Rabin presses Ford for arms cut reversal and aid
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin keeps up pressure on President Ford to restore the half billion dollar arms cut and outline next year’s aid. He meets privately with Ford and Kissinger and speaks to a joint House Senate session urging U S support to keep Israel militarily strong for Middle East stability.
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Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
Ford
Sec
Henry A. Kissinger
House
Senate
Rabin
United States
Middle East
Israel
Crack-Down on Moslems Begun in Lebanon
Beir ut AP reports a cease-fire commission of Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian officers ordered action to end Moslem attacks on Christian villages in the Bekaa within 24 hours. Police say secret measures have been taken and are adequate to subdue unruly elements.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bekaa
Mediation Efforts Rise as Algeria Morocco Clash Grows
Egypt, Syria and Iraq moved to avert widening conflict between Algeria and Morocco after border clashes in the Spanish Sahara. President Sadat spoke with Boumedienne and Hassan II while Assad sent his army chief to Algiers. Baghdad sent Aziz to mediate.
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Morocco
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Algeria
Spanish
Sahara
Anwar Sadat
Houari Boumedienne
Hassan II
Minis
Ter Ismail Fahmy
Cairo
Hafez Assad
Kihmat Chihabi
Algiers
Beirut
As Safir
Baghdad Radio
Ahmed Hassan el-Bakr
Tarek Aziz
Tennessee Primary on Go May Be Delayed
Rep. Gentry Crowell says Tennessee's presidential primary will align with Democratic guidelines and could move to May 25. Crowell failed to repeal the May 6 primary after a House Government Committee vote of 12 to 10, and he remarked that he no longer has the votes to repeal it.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Gentry Crowell
Non
House Government Committee
Crowell
Senator Dennis Hospitalized After Mild Heart Attack
State Senator Rembert C. Dennis of Berkeley was hospitalized in Columbia after a mild heart attack. Senate clerk said he is at Providence Hospital in Columbia and is listed in stable condition.
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Columbia
Rembert C. Dennis
Berkeley
Senate
Providence Hospital
Mrs Javits Resigns PR Role Over Public Backlash
Marion Javits, wife of Sen. Jacob K. Javits, steps down from her public relations position with Iran’s national airline after fierce criticism. She complains that public digs at women in new roles have pushed her to quit, while Sen. Javits expresses gratitude for her sacrifice.
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Jacob K. Javits
Iran
Reagan Campaign Swing Heads Toward New Hampshire Primary
Ronald Reagan begins his third campaign swing through New Hampshire focusing on the mid state and Concord as he challenges President Ford in the February 24 first primary. Ford faces Wallace in Boston urging a Supreme Court moratorium on school busing.
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Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Concord
California
Ford
Reagan
Rogers C.B. Morton
Boston
Alabama
George C. Wallace
U.S. Supreme Court
Local Weather Outlook Indicates Cold Weekend Ahead
A local forecast notes horses shedding signaling spring near, but weekend temperatures drop with tonight's low around 25 degrees. Partly cloudy tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s and a near zero chance of showers tonight and about 10 percent tomorrow. Showers look likely Friday and Sunday with a slight warming trend by Sunday.
Bicentennial middle names spark teen nickname clash
Mrs Rex oe pony born Friday has two babies named Keith And rew Jackson and Kelly Abrahm Lincoln in honor of the Bicentennial year. The Nordeen children Stacey age 5 and Christopher age 3 ignore the tribute, calling them Batman and Robin. The Aiken father describes exasperation with his teen son.
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Rex Oe Pony
Hag
Keith Andrew
Jackson
Kelly Abrahm
Lincoln
Nordeen
Stacey
Christopher
Robin
Wallace explains parole board work at Aiken meeting
Grady A. Wallace outlines the six member Probation Parole and Pardon Board duties. The board meets biweekly and handles about 1150 cases yearly with a two thirds vote for parole and one third of a sentence before eligibility.
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South Carolina
Aiken
Alston Wilkes Society
Grady A. Wallace
Wallace
Grady
Aiken Board faces HEW over black teacher declines
Mrs Hilley claims reductions of black staff can be explained as routine, while HEW chief Clements requests detailed justification. HEW sent a Dec 18 1975 letter to Aiken School District asking for a reply by Feb 18. He notes the recent shift of 6 black and 73 white faculty since 1968 and warns of possible actions if discrimination is found.
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Aiken County
Clements
Aiken
Lynn T. Hilley
Board of Education
Kissinger Won’t Concede Defeat On Angola Aid
In Washington the House backed a Senate Angolan aid cut off 323 to 99 despite Kissinger saying he will not judge victory or defeat. He promises a Senate briefing before Thursday and Ford urged Congress to stay the course while opponents warned against backing Soviet and Cuban backed forces.
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Washington
Angola
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
House
Ford
United States
Kissinger
Senate
Carl Albert
Albert
U.S
John J. Rhodes
Vietnam
Rudnick Plans District Map Bill For Aiken County
Rep Irene K Rudnick plans her district map for eight Aiken County districts for future county commissioner elections. A state demographer is finishing the map and Sen Laughlin and Sen McMillan unveiled their version. Voting rights concerns and gerrymandering risks are noted as Rudnick aims to increase black voting strength.
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Irene K. Rudnick
Aiken County
Rudnick
Michael L. Laughlin
Gilbert E. McMillan
Senate
Aiken
Early end to General Sessions term amid student audience
Judge Rodney A Peeples apologized to Langley Bath Clearwater High students as a guilty plea ends the three week term early. Six cases will carry over to the March 15 session with one defendant in another jail. Pleas included Larceny and receiving stolen goods two years suspended after one year probation three years, carrying a pistol three months with $300 fine, and forgery of a check six months. The judge urged students to stay in school, value parents, and support law enforcement.
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Jeane Hall
Rodney A. Peeples
Peeples
Langley - Bath - Clearwater High School
Judge Peeples
Hay Staley Jr
Marvin Lightsey
Frank Poll
Panzy Steadman
Aiken
Petit Jury
Red Dye No 2 ban blocked by federal judge
A federal judge blocked the FDA from banning Red No 2 while reviewing its cancer risk. The FDA had announced on January 19 it was withdrawing provisional listing of Red No 2 used in foods cosmetics and other products.
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Washington
Food and Administration
FDA
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University of South Carolina
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Alston Wilkes
George A. Roof
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Robert B. McKellar
T. A. Hammond
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Charles W. Jackson
Orville T Kelley
Robert Little
W. James Rivers
Robert W. Tanner
Allen F. Westerdahl
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Otis Pike
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W. L. Clements
HEW
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