Goldwater Warns of GOP Losses in Watergate Fallout
Sen. Barry Goldwater says a private poll shows Watergate will cost about 10 percent of votes for all Republican candidates. He warns the GOP faces wholesale defeats for governor and the Senate and House without a dramatic improvement. He adds it will be very tough for any Republican to be re elected, including himself.
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Barry Goldwater
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Witnesses Testify in Corll Sex Torture Case Pretrial
In Houston two witnesses, Timothy Kerley and Rhonda Williams, are to give their first public account at a pretrial hearing. They testify as defense lawyer Will Gray represents Elmer Wayne Henley, 17, charged in six of the 27 killings linked to Dean A. Corll, alleged mastermind of the mass slayings.
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Timothy Kerley
Rhonda Williams
Will Gray
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Elmer Wayne Henley
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Rogers Charts Bigger Offshore Oil Leasing Push
Interior Secretary Rogers C B Morton aims to raise offshore oil leasing to ten times the 1973 pace in the coming years. He also said coal production research would receive over 50 million dollars in fiscal 1975 to spur rapid expansion of energy research.
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Interior
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Federal Energy Office
State of the Union Address Planned for Jan 30
President Nixon will deliver the State of the Union before a joint session of Congress and a nationwide audience at 9 30 p m Eastern Standard Time on January 30. The broadcast will be nationwide.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
DuPont Walston closes after ongoing losses
DuPont Walston Inc, a major Wall Street brokerage controlled by H. Ross Perot, announced it would shut down as it seeks to sell its 143 branches and assets while continuing service for its 300,000 customers amid continuing operating losses.
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Wall Street
DuPont Walston Inc
H. Ross Perot
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Jury To Deliberate Murder Case In Self Defense Claim
In New Ellenton Douglas Durden on trial for murder claims self defense. He says Carter threatened him with a flashlight and he fired to stop him. Jury to be charged after final defense witness and closing arguments. Carter died December 11 at University Hospital from his wounds.
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Ed Carter
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Bostrom Heads Bankrupt Firm Faces Hospital Plans
John R. Bostrom of National Facilities Corporation in Clearwater drew attention in Aiken as he pitched a county hospital project while his firms face bankruptcy and tax troubles. Hallmark Medical Services Inc. dissolved after bankruptcy filings. National Facilities cited tax delinquencies and a June 1970 formation, with North Port Alabama hospital questions raised by officials.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Aiken Standard
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North Port
Mediphasic Systems Inc
Thieves Take Tools In Wagener
Break in at Warner Gun Company in Wagener reported for 9 30 a m. Missing items include regulator acetylene hoses tips and about 150 feet of hose valued at 800 plus a box of tools wrenches and 12 paint socks items valued at 100 Police also note 13 barricade flashers from a storm drainage site valued at 225 pose danger to motorists.
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Wagener
Aiken
Warm Spell Extends For Aiken Area With More 70s
Forecasters predict continued warmth in the Aiken area with daytime highs in the 70s and nighttime lows in the 50s through today and tomorrow. Increasing clouds are expected tomorrow with a 20 percent chance of rain.
Aiken Rotary Club Tops State for Membership at 101
The Aiken Rotary Club becomes the third largest in the state with 101 members while Greenville and Spartanburg hold the top two spots. The piece mentions a Columbia origin for a new six-page distributor tax form and notes Will Rogers Jr. commenting on Watergate.
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Aiken
Grant Elected President of State Group
Aiken County Sheriff Paul D. Grant was elected president of the S C Sheriff s Association the first president from Aiken County since 1913 The meeting near Moncks Corner also named Sheriff Woodrow Carter of Georgetown as sheriff of the year Grant said the group discussed new gun laws and dynamite possession and sale a growing problem in the state.
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Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
S.C
Price Of Fuel Leads Consumer Price Hike
Washington report shows December CPI up five tenths of a percent led by fuel, totaling an 8.8 percent annual rise in 1973. Real spendable earnings after taxes fell further, with inflation and taxes eroding pay. CPI index reached 138.5, equal to $138.50 for goods that cost $100 in 1967.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Energy shortage seminar informs Aiken fuel network
Local and state energy officials, the Governors Office, and Federal Allocation Office held a Mandatory Fuel Allocation Regulations orientation at TEC Centers across South Carolina with 30 attendees in Aiken. Byron Holmes warned shortages will persist into summer while promising state support and simpler forms. IRS, fuel sellers, and consumers were urged to seek pre violation help.
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Columbia
ETV
South Carolina Energy Management Office
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Federal Allocation Officer
South Carolina
TEC
Aiken
Aull
Leon Boyleston
LBJ Death Observed At Library Anniversary
In Austin Texas a simple wreath marked the one year anniversary of Lyndon Baines Johnson's death at the LBJ Library. No ceremony was planned but many visitors were expected to view a ten minute film of the national leaders' lying in state ceremony.
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Tex
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