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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1971

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Budget Talks Delayed as Nixon Plans Return to Washington

President Nixon postpones planned budget conferences to focus on Vietnam policy. He will continue foreign policy talks here with Secretary of State Rogers and security adviser Kis singer who just returned from Saigon and Paris. Treasury chief Connally and OMB director Shultz were originally set for Western White House meetings this week.

San Clemente Calif Nixon Washington William P. Rogers Henry A. Kissinger Saigon Paris Vietnam White House Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally George P. Shultz Office of Management and Budget

Quake Hits Bougainville in Solomon Islands

A major 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Bougainville in the Solomon Islands at 2:11 a.m. EDT. A Pacific observatories watch was under way for a possible tsunami, though none had been reported. Bougainville lies east of New Guinea and has historical WWII significance.

Washington Bougainville Solomon Islands South Pacific National Earthquake Information Center Pacific Ocean Observatories West Guinea Alaska New Guinea

Mystery Shrouds Motive in Morocco Coup

In Rabat investigators wrestle with why the rebels in Morocco attempted a coup and why King Hassan II survived. The rebels formed a people’s revolutionary committee and urged Libyan style socialism, while many leaders were wealthy capitalists.

Rabat Morocco Hassan II People's Revolutionary Committee

Nurse's Aide Charged With Arson in Senior Home Fire

Louisville AP Mary Ann Wyatt 21 urged as heroine in January arraigned today on 10 counts of willful murder and one of arson after a blaze at Westminster Terrace Presbyterian Home killed nine. She was injured saving survivors on January 14 before being hospitalized.

Louisville Mary Ann Wyatt Westminister Terrace Presbyterian Home Jefferson County Grand Jury

Ky Launches Campaign Against Thieu In Open Letter

Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky opened his bid to succeed President Nguyen Van Thieu with an open letter accusing Thieu of reneging on promises, dictatorial methods, and election rigging. Ky said he is dissociating from Thieu and will run in the October 3 election. no Palace comment was available.

Saigon Nguyen Cao Ky Nguyen van Thieu Thieu

Motive Sought In Slayings At Bear River Campground

Authorities in the Sierra foothills searched for a suspect and motive after a savage slaying left two dead and three wounded at a riverbank campground south of Nevada City. Sheriff Wayne Brown said investigators had little to go on and spoke with husbands of two victims.

Nevada City Calif Sierra Foothills Nevada Wayne Brown Bear River

Coker Spring History Rich

Editor notes praise for the Coker Spring restoration in Aiken with tax deductible gifts to Coker Spring Restoration, Box 1034, Aiken SC. Historic spring fed trade routes, church baptisms, school life, and local art and memories are recounted along with mentions of Perrineau Finley and Mile. Bonni field.

Aiken Standard Aiken S.C William Perrineau Finley First Baptist Church Millbrook George Caskey Paul Hamilton Hayne Atlantic Monthly Coker Spring

Nationwide Bell System Walkout Ties Up Two Weeks

Aiken workers joined a nationwide strike at 6 a.m. today expected to last two weeks. About 218 of 250 Southern Bell employees in Aiken were absent, while union estimates run around 165 to 180 on strike in the area. Supervisors and some craft workers manned switches and service slowed mainly for new work. The Local 3701 president says last mass walkout in 1955 lasted 73 days.

Laurens Street Southern Bell Bell System Dorothy Green Madeline Babb Alan Wingard Telephone Company Hayne Avenue Busch Bell Telephone System Aiken C.M. Shackelford Ronnie Quattlebaum Communications Workers of America Shackelford New Ellenton Graniteville Quattlebaum Tomor

Trade Deficit Expected As U S Turns to Tough Trade Stance

Washington predicts the 1971 U S trade with Japan will fall short by more than 2 billion dollars with a near zero surplus. Administration officials discuss reciprocity, quotas on Japanese goods, and possible countervailing duties amid calls for stricter enforcement of unfair trade laws.

Washington United States Japan Tokyo U.S

Holiday Inn to Open Motel in Aiken County

The Holiday Inn will open an 80 unit motel on a 6% acre site at Highway 19 and Interstate 20 in Aiken. Construction begins in two weeks with a February completion goal, creating 45 jobs and a banquet recreation and pool area. Strickland and Waters development partners project a mid January finish and say the project boosts local growth.

Aiken Aiken County Emory Waters Strickland and Waers Development Co Greater Aiken

Second Summer Session Starts Monday At USCA

The University of South Carolina Aiken Regional Campus opens the second summer session on Monday with classes held daily Monday through Friday from July 19 to August 20. Registration occurs Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Aiken campus. USC Main Campus registration is set for Monday.

University of South Carolina, Aiken Aiken Usc-Main Columbia

Reagan Denounces Nixon Welfare Plan At Governors Meet

MORAN Wyo AP Reagan attacks Nixon welfare reform while at the Western Governors Conference in Jackson Hole. He says he might not vote for the conference resolution backing Nixon and warns the dispute could split the Republican Party before 1972 election.

MORAN Wyo Ronald Reagan Nixon Republican Party California Jackson Hole Western Governors’ Conference

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