Gasoline Shortage Report Smolders at Local Stations
A survey finds most area service stations out or close to empty with rising prices. Soc Station No. 2 on York Street reports 49.8 cents regular and 53.8 cents premium while Lambs Gulf on Whiskey Road has been out for a week and Boatwright's Gulf on York Street shows 44.9 cents regular and 48.9 cents premium. Belvedere Exxor near Edgefield Avenue notes out of gas with last allotment drained. one station quotes 56 cents regular and 54 cents premium.
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Bill Randall
Soc
York Street
Randall
Lambs Gulf Service
Whiskey Road
Aiken Boatwright
Gulf Service
Steve Boatwright
Boatwright
Aiken
Belvedere Exxor
Luther Motes
Edgefield Avenue
Political Rally Tonight Aiken County Board candidates meet
Tonight at 8 pm the USCA Auditorium hosts a political rally for Aiken County Board of Education candidates. Reginald Boyleston seeks Administrative Area No 4 unopposed. Administrative Area No 1 hopefuls are Olin D Osbon Charles G Perkins and Emilie Towler. at large seat contenders are Ben Rusche Henry P Fulmer and Jean Rhodes Anderson. The event is hosted by the Aiken Standard and Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce.
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Aiken County
Board of Education
USCA
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Greater
Reginald Boyleston
Salley
Olin D. Osbon
Charles G. Perkins
Emilie Towler
Ben Rusche
Henry P. Fulmer
Jean Rhodes Anderson
Aiken to Consider 250 Bed Hospital Plan
A report says National Facilities proposed a 250-bed hospital for Aiken with 12 obstetric beds and 20 short term psychiatric beds. The piece questions whether mental health needs exceed maternity needs in Aiken County.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Cambodian Fighting Slowed on Phnom Penh Front
Government forces edging along two points near Route 38 at Prek Roteang nine miles south of Phnom Penh clash with Khmer Rouge infiltrators as artillery waits and air strikes to take effect. Insurgent positions along the Prek Thaot River challenged by a westward push. seven miles southwest of the capital, casualties were reported, with 30 government soldiers killed.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Prek Roteang
Prek Thaot
Khmer Rouge
Nixon to send lengthy policy message with State of the Union
President Nixon will deliver the State of the Union before Congress and send a nearly 100 page written policy statement the same day. Democratic response will be given one hour of network air time Friday night across CBS NBC and ABC.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
New York
CBS
NBC
ABC
Nuclear Fuel Market Formed in Georgia
The World Nuclear Fuel Market formed by international representatives to centralize information and brokerage for nuclear fuel trading. Spokesman Bert Behrens said the group aims to influence world fuel markets as nations shift toward nuclear energy.
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Nuclear Fuel Market Formed
Bert Behrens
Behrens
Brezhnev to Address Cuban Rally in Havana Plaza
Soviet party chief Leonid I Brezhnev prepares for his first public address to Cuba in Havana at Plaza de la Revolucion. He arrives to a tumultuous greeting and is expected to express Moscow solidarity with Fidel Castro's government at the outdoor ceremony.
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Miami
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Havan
Brezhnev
Multous
Fidel Castro
Plaza de la Revolucion
Energy bill in doubt as Senate move to recommit looms
The fate of emergency energy legislation is uncertain as the Senate plans a final vote after noon and Sen. Gaylord Nelson is expected to offer a motion to recommit the bill to conference. Interior Chairman Henry M. Jackson questions whether the move will succeed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Nixon
Nelson
iSee Energy
Clyburn Fails to Confirm Hightower to Planning Panel
City Council vote 4 to 2 defeats William Clyburn's nomination of Vilar Hightower to the Planning and Zoning Commission with Mayor Odell Weeks voting with Clyburn. Republican bloc backs John D. Roberts. Other appointments include Williams Busby Anderson Howard and Nuessele. Contract for Virginia Acres Recreation Park work awarded to Perry Hartley at 514 718 after adjustments. completion target January February 1975.
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William C. Clyburn
Vilar Hightower
Clyburn
Odell Weeks
Hightower
John D. Roberts
Maurice Williams
Planning and Zoning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustments
Joe Busby
George Anderson
Zoning Board of Adjustment
WF Howard Jr
Peter Nuessele
Minimum Housing Board of Adjustment and Appeal
Council
Perry M Hartley
Barnwell
Virginia Acres Recreation Park
Hartley
Weeks
City of
Clear Day Forecast With Mixed Showers
The report notes a 40 percent chance of rain tomorrow and 30 percent tonight with a 9 percent chance of a clear day. Tomorrow should be sunny and mild with a high near 70 and a low around 50 tonight. The extended outlook predicts showers Thursday, then fair and colder Friday and slightly warmer Saturday.
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C. LaVain Fox
Kimmie Pardue
Adrian L. Pardue
Aiken Day School
Wendell Hall
County Public Library
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
Madison Square Garden
Ali
Frazier
Beaufort
S.C
Jeane Hall
Judy Rich
Evelyn Price
Lib Mills
Town and Country Club
Aiken Dixie Youth Baseball League
Heritage Room
Farmers and Merchants
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