Aiken figures swap plates as Verenes tours life after SDB
Former State Development Board member Stathy Verenes now uses standard ARK 224 license plates replacing the SDB plates. Photographer Joe Lista wins district show prize with a bridal portrait of Aiken’s Nancy Culler. Tops In Blue at St. John’s UMC in Aiken tonight at 7 with 500 seats, free and first come.
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Aiken
State Development Board
Joe Lista
Anderson
Lista
Nancy Culler
Aiken Air Force Base
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Skylab II Countdown Underway For 59-Day Flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Anxious to launch Sky lab 2 astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma underwent final medicals and preflight checks. They plan to relax in crew quarters five miles from the pad, rise at 2 a.m. for a final exam, then suit up for a 7 11 a.m. EDT orbital start as fuel pumps begin fueling the Saturn 1B rocket and countdown stays on schedule.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Space Agency
Allende Aide Assassinated in Santiago Suburb
Navy Capt Arturo Araya, 45, Al lende's top military aide, was shot at his home on the second floor balcony. Police arrested several suspects as naval intelligence aided the hunt for the attackers linked to the Fatherland and Liberty movement amid trucking industry protests and post election tensions.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Navy
Arturo Araya
Fatherland and Liberty Movement
Naval
Araya
Ford Profits Rise Sharply Amid Record Six Months
Ford Motor Co reports first half profits up 41 percent to a record 755 million on 12.4 billion in sales worldwide. Earnings per share reach 7.57 versus 5.17 a year earlier as UAW calls for a price increase moratorium after Chrysler similarly posts high earnings. Ken Bannon of the UAW Ford division reacts with astonishment at the gains.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler Corp
Ken Bannon
UAW
Wage bill reaches $2.20 minimum after conference
Washington AP The Senate House conferees agree on a $2.20 minimum wage bill covering about eight million workers. President Nixon may still oppose despite some consensus. Javits pledges effort to win Nixon's signature while opponents warn of veto risk over inflation and unemployment concerns. Williams notes the Senate vote on the compromise next week.
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Washington
Senate House
Nixon
Jacob K. Javits
Senate
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-Nj
Labor Committee
House
Bank controls pound as sterling crisis rattles markets
The Bank of England mounted large purchases of pounds to shore up the currency but relief was temporary. The dollar strengthened in early trading, gold slipped slightly, and Chancellor Barber postponed foreign talks in Washington due to the crisis. The pound fluctuated between $2.4725 and $2.4935 as the market reacted.
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London
Bank of England
U.S
Anthony Barber
Washington
Tokyo
Zurich
Paris
Three Die In Blue Angels Jet Crash At Lakehurst
Three airmen were killed and a fourth hospitalized when two F4J Phantom jets from the Navy Blue Angels crashed near the Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey. The accident sparked brush fires in a wooded area as 200 Navy League members watched from a station party. The team had traveled from Pensacola Florida for a Saturday air show.
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Lakehurst
N.J
Navy
Blue Angels Precision Flying Team
Lakehurst Naval Air
Navy League
Blue Angels
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Station
Survey on Sterilization Views Attract Mixed Responses
An Aiken Standard street survey asked residents whether they agree with Dr. Pierce and Aiken obstetricians on sterilization. Of 33 interviewees, whites favored the stance 16 to 2 with some nuance, blacks split, and women showed strong support while men were less certain. One quoted respondent urged quality of life and parental responsibility.
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Sara Molen
Aiken News
Aiken Standard
Dr. Pierce
Woman Urged To Tell Her Story On Sterilization
Emily L. Bull reports on women who allege sterilization by Dr. C H Pierce in Aiken. Dorothy Waters says Gary Allen urged her to speak, but she will not film further. Allen has acted as a Black rights spokesman for indigent medical care. Waters toured with CBS crews and spoke with a Columbia lawyer. The piece notes crime statistics tied to poverty and welfare, and includes reactions from Mrs Pickens and Mrs Gene Hendrix.
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Aiken
C.H. Pierce
Dorothy Waters
Gary Allen
Columbia State
Aiken Standard
Cbs-Tv
Doctors' Clinic Stands Empty in Graniteville
A brand new doctors' clinic sits vacant a year after completion in Graniteville as officials blame the absence of a modern hospital facility in Aiken County for the delay.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
Aiken
Foxtown Man Dies In Fire
A 48 year old Foxtown man Oliver Lowe died in a house fire on Route 6 after a neighbor reported the blaze at 2 20 a m Sheriff Paul Grant said deputies found Lowe inside a burning home before the Center Fire Department arrived and helped recover the body once the scene cooled.
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Rick Hawkins
Foxtown
Paul Grant
Oliver Lowe
Route 6
Lowe
Center Fire Department
Center
Meat Supply Short In Beef Country
In Kansas City area the meat shortage grows as butchers and freezers report backlogs. Alvin Roepke says demand is higher than in 13 years, with Aug 14 as the soonest available cutting date for new customers. Major suppliers like John Eichelmeyer and Scheerer’s Freezer Meats show long waits, while Safeway and other grocers suspend beer sales and struggle to obtain cattle.
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Kansas City
Alvin Roepke
Waterville
Kan
Roepke
John Eichelmeyer
Scheerer
Safeway
Kansas
Missouri
Ehrlichman cites a Nixon spy in Muskie campaign
Ehrlichman testified that a Nixon campaign spy served as a Muskie driver and photographed his mail during the 1972 campaign. He said the spy was a cab driver recruited by a Nixon supporter and linked to Magruder and O'Brien through hearsay twice removed.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Ehrlichman
Senate Water
Magruder
O'Brien
Herbert L. Porter
Ken ‘Reitz
Reitz
Republican National Committee
Aiken Weather Forecast Dense with Clouds and Heat
The Aiken area expects partly cloudy skies with hot temperatures and showers or thundershowers. Daytime highs near the low 90s, overnight lows in the lower 70s, rain chances 60 percent today, 50 tonight, 30 tomorrow, winds south to southwest around 10 mph.
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Aiken
Metro COG Approves HUD Study Payments and Office Move
The Metropolitan Council of Governments met in Aiken to authorize $11,295 to the Lower Savannah Regional Planning Council for five HUD required studies Population and Economic Analysis Housing Water and Sewer Land Use and Open Space and Recreation. Additional funds supported Augusta Richmond County Planning Commission and Metro COG administration. Office location arrangements in North Augusta were finalized with a $200 monthly rent.
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Aiken
Metro- Cog
Lower Savannah
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Metro-Cog
North Augusta
Rogers
Walters
New Ellenton
C.H. Shaw
Odell Weeks
Charles Phillips
Augusta
Lewis A. Newman
Aiken County
Harold Graybeal
Eric Thompson
Isrpdc
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Western Hemisphere
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Elease Pickens
Emily L. Bull
Allen
Senate Committee
Committee
Ehbruchman
White House
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Metropolitan Council of Governments
Wayne Rogers
Raymond Walters
Augusta - Richmond County
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