Triple Crown Schedule For Aiken Harness and Horse Events
The schedule lists HARNESS RACES Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Aiken Mile Track on Banks Mill Road, AIKEN TRIALS March 15 at 2 p.m. at the Aiken Training Track on Two Notch Road, HALL OF FAME INDUCTION March 16 at noon at the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame at Hopeland Gardens with Bowl Game and Smart Angle to be inducted, HORSE SHOW IN THE WOODS March 21 at 9 a.m. in Hitchcock Woods, AIKEN HUNT MEET March 22 at 1 p.m. at the Steeplechase Track on Audubon Avenue.
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Iran Leader OKs UN Hostage Meeting Negotiation
President Bani-Sadr announces Ayatollah Khomeini approved a meeting between a five member UN panel and the American hostages in Tehran on terms set by Bani Sadr and the Revolutionary Council. The hostage takers were not ordered to obey, raising questions about compliance.
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Revolutionary Council
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Iran
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U.N
Afghan rebel leader condemns world inaction over Soviet bombing
Afghan rebel head Burhanuddin Rabbani denounces Western and Moslem worlds as spectators while rebels suffer heavy losses from Soviet air strikes. He says his fighters have lost hundreds in four days as warplanes hit eastern border provinces near Pakistan. He denies U.S. or Chinese aid to the rebels.
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Pakistan
United States
China
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Afghanistan
Mugabe pledges no expropriation in Rhodesia move
Rhodesia's new Marxist leader Robert Mugabe promised no confiscation of private property and a neutral foreign policy. He urged whites and blacks to join in forgetting the grim past after his landslide victory.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Robert Mugabe
NATO
Second Man Arrested in Stayner Abduction Case
Merced California police said a second suspect has been arrested on kidnapping charges in the 1972 abduction of 14 year old Steven Stayner. The new suspect is Ervin Edward Murphy, 38, a night janitor at a Yosemite National Park lodge.
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Merced
Calif
Steven Stayner
Bill Bailey
Peter Christian Excited to Ride NJ Train to See Langdales
Peter Christian plans a New Jersey to Aiken train trip to visit his grandparents Dr and Mrs Emory Langdale. He believes he can bring a pony back home on the train and asked Nana to have a pony ready this spring.
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New Jersey
Aiken
Emory Langdale
Nana
Tips For Enjoying Saturdays Race At The Aiken Mile Track
Readers receive practical guidance for race day at the Aiken Mile Track. Advice covers weather prep footwear dress code and accessories from hats to sun protection. Also suggested: prepare the car with chairs a table betting supplies a first aid kit and basic comfort items for a long afternoon.
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Aiken Mile Track
Kennedy Wins Big in Massachusetts as Carter Crashes Vermont
Kennedy boosts Democratic tilt with a landslide win in Massachusetts while Carter overwhelms Kennedy in Vermont. In the GOP, Bush leads in Massachusetts with Anderson close, and Reagan edges Vermont narrowly as Ford looms as a possible factor in the sputtering nomination race.
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Edward Kennedy
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Anderson
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Reagan
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South Carolina
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Alabama
Baker Won’t Consider VP Bid in 1970s GOP Prospect
Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee told reporters in Aiken he would not pursue the vice presidency and prefers to stay Senate Republican leader. He touted his electability, praised SALT reforms, urged government handling of reprocessing, and proposed tax and regulatory overhauls plus a spending cap amendment. He urged a bipartisan summit with Carter and backed arming embassy guards and a new anti terrorism capability.
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Howard Baker
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Aiken
Baker
Senate
Iran
U.S
Gerald Ford
Aiken County Council Advances Nursing Home Project
The council approved a contract with Cecil's Inc. to build a 132 bed nursing home for 1.65 million dollars, with completion expected in about 19 months. Land from the county school district near Aiken High School will be used and a management firm will be hired. Open house for the renovated Aiken Office Complex scheduled amid budget and FOIA questions.
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Spartanburg
Carrol H. Warner
Aiken High School
Warner
Aiken
L.C. Greene
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