Urgent Talks Begun In Britain To End Coal Strike
In London urgent talks opened between the miners union and the National Coal Board under orders from the new Labour government to settle the nationwide strike quickly. General secretary Lawrence Daly hopes a solution by day’s end, while coal board chairman Derek Ezra expresses guarded optimism about progress amid many issues to resolve.
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London
Miners Union
National Coal Board
Britain
Labor
Lawrence Daly
Coal Board
Derek Ezra
Turnabout To Be Covered In Vesco Case Testimony
Former Atty Gen John N Mitchell is shown in government testimony as ignoring Vesco pleas during the early federal fraud probe. Key witness Harry Sears is expected to testify that Vesco gave 200000 secretly to Nixon’s 1972 re election campaign, signaling a change in stance.
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New York
John N. Mitchell
Robert L. Vesco
Harry L. Sears
Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Vesco
Nixon
House Judiciary staff widen Nixon inquiry with 55 activities
The 101 member House Judiciary Committee impeachment staff is examining mountains of material and gathering information on 55 separate activities involving the White House, President Nixon's re election campaign and Nixon personally in the detailed inquiry.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Nixon
Steel Prices Up Again Across Major Producers
National Steel Corp. announced about five percent price increases on cold rolled and hot rolled sheets effective today, following a Cost of Living Council ruling. The latest hikes cover roughly 40 percent of its product mix used in autos, appliances, and durable goods.
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Pittsburgh
Cost of Living Council
National Steel Corp
National
Reward Offered For Balloonist Thomas Gatch Jr
A 10000 dollar reward was posted by his two sisters for information leading to the safe recovery of missing balloonist Thomas Gatch Jr a 46 year old bachelor from Alexandria Virginia. He aimed to become the first man to cross the Atlantic in a balloon and was last seen February 21 about 1200 miles west south west of the Canary Islands near a Liberian ship.
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Washington
Thomas Gatch Jr
Gatch
Alexandria
Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
Theater Figure Sol Hurok Dies at 85 in New York
Sol Hurok, 85, renowned impresario who brought major artists to the United States, died Tuesday in New York. He continued working late in life and recently scheduled the return of opera star Maria Callas to the United States.
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New York
Sol Hurok
United States
Hurok
Maw Callas
Filing Deadline Set For N A Council Elections
North Augusta City Council set a March 11 filing deadline for the upcoming council elections. No primary or general election dates yet. other actions include a $7,000 development study for Hammond Hills behind I 20 and a $3,200 bid to refurbish the Butler Avenue reservoir.
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North Augusta
Hammond Hills
Butler Avenue
N. A. Jaycees
Walters
Planning and Zoning Commission
Council
Greene
Community Recreation Inc
Streakers Face Parents' Gaze and Gas Gauges
A humorous column notes USC streakers hide faces yet parents will likely recognize them. It questions drivers missing inspection stickers amid gas gauge chatter. Rotary members welcome Robert A. Hrubala as Owens-Illinois Fiberglas Plant manager in Aiken.
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The
University of South Carolina
Rotary Club
Robert A. Hrubala
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Aiken
Midwifery clinic proposed for Aiken County by Dr Owens
Dr. Kenneth N. Owens asks the Aiken County Board of Commissioners to establish a Midwifery Clinic to serve indigent and Medicaid maternity patients. Three registered nurse midwives would staff the clinic, with salaries of 33000 for the first year funded by the Southeastern Council of Nurse Midwifery. The plan requires doctor supervision for Medicaid payment and obstetrician consultation for complicated cases, and requests about 35000 for administrative expenses.
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America
Aiken County
Kenneth N. Owens
Southeastern Council of
Owen
Council
Aiken County Doctors Back HCA Hospital Plan
Twenty two Aiken County physicians signed letters urging the county commissioners and the Comprehensive Health Planning Council to back Hospital Corporation of America in building a new county hospital. The letter dated February 8 supports the commissioners contract with HCA and the November 1974 electorate ownership principle.
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Aiken County
Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Aiken
Triple Crown Weather Arrives In Aiken Area
Enthusiasm for Aiken's Triple Crown is spurred by balmy weather with clear mornings and blue skies. The thermometer nears 80, and conditions promise partly cloudy nights and days with lows in the 50s. Rain chances are low through Thursday, with possible showers arriving late Sunday.
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Aiken
Nixon to provide all Watergate grand jury material
President Nixon told the House Judiciary Committee he would give the panel every item he has already turned over to the Watergate grand jury without limitation. He criticized published reports as distortions and referenced the sealed grand jury report linked to recent indictments of seven former Nixon aides and campaign officials.
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Washington
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Watergate Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Sirica
Nixon Administration
White House
Special Prosecutor's Office
Gue
Wilson
Langley Wins Runoff for Mayor in New Ellenton
Carl E. Langley Jr. won the Democratic Primary runoff with 411 votes to 283 for J M Eubanks. He faces write-in Gene Crawford in the March 26 general election. Crawford is pursuing an independent write-in bid after filing a petition. Other runoffs include four year council race Earl Martin 255, Don Jarrett 226, W A Russell 188. two year term Jesse Cook 436 vs Tony Temple 244. Gene Whitman and Wilbur Maddox won February nominations.
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Jeane Hall
New Ellenton
Carl E. Langley Jr
Langley
J.M. Eubanks
Eubanks
Southeastern Newspapers Corporation
Augusta
Gene” Crawford
Ellenton
Crawford
Earl Martin
W.A. Russell
Don Jarrett
Martin
Jarrett
Russell
Jesse Cook
Tony Temple
Gene Whitman
Wilbur Maddox
Physicians urge certificate of need for new Aiken hospital
In letters dated March 5 physicians urge the Comprehensive Health Planning Council to support Hospital Corporation of America in seeking a certificate of need for a 190 bed general acute care hospital in Aiken County. A public referendum in November 1974 will decide private versus public ownership. The council plans a March 19 meeting at City Hall in Denmark to discuss the proposal within the Lower Savannah Planning region.
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Hospital Corporation of America
Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken County
James R. Barham, Jr
James L. Bland
Niles A. Borop, Jr
William J Boykin
James F. DeLoach
Charles R. Green
Guy C. Hey Jr
H.A. Langston Jr
Thomas J. Lattimore
Courtland D Leigh
T.W. Mappus
John C Matthews
C.P. Meek
Eugene F. McManus
W.B
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Summerfield Subdivision
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Petitions Commission
Carroll Allen
House
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