Aiken Hosts March Horse Show Schedule
The schedule lists events from March 9 to March 25 at Aiken venues. Highlights include the Lancers ball and Miss Triple Crown title, Lancing Tournament at Powderhouse, Harness Races for Cancer Society, polo at Whitney Field, Aiken Horse Show hosted by Hitchcock Woods Foundation, Aiken Trials, Charity Horse Show, Hunt Meet with steeplechase, and Triple Crown Hunter Show.
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Lancers
Fermata Club
Lancing
Powderhouse
Powderhouse Road
Sir Knight
Aiken Mile
Banks Mill Road
The
Cancer Society
Aiken Horse Show
Hitchcock Woods
South Boundary
Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Whitney Field
Aiken Hunt Meet
Aiken
Whitney Polo Field
Roy Smith
Junction
Diplomat Bodies Flown From Khartoum After Embassy Attack
In Khartoum mourners watched as a U.S. presidential plane departed with the bodies of U.S. Ambassador Cleo A. Noel Jr. and Charge d'Affaires G. Curtis Moore. The two diplomats were killed in the Saudi Arabian Embassy attack by Palestinian guerrillas who later surrendered after 60 hours.
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Khartoum
Sudan
U.S
Cleo A. Noel Jr
G. Curtis Moore
Communists Threaten Boycott of Talks in Saigon
AP reports the Communists threaten to boycott sessions of the four party Joint Military Commission in Saigon as the government increases the number of prisoners of war to be released in the second phase of exchanges.
Typhoid Quarantine in Homestead Migrant Camp
A voluntary quarantine has been imposed on a migrant farm labor camp in Homestead Florida to halt a local typhoid epidemic. About 2 000 residents are allowed to leave only to buy food or work but testing at hospitals continues. Typhoid was found in 15 of 107 tested residents.
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Homestead
Fla
Dollar Firm As Markets Pause In Europe
The U S dollar rose sharply in interbank trading while European markets stayed closed for a second day as analysts seek steps to curb renewed speculation.
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Mained
Peace Talks Set In Tepee at Wounded Knee
Government offered safe exit for about 200 Indians who seized Wounded Knee. They held a tepee peace talks and burned a government proposal to end the armed stand-off. The Justice Department proposed departure without arrest beginning at 10 a.m. EST today.
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Wounded Knee
5&D
Justice Department
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Cleaner These Days
Editorial quip notes growing oddities in modern life and suggests truth surpasses fiction in irony and propriety. The line frames a column on social eccentricities and unexpected events shaping public consciousness.
Warner political end may be our downfall in Aiken County
County Commissioner Carroll Warner from Kitchings Mill and Wagener warns that political considerations could derail the counties home rule experiment He questions the hiring of Ronald LaCouture as county administrator calling him the key to success yet feared to carry political implications Warner stresses the need for efficient county government and notes many eastern residents still use Memorial Hospital in Columbia as a costly cross county concern
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Ronald LaCouture
Minnesota
LaCouture
St. Paul
Minn
Aiken County
Warner
Mackey Scott
Scott
Mr. LaCouture
la Couture
North Augusta
Wagener
Memorial Hospital
Columbia
Prisoners Released by Viet Cong Mention Nurse Capture
Three Aiken County residents face charges of assault and battery with intent to kill after a weekend of shootings. Marie Leaphardt was shot at 211 Edgefield St. NE. Alvin Carter is jailed. A 17 year old Jackson youth and John P. Tabb face shotgun shooting charges. Manuel Taylor and Minnie Green were also involved in separate incidents.
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Aiken
Marie Leaphardt
J.C. Busbee
Busbee
Edgefield St
N.E
Alvin Carter
Chesterfield Street
Aiken County
John P. Tabb
P.O. Box
Jackson
Robert Ammon
University Hospital Today
Ammon
Manuel Taylor
Taylor
Talmadge Hospital
Minnie Green
Rt. 3
North Au
POW Release Brings 34 Home Including Foreign Woman
In Hanoi 34 prisoners of war are freed, among them nurse Monika Schwinn and the only foreign woman. They arrive at Clark Air Base aboard a U.S. hospital plane for a welcome by President Marcos. The group includes 27 American military personnel, three civilians, two West German medical workers, and five armed forces Radio TV Network members from Hue. Captain Leopold leads the returning troops, saluting the flag before greetings from top U.S. and Filipino officials. Balagot reunites with family after Tet releases.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Ferdinand E. Marcos
The
Voice of America
Monika Schwinn
da Nang
Army
Stephen R. Leopold
Milwaukee
Wis
Marcos
Noel Gaylor
U.S
Pacific
Henry A Byroade
13Th Air Force
William G Moore
Frank E. Cius Jr
Gayler
Armed Forces Radio Television Network
Hue
James V. Cibernardo
Mission Viejo
Calif
Jose M. Astorga
San Diego
Army S
John A. Deering
Durham
N.C
My S
Harry L. Ettmueller
Pleasantville
N.J
Donat Joseph Gouin
Lima
Ohio
Clodeon Adkins
Homeland, Calif
Michael den Inis Benge
Heppner, Or
Lawrence J. Stark
Chicago
Ill
Six Race Card to Kick Off Aiken Triple Crown
Harness racing gains spread as six races launch the first of three Saturdays at Aiken Mile Track. E H Minniear organizes the event with horses from Aiken and Greenwood, noting limited entries due to trainer readiness and a shipment to Chicago this week.
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Aiken
Aiken Mile
E.H
Buck’ Minniear
Aiken Mile Track
Greenwood
South Carolina
Minniear
Fred Bradbury
Chicago
Warm Weather Stays Through Week With Showers Possible
The weekend heat continues in Aiken with highs in the mid 70s and lows around 50. Partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers persist through Friday night, with rain likely onWednesday and Thursday.
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Aiken
U.S. Weather Bureau
Mary Worth Debuts in Aiken Standard Today
The new Mary Worth comic series begins in the Aiken Standard today. The ongoing absorbing strip blends thrills suspense and romance under a warm gray haired matron narrator. It has already proven popular in other leading newspapers.
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Aiken Standard
Mary Worth
Ana Eae
Just Horses debuts in Aiken Standard horse edition
The 1973 Thoroughbreds edition contains 72 pages with updates on Aiken's horse industry. Regular readers receive it with Tuesday's paper. others may order copies mailed nationwide for 25 cents each by sending names addresses and payment to Aiken Standard P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29801.
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Just Horses
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Jefferson, Aiken
USA
S.C
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Two Notch Road
Pete Bostwick
Twin Creek Farms
London
Tepee
University of South Carolina At Aiken
Virginia Acres
New Hospital
Carrol Warner
Robert J. Sandvick
Farwell
Tex
Balagot
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