Aiken Triple Crown Events Set Across March and April
The schedule lists a series of events in Aiken beginning Saturday March 12 with a ten mile road race at 10 a.m and a 2 mile run at 10 15 a.m Registration for the mile is 2 in advance with an 8 p.m contact at H O Weeks Recreation Center An annual Triple Crown Ball at Houndslake Country Club is 25 per couple Tickets available from the Chamber of Commerce Sunday March 20 includes an induction at the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame at 12 30 p m Friday March 25 hosts the Aiken Horse Show at Hitchcock Woods with 5 admission and free pedestrian entry Saturday March 26 features the Aiken Hunt Meet at 1 30 p m gates open 11 a m admission 2 50 in advance 3 at the gate benefiting the Ser toma Club Helping Hands Harness racing at 2 p m Saturday April 2 with 2 50 advance 3 at gate benefiting the American Cancer Society Polo games Sundays at 3 p m at Whitney Field during Triple Crown weekends The Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame hours March 19 and 26 are 10 a m to 12 30 p m instead of the usual 2 to 5 p m daily except Mondays.
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Miner Taps Message From Depths in Trapped Quarry
A miner Ronald Adley of 37 tapped a life signal through a 60 foot coal wall rekindling hope that seven others may be alive after being entombed a mile inside Kocher Coal Co mine at Porter Tunnel in Tower City Pa. Rescuers heard his voice on Wednesday about 32 hours after the accident in the anthracite region. The body of a tenth miner was found on Tuesday.
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Porter Tunnel
Kocher Coal Co
Pennsylvania
Amin planned expulsion of Americans in Kenya report says
Nairobi papers cited West German intelligence claiming Idi Amin planned to expel Americans living in Uganda and that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine planned to hijack the plane they departed on. The Nation said Amin may have known of the plan.
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House Promises Tougher Ethics Code Passed by House
The House approved a stricter ethics code with extensive financial disclosures and a cap on outside earned income at 8625 or 15 percent of a 57500 salary. The 402 22 vote followed hours of debate, amid a pay raise controversy linked to the new rules.
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Thomas P. O'Neil
House of Representatives
Winter Storm Dumps Snow Across Rockies to Dakotas
A major winter storm dumped snow from the Colorado Rockies to the Dakotas and Wisconsin as strong winds whipped the central Great Plains. Blizzard warnings rose in northeastern Colorado with heavy snow warnings across Nebraska and eastern Colorado mountains, eastern North Dakota, Minnesota, and western Wisconsin.
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Joan Little Disciplined for Prison Rule Violations
Joan Little, released in 1975 for killing a Beaufort County jailer, has been found guilty of disciplinary charges at the state women's prison. The 23 year old, serving 7 to 10 years for breaking and entering, received extra work duty though work release has been discussed but not yet assigned.
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Raleigh
Joan Little
Beaufort County
State Women's Prison
Louis Powell
Cor
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Miss Little
Salley mixup over mink and muskrat causes headlines
Aiken man warns about speaking his name while a Salley incident turns into a running joke. Officials identify a mink killed downtown as a muskrat, and Mayor Jack Able notes similarities caused the confusion. The mayor regrets the error as residents breathe easier.
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Salley
Jack Able
Coffee Prices Rise Fast As Inflation Keeps Pace
Coffee buyers face higher costs as General Foods Corp, the largest U.S. roaster, raises ground coffee prices in three increments over 30 days, the latest a 40 cent jump to 3.71 a pound. The price hikes echo inflation but come all at once, causing consumer worry about the cost of daily coffee.
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General Foods
Hypnotist Mr Novak Delights USC Aiken Audience
The Mysterious Mr Novak performing as John Novak amazed an overflow USC Aiken crowd last night with hypnosis. Eight volunteers four men and four women were induced into a trance and made to believe they were smoking marijuana.
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Vincent Price
Novak
Senate Votes On Tax Cuts Seeks 50 Checks For Americans
Congress moves toward a $17.5 billion stimulus plan with potential $50 per person rebates. House Democrats push for rebates while Senate debates tax cuts and job goals amid a split, with Carter tax bill ideas shown by the Finance Committee.
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Carter
Senate Finance Committee
Condemnation Ruling Appealed in South Carolina Supreme Court
Mary U Baker petitions the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn Judge E Harry Agnew's December ruling affirming Aiken County's eminent domain rights for property and easements needed for the Horse Creek Basin Wastewater Treatment Facility trunk lines. The filing challenges Agnew's decision.
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Aiken County
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Horse Creek Basin
Mary U Baker
Thundershowers Predicted for Aiken Tonight and Tomorrow
Aiken Countians can expect showers and thunder showers tonight and tomorrow with a 60 percent chance tonight and 70 percent tomorrow. Temperatures remain warm with a low around 30 tonight and a high near 70 tomorrow.
Prisoners Describe Harsh Conditions At Aiken Jail
Letters from inmates led by Bernard Bing allege inhumane treatment at Aiken County Jail. Complaints include no law library, no hot water, few towels and cloths, no newspapers, no outside exercise, sleeping on floors, few stamps, limited calls, no fulltime doctor, and scarce writing materials. Robert Wells notes prisoners have right to an attorney.
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Aiken Standard
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