Attendance Grows in Calhoun County Schools
In Calhoun County, attendance rose to 831 of 2 444 students as classes resumed. Assistant superintendent P H Dantzler notes gradual daily gains while boycotts by Black students against three administrators continue. To be promoted a student must miss no more than 32 days. boycott return deadline is Wednesday. Last week saw 581 attendance first day back, rising to 707 by Friday.
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ST Matthews
Calhoun County
P. H. Dantzler
Dantzler
Eden Flown Home After Grave Illness From Florida Visit
Anthony Eden former wartime foreign minister and prime minister spent a quiet night at his Alvediston home after being flown from Florida in grave condition. The 79 year old, now Lord Avon, was brought by special RAF flight and taken by ambulance to his countryside residence sixty miles from London. Eden and his wife had wintered at the Hobe Sound home of Averell Harriman. He had ordered the 1956 Suez invasion.
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Alvediston
England
Anthony Eden
Britain
Florida
Eden
Lord Avon
Royal Air
London
Hobe Sound
Averell Harriman
Congress urged two new federal watchdogs for growth trends
A congressional advisory panel proposes a National Growth and Development Commission to act as an early warning system for policy issues before crises arise. It also recommends a government center to coordinate data on the economy to foresee business cycle swings and manage them effectively.
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Washington
United States
Congressional
National Growth and Development Commission
Carter's Cabinet To Be Checked In Senate Hearings
Congress will question most of President-elect Carter's Cabinet picks while also hearing President Ford's final State of the Union address. Juanita Kreps testifies before the Commerce Committee and Patricia Harris before the Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Ford
Juanita Kreps
Commerce
Tricia Roberts Harris
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senate
Kreps
Commerce Committee
Harris
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Environmentalists target nonreturnable bottles across states
Environmentalists press to end nonreturnable beverage containers while manufacturers push safer plastic bottles. Maine Michigan Oregon and Vermont voters approved measures. Massachusetts and Colorado voters rejected similar plans. Plastic 32 ounce Coke bottles surface in Rhode Island Connecticut Pennsylvania Delaware and Indiana.
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New York
Maine
Michigan
Oregon
Vermont
Tles
Massachusetts
Colorado
Coca Cola Co
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Indiana
Deaf youths in Bronx arrested for car arson attempt
Ten deaf adolescents ages 15 to 18 were arrested in the Bronx after police said they tried to set fire to a car. Det. John Daly characterized them as a wild group, and nine are jailed while one was released to parents.
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New York
John Daly
Bronx
Car
Stock Market Heads Higher Again
The market extended last weeks upturn with the Dow rising about two points in early trading. Advances held a 3-2 edge over declines on NYSE listings as trading began in New York.
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New York
Cold weekend ahead with teens and 30s in Aiken County
Aiken Countians face a cold forecast with teens tonight and highs in the 30s tomorrow. Freezing rain and snow warnings led to school closings in Oconee and Pickens counties, with lingering flurries possible in western areas.
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Aiken
Oconee
Pickens
Clary Family Moves In As Ghost Wilbur Follows
Owen Clary and his wife relocate to a new home while their family ghost Wilbur appears settled in the baby grand piano. Debra Ussery plans a Washington bus trip. Jackson High School student receives an invitation from Mrs. Carter to attend Jimmy Carter's inauguration.
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Owen Clary
Wilbur
Clarys
Debra Ussery
Washington
Jackson High School
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Audit of former Aiken County Hospital questioned by council
Warner says audit dated Nov 11 1976 is confusing and not clearly presented. He doubts the loss figure and notes the document has not been released or officially accepted. The council will meet with C C McGregor and Company next week to seek clarifications before possibly adopting or repeating the audit.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken
Warner
C.C. McGregor and Company
John H Williams
Edmunds Cullinan Vie For Vice Chairmanship
The Aiken County Council plans a public vote tomorrow night at 7 p.m. to choose a vice chairman amid an internal power struggle. The leading candidates are Ralph F. Cullinan and Cleve Edmunds with recent executive sessions producing a 7-5 Edmunds edge after tied ballots.
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Aiken County
Ralph F. Cullinan
Cleve Edmunds
Cullinan
Edmunds
Final Address In Working Draft As Ford Considers Key Grants
President Ford drafts the State of the Union and budget messages in the last 10 days of his presidency. He weighs granting blanket amnesty for Vietnam draft resisters and evaders removing gasoline price controls and approving large salary hikes for Congress and federal officials.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
James Baker
Texas
Republican National Committee
Lady Bird Johnson
Joe DiMaggio
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Carter
Jane Hart
Sen
Phillip Hart
D-hich
Vietnam
Federal
Frank Zarb
Zarb
Aiken Woman Found Dead in Richland Ave House
An autopsy is being conducted at the Medical College of South Carolina to determine the cause of death of Patricia Johnson a 20 year old Aiken woman whose body was found yesterday by a neighbor on Richland Avenue east. The body was discovered in a back bedroom and the house had been entered through a window after all utilities were cut off following the last tenant’s move. The investigation is led by Aiken Public Safety Chief Carroll Heath.
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Aiken
Medical College of South Carolina
Charleston
Patricia Johnson
Richland Ave
Carroll G. Heath
Aiken Public Safety Department
Heath
Richland Avenue
Aiken City Council to Review Multiple Water Plant Ordnances
The Aiken City Council meets tonight at 8 in the Public Safety Building to consider three ordinances for the Horse Creek Basin Wastewater Treatment Facility including a service contract with Aiken County, temporary borrowing for bonds, and selling 2.2 million dollars in water and sewer revenue bonds. Additional items include a rate increase, code amendments on bills and non payment, leasing with the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Osbon Drive water main extension, selection of an auditor, and paving program funding for the new fiscal year. Petitions request aging center study, parkway crossover, Lincoln Drive annexation, Book Fair use, and Two Notch Road rezoning are also on the agenda.
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Horse Creek Basin
Aiken
Recorders
Public Safety
Laurens Street
Aiken County
Aiken, North Augusta
United Merchants & Manufacturers
Graniteville Company
City of
Council On Aging
Old City
Municipal Building
Senior Citizens Service
Henry Timmerman
Parkway
Orangeburg Street
Timmerman Toyota
Interstate Securities
Bernard W. Healey
Elda V. Healey
Lincoln Drive
American Association of University Women
Municipal Auditorium
Two Notch
Barnard
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