Four Heart Fund benefit shows sold out in 1974
All four performances of First Ladies of Heart, the 1974 Heart Fund Benefit, are sold out. Reserved diners should call Eleanor Bookstayer for dinner tickets and Eva Chandler for luncheon tickets. E. E. Midgett and family visited Lands End in Beaufort and met two New Jersey kayakers en route to Florida.
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Heart Fund
Eleanor Bookstayer
Eva Chandler
E. E. Midgett of
Aiken
Jeanice
Jean Smith
Lands End
Beaufort
New Jersey
Florida
Saxbe predicts three more years of Watergate debate
Atty. Gen. William Saxbe says the impeachment uproar will continue through the rest of Nixon’s term, about three years, calling the drive an effort to blame someone and noting it will persist.
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Saxbe
Associated Press
Nixon
William B. Saxbe
Libyan Leader Seeks Tunisian Alliance Amid Doubts
Arabic newspapers question Col. Muammar Khadafy's push to unite Libya with Tunisia after a failed 16 year effort to merge with Egypt. Bourguiba, seen as moderate, may seek oil wealth and larger regional influence through a Tunisian alliance.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Libya
Tunisia
Muammar Khadafy
Habib Bourguiba
Egypt
Bourguiba
Oil squeeze clouds IMF reform talks in Rome
Arab oil cutbacks cloud prospects for substantial progress at the IMF Committee of 20 meeting in Rome. Finance ministers and central bankers aim to craft an orderly system to revise exchange rates when needed, seeking to avert repeated crises, with oil issues dominating discussions.
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Rome
International Monetary Fund
Committee of 20
Houston Trial Opens as Henley Faces 27 Killings
Houston defense seeks to exclude Henley confessions to police about a two year rampage that killed 27 teenagers. Henley, facing six murder indictments, waits while Judge Hatten reserves opening days for pretrial motions.
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Houston, Tex
Emer Wayne Henley
Henley
William M. Hatten
Will Gray
Kidnap Victim Daniel Ebersole Found Dead Near Home
The partially frozen body of 14 year old Daniel Ebersole was found tied to a tree in a wooded area near Lakewood after an anonymous tip. Investigators said he had been missing since Tuesday night and an autopsy was planned. Ransom of 15000 had been paid by the boy’s parents. Suspects Williams Whitmore Swan charged with kidnapping and jailed on 100000 bond. Most ransom money recovered.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Daniel Ebersole
FBI
Daniel
Glen M. Ebersole
Lakewood
Kenneth L. Williams
Martin C. Whitmore
West Ellicott
Jeffrey L. Swan
Buffalo
Wet Pants Triggered Fatal Beating Case in West Virginia
In Huntington officials report that 3-year-old Jonathan Workman died after being beaten for wetting his pants. The boy, in a coma since Thursday, was at St. Marys Hospital. A babysitter, Jackie McAboy, 23, was charged with felonious assault, now to be upgraded to murder. mother Della Workman and Dallas, 5, were present.
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Wayne County
Jackie McAboy
McAboy
Jonathan
Dallas
Virgil Mills
Skylab 3 Sets Record For Longest Space Voyage
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson launch November 16 on an 84 day mission to beat Skylab 2's 59 day 11 hour 9 minute record. They will pass Alan Bean's 69 day 15 hour 45 minute mark, as the station orbits Earth above the Pacific.
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Alan L. Bean
Carr
Pogue
Gibson
Bean
Auditors Letters in Aiken County Debate Tonight
A special meeting of the Aiken County Board of Commissioners will discuss whether auditors cover letters from county departments should be released to the public. The meeting follows a vote to withhold release and comes after controversy over the letters and a belied dispute involving Magistrate Lester Chitty.
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Aiken County
Wade Brodie
Jo Ann Price
Carrol Warner
Ralph Cullinan
Kissinger delays return as talks push Suez cease fire plan
Secretary of State Kissinger reports both Egypt and Israel back his push for a troop pullback accord at the Suez front. He and President Sadat have formed drafting teams to craft language for a cease fire, with Sadat recuperating in Aswan. Israeli withdrawal over 20 miles is under discussion, while Egypt rejects thinning its Sinai forces.
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Associated Press
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Suez
Ismail Fahmy
Aswan
Upper
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
Middle East
Sadat
Jerusalem
Canal
Sinai Desert
Sinai
Holley Denies Statement On County Letter Release
Magistrate L Glenn Holley denies statements printed in the Aiken Standard about releasing a certified public accountants letter on the county magistrates records He says he will await the county board of commissioners meeting to release the letter and to avoid calls for apologies He later called the paper to deny the remarks saying the board does not owe him an apology
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L. Glenn Holley
Aiken
Certified Public Accountants
Holley
The
Aiken Standard
Tripletown Dates Set For March Triple Crown Races
The Aiken Trials open the event on March 16 featuring a flat track race for thoroughbreds. The Aiken Hunt Meet Steeplechase is scheduled for March 23, with the Harness Race on March 30 continuing the three Saturday series.
Aiken County Weather Outlook and Advisories
Forecasts show continued ice-free conditions for Aiken County with cloudy skies and mid 50s highs. A travelers advisory remains in effect for the northwest portion of the state due to patches of freezing rain and sleet on highways. Tonight and Tuesday expect partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with lows in the 40s.
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Aiken County
Greene To Take Control Of Civil Defense Tomorrow
Aiken County will appoint L C Greene as full time director of Civil Defense effective tomorrow. Greene a 24 year Air Force veteran will replace Fred Jennings who has held the post part time for 18 months. County Administrator Ronald LaCouture cites workload and federal programs requiring a full time director.
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Greene
Civil Defense
Aiken County
Fred Jennings
North Augusta
Jennings
Ronald LaCouture
LaCouture
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Board of Commissioners
Thomas Allgood
Lester Chitty
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Allgood
Sion
Keypt
Wendell Hall
Bill Randall
Randall
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Emily L. Bull
L. C. Greene
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