West Set to Sign Aiken County Supply Bill After Delays
Gov. John C. West is expected to sign the $2.1 million Aiken County supply bill when he returns from abroad Saturday. Delegation members resolved differences and signed the measure this week after ratification in the General Assembly amid last minute changes and a holiday weekend.
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John C. West
Aiken County
General Assembly
Tery
House
Michael Laughlin
Laughlin
Kissinger Arrives in Rawalpindi for Pakistan Talks
White House adviser Henry Kissinger visited Rawalpindi for two days of talks with President Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan. The trip follows Indian calls for halting U S aid to Pakistan to end civil strife in East Pakistan and aid seven million Pakistani refugees in India.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
India
East Pakistan
Kissinger
New Delhi
United States
U.S. Helicopters Launch Cambodian Push in Beak District
Forty U.S. helicopters landed about 1,500 South Vietnamese troops in eastern Cambodia near the Parrot’s Beak for a new push against North Vietnamese bases. The operation began in light rain with no initial opposition, six to nine miles inside Cambodia.
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Saigon
Parrot's Beak
Cambodia
Namese
Viet Cong peace plan discussed at Paris talks
Prolonged discussion of the Viet Cong peace plan is expected at the Paris talks. The focus is on Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh's demand for U S forces to withdraw from South Vietnam by year end and the staged release of all prisoners as withdrawal proceeds.
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Paris
Nguyen Thi Binh
United
South Vietnam
United States
Midyear Economy Review Sparks Partisan Blame Game
The Senate House Economics Committee opens its midyear review criticizing Nixon administration doubletalk and pep talks to lift the economy. Paul McCracken, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, is set to testify. Democrats Mansfield and Albert led the criticisms before Blackburn of Georgia remarked on the Democratic kickoff of the 1972 presidential campaign.
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Washington
Senate House Economics Committee
Paul McCracken
President's Council of Economic Advisors
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Rep
Ben Blackburn
Georgia
Tax Break Challenge Hits Nixon Plan to Spur Spending
A consumer-oriented lawsuit in U S District Court challenges President Nixon's large business tax break via liberalized depreciation rules.Filed Wednesday, the action could delay the write offs retroactive to January 1, complicating executives' 1971 spending plans amid tentative 2.7 percent growth in plant and equipment.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S. District Court
SALT Talks Enter Fifth Round In Helsinki
In Helsinki both Soviet and U S negotiators opened the fifth round of SALT talks seeking concrete results. Gerard Smith and Vladimir Semyonov met on procedural matters before the first full session at the Soviet Embassy as momentum builds on ABM limits and offensive nuclear weapons curbs.
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Helsinki
Finland
U.S
Gerard Smith
United States
Vladimir Semenov
McCloskey Fails To Draw Witness At Laos Hearing
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey Jr. failed to obtain a State Department witness on Laos air strikes at a House hearing. Deputy Undersecretary William Macomber Jr. told him the department was not prepared to discuss Laos and urged using a qualified witness for air strike questions.
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Washington
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
R-Calif
State Department
Laos
William Macomber Jr
McCloskey
Plans for Charleston drug treatment center outlined
Dr Layton McCurdy chair of the Medical University Psychiatry tests at a Senate committee hearing outlining a model drug treatment center in Charleston. The project would coordinate the Medical University Veterans Administration Hospital Charleston Mental Health Center and the Office of Economic Opportunity Center to treat addicts amid a rising heroin issue. William D Leeke director of the State Department of Corrections testified on inmate drug programs as the panel reviews an omnibus 1971 bill.
