Case Starts Monday In Barnwell
Two women identified as Jane Doe and Mary Roe sue Aiken County Hospital and five individuals for 1.5 million dollars alleging involuntary sterilization or coercion. The federal case before Judge Solomon Blatt Jr. will begin with jury selection in Barnwell, drawing national attention.
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Barnwell
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken
Jane Doe
Mary Roe
Clovis H. Pierce
George A. Poda
J. Sam Nesbitt Jr
Richard Poore
Department of Social Services
Aiken County
R. Archie Ellis
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Solomon Blatt Jr
Ships Readied For Tuesday Launch
In Cape Canaveral and Baikonur preparations moved fast for the joint U S Soviet space mission set for Tuesday. Russian technicians began joining a Soyuz spacecraft with its booster while American astronauts rehearsed. Apollo Soyuz chief Konstantin Bushuyev reported schedules on track at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Houston Space Center
Konstantin D. Bushuyev
Soviet Union
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Arms For Turkey Faces House Vote On 184 Million Sale
The 184 million dollar arms sale to Turkey, aimed at lifting the aid cutoff after the Cyprus invasion, moves toward a quick House vote. President Ford and most leaders back the sale to keep Turkey in the Western defense alliance and spur Cyprus peace talks.
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Washington
Turkey
Congress
U.S
Cyprus
House International
Tions
Thomas E. Morgan
Ford
House
Western Defense Alliance
Rabin Rules Out Quick Egypt Peace Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin told a Bonn news conference there are no magic deadlines for an Egyptian peace agreement. He said final status talks are a process and that Israel is in the middle, ruling out an imminent accord.
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Bonn
West Germany
Yitzhak Rabin
Egypt
Rabin
Socialists Quit Portugal Coalition
Portugal's Socialist party leaves the coalition as leftist military rulers seize control of party paper. A spokesman for the centrist Popular Democratic party, which shared two thirds of the assembly vote, says it sympathizes but will not automatically exit the government.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Popular Democratic Party
Peron to Announce Cabinet Changes in Argentina
President Isabel Peron reorganizes her cabinet and faces questions about Jose Lopez Rega. A government spokesman said a “new cabinet” would be announced but gave no specifics. Lopez Rega, 58, serves as welfare minister and private secretary and has become a de facto prime minister. Speculation centered on removing him from the cabinet while keeping him as secretary.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isabel Peron
Jose Lopez Rega
Lopez Rega
Corsican drug czar held on 5 million bail in New York
Francois Marcello Rossi 36, alleged Corsican drug lord, is held on a record 5 million bail after arrival from Spain. Brooklyn federal court set arraignment for July 18. He faces up to 200 years in prison and a 25000 dollar fine if convicted on two indictments for smuggling heroin worth as much as 2 billion dollars.
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New York
Spain
Brooklyn
U.S. District Court
Jacob Mishler
U.S
Bernard Fried
Francois ‘Marcello’ Rossi
Mini Skirted Judge Ousted For Unjudicial Conduct
San Francisco AP reports a female judge known for a miniskirted look and eccentric courtroom behavior, including a mechanical canary in her chambers and a Chihuahua on her lap, was removed from office for unjudicial conduct after controversial incidents.
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San Francisco
Aiken County Board Chair Denies Personal Criticism at Budget Press Conference
The Aiken Standard corrects yesterday's report that Harold V. Graybeal aimed to attack fellow commissioners. He says the meeting was to present a stewardship report to the people of Aiken County and not to criticize others.
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Aiken
Aiken County
More Rain Forecast as Weather Front Lingers
The weatherman predicts a 90 percent chance of rain today with possible thunderstorms. Tonight the chance drops to 80 percent and 70 percent tomorrow. Winds shift southwest at 10 to 15 mph through the period with a chance of evening thundershowers continuing through Monday.
Vandalism Hits Aiken Sign Costs Eight Thousand Yearly
Public Safety Director J. Carroll Busbee says vandalized signs cost Aiken taxpayers more than 8000 dollars annually to replace and repair. A 30 minute survey found 14 damaged signs across several neighborhoods with replacements delayed by a state shop process.
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Aiken
Public Safety
J. Carroll Busbee
State Highway Department
Busbee
South Carolina Department
Evans Road
Giles Road
Kalmia Hills
Aiken Estates
South Boundary
Whiskey Road
Carolina Avenue
Butterfield Linked to CIA Role Amid Watergate Tapes
Former Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield, who disclosed the White House taping system, was described as a CIA liaison officer during his White House service. Retired Col. Fletcher Prouty, a CIA liaison for the Air Force, said to have provided the information to the House intelligence committee amid renewed testimony.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alexander Butterfield
Nixon
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
CIA
Air Force
Col. L. Fletcher Prouty
Prouty
House Intelligence Committee
Butterfield
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Congressional
Federal Aviation Administration
William E. Colby
Robert W Kasten
R-Wis
Ronald W Dellums
Calif
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury and Commerce Departments
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Senate Intelligence Committee
Thurmond labeled Sexist in Senate by women’s group
The Capitol Hill chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus named Strom Thurmond and 29 other senators Sexist in the Senate for not hiring women in top staff jobs. Thurmond disputes the label saying he has female staffer Linda Guell earning near the $20,000 level, with his secretary earning slightly less. The report cites The State's figures for 1974.
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Sen Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Capitol Hill
Senate
Thurmond
National Women's Political Caucus
Aiken Planning Commission Considers Shared Office Space
The Aiken County Planning Commission weighs space options with LSRPDC for a new regional facility. Eric Thompson of LSRPDC outlines plans to relocate and expand, citing a 6000 square foot need and 4600 current space. Nixon offers surplus space in his Newberry Street building. no action taken. A planner candidate qualifications panel is formed as staff hiring proceeds.
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Aiken County Planning Commission
Lower Savannah
Lsrpdc
Thompson
Board of Commissioners
John R. Nixon
Nixon
Paramed
Newberry Street
John Weems
Daniel Crosland
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