Syrian troops, Palestinian groups push toward cease fire
The AP reports Syrian government radio and Fatah announce a cease fire in Beirut effective 4 30 p m EDT but communications with Beirut are down and no clear hold is shown Arafat’s PLO says a mixed Syrian Algerian Lebanese commission will oversee the crisis amid Syrian invasion to end Lebanon’s civil war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Radio Damascus
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Algiers
al Fatah
Arafat
Lebanon
Fatah
Tax plan would withhold taxes on interest and dividends
The IRS estimates withholding on annual interest and dividend checks for over 50 million households could add 2.4 billion dollars yearly in federal taxes. The plan aims to curb cheating and may help Senate approval sought by Chairman Russell Long to raise 1977 government revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Agency
Esti
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
D-La
Loan To Aid British Pound
London reports a $5.3 billion foreign loan easing the sterling crisis. Chancellor Denis Healey told Labor MPs that the loan spurred gains in the pound and stock market after Thatcher’s Conservative bid to censure the government over Britain's economic crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Denis Healey
Four Explosions Hit Chicago Downtown and Near North
Four blasts within minutes rocked Chicago downtown and North Michigan Avenue late Monday night injuring five people and causing minor damage. Authorities say the high velocity explosive, similar to dynamite, was placed in trash baskets to attract attention, with detonations outside buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Ford escape flashbulb scare at Bowling Green
President Ford and his Secret Service detail were startled by a camera flashbulb that exploded near him after a Bowling Green University appearance. Ford dismissed the burst as harmless and quickly resumed greeting supporters after guards shielded him and he stood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green, Ohio
Ford
Secret Service
Bowling Green University
FTC orders diet pill ads halted over false weight loss claims
An FTC administrative law judge ruled that the X-11 diet pill ads falsely claim a unique ingredient causes weight loss without reducing food intake. The key ingredient phenylpropanalomine is not proven to work without caloric cut, and Porter & Dietsch of St Paul along with its president, agency, and Pay'n Saw drug chain face penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Daniel Hanscom
Porter & Dietsch
St. Paul, Minn
Pay'n Saw
Home Builders to Fight Code and Zoning Costs
The builders plan a campaign against zoning and code requirements they call unnecessary Fears rise that such costs add 10 per cent or more to new house prices, widening the gap between average income and homeownership. Some blame land costs or financing costs over the past decade for the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UN Visit Eases Tensions in Tennessee Gathering
United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim led 101 ambassadors and spouses on a relaxed Monday visit in Tennessee. The trip aimed to foster closer understanding between the world body and Middle America during an 11 hour program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
U.N
Tennessee
Middle America
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Aiken columnist Kilbey sidelined by illness
C W Kilbey, noted Aiken outdoors writer and fisherman, is ill and will not compose his Outdoors Report for the Aiken Standard for two to three weeks. The note mentions trainer W C Freeman appearing on national television at the end of a telecast featuring the Belvision Stakes and a statue of Secretariat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
C.W. Kilbey
W.C
Mike’) Freeman
National
Aiken
Secretariat
California Ohio and New Jersey presidential primaries
Voters in California Ohio and New Jersey cast the final ballots of the long primary season with Ford facing Reagan and Carter seeking to extend his lead. Delegates up for grabs include 540 Democratic and 331 Republican, with Ford at 804 of 1130 GOP needed and Carter at 909 of 1505 for nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Mears
California
Ohio
New Jersey
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Reagan
Morris K. Udall
Voting Action Slow in County Election Day
Voter turnout early in the county was described as slow by precinct managers with turnout figures at 9 a.m. showing 14 Democratic and 6 Republican votes in Aiken, while GOP poll manager John Watts noted 30 Democrats and 13 Republicans. He attributed early Republican turnout to two Democrats running for Second Circuit Solicitor and no GOP nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
GOP
John Watts
North Augusta
Betty Gibbons
Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc
Voters eye primaries as turnout seen modest in South Carolina
In South Carolina only about half of registered voters are expected to vote in today’s primaries. Election officials forecast 400 000 to 450 000 voters, with Democrats possibly exceeding 300 000 despite no statewide races. Local contests drive turnout and returns Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Donald L. Fowler
McFall Named New Administrator at Aiken Community Hospital
Larry McFall, formerly assistant administrator at Park Ridge Hospital in Chattanooga, will become administrator of Aiken Community Hospital starting July 1. Current administrator Sam Nesbit will become executive director and will assist in hospital expansion efforts. Nesbit praised the appointment and noted McFall's extensive experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Community Hospital
George A. Poda
Hospital Board of Trustees
Larry McFall
Parkridge Hospital
Chattanooga
Sam Nesbit
Nes
Bit
McFall
HCA
Nesbit
Weather forecast flags hot spell ahead with election day warmth
The weather bureau predicts a warm, sunny day with highs in the 80s and tomorrow hotter conditions, with lows in the 60s and near zero rain through tomorrow. Voters are advised to prepare for heat while heading to polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Summer Feeding Program Starts Across 46 Sites
The Aiken County CAC launches a 224470 dollar summer feeding program funded by USDA to provide free noontime meals at 46 sites in Aiken County. About 4959 children under age 1 are targeted with 207747 dollars for operating costs and 16723 dollars for salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Linda Klein
Willie Bell Stubblefield
Atlanta
USDA
CAC
Stewart Sandwhich
Columbia
ARA Services
Miss Kelin
Leon Myrick
Brenda Anderson
George A. Anderson
John A Price
James B. Edwards
American Legion Post
Rt. 3
North Augusta
Balltown
D.C
North Bean Pond Baptist Church
Jackson
Belvedere
Carpentersville
Carolina Springs Rd
Carver Terrace Park
Aiken
Charleston Street
Chinquipin
US. 1
Monetta
Coleman Thankful Baptist
Also Mentioned on This Page
N.J
Asks County Puglig Library
Gillean Williams
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Murry Sill
By Eric Higgs
State Election Commission
James B. Ellisor
Ellisor
Senate
John W. Jenrette
Jenrette
Florence
Cooper Tedder
Hartsville
Bill Craig
Georgetown
Goldie Gause
Richard Bennett
Charles W. Prosser
Cleo Allen Bradberry
Prosser
William E Knotts
Robert M Bell
Bell
Langley
Knotts
Williston
Caughman
Tom Turnipseed
Lexington
Turnipseed
George L. Brighthorp
Paine College
William A. Reel
By Lin Smithwick
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!