No Advantages Seen In County Run Hospital Says Christy
Aiken County Hospital Board debates private versus county operation with William O. Christy arguing there are no benefits to county control. Dr. George Poda suggests lower indigent care costs, while potential private options raise questions on rates and care quality for the indigent.
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Christy
Aiken County
George A. Poda
Poda
Carey Shackelford
Aiken
American Medicorp, Inc
John P. Barrett
Medicarp
New Doctors Hospital
Augusta
Aiken County Hospital
Doctors Hospital
American Medicarp
Barrett
Sam Nesbit
Nesbit
Series Starts Monday Pierce Cunning Weird Murder Conviction
Aiken Standard previews William Junior Pierce, dubbed cunning and diabolical, as reporter Judy Rich details background and Sgt. B E Nichols’ investigation into the death of Ann Goodwin. Pierce, already convicted of murder and linked to four other deaths, faces more charges in North Augusta and Aiken County.
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William Junior Pierce
B.E. Nichols
North Augusta
Nichols
Pierce
Ann Goodwin
Aiken Standard
Judy Rich
Sgt. Nichols
Aiken County General Sessions Court
Banksia Library to Open in Aiken Citizens’ Dream Realized
The home of Richard Howe, once an estate and college campus, will become a public library for Aiken. Gifts and pledges totaling 51704 secure the project, ensuring Banksia becomes the community library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Howe
Aiken
Banksia
Cox seeks curb on Watergate hearing news
Special prosecutor Archibald Cox moves to limit press coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings after failed efforts to halt them. Testimony at the hearing includes claims that Herbert Porter lied under oath and Haldeman noting Dean did not file formal investigations or report in writing.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Archibald Cox
Senate
Herbert L. Porter
H.R. Haldeman
John W. Dean III
Dean
Haldeman
Brandt Meir Talks End With Visit Invitation
AP reports Willy Brandt and Golda Meir concluded talks in Jerusalem with Meir agreeing to visit Germany, a historic first by a Israeli leader. The invitation signals a new phase in Israel Germany ties amid lingering wartime memory of six million Jewish deaths.
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Jerusalem
Willy Brandt
Golda Meir
Germany
Israel
Meir
Brandt
Franco to Step Down as Spain Leader This Weekend
Franco plans to relinquish power as head of state and name Adm. Luis Carrero Blanco president this weekend. The transfer would mark the first since 1939 and Franco will retain two powers, chief of state and armed forces head, with a cabinet shakeup planned for next week.
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Franco
U.S. Firms Plan Major Russian Gas Import Deal
El Paso Natural Gas Co and Occidental Petroleum Corp sign a letter of intent with the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Trade to import more than 10 billion dollars of natural gas over 25 years. The agreement signals a significant energy trade between the United States and the USSR.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
The
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Soviet Ministry of Foreign Trade
School Board Sets Budget Discussion
The Aiken County Board of Education will discuss the 1973-74 budget at its Tuesday night meeting at 7:30 p.m. The proposed budget should exceed last year’s $15,489,507 total and is due for public distribution by June 1 under state law.
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Aiken County
War Monument Fund Drive Set
Aiken County launches a fund drive to honor 25 Viet Nam War dead with a six by three foot Georgia marble monument to be placed near the old post office and Farmers and Merchants Bank. Spearheaded by Barrel Whitley the project aims to raise 1200 for construction and installation, with early support from the VFW and American Legion Posts.
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Whitley of Farmers and Merchants Bank
Old Post Office
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Georgia
Georgia Marble Co
Elberton
Whitley
VFW
American Legion
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Farmer's and Merchants Bank
Esmon Named Circulation Manager for Aiken Standard
Dwight A. Esmon 23 of Mt. Vernon Illinois named Circulation Manager for the Aiken Standard. A business graduate of the University of Houston he formerly worked in the Miami Herald accounting department and as GM of Greatthing Inc. He is married to Sandra Baker and resides in Greenbrier Apartments. He is son of T. Lloyd Esmon of Nashville. Esmon succeeds Jeff Boreham now with the Raleigh News and Observer.
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Esmon
University of Houston
Miami Herald
Miami
Fla
Greatthing Inc
Sandra Baker
Greenbrier
T. Lloyd Esmon
Nashville
Ena
Nashville Banner and
Tennessean
Jeff Boreham
Raleigh News and Observer
Raleigh
N.C
Aiken Area Weather Forecast Warm With Showers Possible
The Aiken vicinity forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures today tonight and tomorrow. An afternoon chance of thundershowers exists today and tomorrow with highs in the upper 80s and lows mid 60s. Rain chances are 30 percent today and 10 percent tonight.
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Aiken
Banks, lollipops, and late budget nights in Aiken County
Bruce Cole from Palmetto Federal was seen with a lollipop at his desk as Aiken County commissioners and the county administrator linger over the budget late into the night. They will meet again tonight to continue the work. The column notes 101 years since Congress authorized the penny post card.
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Palmetto Federal
Bruce Cole
Aiken
Congress
Father's Day Gifts From 1926 Spur Magazine Ad List
A 1926 Spur Magazine published by the Angus Company lists father gift ideas such as a Chrysler Imperial 80 for 2495 dollars and a Chevrolet Roadster for 510 dollars. The piece notes the magazine was bought by Mrs Dag Larson in Washington DC and lent to Stephen Lott of Aiken, who says she plans to publish it.
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Spur
Angus Company of
New York
Dag Larson
Washington, D.C
Stephen Lott
Aiken
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Friends of the Library
Aiken City
Board of Commissioners
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Esmon Circulation Manager
Dwight A. Esmon
Mt. Vernon, Ill
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