PSA letter urges swift action on Aiken County referendum
William J. Mottel PSA director calls on the Aiken County Council to act quickly to formalize the PSA as a county agency and to execute key contracts after a favorable referendum. The special session will review a four step process including legal services, contracts with four customers, pollution control bonds for two industrial customers, and trunk line bids. If all goes as planned, a third reading would occur the day after the referendum.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken County Public Service Authority
PSA
Aiken County Council
William J. Mottel
Mottel
Legal Services
United Merchants
Graniteville Company
Schoenfeld Detained at Canadian Border During Kidnap Probe
James Schoenfeld, 24, alibied from the Chowchilla escape case, was turned away at Cascade in British Columbia four days after the abduction as border officials found a rifle and three handguns in his car.
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San Leandro
Calif
James Schoenfeld
Washington State
Cascade
B.C
Ken Yaeger
Grand Forks
Yaeger
Schoenfeld
Plummer Described Impulsive Before Gate Incident
Chester M. Plummer Jr, the intruder shot by a White House guard, was labeled impulsive by a psychiatrist five months earlier. Police say after a 45 minute sidewalk talk outside 1600 Pennsylvania Ave he climbed the fence with a lead pipe and rushed toward the executive mansion.
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Washington (Ap
Chester M. Plummer Jr
White House
Mon
Plummer
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive Mansion
Nitrogen Detected On Mars Shocks Space Researchers
In Pasadena, NASA scientists using Viking 1’s mass spectrometer report Mars atmosphere is 3 percent nitrogen, removing a key hurdle in life in space theories. The finding comes from an automated air sample analysis aboard the Viking 1 lander, marking a milestone for Mars exploration.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mediation Nears Settlement in California Cannery Strike
Government mediators closed in on a settlement to bring more than 60,000 rubber workers back to work as the California cannery strike entered its second week. Progress followed a snag over money issues and aims to prevent broader economic damage.
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Washington
California
Tanaka Linked To Lockheed Payoff Scandal
Former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and his secretary Toshio Enomoto were arrested in Tokyo on charges of involvement in the Lockheed payoff affair. Prosecutors accuse them of receiving 1.7 million dollars from a Marubeni official, Lockheed’s agent.
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Tokyo
Kakuei Tanaka
Tanaka
Toshio Enomoto
Marubeni Trading Company
Lockheed
Soviet Grandmaster Korchnoi Seeks Asylum in Netherlands
Soviet chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi requested political asylum in the Netherlands and checked in at Amsterdam police headquarters to lodge his request. He is about 45 and had shared first place last week with Anthony Miles in the IBM chess tournament held in the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam
the Netherlands
Viktor Korchnoi
Netherlands
Korchnoi
Aliens Department of
Anthony Miles
IBM
Hearst Trial Delayed as Defense Seeks Dismissal
Patricia Hearst waives speedy trial rights and her attorney fights to bar trial. Prosecutor remains intent on presenting Miss Hearst to a jury on kidnapping robbery and assault charges in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Stingray Birth Sparks Offshore Feat At Hilton Head
Scott McNair and Mike Wiland hauled a 150 pound stingray at Hilton Head last weekend. The fish reportedly gave birth to seven young after being pulled in. The story also notes quotes about days starting and summer work as Rotary and local officials discuss fall football prep.
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Scott McNair
Mike Wiland
Hilton Head
Corps finishes study of flood prone areas in Aiken County
A U S Army Corps study on flood prone areas in Aiken County has been completed and sent to the Federal Insurance Administration in Atlanta for review. Local input will follow before final submission, with maps showing areas at risk and insurance terms proposed, including premiums and coverage limits.
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Corps Finishes
Lin Smithwick
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Aiken County
Federal Insurance Administration
Atlanta
Glenn Woodward
Woodward
Veteran’s Administration
Americans evacuated from Beirut aboard Coronado amid war
About 300 Americans and other foreigners were evacuated from Beirut aboard the 16,900-ton Coronado as President Ford and Pentagon officials monitored from Washington. Ambassador Talcot W Seelye left secretly for Washington. Some evacuees planned a return, others sought a vacation in Athens, amid a 15 month conflict with over 33 000 dead.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Navy
Ford
Pentagon
Washington
Coronado
Athens
U.S
Talcot W Seelye
White House
Lebay
Jefense
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Fords
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Military Officers Swimming Club
PLO
Americaais
Damascus
United Way Sets $420000 Goal For Aiken County Drive
United Way of Aiken County Inc raises its campaign target to 420000 a 5.51 percent increase over last year’s 380000 announced at the Ramada Inn by United Way president Craig Musick. Campaign chairman Jim Bennett notes efficiency and that 99 percent of funds stay locally.
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United Way of Aiken County, Inc
Ramada Inn
United Way
Craig Musick
Musick
Aiken County
Jim Bennett
Aiken Weather Forecast Sees Rain Chance Rise
The forecast calls for a temperature climb to the mid 90s in the Aiken area tomorrow. Rain probability rises from 30 percent tonight to 40 percent tomorrow with afternoon or evening thundershowers likely and a low tonight in the mid 70s.
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Aiken
Reagan picks Schweiker as running mate shocks SC leaders
Reagan names Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania as his running mate if nominated. South Carolina figures Thurmond Edwards react cautiously while acknowledging surprise, with Edwards seeking more evidence on Schweiker and Thurmond pledging to still back Reagan. Local figures like John Bourne and Carroll Campbell comment on balance and impact.
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James B. Edwards
Strom Thurmond
Rs.c
Ronald Reagan
South Carolina
California
Reagan
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Thurmond
Edwards
Reagan Edwards
Washington
Schweiker
North Charleston
John Bourne
Ford
South
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