Aiken Triple Crown Events Schedule Highlights
Aiken hosts a March calendar of flat races and related events for charity. Highlights include the Triple Crown schedule with Jaycees support on March 13, a March 19 horse show at Hitchcock Woods, and a steeplechase on March 20 with Sertoma and American Cancer Society proceeds.
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the Woods
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Powderhouse Field
American Cancer Society
Aiken Mile
Houndslake Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Nixon Returns to U.S. From China Visit
Former President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. Nixon arrive in Los Angeles with daughter Tricia Cox after their trip to China. They disembark a plane in California as reporters prepare for coverage of the related page seven story.
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Richard M. Nixon
Tricia Cox
Nixon
Los Angeles
China
Italy Reopens Foreign Exchange Markets After Shutdown
Italy resumes official foreign exchange trading after a 40 day shutdown. The lira fell to about 778 to the dollar early, then steadied near 771 in interbank trades as Premier Aldo Moro’s fragile minority government faces pressures from CIA and Lockheed scandal fallout. Central bank support noted in Milan reports.
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Italy
Aldo Moro
Christian Democrat
Milan
Executive Kidnapped In Caracas
William Niehous 44 president of Owens-Illinois Venezuela operations was abducted from his suburban Caracas home by seven gunmen. Police investigate a communique from an ultra left group claiming to hold him for trial as his family awaits word.
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Venezuela
William Niehous
Owens - Illinois Glass Manufacturing Company
Niehouls
Needham
Sargent Shriver
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Jackson
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Harvard
archaeologist unearths 19th century garbage dump in Atlanta
Georgia State University archaeologist Roy Dickens sifts through Atlanta garbage with construction crews on the rapid transit project. He highlights a 19th century dump uncovering artifacts from bottles to chicken bones, offering clues to the city’s past.
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Atlanta
Roy Dickens
Dickens
Georgia State University
Man Mistaken as Officer Seeks Dorn at Knights Event
Nathaniel Stetson, not a police officer, directed traffic on Silver Bluff Road Saturday while searching for former U S Representative Bryan Dorn who was late to speak at the Knights of Columbus Hall. A coffee mishap left Charles McCharen doused and waking his wife with a loud yell heard far away.
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U.S
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Dorn
Knights of Columbus
Stetson
Silver Bluff
Daughtery Road
Charles McCharen
Darlington County
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Jackson
Shriver
Cesar Chavez
Faneuil Hall
Barh
Georgia
Jimmy Carter Carter
New Hampshire
Greensboro
N.C
United States
Wallace Edges Carter In Aiken County Delegates Race
George C. Wallace led Carter 692 to 60 with 171 uncommitted delegates in Aiken County precinct caucuses. Harris 32 Udall 7 percent Shriver 2 votes. Delegates move to the March 8 county convention and March 31 state convention where 17 votes come from Aiken. State totals show 46.8 percent uncommitted.
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Jimmy Carter
Aiken County
Wallace
Carter
Fred Harris
Morris Udall
Sargeant Shriver
Aiken
Democratic Party
Conrad Hartzog
Parrallel
Birch Bayh
Henry Jackson
Frank Church
Ford Eyes Florida Victory As Key in Nomination Fight
President Ford predicts a big margin win in the Florida primary would knock Ronald Reagan from the race. Campaign manager Howard Callaway says back-to-back wins in Florida and Illinois are needed to deter Reagan. Ford campaign rests on New Hampshire victory and 80,000 supporters in Florida rallies despite rain.
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Ford
Florida
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Howard Callaway
Illinois
Reagan
New Hampshire
Edwards Announces Switch as Two South Carolina Senators Join GOP
Gov James B Edwards announces that District 8 Republicans Michael Laughlin and Albert J Dooley have left the Democratic ranks joining the GOP Laughlin 31 earlier served as the state's youngest senator when elected in 1968 He owns an aviation company radio station and a car dealership in Aiken Dooley 46 is a Lexington lawyer and former House member Both cited party differences with the Democrats and alignment with Republican principles The move follows earlier cross over trends in the state Senate and reshapes the district’s political balance in Aiken Lexington Edgefield Barnwell and Bamberg counties.
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Michael Laughlin
Albert J. Dooley
South Carolina
GOP
James B Edwards
Laughlin
Dooley
Aiken
Lexington
Edgefield
Barnwell
Bamberg
Senate
Edwards
Aiken Preparatory School
University of Virginia
University of South Carolina
Marion Smoak
State House of Representatives
USC
USC Law School
Massachusetts Busing Issue Dominates Campaign Weathered Primary Hype
Massachusetts voters edge toward a Tuesday Democratic primary as forced busing remains the dominant issue. Candidates campaign across the state while Wallace hosts a rally in Alabama drawing national attention to the volatile busing debate in Boston.
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Boston
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Massachusetts
Vermont
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Senate
Deadline for nursing home interest set by Aiken County
Aiken County Board of Commissioners will consider April 2 as the deadline for firms to express interest in converting the vacated Aiken County Hospital into a nursing home. The measure covers interest only, not bids, and stems from a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Cleve Edmunds.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
USC - Aiken
Cleve Edmunds
Commission
Magistrate’s Department
Election Commission
Lloyd A Newman
Arbutus Hill Drive
Aiken
2Nd Circuit
Little Chance Rain Tomorrow Promises Warmer Temps
A small likelihood of rain remains with a 10 percent chance tomorrow. Temperatures are expected to rise into the low 50s, with tonight’s low near 52 degrees.
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