Officials deny CIA recruitment of Americans for Angola war
The report in The Christian Science Monitor claimed about 600 Americans were recruited to fight in Angola with 300 already operating there and 300 more ready. White House, CIA, State and Defense Department spokesmen rejected the story as baseless and false.
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Boston
Christian Science Monitor
Central Intelligence Agency
David Anable
Hursday
Angola
CIA
Informa
Tion
United States
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
White House
John Carlson
Washington
State
Defense Departments
Public Broadcasting Wins Five year funding from Ford
President Ford signed a 634 million five year authorization for Public Broadcasting Corp and vetoed a bill to require economic considerations in National Security Council deliberations. He issued his 43rd veto, saying Treasury involvement was unnecessary.
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Washington
Ford
Public Broadcasting Corp
National Security Council
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Get
Ting
Treasury
Public Broadcasting
Congress
Viet Nam Rebels Hunted in Darlac Province
In the central highlands Darlac Province a Hanoi radio report says armed security forces and local militia have captured ringleaders and seized weapons in late December as they pursue remnants loyal to the former Saigon regime. Reports of resistance in Saigon remain unconfirmed due to restricted Western access.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Darlac
Saigon
Hanoi
Central Highlands
Search On For Crash Victims In Desert Wreck
Rescue squads resumed the search in northeastern Saudi Arabia for the 82 aboard a Lebanese airliner that crashed. Airline spokesman Kamal Sinno of Middle East Airlines said 73 bodies were recovered by nightfall, as wreckage was located 30 miles north of Thaf Qaisouma near the Saudi Kuwait neutral zone.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Kamal Sinno
Middle East
Airlines
Thaf Qaisouma
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Rain Returns Overnight With Weekend Polo On Powderhouse Road
A forecast calls for 40 percent rain tomorrow after a sunny Jan 2. Tonight's low around 45 with a 30 percent chance of rain and total rainfall from half to three quarters inches. Southerly winds at five to 10 mph tonight and tomorrow. Sunday polo at Powderhouse Road field is likely under fair skies but cooler at 3 p.m.
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Powderhouse Road Field
Witty golf tale and calendar quips from the area
A minister and a stranger wager on a golf match ending in a claimed 98 to 74. The stranger offers dinner at Capital Restaurant. the minister offers a free church wedding next time parents visit. Also notes Sugar Bowl score, a misspelling correction, and a controversy over Washington's birthday holiday date.
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First Protestant Church
Audit finds unrecorded fees by former clerk Cleo Scott
Aiken County audit by Cherry Bekaert & Holland shows fees not recorded or deposited by Cleo J. Scott for the year ending June 30, 1975. Records were removed in November. discrepancies found by auditors prompted the action, with $110,083.75 remitted in 1975 but undetermined revenues noted.
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Aiken
Cleo Scott
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland
Augusta
Harold V. Graybeal
Audi
Bentsen Gets Most Funds in Federal Campaign Aid
The government allocates 1.88 million in direct subsidies to 11 presidential candidates with Lloyd Bentsen receiving the largest share at 492,030. Other initial checks of 100,000 go to Reagan and Sanford, with the rest distributed to Udall, Bayh, Harris, Jackson, Wallace, Shriver, Carter, and FEC reviews ongoing for additional claims. Funds come from taxpayers under the public financing law intended to match small donations and boost campaign efforts.
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Washington
Lloyd Eee Dteys
Terry Sanford
Ronald Reagan
Birch Bayh
Jimmy Carter
Fred Harris
Henry M. Jackson
Morris Udall
George Wallace
Sargent Shriver
Federal Election Commission
Treasury Department
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Udall
Iowa
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Sanfords
North Carolina
Sanford
Bentsen
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Reagan
Loren Smith
Reagan Campaign
Horses at risk as speeding drivers threaten Aiken racetrack area
Motorists on the Aiken Training Track area drive too fast, endangering a lead pony and two thoroughbreds valued at 100 000 and 50 000 dollars. Track Manager Allen Coward cites worsening traffic and urges slower speeds, lights, and signs. City officials promise extra police patrols and district outreach to protect horses during winter.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiker
Aiken
Allen
Coward
Price Rises In December Market Basket Across 13 Cities
An Associated Press survey of 13 cities shows December 1975 market basket costs rose overall. Dairy items such as butter eggs and milk climbed while sugar fell sharply. coffee and pork prices fluctuated with seasonal supply changes.
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Associated Press
Department of Agriculture
Nuclear gas leak traced to process line failures at Savannah River
Officials linked New Year’s Eve radioactive gas release to process line failures at the Savannah River Plant, the same facility that leaked 50 grams of tritium in 1974. The 20 gram release drifted north toward Charleston, with winds at 20 mph, and a tracking team said it blew out to sea after five to six hours. One employee was checked and cleared for contamination. The building is shut for an indefinite investigation.
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Charleston
Atlantic
Savannah River
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Georgia Tech
Sheila Cassidy
Bigbury-on-Sea
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Elijah DeLee
Supreme Court
Dorchester County
Victoria DeLee
J. Carroll Busbee
Public Safety
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