New Year’s Resolutions From Aiken Notables 1975
Prominent South Carolinians and Aiken residents share resolutions for 1975. Gov elect James B Edwards aims for a $25 million FY surplus. Lt Gov elect Brantley Harvey pledges hard work in office. Pug Ravenel seeks debt payoff to run again. The piece also notes personal aims from local staff.
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James B. Edwards
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committee
General Assembly
Brantley Harvey
Les “Pug” Ravenel
Tanks Overrun Phuoc Long Town as Conquest Advances
Communist forces launch a tank led attack that overrun a district town in Phuoc Long province. Officials predict the provincial capital may fall within weeks, tightening the Cambodian border grip 75 miles north of Saigon.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Phuoc Long Province
Kilauea Keeps Rumbling Into 1975 After Fire Curtain Eruption
Scientists monitoring Kilauea at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory report ongoing deflation and rumbling as 1975 begins after a dramatic curtain of fire eruption that closed out the previous year.
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Volcano
Hawaii
Kilauea
Quake Shakes Alaska See No Injuries Reported
A moderate earthquake near Palmer Alaska rattled windows and shelves with no injuries reported by authorities. Seismic activity was felt miles north of Anchorage as residents described the tremor.
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Palmer
Alaska
Majik Market Robbed Again in Early Morning Heist
The Majik Market at Richland Avenue and Vaucluse Road was robbed in the early hours. No injuries occurred as thieves shattered the glass front, breached the safe, and fled with about 400 dollars per Aiken police reports. This followed a previous October robbery involving a bottle of lye and cash taken.
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Richland Avenue
Vaucluse Road
Aiken
Family Argument Ends In Shooting in Salley
A Salley shootout occurred after a family dispute. Elton Gantt of Philadelphia was wounded with neck injuries and transferred to University Hospital after being shot by Blanton Williams who faced assault charges and was released from jail.
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Salley
Philadelphia
Blanton Williams
Aiken County
Weather Outlook for First Day of 1975
Showers possible on the first day of 1975 with highs in the mid 70s. Tonight expected fair and colder with mid 30s low. Tomorrow sunny, windy and cooler with highs near 60. Rain probability 30 percent today and near zero tonight and tomorrow. Winds west 10 to 15 mph today, turning northwest and then north tonight. Northeast 10 to 20 mph tomorrow.
Twin Heart Transplant Performed at Groote Schuur
Dr. Christiaan Barnard completed a second twin heart transplant at Groote Schuur hospital. The patient reportedly is in excellent condition after a five hour operation Tuesday night.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Derrick En Route To Congress
Congress elect Butler Derrick moved his family to Washington to follow a thriftier government spending plan. He said he would maintain the economy stance and drive, with wife, two children, and a dog aboard a rental trailer, leaving Edgefield at 4 a.m. and aiming for late New Year’s Eve arrival.
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Durham
N. C
Butler Derrick
Washington
Associated Press
Edgefield
Hrtok
Edwards vetoes costly platform for inaugural ceremony
Gov elect James Edwards rejects a 30 member platform costing 6000 to 8000 dollars for the January 15 inaugural. He opts for a lean platform around 500 dollars, far cheaper than the 1971 ceremony that cost about 8000 and was torn down after two hours.
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Columbia
James Edwards
State House
Edwards
New South Carolina laws take effect January first
The 1974 General Assembly laws in South Carolina raise the automotive inspection fee to 3.00 while lowering prescription tax to zero for ages 50 to 65 and expanding consumer protections. The Department of Consumer Affairs is created with Pete Parker to direct the new agency. Credit rules tighten, prohibiting wage garnishment and certain assignments, and allowing court review of unfair contracts. The 12 percent monthly interest on revolving credits remains legalized by statute.
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Columbia
General Assembly
Department of Consumer Affairs
Pete Parker
Commission On Consumer Affairs
State Highway Department
Farm Prices Drop As Food Costs Rise
The Agriculture Department reports farm prices fell 4 percent from Nov 15 to Dec 15 while costs for farmers rose 0.5 percent and consumer food prices climbed 15 percent over the year. Middlemen expenses push grocery prices higher with further rises expected in 1975. President Ford shifts toward recession fighting measures, potentially raising oil prices to curb consumption.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ford Administration
Dampened Spirits Mark New Year in 1975
Amid fears of a grim 1975 and rainy weather, the public hesitates to spend on New Year celebrations. Officials note caution while upscale venues report steady crowds including 1,100 guests at the Waldorf Astoria paying about $75 each for lobster champagne and Auld Lang Syne with Guy Lombardo.
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Holiday Inn
Bethesda
San Francisco
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Guy Lombardo
Waldorf
Prize Winners Propose Olive Oil and Vitamin C Cure
Nobel laureates Glenn Seaborg and Linus Pauling weighed folk remedies for hangovers with Seaborg suggesting olive oil before and after drinking and Pauling advising six grams of Vitamin C as a preventive. The piece notes New Year crowds in New York and varied celebrations across Cleveland Charlotte Decatur and Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Glenn Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission, Berkeley
Linus Pauling
Stanford University
Pauling
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James R. Hammond
Lower Savannah
Atomic Energy Commission
Environmental Research and Development Agency
ERDA
Burrell Whitley
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Dunkelbarger
Dunkelbarger and
Simpson Real Estate
Marshall Cain
Edward
Sara Rideout
City of Aiken
Earl Morris
Sen
Thurmond
Rep
Floyd Spence
Ken Holland
Bryan Dorn
John Henrevie
Ed Young
Aiken Standard News Room
Wendell Hall
Emily L. Bull
Robert D. Cathcart
Lin Smithwick
Jeane Hall
Eric Higgs
Aiken High School
Lynne Katonak
Debby Wendel
Phuoc Long
U.S. Geological Survey
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Quake Shoes
Flat Rock Pond
Graniteville
Derrick
Congress
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
Nessen
42Nd Street
Broadway
Allied Chemical
Cleveland
Ralph Perk
Charlotte
N.C
Bill Reynolds
Decatur
Ala
Robert Howell
Los Angeles
Forest Lawn
Trafalger Square
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