Gasoline Prices Rise in Aiken County With Varied Reactions
Gasoline costs climbed in the Aiken area with up to five cent increases per gallon. Federal officials projected a three to five cent rise through summer before easing after the peak vacation period, noting no fuel shortage despite higher recent consumption. Local station owners dispute shortages and blame oil companies, with Cochran’s Shell reporting 59.9 cent regular and 64.9 cent high test, while Mobil on Whiskey Road lists 56.9 regular and 59.9 high test.
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Aiken
Federal Energy
James T. Cochran
Cochran
Shell Service
Sta
George Bellido
Mobil
Whiskey Road
Bellido
Strikes Plague Governments Across Cities and States
A wildcat strike in New York City snarls services as 30,000 tons of garbage pile up. In Pennsylvania, a state employee walkout halts most daily government operations.
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New York City
Pennsylvania
Portugal orders church radio station return to bishops
Lisbon officials intervene to avert a clash with the Roman Catholic Church by demanding ultra leftists relinquish control of a church radio station and restore it to the bishops.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Firing Order NAACP Convention Debates Labor Ties
At the NAACP 66th convention in Washington about 3000 delegates debate the seniority rule and last hired first fired as key topics. Carla Hills and William Simon were slated to speak to the gathering.
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Washington
NAACP
Organized Labor
Carla A. Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Treasury
William E. Simon
Witness Held In FBI Shooting On Pine Ridge Reserve
The FBI says a material witness is held on 25000 bond connected with the fatal shooting of two agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. An FBI spokesman named the witness as David Sky. His age and hometown were not available.
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Pine Ridge, M.D
FBI
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
David Sky
San Antonio Shootout Ends in Suspect Death
Police in northeast San Antonio used tear gas and heavy firepower to capture a man after a patrolman was killed by a high powered rifle. Officers found Robert L. Keck dead from a self-inflicted gunshot during the raid on a bullet riddled house.
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San Antonio
Tex
Robert L. Keck
Dry Weather Trend to Persist Through Week
The forecast shows continued dry conditions for the week despite earlier hopes for rain. Forecasters expect a dry spell with no significant shower chances, affecting outdoor plans and agriculture in the region.
Aiken Teenager Stephen Mills Found Dead
A 17 year old Aiken boy Stephen Michael Mills of 3505 Augusta Rd was found dead by his brother around 3 p.m. yesterday at home. He died en route to Aiken County Hospital where coroner James L. Gregory said the cause is under investigation. A tank of cyclopropane gas was found in the room. He lived with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank L Mills and maternal grandmother Mrs Clara M Long. He was born in Chicago and had lived in Aiken since 1961. He attended Scho field Campus of Aiken High and studied at Patterson School for Boys in Lenoir NC. Friends may call at George Funeral Home after 4 p.m. today.
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Aiken
Stephen Michael Mills
Augusta Rd
John Anthony Mills
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken County
James L. Gregory
George Funeral Home
Frank L. Mills
Clara M. Long
Chicago
Ill
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Schofield
Aiken High School
Patterson School
Lenoir
N.C
Aiken County to consider Donald Williams for county administrator
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners gave first reading to an ordinance to hire Donald Williams as county administrator. Williams, born 1931, a Westminster, South Carolina native, has held multiple management roles and engineering positions across Florida and North Carolina. His family currently stays in Columbia, and a second reading is slated for July 15.
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Aiken
Professional Management Services
St. Petersburg
Fla
IRC
T.R.W. Company
Honeywell
Columbia
Williams
Bid For Legal Action Fails In County Meeting
Aiken County Board of Commissioners ruled out of order a resolution to pursue court action over an HCA management contract for Aiken County Hospital. Commissioner Forest L Kirby sought a judge's ruling on potential statute and constitutionality issues, but the motion to adopt the resolution was tabled.
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Hospital Corporation of America
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Forest L Kirby
Rodney Peeples
South Carolina
HCA
Aiken County
Kirby
Lucas Ray
Robert Schwartz
Board of Commissioners
Schwartz
Schubert and Salzer
North Augusta
SC 125
Charles Prosser
Harold V. Graybeal
Hammond Burkhalter
Mary Mittelburg
Prosser
County Budget Clears Board For 1975 76 Finance Plan
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners approved the second and final reading of the 1975 76 budget totaling 4 965 560 an increase of 492 784 from 1974 75. Salaries rise five percent for most employees with Paramed budgeting growing to 502 261 to fund more staff and ambulances. Sheriff and county agencies absorb the largest shares as the panel and visitors debated costs and a $30 000 subsidy for a North Augusta textile firm project.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Sheriff's Department
Charles Prosser
Harold W Graybeal
City Theater Offered Shake and Bake Double Feature
A local report notes City Attorney Henry Summerall mentions a theatre showing Earthquake and The Towering Inferno as a Shake and Bake special. A father says his water bill dropped by $15 when his 16 year old daughter visited her grandparents.
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Henry Summerall
Swearing In Confusion Follows Jackson Election
Mayors elect and council members took office after Judge Peeples certified the results. The town clerk failed to attend the oath or open the town hall, and outgoing Mayor Jarrell Brown was absent. Mayor-elect A Earlie Helms was sworn in by Chief Jack Bentley and then administered oaths to five council members and a public works commissioner amid warnings on election law.
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Jackson
Thelma Barber
Rodney Peeples
Helms
Jack Bent
Peeples
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