PSA Declared Non-Existent by South Carolina Supreme Court
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled the Aiken County Public Service Authority invalid and unconstitutional, saying the PSA had no authority to call the 1974 referendum. The court requires a new referendum sponsored by the county before moving forward with any wastewater facility plan.
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Aiken County Public Service Authority
PSA
South Carolina Supreme Court
County Commission
Harold V. Graybeal
Supreme Court
Board of Commissioners
Aiken County
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Horse Creek Basin
Graybeal
Charleston
Board of Commission
Gasoline supplies seen adequate for summer travel
The Federal Energy Administration said gasoline supplies should be ample this summer despite higher driving tied to the Bicentennial. FEA administrator Frank Zarb urged fuel efficiency and speed limits as prices hover near 57.4 cents per gallon with a possible two cent rise during the season.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Frank G. Zarb
Guaranteed income study shows no quit rate rise in Seattle
AP reports a federal pilot project in Seattle finds that a guaranteed annual income does not push employed participants to quit jobs. Over 40 years 2,100 welfare and low to middle income Seattle families have taken part in a $20 million study evaluating economic and social effects of guaranteed income or negative income tax.
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Seattle
Seattle-area
American Party calls for Kissinger and Rockefeller ouster
John Birch Society writer Scott Stanley Jr. says at the American party national convention that Secretary of State Kissinger and Vice President Rockefeller must be removed. He accuses Kissinger and the Rockefeller family of leading a mind boggling betrayal to Communist interests.
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Salt Lake City
Henry Kissinger
Nelson Rockefeller
Scott Stanley Jr
John Birch
Society
Kissinger
Rockefeller
United States
Prosecutor Demands Death For 13 Mercenaries in Angola Case
In Luanda court spectators shouted Death as prosecutor Rui Monteiro decried 13 defendants, 10 British and three American, for invading Angolan territory in uniform seeking money. He argued the funding came from imperial coffers in a three hour summation.
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Luanda
Angola
Rui Monteiro
Riots Enter Third Straight Day in South Africa
Rioting spread to at least seven more black townships in a third day of uprising in South Africa. As of today at least 58 people were killed and 788 wounded, with Soweto calming after violent days on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Claudine Longet Testimony On Gun Play In Death
Mary F. Wiggins of the Pitkin County Sheriff's Dept testified at a June 10 preliminary hearing for Claudine Longet. Longet pleaded innocent to manslaughter in the shooting death of skier Vladimir Sabich after saying she playfully raised the gun and shouted boom boom thinking the safety was on.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Mary F
Wiggins
Pitkin County
Turnipseed Wins South Carolina Senate Primary Challenge Rejected
The South Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee upheld Tom Turnipseed's June 8 Senate District 8 victory over F W Caughman by 119 votes. Caughman had claimed voter irregularities centering on Bamberg County absentee ballots but the panel found the allegations unsubstantiated and Caughman withdrew his protest. The district includes Aiken Lexington Barnwell Bamberg and Edgefield counties.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Democratic Party Executive Committee
Tom Turnipseed
F. W. Caughman
Turnipseed
Caughman
Aiken
Lexington
Barnwell
Bamberg
Edgefield Coun
Flooding damages Fulford offices as heavy rains hit Aiken
Yesterday's downpours flooded Aiken streets and caused two minor electrical fires controlled by Public Safety. Water from a broken drain backed into Dr. Michael D. Fulford's Laurens Street offices, soaking the reception room and fixtures. Fire crews pumped out water from indoors and rooftops.
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Aiken
Public Safety Department
Michael D. Fulford
Laurens Street
Beir ut Embassy urges Americans to leave Lebanon
The U S Embassy in Beirut strongly urged Americans to depart Lebanon after the assassination of the U S ambassador and economic counselor. The warning exceeds prior advisories though officials say it is not a formal evacuation. Americans desiring departure should join a convoy with British Embassy protection heading to Damascus.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Damascus
Francis E. Meloy, Jr
Washington
Henry A Kissinger
State Department
Trial set in embezzlement case against Cleo J. Scott
Aiken County General Sessions Court will hear the state versus Cleo J. Scott on a one week term. Scott, former county clerk of court and registrar of mesne conveyance, remains free on a $10,000 bond as she faces embezzlement charges totaling about 2,734 dollars for periods in 1974 and 1975.
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Cleo J. Scott
Aiken County
James B. Edwards
Scott
Commissioners Clash Over Budget Charges With Kirby
Aiken County commissioners dispute Forest L. Kirby’s claim that items were run into the budget. They back final reading of the budget though they disagree on several items. An executive session discussed raising salaries by 1000 and ending mileage reimbursement of 1200 with a voucher system approved by unanimous vote. Kirby said he will attend a Florida national conference as a delegate for the Lower Savannah Regional Council of Governments.
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Aiken County
Forest L. Kirby
Kirby
Lucas Ray
Florida
Lower Savannah
Council of the Governments
Cullinan Denies Misquotation on Salary Increases
Commissioner Ralph F. Cullinan, in a runoff with R. T. Hunto, says he was misquoted in yesterday’s Aiken Standard about commissioner salaries. He supported most of the budget but opposed the raises, and backed expense account reform. Other officials urged keeping county business first and questioning actions toward Lower Savannah.
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Ralph F. Cullinan
R.T. Hunto
Cullinan
Ray
Lower Savannah
L. Vernon Davis
Kirby
Florida
Davis
Budget Commission
Charles W. Prosser
New Comic Joins Aiken Standard Lineup
The Aiken Standard will feature a new children oriented comic titled The Write Answers joining the weekday strip lineup. Cartoonist Ed Stanoszek created the interactive feature inviting readers to write punch lines, appealing to young readers and even prompting adults to join in.
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Aiken
Ed Stanoszek
Stanoszek
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L.V. Davis
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Rodney Albert
Bamberg County
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