Aiken County Asparagus Crops Leap Ahead in Spring Warmth
Gibson O Fal law and Sons of Monetta report cutting 30 pounds of asparagus on Monday, two months early due to warm winter. Fal law, with five acres of Mary Washington asparagus east of Monetta, says harvest usually begins in early April but is underway now. Also, Boy Scout Troop 110 starts Scout Week with a first aid demo at the First Presbyterian Church grounds from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday, inviting public to view Scouting in Action led by Scout Master Rick Benton. Thought for today notes that those well adjusted these days may not be paying attention.
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Aiken County
California
Gibson O. Fallaw
First Presbyterian Church
Rick Benton
Rebellion Halted in Bolivia After 10 Days of Clashes
In Bolivia's central region, President Banzer's regime says it has crushed a peasant revolt following 10 days of sporadic clashes that left five peasants dead and many injured. Troops reopened three food supply roads blocked by peasants angered by a 100 percent price rise on staple foods.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Hugo Banzer
American Kosh Freed from Chinese Capture at Paracels
Gerald Emil Kosh a 27 year old Defense Department employee from Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania was released by the Chinese after being captured in the Paracel Islands battle. He arrived at Clark Air Base where officials said he was treated for hepatitis and he walked unaided from the plane to the hospital.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Gerald Emil Kosh
Paracel Islands
Kosh
Defense Department
Lafayette Hill
Clark Air Force Base
Economists predict oil glut in four to five years
A group of leading university economists says government policies, not oil shortages, cause current petroleum supply problems. They foresee a world market glut within four to five years as higher prices spur increased production. The panel includes Kenneth Arrow of Harvard and colleagues from several universities and met January 10 at a Conference Board forum.
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New York
Kenneth J. Arrow
Harvard University
Cowinner
Conference Board
Hughes Indictment Dismissed by Federal Judge
U S district judge Bruce Thompson threw out an indictment against Howard Hughes and four others saying the pleading is the worst he has seen in 36 years. The case alleged a 1968 conspiracy to depress stock value of Hughes Airwest during a bid to buy the airline.
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Reno, Nev
Howard Hughes
US. District
Bruce Thompson
Hughes
Hughes Airwest
National Facilities Seeks Aiken Hospital Hearing
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will hear National Facilities Corporation’s plan to build a 250 bed non profit hospital in Aiken County. John R. Bostrom leads the Florida firm facing past bankruptcies and questions over control of the project. The county already has a separate HCA contract pending CN approval from state health officials.
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Aiken
Bostrom
Hallmark Services, Inc
Tampa
National Facilities Corporation
Western Alabama Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Board of Commissioners
Harold V. Graybeal
A.E. Anderson
Medical Trends
National Facilities
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
State Board of Health
Westmoreland Seeks End to State Salary in 1974
Former Army Chief of Staff General William C. Westmoreland asks that his $25 000 annual state salary be terminated effective February 1 1974 so he can compete in statewide elections. He heads the Governor's Task Force for Economic Growth and has not ruled out running for governor or the U S Senate. He told Riegel Textile executives that South Carolina workers have good marks for work ethic.
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Army
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
U.S. Senate
Riegel Textile Corporation
Johnston
S.C
Nixon Says No Recession Despite 1974 Struggles
President Nixon told Congress and in a nationwide address that 1974 will bring economic stagnation higher unemployment and persistent inflation but no recession. He warned energy shortages will persist and pledged to use full government powers to protect jobs and sustain production while proposing a 1975 budget of 304.4 billion and continued voluntary energy conservation.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
America
United States of America
Nixon pledges cooperation with impeachment probes
President Nixon vowed never to resign in the State of the Union address while offering a qualified pledge to cooperate with House impeachment investigators. He said cooperation must respect his presidential responsibilities and outlined a 10 point program aimed at energy, health, welfare reform, privacy, and economic aims for 1974.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Congress
Middle East
House Chamber
GOP
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
House Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodine Jr
Philip A. Hart
Mich
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy Skies Tomorrow
After dense fog, temperatures rise to the low 70s with sunny skies. Friday brings partly cloudy conditions and highs in the upper 60s with a near zero rain chance today and tonight, rising to 10 percent Friday. Winds shift from southwest around 10 mph today to calmer tonight.
Aiken Standard Wins Best of 15 Award at NAEA Meeting
The Aiken Standard earned the Best of 15 Award from the National Advertising Executives Association in Houston, among 15 papers in competition with major dailies like the Miami Herald and Cincinnati Enquirer. The prize honored a color ad series marking a 10,000 circulation milestone, with The State of Columbia also honored.
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Aiken Standard
National Advertising Executives Assn
Houston
Texas
Miami Herald
Cincinnati Enquirer
Columbia
United States
Just Horses
National Advertising Executives Association of the
Carolinas
Edward R. Bryant
NAEA
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U.S
Thompson
John C. West
Ness
Gen. Westmoreland
Riegel Textile Employe
Wendell Hall
Holly Zuelsdorf
Marvin Zuelsdorf
Holly
Aiken High School
Aikheuw
Tandard
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