End of Angola Summit Divided on MPLA Support
At the Addis Ababa African summit leaders split over backing the Soviet backed MPLA in Angola’s civil war or forming a coalition government among MPLA FNLA and UNITA. They urged South Africa and other powers to stop intervening. Nigerian Gen Murtala Muhammed charged Pretoria and Washington sought to restore white supremacy for oil and minerals.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Angola
Popular Movement
MPLA
South Africa
United States
National Front
FNLA
National Union
UNITA
Murtala Muhammed
Nigeria
Ecuador's Three-Man Junta Keeps Power Through 1977
A bloodless weekend coup in Quito ousts Gen. Guillermo Rodriguez Lara as army navy and air force leaders form a junta. Gen Guillermo Duran Arcentales Vice Adm Alfredo Poveda Borbon and Gen Luis Leoro Franco promise military rule until end of 1977 with aims to boost oil production and spur the economy.
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Quito
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
Guillermo Duran Arcentales
Army
Adm
Alfredo Poveda Borbon
Luis Leoro Franco
Air
Beirut clashes raise deaths in 24 hours
Be irut police report at least 100 killed and 173 wounded as Palestinian guerrillas clash with Christian militiamen guarding two refugee camps on the northeast edge of the city. Gunfire and mortars roiled downtown as Muslim and Christian factions fought in banks and business districts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jamaican Slums Seen as Potential Armed Zone in Kingston
In western Kingston slums officials warn the area could become a mini Belfast or Beirut as violence flares during a IMF gathering. Four civilians and four policemen were killed, twenty-two homes burned, and hundreds fled the Jones Town Trench Town area.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Belfast
Beirut
International Monetary Fund
Jones Town Trench Town
Schwartz Fights Portrayal of His View on New HCA Hospital
Robert Schwartz, a longtime critic of the HCA hospital project, argues his stance was misrepresented in the Wednesday paper. He warns that without an agreement HCA could bar doctors from the county hospital and fears a chilling effect on physicians not aligned with HCA policies. Dr G C Heyl counters that the new hospital will select its own staff and be an open staff facility based on medical expertise.
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Robert Schwartz
HCA
Schwartz
Aiken County
GC. Heyl
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken golfer Colgate cards first hole in one
Rev Henry Chennault jokes on name knowledge as Bill Colgate makes a hole in one at Highland Park Country Club with Les Fowler. An Air Force spokesman seeks the navigator seat from a B 52 crash near Montmorenci last September. Contact Aiken County Sheriff's Office for any recovery. No charges or questions will be asked.
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Bill Colgate
Aiken
Les Fowler
Colgate
Highland Park Country Club
U.S
Chamber Honors Harveys and Weisner at Bicentennial Banquet
Keynote speaker P. Bradley Morrah urged a moral commitment to the 200th birthday as the Chamber of Commerce honored Mr and Mrs Michael Harvey for their work with Helping Hands. Susan Weisner was named Outstanding Youth of the Year for her Rainbow civic and school activities.
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Lin Smithwick
P. Bradley Morrah
Chamber of Commerce
Greenville
Morrah
John C. West
South Carolina
South Caro
Lina
Chamber
Michael Harvey
Harvey's
William Bassham
Harvey
Harveys
Susan Weisner
Earl W. Weisner
Weisner
Aiken High
Rainbow
Virginia
Aiken Rainbow Assembly
Aiken
City Council Plans Tree Planting And Budget Topics
City officials will discuss tree planting funded by local school students and an affirmative action hiring plan. The meeting covers hiring an auditor for 1976, housing board appointment, rezoning Linden Street lots, and a revenue sharing audit for the year ending June 30 1975.
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John Elliott
City of Aiken
Minimum Housing Board of Appeals
Linden Street
Inflation Outlook and Bank Warnings in 1970s Report
The Commerce Department projects unemployment around 7.5 to 7.75 percent this year and a 6.5 percent price rise, with total output up 6 to 7 percent as industrial production grows. Auto output may rise 13 percent, yet jobs in autos may grow only 2 to 6 percent. The report cautions about capacity limits and slow employment gains amid broader recovery.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Department
Weather outlook shows upper 60s tomorrow and improving skies
Record notes a rain end today with tomorrow’s high in the upper 60s. Overnight low near 40. Tonight near zero chance of rain, 20 percent tomorrow. Winds light to overnight southerly, then 5 to 16 mph tomorrow. Wednesday to Friday: scattered showers Wednesday, clearing Thursday, fair Friday. Lows in the 30s Friday.
Salvation Army Nominates Kelley for Life Membership
Orvel T Kelley nominated by local Salvation Army advisory board for life membership on the Salvation Army Board. Captain Fred Carver praises Kelleys 16 years of service and leadership roles including advisory board chair, Sunday School teacher, and community agency work. Nomination awaits final approval by territorial headquarters in Atlanta.
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Orvel T. Kelley
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Salvation Army Board
Fred Carver
Orvel Kelley
Carver
Salvation Army
Atlanta
Kelley
DuPont
Services Council
Alston Wilkes Society
Council On Aging
St John's Methodist Church
Selma Holley
Aiken
John W. Weems Jr
Finley A. Kennedy
Aiken Standard Reporter Wins Top Press Award
Aiken Standard staff reporter Lin J. Smithwick won first place in the South Carolina Press Association community service story competition. Her transport system series for the Community Action Commission earned the Judson Chapman Award, highlighting the paper’s public service impact.
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Aiken Standard
Lin J. Smithwick
South Carolina Press Association
Smithwick
Community Action Commission
Transportation
Judson Chapman
South Carolina
Associated Press Public Service
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