Ridge Peach Festival Faces Short Supply and Quick Moves
Unseasonably warm weather delayed peach growth across the state threatening the Ridge Peach Festival's stock. Chairman Fritz Huiet says peaches may vanish in 30 minutes to an hour, with about 15 area farmers approached to supply fruit near the Tren ton fire station. The event counters with doubled hand churned peach ice cream, roughly 100 gallons, plus pie cake and a country store offering assorted items as backups.
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Ridge
Fritz Huiet
Huiet
Trenton
Murder Toll Surges in South Carolina Six Months
A state crime report shows 204 murders from July to December 1973 in South Carolina amid 44 288 total offenses. The data breakdown cites weekend killings, Saturday night guns, and demographics with 70 of victims aged 20 to 44 and 80 percent male, plus 63.7 percent by Saturday night specials.
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Highlands
South Carolina
S.C
Uniform Crime Report
UCR
Police Seek Two Hippie Types Linked to Ft Gordon Slayings
Augusta police release composite drawings of two white male suspects described as hippie types in connection with the weekend killings of three Ft Gordon soldiers. Names of victims identified as Eric Clickner James Donaghy and Mark Bennett. A memorial service is planned at Ft Gordon.
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Augusta
McCormick County
J. P. Gable
Aiken Standard
Modoc
Jack Keown
Ft. Gordon
Clark Hill
Eric Clickner
Manston, Wise
James Donaghy
el Paso, Texas
Mark Bennett
Glendale, Ariz
Jaworski Says Nixon Aides Planned Cover-Up Early
Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski asserts the Watergate cover-up began almost as soon as the break in at the Democratic National Committee was found. He argues Ehrlichman and Mitchell knowingly withheld facts and used their knowledge to hinder investigators while telling FBI agents only what newspapers reported.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
U.S
John J. Sirica
Jaworski
White House
Ehrlichman
Atty
Mitchell
FBI
Nixon Named Co-conspirator in Watergate Probe
Washington AP James D. St. Clair confirmed reports that a federal grand jury named President Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Watergate cover-up. He said special prosecutor Leon Jaworski informed him of the action three or four weeks ago.
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Washington
James D. St. Clair
Nixon
St. Clair
Leon Jaworski
House Reaffirms Busing Stance in School Aid Debate
The House voted 270 to 103 to reaffirm opposition to school busing as it moves toward a conference on a $21 billion federal aid bill for elementary and secondary schools. The measure limits busing orders to the next-closest school and allows reopening of prior court orders to fit new desegregation guidelines.
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Washington
Senate
House
Burn’s Fed Chief backs big federal spending cuts
Arthur Burns, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, joined advisers in urging major reductions in government outlays to curb inflation. He told an international conference that the administration is likely to propose tightening spending to gain better control over the budget.
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Williamsburg
Administration
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Governors Propose Ethics Bill at National Conference
The 66th National Governors Conference unanimously endorsed a broad ethics proposal urging extensive financial disclosure by public officials and reforms in campaign financing. The plan aims to bolster trust amid the Watergate era, though the conference did not address impeachment or directly mention Watergate.
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Seattle
66Th
National Governors’ Conference
Aiken Plans Downtown Revitalization With HUD Grant
The city will renew a central business district study using about 5 000 dollars from an unofficial HUD grant after a prior request for 8 250 was cut to 5 286. Sydney Carter & Associates will lead the study with work starting July 1 under the Lower Savannah Region Planning & Development Corporation.
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Aiken
Central Business District
HUD
Woolworth’s
Belk
C.T. Coleman
Coleman Shoes
Lower Savannah
Conflicting FBI Testimony on Allendale Slaying Case
FBI agent Frederick H. Alvey testified there was no coverup in the state investigation of the Wallace Youmans slaying in Fairfax four years ago. The hearing was part of evidence aimed at the prosecution against five white men indicted April 19 for murder in the March 16, 1970 death. Indicted were J Blanton O Neal Jr and Albert Arthur Cook among others.
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Allendale
FBI
Fairfax
Frederick H. Alvey
Ing
Wallace Youmans
J. Blanton O'Neal Jr
Albert Arthur Cook
Ringo the captive raccoon missing near Highland Park Drive
A pet raccoon named Ringo, born in captivity, escaped last week and has not returned to the McNair family. Mrs James McNair asks residents to report sightings and suggests enticing the animal with dog food and bananas. The piece also notes a missing stop sign on Moultrie Avenue at Hartwell Avenue and a high tick population this year due to the mild winter.
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Ringo
McNair
Highland Park Drive
James McNair
State Highway Patrol
Marilyn Brown
Moultrie Avenue
Hartwell Avenue
Action Looms in LaCouture Pay Dispute
Former Aiken County administrator Ronald A LaCouture seeks 90 days pay after dismissal April 23. Board fired him with 30 days pay after a dispute over a gentleman's agreement for 90 day notice. Attorney George A Anderson and Matthew Perry prepared to announce tomorrow possible legal action.
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George A. Anderson
Aiken County
Ronald A. LaCouture
LaCouture
Aiken
Help Lines for Food Stamp Applicants Multiplied by Strike
A surge of Owens-Corning Fiberglas strike applicants overwhelmed the local food stamp office with about 250 reviewed so far and 10 staffers on duty. Extra reviewers from Columbia were expected as processing times vary from two days to two weeks amid bank balance checks and asset scrutiny.
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Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Columbia
Charlotte Butler
Aiken
Owens-Corning
Richard T Poore
Butler
Mrs. Butler
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Elsie
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Fla
Leonard Floyd
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Graniteville
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