Aiken’s March Horse Events and Triple Crown Dance
The schedule lists March events at Aiken including the Miss Triple Crown reception on Friday at Fermata Club, polo at Whitney Field, harness races at Aiken Mile Track for Cancer Society, and multiple horse shows and hunts through March 25. Highlights include the Aiken Trials and Aiken Charity Horse Show with polo at 3 p.m. on Sundays and a St Patrick’s Day Ball.
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Lancers
Fermata Club
Lancing
Powderhouse
Powderhouse Road
Sir Knight
Aiken Mile
Banks Mill Road
The
Cancer Society
Whitney Field
Aiken Horse Show
Hitchcock Woods
South Boundary
Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Aiken
Two Notch Road
ST. Patrick's Day
St. Angela
Whitney Polo Field
Sudanese President Orders Crackdown on Guerrillas
Khartoum reports President Jaafar el Numairi ordered a crackdown on Palestinian guerrillas in Sudan and launched a roundup of Sudanese suspects tied to terrorists and spies.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Jaafar el Numairi
Dan
Cambodia Leader Proposes Peace Talks and POW Exchange
President Lon Nol said the Khmer Republic is ready to discuss the departure of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces and to proceed with prisoner exchanges. He proposed negotiations between qualified representatives at Phnom Penh or another venue to open a new page of history in favor of peace.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Khmer Republic
Ceed
Lindsay Won't Seek Re Election
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay announced he will not seek a third term describing the job as the second toughest in the nation. He said he would not run for re election.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Indians Demand Ouster Of Chief At Wounded Knee
Militant Indians demand the ouster of the Oglala Sioux tribal president as their Wounded Knee takeover enters its second week. No shootings occurred after a cease-fire ended Tuesday night. The town was occupied February 27 and gunfire had continued sporadically until the truce was agreed.
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Wounded Knee
Oil Price Controls Reimposed by Nixon Administration
The Nixon administration reimposed price controls on the oil industry as part of Phase 3. The 23 largest oil companies face general limits of a 1 percent price increase on most petroleum products, calculated as a weighted annual average over January 10, 1973. Gasoline and home heating oil are covered.
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Washington
Stamps May Rise to 20 Cents by 1984 Senate Inquiry Hears
Senators were told stamps could reach 20 cents in 1984 if current trends continue, with 38 cents as an alternative. The projection came from Sen Gale McGee chairing the Senate Post Office Committee during questioning of Postal Service operations.
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Washington
Postal Service Operations
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Senate Post Office Committee
Diplomats' Burial Set for Two Slain Ambassadors
Washington prepared a quiet farewell for Cleo A. Noel and G. Curtis Moore, two career diplomats shot last Friday in an act of international terrorism. Their coffins lay side by side at National Presbyterian Church before an Arlington National Cemetery burial with an all military honor guard and simple prayers.
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Washington
Cleo A. Noel
G. Curtis Moore
National Presbyterian Church
Arlington National Cemetery
Meet Your Commissioner Graybear Shapes Aiken County government
Commission Chairman Harold Graybeal outlines a Henrico County inspired model for Aiken County's new home rule government. He emphasizes hiring Ronald LaCouture as county administrator to ensure effective leadership and responsive services.
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Aiken County
Henrico
Graybear
International City Managers Association
California
Graybeal
Ronald LaCouture
Aiken
U.S. Intervenes To Halt Dispute In POW Release
The United States intervened to settle a dispute over Vietnamese POW exchanges threatening delay of 286 Americans held in Communist camps. Saigon agreed after eight days to release 6,300 military prisoners in the second exchange, completing repatriations by March 28 per cease fire terms.
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Saigon
U.S
United States
Four Aiken Stores Cited On Beer Charge
Public Safety Director J.C Busbee reports four local store operators were arrested in Aiken for selling beer to minors. Arrested were Josephine Moore of Majic Food Market Richland Avenue Vaucluse Mrs P W Garvin of Quik Shop Laurens Avenue Mrs P Jordan of EZ Food Store York and Rutland Drive and J R Gregory of Gregorys Grocery 900 block Park Avenue. Penalty is a misdemeanor 30 days or 100 fine. Cases to be reported to the State Alcoholic Beverage and Control Board. Police operations occurred between 6 and 9 PM by Patrol and Detective Division.
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Aiken
J.C Busbee
Josephine Moore
Majic
Richland Avenue
Vaucluse
P.W. Garvin
Laurens Avenue
P. Jordan
York and
Rutland Drive
J.R. Gregory
Gregory’s Grocery
Park Avenue
Busbee
State Alcoholic, Beverage, and Control Board
Good Weather Expected Saturday
The forecast from the U S Weather Bureau calls for mainly fair weather Friday and Saturday with increasing clouds Sunday. Highs in the 70s Friday and Saturday, 60s Sunday, and lows in the 50s Friday, 40s Saturday and Sunday. A chance of showers or thundershowers remains tomorrow with mild temperatures.
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Aiken
U.s.weather Bureau
King Ranch reps to visit Aiken trainers and 25 thoroughbreds
Robert Kleberg head of the Texas ranch and trainer W J Buddy Hirsch will visit Aiken trainer Jack Delzell and the 25 thoroughbreds wintering there. Pierre Etchebaster returns to coach at the Aiken Tennis Club through Masters weekend. Randy Davidson recovers at Aiken County Hospital after a heart attack and is expected to go home soon.
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Aiken
King Ranch
Texas
Robert Kleberg
W.J. Buddy Hirsch
Jack Delzell
Aiken Tennis Club
Pierre Etchebaster
Aiken Court
WLOW
Randy Davidson
Aiken County Hospital
Lancing History Revived As Aikenites Recall Early Gymkhanas
In Aiken residents remember a prewar lancing scene led by Kent Miller Abe Wolf and Lonnie Garvin who built a race track on Gregg Avenue. Sunday gymkhanas drew crowds with rings races and lancing while cars and houses later replaced the track after World War II.
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Aiken
Kent Miller
Abe Wolf
Lonnie Garvin
Garvin
Cecil Etherredge
Hitchcock Woods
George Lewis Smith
Communists pledge phased prisoner releases in Vietnam
The Communists say they will release over 1,000 prisoners in a second phase after turning over 1,000 earlier. The U.S. spokesman cited strict adherence to the exchange plan, with repatriation due by March 28 in four roughly equal groups. American withdrawals resume, with 689 gone Tuesday and 800 more today, leaving about 9,000 troops. Heavy fighting reported below the DMZ and in the central highlands.
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Paris
United States
Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
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Harold Graybeal
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Ken
T.T. Demaria
Steinhatchee
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Jacksonville
Torney
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Hugh Fenwick
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Joint Commission
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