Aiken County Council Delays Action on Williams Resignation
After a heated dispute at Tuesday’s meeting County Administrator Donnie J. Williams faces a stalled push for resignation. Aiken officials report no new movement over the weekend as members remain uncertain on next steps.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken
Donnie J. Williams
Williams
Forest L. Kirby
Kirby
Harold V. Graybeal
Graybeal
Davis
Ray
Aiken County
Five Suspects Sought in Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping Case
Investigators say up to five people may have helped abducted school children in Chowchilla and imprisoning them for 18 hours. One man is jailed, two sought, and two more may be named in a nationwide manhunt.
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Chowchilla. Calif
Chowchilla
Associated Press
Gearhart’s Body Returned for Burial in U S
The body of Daniel Gearhart an American mercenary executed in Angola has been returned to the United States for burial. The plain wooden box carrying the remains was unloaded at Kennedy Airport and prepared for a flight to Washington.
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New York
Daniel Gearhart
Angola
United States
Ing
Gearhart
Kennedy Airport
Washington
Major auto shifts unlikely to hit industry soon
Dearborn based Ford Motor Co chairman Henry Ford II says the auto business in the 1970s resembles the 1960s and is likely to retain similar traits through the 1980s and beyond, making major changes unlikely by century's end.
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Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Reagan Urges Ford Action in California Cannery Strike
Ronald Reagan presses President Ford to impose a cooling-off period in the six day old California cannery workers strike. Negotiators spent 13 hours with a mediation official as talks set to resume with no progress reported.
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Washington
California
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Genetic Damage Tests On Moscow Embassy Staff
Washington AP reports the State Department conducted secret tests in 1967-68 on embassy staff returning from Moscow to detect possible genetic damage from microwave radiation. Doctors familiar with the study confirmed the program. employees were told only they were checked for an abnormal bacteria.
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Washington
State Department
Moscow
U.S
American Foreign Service
Cecil B. Jacobson
George Washington University
Photos Circulated From Dublin Bomb Scene
Dublin police circulated photos of debris and an object found at the blast site that killed British ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs and a secretary. A green plastic construction hard hat with fingerprints was among the items, being checked against Dublin and British records.
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Dublin
Irish Republic
Christopher Ewart-Biggs
Britain
Welcome signs spark valley hopes for recreation complex
Residents in Horse Creek Valley await final approval for a recreation complex while a locally created Welcome sign expresses optimism. The article weaves in disparate notes about Aiken figures and events, including sports trivia and hometown ties, with no single clear focus.
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Horse Creek Valley
Fuel sale not tied to SRP plan discussed
Fred Ikle told the Senate committee that the proposed enrichment fuel sale to India does not involve the Savannah River Plant. He urged tighter restrictions on such nuclear sales citing past weapon use and India’s 1974 test, while NRC weighs 12 261 kgs of low enriched uranium.
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Lin Smithwick
India
Savannah River
Fred Ikle
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Ikle
Enco
Nuclear Regulatory Ac
NRC
Ken Clark
County Council Weighs PSA Referendum at Special Meeting
Aiken County Council will meet tomorrow in room 107 at USCA for a second reading on calling a special election for the Aiken County Public Service Authority. The session aims to speed up a referendum before PSA contracts expire on September 7. a second ordinance proposes electing the county auditor and county treasurer.
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Aiken County Council
USCA
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Aiken County
PSA
Lebanon Civil War escalates as Nabaa Tal Zaatar siege deepens
Chamoun vows unconditional surrender of Palestinian and leftist fighters in Nabaa and Tal Zaatar while his Tigers strike at the besieged camps. More than 130 killed and 170 wounded in overnight battles as a 15 month border war continues. The United States plans a second sea evac for Americans from Lebanon with ships off the coast and a possible Damascus road convoy canceled for safety.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
East Beirut
Chamoun
National Liberal Party
Nabaa
Tal Zaatar
Tigers
Phalangist Party
Tripoli
No Man’s Land
United States
Iwo Jima
Weather Outlook for Aiken: Heat Returns with Storm Chance
The forecast calls for a steamy day in Aiken with temperatures rising into the mids. A 30 percent chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms accompanies the heat. Overnight lows are expected in the 70s and rain chances near 20 percent.
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Aiken
Eustis Park Problem To Be Discussed
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow to discuss relieving the racial imbalance at Eustis Park Elementary School. Administrators will present recommendations to the board following a request from Eustis Park parents at the last meeting.
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Eustis Park Elementary School
Aiken County
McMillan Aims to Tap Teacher Input as SCEA President
Terry McMillan elected president elect of the South Carolina Education Association plans to seek input from teachers nationwide through local organizations and meetings. He advocates frugal use of funds, broader representation, and increased teacher delegates to balance the delegate assembly and executive board as he prepares for full duties in 1977 78.
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Vivian Davis
South Carolina Education Association
SCEA
Terry McMillan
Aiken County Education Association
ACEA
County Association
McMillan
County Education Association
Roy Biddle
Beaufort County
South Carolina
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