Triple Crown Schedule Of Races And Events
A sequence of events from March 13 to March 27 features the Aiken Trials and Steeplechase at Aiken, a Horse Show in the Woods, a Lance rs Tournament, Harness Races, and a Triple Crown Ball. Benefits include the Jaycees and American Cancer Society. ticket prices range from 1.50 to 15 per couple.
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Aiken
Jaycees
the Woods
Hitchcock Woods
M.H. Riviere
Lancers
Powderhouse Field
American Cancer Society
Aiken Mile Track
Houndslake Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Oil negotiations on Aramco ownership enter third day
Top secret talks in Panama City involve Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani and executives from Exxon Texaco Mobil and Standard Oil of California over the transfer of ownership of Aramco. Federal officials and a presidential candidate say they lack details on progress as Frank Zarb notes a loss of influence over world oil prices.
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Panama City
Fla.ap
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Sheik
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Exxon
Texaco
Mobil
Standard Oil
California
Arabian- American Oil Co
Aramco
Frank Zarb
Federal Energy Administration
Women's Libbers Targeted in Domestic Surveillance
Senate intelligence committee released nearly 1,000 pages detailing FBI wiretap and IRS undercover spying on domestic groups. Memo notes 1969 1970 informers tracked the women’s liberation movement in New York Baltimore Kansas City Columbia and Lawrence with no evidence of violent activity.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Intelligence Committee
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Womens Liberation Movement
U.S
New York
Baltimore
Kansas City
Columbia
Lawrence
Ran
J. Edgar Hoover
Women’s Lib Movement
Redistricting May Become Easier
The Supreme Court rule on a Louisiana reapportionment case may ease local officials use of the Voting Rights Act when redrawling districts. The decision implies approved plans no longer must follow 1965 act procedures, prompting NAACP official Eric Schnapper to warn civil rights groups to stay vigilant and work harder.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Eric Schnapper
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Mutinies in Lebanon Threaten South Lebanon
Lebanese Arab Army deserters seized the garrison at Rachaya a strategic town on the Syria to Palestine supply route near the Israeli border. President Suleiman Franjiieh warned that further mutinies could invite an Israeli invasion and widen the Middle East conflict. Lt. Ahmed Khatib leads the Moslem force that defected from the national army ahead of the cease fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Israel
Middle East
Rachaya
Syria
Mount Hermon
Ahmed Khatib
South Vietnamese Lieutenant Flees by Helicopter to Thailand
A South Vietnamese air force lieutenant, his wife, four children, and a mechanic flew a helicopter 300 miles from South Vietnam to Thailand on Monday in the first known airborne escape since last May, according to a Thai provincial governor.
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Bangkok
Thailand
South Vietnam
Rainy weather to linger with cooler night low
Forecast shows showers continuing tonight with rain chances around 10 percent tomorrow. Temperatures drop into the 40s tonight then climb into the 60s tomorrow, with warmer conditions expected through the weekend.
Aiken peach blossoms face freeze risk and classroom Triple Crown display
Aiken residents worry a light frost could lessen peach yields with blossoms fragile. A Schofield campus classroom features a bulletin board showing Triple Crown racing events as three typing classes simulate horse races on the track, each class representing a major event.
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Aiken
Schofield
Aiken Trials expand to ten races this year
Ten races are scheduled for Saturdays 34th annual Aiken Trials at the Aiken Training Track on Two Notch Road. The Whiskey Road is a new one-quarter mile event for two year old colts and geldings with other quarter mile races and several longer trials. Renowned trainers Mackenzie Miller the Gavers and Greentree connections lead entries as top sires Raise A Native Stage Door Johnny Nijinsky II and others will be represented. Tickets are now available.
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Aiken
Two Notch Road
Mackenzie Miller
the Gavers
John M. Sr
John M. Jr
Miller
Cragwood Stable
Gavers
Greentree Stable
Greentree
W.C. Freeman
Anthony Bazile
Bramazon Farm
W.J. Hirsch
the King Ranch
Allen King Sr
H.D. Paxson
W.O. Hicks
Nijinsky I
Axe [I
Graustark
Hawaii
Arts and Letters
Never Bend
Olden Times
T.V. Commercial
Carter Wallace tied for delegate lead in South Carolina race
In early returns from 23 of 46 counties Carter and Wallace each held about 30 percent of delegates, narrowing Wallace’s prior edge. Uncommitted delegates stood at 38 percent, with 2 percent for other candidates. South Carolina’s state convention on March 31 will determine the final alignment amid shifts from county meetings.
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Columbia
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
George C. Wallace
South Carolina
Carter
Wallace
Seven Delegates Redirect Aiken Democratic Convention
The Aiken County Democratic Convention awarded seven more delegates boosting 34.5 votes with 9 Wallace 8 Carter 2 Udall and 14.5 uncommitted. Over 400 attended as last minute politicking and open debates aimed to sway uncommitted delegates before the release window. Maurice Bessinger greeted attendees and Conrad Hart zog praised the local party as the crowd sang and prayed during the event.
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Aiken
George C. Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Aiken County
Wallace
Carter
Morris Udall
Maurice Bessinger
Aiken Junior High
Arimae Burrell
City votes to protest reopening of railroad
City council members voted 3 2 to protest Southern Railway sleeper line revival between Aiken and Warrenville. 35 residents urged rejection citing environmental and land use concerns and possible drainage impacts. Local activist W P Bebbington cited weak economic justification and zero city benefits while noting 11 acres near the courthouse could aid public space.
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Aiken
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Southern Railroad
W.P. Bebbington
Friends of the Woods
Southern Railway
Warrenville
Bebbington
Southern
Southern Real
Aiken County
Hitchcock Woods
Robert 8
Skipper
Perry Jr
North Augusta council race shuffles as Dodgen withdraws
Four Republicans and three Democrats remain filed for three city council seats amid a shifting field. Democratic candidate William Dodgen withdraws. incumbent James L. Harris seeks reelection with GOP contenders Daniel Layman James Baggott and William R. Wilcox. Democrats Dan Davis and others adjust party slate as March 30 primary nears.
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North Augusta
William Dodgen
Council
James L. Harris
Raymond P. Kroger
Carl S. Sewell
Kroger
DuPont
Sewell
Georgia Pacific Corp
Harris
Daniel P. Layman
James B. Baggott
William R. Wilcox
Dan Davis
Council Dodgen
All - Republican
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Sertoma Club
Trenton
By Scott Hunter
Wallace S.C
Bate Nia
Murry Sill
Dodgen
N. Augusta
Lin Smithwick
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