Rotary club kettles raise funds during Christmas collection
At a Monday Rotary Club meeting it was noted the Salvation Army kettles were manned by Rotarians for a single day of Christmas drive, yielding 1156.20 dollars, 240 more than last year and over half of this year’s total. Consumer News reports the Postal Service tests a fuel mix of gasoline and water to improve mileage and reduce exhaust. Thought for today refrains from blaming luck on others and credits ourselves for good fortune.
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Rotary Club
Salvation Army
Rotarians
Consumer News
Postal Service
Kissinger Says Gap Narrowed in Suez Front Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger flew back to Egypt reporting that Israeli Egyptian differences over disengagement have been substantially narrowed. After 4 a.m. talks with Israeli officials he said progress was being made and he would take Sadat's response to Israel's latest proposals, hoping remaining difficulties could be eliminated.
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Rael
Middle East
Kissinger
Security tips for U.S. businessmen abroad distributed
A five page leaflet titled General Security Tips for U S Businessmen Abroad is being distributed by the American Embassy and its consulates in Mexican cities. State Department drafted the pamphlet for worldwide distribution.
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Mexico City
General Security
U.S
State Department
Jakarta quiet after anti-Japan riots and student deaths
Jakarta remained quiet after Tuesday riots in which hospital officials said six students were killed and 49 injured. Visiting Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka spent a calm morning with his daughter Makiko at the guest house near the presidential palace, surrounded by more than 1,000 troops and armored cars. Military authorities closed main streets to universities as security searched for student leaders.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Kakuei Tanaka
Makiko
Rockets kill 14 in Phnom Penh and clashes near Pleiku
Khmer Rouge rockets killed 14 people and wounded 22 in Phnom Penh with a direct hit near the army commander-in-chief's office. In South Vietnam, fighting 15 miles northeast and 20 miles southwest of Pleiku left 56 North Vietnamese and four South Vietnamese soldiers dead.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Army
Sosthene Fernandez
South Vietnam
Saigon
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Chile Peru in Arms Race Reported by U S Intelligence
U S intelligence says Chile plans to buy over 40 French tanks to counter Peru’s recent Soviet tank purchases. The move comes as Latin American arms imports are constrained by a Congressional ceiling on military hardware for the region.
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Chile
Peru
Washington
United States
Congress
Congress raises 1974 spending despite Nixon cuts
Washington AP reports the 93rd Congress cut Nixon requests by 3.3 billion yet boosts total fiscal 1974 spending by 3.5 billion. Senate House Committee on Reduction of Federal Expenditures released the figures, noting legislative actions often impact the budget more than appropriations bills.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House Committee On Re
Treasury to switch to direct deposits for SSI recipients
The Treasury Department will replace government benefit checks with direct deposits into recipients' bank accounts. The program starts in March and will cover about 3.5 million beneficiaries of the federal supplemental security income program for the disabled, blind, and aged.
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Washington
Treasury Department
County inventory aims to correct equipment controls
Aiken County Administrator Ronald A. LaCouture reports a two part inventory of county property begun April 1973 and due to finish February. The effort catalogs desks chairs file cabinets lamps and more and will create a master list kept by Clair Henkes. The first step totaled junk and operating vehicles revealing misregistered equipment and worn out items. A plan to renumber equipment and create an equipment rental fund is proposed to track replacement needs and investments in furniture and gear across county agencies.
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Aiken County
Ronald A. LaCouture
Clair Henkes
LaCouture
Findings Damage Nixon Credibility
Technical experts ruled out a single accidental act as the cause of the 18.5 minute Watergate tape gap. In federal court, officials limited expert testimony and barred speculation on accidental erasure. Secret Service agents were to testify on access to the tape recorder believed to produce the buzz.
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Washington
White House
Secret Service
Rainy spell winds down with sunny spells ahead
Weather forecasts predict mostly sunny and mild today with highs in the mid 70s and low in the mid 40s. Rain chances decline to near zero through Thursday, with a cooler high in the 50s to 70s by Friday. Overnight lows in the 40s. In a separate matter, a Watergate panel found the Nixon tape recorded multiple button presses during a June 20 1972 conversation, complicating explanations and drawing bipartisan political reaction.
Six File For School Elections
Filing for the Aiken County Board of Education election closed at 3 pm. Three people filed for Administrative Area No. 1, two for at large, and one for Area No. 4. Osbon and Rusche seek first terms. Boyleston heads Area No. 4. England reported no new filings. Politicians discuss discrimination and civic duty.
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Aiken County
Area No. 4
Reginald Boyleston
Eugene England
The
Election Commission
Osbon
Perkins
Lee Arraigned On Charges In Graniteville Slaying
In General Sessions Court Michael Lee was arraigned on murder charges for the December 20 armed robbery and killing of Graniteville store operator Johnnie Barton. Irene Hazel Glover was also arraigned for the Willie Lee Hazel murder on January 5 in Beech Island. both pleaded not guilty.
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General Sessions Court
Aiken County
Michael Lee
Graniteville
Johnnie Barton
Irene Hazel Glover
Willie Lee Hazel
Beech Island
North Augusta plans full water sewer program by 1975
North Augusta aims to complete 24 projects of a 2.319 million water and sewer program by December 1975 with EPA grants of 1.46075 million. Councilman Greene outlined funding, plans, and requirements for city residents to connect to the sewer system once laterals are finished.
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North Augusta
Thomas W. Greene
Greene
City of North Augusta
EPA
Aiken Authority
Savannah
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