NATO Declares Atlantic Alliance Signatures At Brussels Ceremony
President Nixon paused en route to the Moscow summit to join NATO members in signing a new Atlantic Alliance declaration at Brussels. The 15 member states completed the signing in about 15 minutes as Joseph Luns spoke briefly. France was represented by Premier Jacques Chirac, absent Vale ry Giscard d Estaing.
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Brussels
Belgium
Nixon
Moscow
America
Alliance
Evidence to Be Made Public in Watergate Hearings
The House Judiciary Committee voted to release most evidence from seven weeks of secret impeachment hearings. Some members say all Watergate related material including White House tapes could be released within a few days.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Watergate
White House
Ehrlichman Jury Selection Opens in Ellsberg Case
Jury selection starts in the trial of former White House aide John Ehrlichman and three others accused of illegally seeking Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist records. Judge Gerhard Gesell says the core issue is whether defendants plotted to violate Dr. Lewis Fielding's rights.
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Washington
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Daniel Elisberg
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Ellsberg
Lewis Fielding
Beverly Hills
Calif
Secret Report Could Detail CIA Ties in Watergate Probe
The Senate Watergate committee plans to issue its vice chairman’s secret report on possible CIA involvement in the Watergate break in and cover up. The move follows CIA Director Colby’s request that only minor deletions be made to Baker’s 35 page investigative report. Baker has signaled for months that the report contains significant new information.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
CIA
William E. Colby
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Baker
Burtons Granted Divorce in Swiss Court
A Swiss civil court in Sarnen near Gstaad granted Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton a divorce on mutual incompatibility after a 45 minute hearing. Miss Taylor appeared with American lawyers. Burton was absent with a medical certificate. Taylor awarded custody of their 11 year old adopted daughter Maria. Financial terms were not announced.
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Gstaad, Switzerland
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Sarnen
Gstaad
Burton
Miss Taylor
Maria
Tomorrow May Bring Rain
The forecast calls for partly cloudy warm weather with a small chance of showers today and tomorrow. Highs reach mid 80s today and upper 80s tomorrow, with lows in the low 60s both nights. Rain probability 20 percent today tonight and 30 percent tomorrow. An extended outlook shows possible thunder showers Sunday and a warming trend Friday through Sunday with 60s lows and highs in the high 80s Friday and 90s by Sunday.
World feels tiny as MacDowell tours Hawaii plane ride
Dorothy MacDowell toured Hawaii on a small island-hopper flight and spoke with the pilot who shares Gaillard and South Carolina ties. John Socha, Aiken High School football and golf coach, shot 66 at Midland Valley CC with six birdies and 12 pars. A joking moment from a marriage clinic asked if hunting is a masculine trait, with the reply focusing on the pursuit itself.
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M. Dubose
John Socha
Aiken High School
Midland Valley Country Club
Touis
Commission Passes Budget and Paramed Purchase Okayed
Aiken County Board of Commissioners approves the budget and paramedic purchase. The Kalmia Hills North residential zoning request is tabled pending city action. Sheriff Grant officials to enforce statewide political poster law with a 30 day jail or $100 fine.
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Kalmia Hills
Sheriff's Department
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Grant
Aiken County approves budget with ambulance service purchase
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners approved a 3.505 million dollar county budget for the coming year and a resolution supporting the Ambulance Service Commission. They also approved 81 thousand dollars to buy the service from Paramedical Services Inc. of Alexandria Virginia. Commissioner Edwin E. Farmer opposed increases in department budgets and the overall budget, citing revenue sharing funds. Howard M. Hickey Jr. left for Alexandria to negotiate terms with Paramedical's Thomas A. Hulfish.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County Ambulance Service Commission
Paramedical Services Inc
Alexandria
Howard M. Hickey Jr
Aiken
Ambulance Commission
Thomas A. Hulfish
Edwin E. Farmer
L.J
Larry) Murphy
Farmer
Bond Authorization Bill For USCA Gets Approval
The House approved on second reading a bond bill funding multiple projects including 1.9 million dollars for a new multi purpose student activities building at the University of South Carolina Aiken. The measure now heads to the Senate. Representative Marshall Cain pushed USCA’s inclusion, calling it the first state capital improvement commitment to the campus.
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Judy Rich
House
University of South Carolina Aiken
Senate
Marshall Cain
Cain
USCA
Ways and Means Committee
Aiken County
Graniteville Company
Weather guessing contest offers $100 prize
Citizens can win at least 100 dollars by guessing the exact day hour and minute Aiken temperature reaches 100 degrees. Mail a postcard stamp and guess to Farmers and Merchants Bank. The Sizzler Contest by the Aiken Standard and F&M Bank runs with page 4B listing rules.
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Aiken
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken Standard and F&m Bank
Budget appropriations shield capital outlays via revenue sharing
The county approved additional funds totaling 13 489 10 beyond first budget reading as capital outlays will be funded next month from revenue sharing. Critics warn the shift creates a dangerous precedent and leaves the county with a 650 248 05 reserve after expenditures while Beech Island and Belvedere Fire Departments seek 12 000 to 15 000 for new equipment.
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Farmer
Wade M. Brodie
Beech Island
Belvedere
Belvedere Fire Department
Campaign filing fees rise as candidates spend more
A survey shows local and statewide candidates encounter fees from 40 dollars for county commissioners to 780 dollars for governor. Several candidates report modest spending with volunteers handling campaigns while others anticipate higher costs, and a federal suit questions whether party nominees should pay filing fees.
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Aiken County
Breisford
Aiken
Forest Kirby
Ann Price
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