.
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Aiken Standard
Albert Watson
South Carolina
John C. West
Mitchell Shopping Center
Carol Turne
Woodruff Drug
Leonard Browder
Lowcountry Men Arrested In Drug Store Robbery
Four Charleston area men were arrested by the Aiken County Sheriff's department for breaking and entering Warrenville Drug Store last Saturday. They face housebreaking and grand larceny charges over $10,000 in drugs including amphetamines and narcotics.
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Charleston
Aiken County
Dr. Davis
Paul D. Grant
Orangeburg County
Santee State Park
Orangeburg
E.H. Boyd
Warrenville
Jeane Hall
Jewelry Stolen From Springfield Home Worth About $500
Thieves took more than $500 in jewelry and watches from John G. Hutson on Rt 2 Springfield after entering through a back door. A .44 caliber Magnum rifle valued at $125, a $250 16 gauge automatic shotgun, and $25 in dimes were also missing. A second break in at S W Williamson on Rt 2 Wagener is under investigation with an electric calculator, a 12 gauge automatic shotgun, a Polaroid camera, and $7 in pennies reported missing.
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John G. Hutson
Rt. 2
Springfield
Sheriff's Department
Henry Kirkland
Hutson
Jewlery
S.W. Williamson
Wagener
Kirkland
Aid Won't Save Lon Nol as Cambodian Government Fights
U S airlift of rice and fuel to Phnom Penh continues as diplomats warn it cannot save President Lon Nol’s government. Khmer Rouge insurgents press the offensive while Cambodian troops suffer from ghost soldiers and heavy casualties. Officials acknowledge the regime’s survival hinges on new aid, though optimism has waned.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Lon Nol
Saigon
Thailand
Khmer Rouge
Mekong
James R. Schlesinger
Washington
Weather Outlook For Aiken County This Weekend
The forecast calls for near zero rain today with a 10 percent chance tomorrow. Skies will cloud up on Saturday with temperatures around the mid to upper 60s and a low tonight near 35 degrees. Sunday may stay partly cloudy with a similar daytime high and cool lows.
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Weather Bureau
Organ Speaker Stolen From Talatha Baptist Church
A Talatha Baptist Church on Talatha Road was broken into last night and a $400 organ speaker disappeared. Entry was gained through a door and window as thieves target material possessions. The Esquire Lounge on Rt 2 in Aiken also suffered a break in Wednesday night with a $2 bottle of Annie Green Springs Wine taken through a front window.
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Aiken County
Talatha
Talatha Road
Thelves
Esquire Lounge
Rt 2
Aiken
Annie Green Springs
Triple Crown Lancing Event Promises Farce and Pageantry
The Triple Crown Lancing Tournament in Aiken kicks off at 1 p.m. with bagpipes by Rudy Lowry and a procession featuring Rita Faucett and St. Angela Academy girls in early 18th century costumes. Lancers and ladies wear period dress as crowds enjoy concessions, musical chairs on horseback, and a silver platter prize for top finishers. Tickets $1.50 at pre sale outlets and at the gate. children 6 to 12 pay $1. Proceeds benefit the Chamber of Commerce and Helping Hands.
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Boy Scout Troop No. 124
Rudy Lowry
Aiken
Rita Faucett
St. Angela Academy
Townil
Lancers
Lancer
Charleston
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Bank
Aiken Drug Store
Woodruff's Drugs
Lominick’s Pharmacy
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