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J. Ralph Gasque
Marion
Barry W. Knobel
Marshall Cain
Aiken
Layton McCurdy
UPI
Columbia
Charleston
South Carolina
Department of Psychiatry
The
Medical University
McCurdy
Ralph Gasque
D-Marion
Veterans Administration Hospital
Charleston Mental Health Center
Office of Economic Opportunity Center
William D. Leeke
State Department of Corrections
State Penitentiary
Leeke
Main Penitentiary
Harbison
Officials say Southeast Asian leaders tied to drugs
Atty. Gen. Mitchell says the U S is aiming to weed out Southeast Asian officials linked to illicit narcotics trafficking involving U S servicemen. He would reveal names in closed session with State Department clearance. Deputy Defense Secretary Packard announces a veterans amnesty program for drug-using discharges.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
United States
Mitchell
Senate
State Department
Capitol
Robert H. Steele
Rconn
House
Ngo Dzu
Nguyen van Thieu
Dzu
Steele
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Morgan Murphy
D-Ill
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Laos
Thailand
Burma
Defense
David Packard
Academy Graduates Two Aiken Officers
J C Busbee announces that HB Eagerton Jr and R Marvin Yount are the first two of ten to complete five weeks of training at the South Carolina Police Academy in Columbia. Eagerton joined Aiken PD in 1969 and Yount in 1970 after FBI and basic recruit training.
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R. Marvin Yount
H.B. Eagerton Jr
Aiken
Academy
South Carolina Police Academy
Columbia
J.C. Busbee
Director of Public Safety
HB. Eagerton Jr
Eagerton
City of Aiken
FBI
Yount
Carlisle
Busbee Said
Police
Robbery Foiled On Highway 781 Man Breaks Arm Defending Beer Truck
Sammy Sanders, 35, reports three men robbed his beer truck near Williston but he fought back with a pistol and was struck, suffering a broken arm as he tried to stop the armed robbery on Highway 781 between Williston and Aiken.
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Barnwell
Williston
Sammy Sanders
Aiken
Sanders
Two Men Charged In Attempt To Defraud F&M Bank
Aiken City Police arrested Luther Turner Jr of Columbia and Rick Juster of Lexington after an alleged bank fraud attempt at Farmers and Merchants Bank in Aiken. The pair allegedly caused a fake account with $8,900 by depositing two worthless checks for $1,100. Turner faces conspiracy and two counts of obtaining money under false pretenses. Juster is charged with conspiracy.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken
Luther Harry Turner Jr
Westmore St
Columbia
Rick Mark Juster
Emma Drive
Lexington
Turner
Juster
Wade Brodie
F&m Bank
North Augusta seeks new city attorney after resignation
North Augusta begins search for a city attorney after Frank Cormany resigns to take a post with the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare. The city has no current local lawyer willing to take the job.
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North Augusta
Frank Cormany
Aiken
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Packard grants retroactive amnesty for certain drug users in military
President Packard released a memo on Wednesday directing commanders not to discharge or discipline service members for drug use if no other offenses are involved. The plan opens case by case amnesty and aligns with a Pentagon ask to allow discharged addicts to seek rehab in VA hospitals despite less than honorable discharges. In 1969 and 1970 the services discharged 9,387 for drug abuse, with 4,152 under less than honorable terms.
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Packard
Pentagon
Congress
Veterans Administration
Army
Navy
Air Force
Hearing Set On Substation Protest In Aiken
A hearing Monday will take testimony from 8 C Electric and Gas Co officials and Aiken homeowners opposing SCE&G's proposed substation in their neighborhood. Master of Equity Howard K Williamson will recommend to Circuit Judge Julius B Ness, who will rule after the recommendation.
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8. C. Electric and Gas Co
Aiken
Sce&g
Master of Equity
Howard K. Williamson
Julius B. Ness
Peti
Circuit Court
Ness
George H. Grant
Wed
Some Come Close But Stumper Wins Puzzle
No winner this week from 1 087 entries in the Stumper contest. Frank Alexander missed by two words with only Making and teaser incorrect. taking and tender were correct. Runners up named with addresses include Floyd W. Smith Jr Ruby Redd P B Cook Iris J McLaurin and Ruby Lynn Brown. Jackpot rises to 670 dollars for Friday.
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Europe
Frank Alexander
Palm Drive
Alexander
Floyd W. Smith, Jr
P.O
Montmorenci
Ruby Redd
Vaucluse Rd
Aiken
P. B. Cook
Jehessee Drive
Iris J. McLaurin
P. O
Wagener
Ruby Lynn Brown
Rt. 2
North Augusta
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