Bull jumps trailer crash damages car during pickup
Louis Foreman of New Ellenton hauled a bull in a trailer to Williston when the bull leaped from the five and a half foot side, causing $300 in car damage. Insurance did not cover the incident. Caryle A Schien of Aiken and her mother depart for Washington after Caryle is named Presidential Scholar and will attend Stuttgart Ballet.
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Louis Foreman
New Ellenton
Louis
Williston
Caryle A. Schien
Aiken
Washington
Caryle
Stuttgart Ballet
Aiken Ballet
Nixon Campaign Contributions List Found at White House
A list believed to be the only surviving record of Nixon re election contributors has been located in the White House. It contains coded entries of more than 1 million dollars in currency contributions and was held by Rose Mary Woods since June.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Court
Senate
Rose Mary Woods
Gerald Warren
Lawyers For
Common Cause
Citizens
Hugh W. Sloan
Campaign Finance Committee
France United States Agree to Study NATO Declaration
France and the United States agreed to study a possible new declaration of principles for NATO. The move, urged by the Nixon administration, would be handled by the permanent NATO council in Brussels during private talks at the NATO foreign ministers session. Foreign Minister Michel Jobert had questioned the value of a new statement.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
France
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nixon
NATO Council
Brussels
U.S
NATO
Michel Jobert
Henry A. Kissinger
Skylab crew plans return trip as countdown continues
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz adjust sleep cycles and test the Apollo craft that will detach for Earth splashdown. Mission Control scheduled an earlier wakeup as the crew rehearses systems and procedures aboard the 118 foot space station.
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Kerwin
Conrad
Weitz
Aiken County Doctors Push for New Hospital to Attract Talent
More than a dozen physicians surveyed by the Aiken Standard say a new hospital tops the list of incentives to bring in more doctors to Aiken County. Some call for more beds and less political wrangling to move the project forward.
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Aiken Standard
North Augusta
Aiken
New Ellenton
Valley
Aiken County
Robert Lipe
James H. Suhrer
Suhrer
Hugh
Doctors Surveyed On County Physician Shortage And Inducements
Aiken County doctors discuss daily patient loads with many seeing 40 to 60 patients per day and most performing house calls. Specific doctors name patient counts at Aiken County Hospital, ranging from five to ten or seven, with remarks on accepting new patients and the need for incentives to attract more specialists.
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North Augusta
James M. Ford
Ford
Langley
John Matthews
Graniteville
Aiken County Hospital
T W. Mappus
Henry Langston
Kenneith Owens
Albert Miles
James E. Roundtree
Matthews
Rain and Warm Weather Forecast for Aiken Area
The Aiken area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures today and tomorrow. Highs near 90 degrees with a low tonight in the upper 60s. A 30 percent chance of mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers persists through tomorrow. Winds are variable 5 to 10 mph.
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Aiken
Aiken Legislators Oppose Pinball Payoff Amendment
South Carolina legislators rejected a conference committee amendment to legalize pinball machine payoffs as part of a $909 million budget dispute. The House alliance of Democrats opposed to gambling payoffs and Republicans against overspending kept its stance, forcing the amendment to be dropped.
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Skip Seiser
South Carolina
House
Senate
Gilbert McMillan
R-Aiken
Sen
McMillan
General Assembly
This Is Father Contest Winners Shine In Aiken
The Aiken Standard notes over 300 entries in the This Is My Father contest from local merchants. Winners were Wayne Leonard eight, and Theresa Drummond fifteen, each earning a $25 gift certificate. Runnerups include Joni Jankowski Jeffrey Lynn Nichols Susan Townsend Cindy Scarboro Gary Purcell Tyrone Davis. Also included is budget debate coverage with Senate support and McMillan’s spending concerns.
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Aiken Standard
Wayne Leonard
Hilltop Ave
N.W
Theresa Drummond
Roslyn Circle
Aiken
Joni Jankowski
Shadow Dr
Jeffrey Lynn Nichols
Heathwood Dr
Susan Townsend
Florence St
Cindy Scarboro
Audubon Ave
Gary Purcell
Tyrone Davis
Ridge Spring
Valley Man Charged In Murder In Georgia
A Gloverville man was arrested by the sheriff on murder charges in the Augusta death of Robert Lee Williams. Williams, 37, of Augusta, was shot with a .38 caliber pistol and found at the scene. James Williams, 23, of Gloverville, is charged. investigators say the shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. in his yard. The case remains under investigation. Separately, a 16-year-old was shot in the chest by a hammer impact from a .22 caliber bullet. Nickie Angelos was treated at Aiken County Hospital. Also reported: a lawn mower theft from Milton Hankinson.
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Judy Rich
Gloverville
Sheriff's Department
Augusta
James Williams
Aiken
Nickie Angelos
Richland Ave
Aiken County Hospital
SCE&G Rate Hike Halted By Freeze
The 60 day price freeze halted SCE&G plans for a July 2 rate increase. Residential bills would rise about 13 percent, natural gas 22 percent, and medium to large industrial electric power users 21 percent. PSC approval awaited after the freeze.
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Columbia
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Sce&g
South Carolina Public Service Commission
PSC
Rep Marshall Cain Wins Rehabilitation Award in Columbia
Rep. C. Marshall Cain of Aiken received a Legislative Award at the SCCNRA luncheon in Columbia for advancing vocational rehabilitation in the state. Dr. Dill Beckman noted Cain’s conviction to rehabiliate people and dignity. Cain credited Ways and Means for funding and praised Aiken County workers in rehabilitation work.
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Marshall Cain
Skip Seiser
Rep. C. Marshall Cain
Raiken
South Carolina
National Rehabilitation Association
Sccnra
Columbia
Dill Beckman
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
Cain
Ways and Means
Aiken County
W. Brantley Harvey
Beaufort
Lewis D. Turberville
Commission For the Blind
Aiken
Cecil T. Sandifer
Westminster
Charlies N. Plow
Dr. Beckman
Morris
Rep
Rick Hawkins
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Dan Bowe
Bowe
Milton Hankinson
Colleton Ave
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