Ravenel Upsets Dorn in South Carolina Gubernatorial Race
South Carolina observers analyze how unknown Ravenel defeated veteran W. J. Bryan Dorn in the Democratic primary. Analysts credit aggressive media campaigning and a strong youth vote with Ravenel's win, while debate continues on runoff outcomes and potential shifts from Morris supporters.
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South Carolina
Charles D
Pug
Ravenel
W. J. Bryan Dorn
Dorn
House of Representatives
Solomon Blatt
Blatt
Earle E. Morris
Federal Reserve presidents warn rates stay high amid inflation
The presidents of three Federal Reserve banks told the House Banking Committee that rates will remain elevated and unemployment may rise to fight what they call the worst peacetime inflation in U.S. history. They urged sacrifices to unwind inflation and warned of consequences for the economy and social fabric.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
House Banking Committee
David P. Eastburn
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Livestock Loan Guarantee Bill Wins Senate Approval
Emergency program authorizes government guarantees up to 80 percent on private loans to livestock producers awaiting the president's signature. Senate approved the measure by voice vote after backing the compromise, with a $2 billion ceiling on guarantees over a one year period and loans not to exceed $250 000 per operation.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Labor Strikes Sweep Across States Amid Wage Demands
Tentative deals ended Rhode Island prison guard and Ohio state worker strikes but nearly a quarter million Americans stayed off work. Communications workers authorized a Bell strike vote as pickets hit airlines Arizona copper mines San Francisco bus yards Minnesota snowmobile maker and municipal and private workers nationwide. Labor experts tie walkouts to easing federal controls and inflation driven wage hikes above ten percent.
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Rhode Island
Ohio
Tes Communications
Bell Telephone System
Arizona
San Francisco
Minnesota
Nixon hosts advisers at San Clemente talks
President Nixon gathers key advisers at the Western White House for conferences on foreign policy, budget, and inflation. Deputy press secretary Warren noted no phone talk yet with defense attorney James D. St. Clair. Dean Burch arrived to join discussions on budgetary effects of pending bills.
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James D. St. Clair
Washington
Dean Burch
White House
Warren
Burch
Nixon
Miners Return to Work Under Police Cordon at Highsplint Mine
About 65 UMW pickets and supporters were held back by state police as SLU miners returned to work at the Eastover Highsplint mine in Harlan County. The Highsplint workers entered in a 55 car caravan while the UMW seeks support for strikes at Brookside and Bailey's Creek.
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Harlan, Ky
United Mine Workers
UMW
Southern Labor Union
SLU
Harlan County
Eastover Mining Co
Eastover
Brookside
Bailey's Creek
Rain Likely With Warm Weekend in Aiken
Aiken area weather calls for more rain today and tomorrow with a 30 percent chance of showers. Temperatures expected in the lower 90s to upper 80s with nights in the lower 70s. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers through Monday.
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Aiken Standard and Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken Standard
Eureka box ballots found calm tense election night
Last Tuesday counting produced a shout of Eureka from officials when a missing ballot box was located in Eureka No 14 Precinct. A note about weather and a magician named David Skeen highlights a Banksia Story Hour event where over 200 children watched the 17 year old perform feats of magic on an outdoor patio.
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Eureka
Eureka No. 14
David Skeen
Banksia Story Hour
Skeen
Aiken County runoff set for Democratic candidates
A recount of the Aiken County Board of Commissioners primary will be held tonight at 6 30 p.m. in the grand jury room of the courthouse. A runoff is planned for July 30 for Democratic gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidates and for District 82 84 and 86 House races in three counties. Paper ballots will be used and registration checks will determine eligibility.
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Aiken County
Angie W. O'Donnell
D.C. Election Commission
Aiken County Board of Education Approves Lunch Hike and Budget Shift
The board outlined General Appropriations Bill effects boosting per pupil instructional funds by one dollar and approving a five cent lunch price increase to 45 cents. Total district income for 1973-74 reached 16.92 million with expenditures of 16.55 million, leaving a 373 thousand dollar surplus. The group also approved a mobile home on school grounds contract.
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Aiken County
Brinkley
T. W. Willis
Naomi Satterfield
Round-Table Push to Improve Mentally Ill Jail Inmates
Aiken County hosts a round-table chaired by Commissioner Jo Ann Price with Mental Health Center officials and law enforcement to address long waits for psychiatric evaluation. They consider using a room at Aiken County Hospital for emotionally ill detainees, noting about 75 lunacy cases annually in the jail.
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Jo Ann Price
Mental Health Center
Aiken County
Sam Nesbit Jr
Hospital Board of Trustees
Price
Alston Wilkes Society
Sylvia Westerdahl
Elna Lombard
Lightning Strike Drops Rain Flooding in Aiken County
Aiken County faced a brief thunderstorm with street flooding and isolated power outages but no major damage or fires reported. Barricades were placed on Barnwell Avenue by the bypass as downtown Aiken bore the heaviest rainfall.
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Aiken
Barnwell Avenue
Crosland Park
L. C. Greene
Greene
Central Dispatch
Center Community Fire Department
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