Visitors pack 190 bed Aiken Hospital opening
About 6,000 Aiken Countians toured the new 190-bed Aiken Community Hospital built by Hospital Corporation of America. Sen. Strom Thurmond delivered the keynote address and noted his fourth child was born two weeks earlier in Greenwood. Visitors parked in Lowe’s lot as he open house extended to 6 p.m. despite a momentary elevator delay.
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Aiken
Aiken Community Hospital
Hospital Corporation of America
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Greenwood
Lowe's
HCA
Murry Sill
Beirut Truce Teams Push to Separate Militant Factions
A 36 hour program by Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian officers aims to separate Muslim and Christian combatants along a six mile Beirut front. Militia leaders agreed to move military gear and lift street barricades as cease fire enters its fourth day. Police report five killed and seven wounded overnight, though officials call it minor and not harming progress toward normal life.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Veterans Pool Considered for Rapid Army Mobilization
Pentagon officials study peacetime Army veterans as a ready power source in emergencies. They warn the Army could be about 250 000 men short in the first months of a rapid war in Europe if no new tapping system is developed. The concern focuses on mobilizing trained manpower after the end of the draft.
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Washington
Pentagon
Europe
MPLA Opens Quiet Talks With United States
A British correspondent in Luanda says the Soviet backed MPLA is making discreet overtures to the United States. Mark Moran, adviser to Sen. John Tunney, met most MPLA leaders and hinted the group wants improved relations without demanding U.S. recognition.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Angolan Popular Movement
MPLA
United States
Nicholas Ashford
Times of London
Luanda
Washington
Mark Moran
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Agostinho Neto
Ashford
Moran
U.S
Recommendations seek abolish huge Pentagon intel agency
The House intelligence committee staff urges dissolving a large Pentagon intelligence agency and imposing sanctions on government employees and lawmakers for leaks. It backs a permanent intelligence oversight panel with power to publicize secrets by majority vote. The report cites $10 billion annual U.S. intel costs and calls NSC approval for covert operations.
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Washington
House Intelligence Committee
Pentagon
Congress
House
Intelligence Oversight Committee
Ity
U.S
National Security Council
Ford in Excellent Health Reported by White House Doctor
President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford are in excellent physical condition, according to White House physician William Lukash. The President underwent a three hour annual medical exam Saturday and the doctor said he should have no difficulty handling his duties this year.
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Washington
Ford
Betty Ford
White House
William Lukash Ford
Lukash
Showers Bring Mild Temps as Spring Arrives
Forecast calls for tonight low near 50 with 90 percent rain chance. Tomorrow's rain chance 50 percent with a high around 62. March winds arrive with southwesterly 15 to 25 mph shifting to northerly by tomorrow.
Aiken Community Hospital Dedication Attracts Notables
Dr. Thomas H. Frist Jr. jogged 11 miles from Aiken Airport to attend the hospital dedication. Larry Mixson, longtime South Carolina Highway Patrolman in Aiken, was recently promoted and praised for his traffic-case expertise in court.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Thomas H. Frist Jr
HCA
Aiken
Larry Mixson
S. C
Ant
Mixson
Rodney A. Peeples
Ford sees gradual economic improvement with possible 1979 tax cut
President Ford presents the annual economic report noting sustained growth and progress against inflation while warning unemployment will stay high this year. He cites a potential major tax cut by 1979 tied to spending restraint and a $394.2 billion FY1977 budget, with unemployment around 7.3 percent by year end and inflation near 6 percent.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Lynn Hogsed Crowned 1976 Aiken Junior Miss
Lynn Hogsed, sister of a former Junior Miss winner, was crowned Aiken's Junior Miss after a two day contest sponsored by the Aiken Jaycees. The Aiken High School junior performed a ventriloquism act and also won the youth fitness award. First runner up Suzanne McCharen, daughter of Charles A McCharen, is a pianist and won the talent portion Friday.
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Lynn Hogsed
Aiken
Aiken Jaycees
Miss Hogsed
Aiken High School
Gerald Hogsed
New Ellenton
Suzanne McCharen
Miss McCharen
Charles A. McCharen
Louanne Clyburn
Murry Sill
CAC Board Silent On Draft Report
The Aiken County Community Action Commission will not comment on a 56 page draft evaluation. Chairwoman Diana Oberlin said no statement will be issued until the official report is released. Gov Edwards ordered the review of CACs statewide and will respond after the final report and CAC reply.
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Aiken County Community Action Commission
Kermit W
Diana) Oberlin
Oberlin
Aiken
Eight district map drawn for Aiken County elections
Sens. McMillan and Laughlin unveiled a plan creating eight evenly sized districts for county commissioners. The map aims for racial balance, with blacks comprising up to 38.52 percent in District One and no district exceeding 3.86 percent in the City of Aiken. The bill moves to the House after Senate approval, with elections set for November and terms staggered to four years.
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Aiken County
Gilbert E. McMillan
R.-Aiken
Michael L. Laughlin
D-Aiken
Monetta
Wagener
Salley
Edisto
Windsor
Jackson
Beech Island
New Ellenton
Langley
North Augusta
Aiken
Warrenville
Howlandville
Graniteville
Horse Creek Valley
Laughlin
Senate
House
McMillan
U.S. Justice Department
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