Southern Bell Profits Rise 1975 Net Income Up 22 Percent
Southern Bell Telephone Co reports 1975 net income of 277.1 million dollars, up from 226.9 million in 1974. Operating revenues rose 15 percent to 2.3 billion, while expenses climbed 14 percent to 1.5 billion. President L E Rast cited recession impact early year but improved year end results. The company earned 8.28 percent return on average total capital, short of the desired 10.2 percent target.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Southern Bell
L. E. Rast
Rast
Local Governments Drop Out of Social Security Programs
Local governments are leaving the Social Security program as inflation and unemployment strain the system. Federal officials say no immediate impact on trust fund solvency is seen, noting that overall covered employment continues to rise since 1950. States, counties, and cities may exit after five years with two years notice and cannot rejoin.
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Washington
West Jordan Unrest Spreads in West Bank Towns
Protesters crowded streets in Bir Zeit Ramallah and Bira as Arab mayors resigned joining Nablus in a d day protest against Israeli occupation. Students joined strikes across four Arab towns while armed troops patrolled Ramallah in armored vehicles.
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Bir Zeit
Jordan
West Jordan
West Bank
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ramallah
Bira
Nablus
Eastland Aide Investigated for Espionage in 1968
FBI investigated espionage charges in 1968 against an aide to Sen. James O. Eastland who admitted providing information to Soviet agents and was fired. The agency attempted to use him as a double agent but abandoned the plan as unreliable. no prosecutions followed. The probe also looked into two FBI agents in the 1950s but produced only circumstantial evidence and ended without charges.
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Washington
FBI
James O. Eastland
Hong Kong Meeting Sets Payoffs Involved Lockheed Officials
In Hong Kong at the Mandarin Hotel Lockheed officials discussed multimillion-dollar payoffs in Japan. Shig Katayama, president of I D Corp, said he received $75 000 and had been hired to provide phony receipts to A H Elliott to cover part of the schemes. Elliott declined immediate comment.
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Los Angeles
Hong Kong
Mandarin
Lockheed
Japan
Shig Katayama
Katayama
ID Corp
Senate
Aerospace
Associated Press
A.H. Elliott
Elliott
Reading tutors luncheon hints at Ted Willis career switch
USC Aiken alumni faculty and staff invited to drop by the USC A Hospitality Van at the Aiken Trials on Saturday. Refreshments served and alumni association memberships available.
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Ted Willis
Willis
University of South Carolina - Aiken
Usc-A
Aiken
Triple Crown Schedule Highlights Local Charity Races and Events
A series of events over March features the Aiken Trials and Steeplechase with advance and gate ticketing, a Horse Show in the Woods, Lancers Tournament, Harness Races for the American Cancer Society, a Triple Crown Ball, and ongoing polo weekends with proceeds benefiting local organizations including the Jaycees Sertoma Club and Chamber of Commerce.
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Aiken
Jaycees
Sertoma Club
Powderhouse Field
American Cancer Society
Aiken Mile
Houndslake Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Graniteville Faces Ft. Mill in State Playoff Showing
Graniteville remains alive in the state championship as the girls meet Ft. Mill at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Chapin High. Jackson also advances to face Holly Hill at 7 p.m. at Denmark-Olaf High.
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Graniteville
Ft. Mill
Chapin High
Jackson
Holly Hill
Denmark - Olaf High
Scott Hunter
Johanna Gibbs
Aiken High
Hornettes
Northwestern High
Orangeburg - Wilkinson High
Carter Stresses Illinois Primary a Key Test for 1976 Race
Ford campaigns into Illinois with Rockford and Chicago stops while Reagan vows to press on in a bid to win downstate counties. Carter and Wallace court farm vote as Shriver seeks momentum in Chicago wards. Harris idle for Pennsylvania push.
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Associated Press
Ford
Illinois
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Florida
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
George Wallace
Carter
Rockford
Chicago
North Carolina
Donald Totten
R. Sargent Shriver
New England
Wallace
Edmunds Pushes for County Administrator Ouster
Commissioner Cleve Edmunds circulating a letter urging the resignation of County Administrator Donnie J. Williams. Fellow commissioners report little support and attempts to contact Edmunds have failed. Commission tensions surface as J Vernon Davis and Harold Graybea praise Williams's qualifications.
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Cleve Edmunds
Donnie J. Williams
Edmunds
J. Vernon Davis
Davis
Williams
Rain Expected With Weekend Showers Inland
The forecast shows near zero rain today and tonight with temperatures in the mid 40s. Showers are likely to develop tomorrow afternoon as highs reach the 70s and the chance of precipitation climbs to about 30 percent through the weekend.
Trials To Be Run Saturday Trainers Day To Begin Early
The Aiken Trials will begin with a noon picnic lunch but preparations start at 5 a.m. Allen King Sr. and crew lead the effort as 10 Thoroughbred races unfold on a flat track at the Aiken Training Track Two Notch Rd. Horses will receive workouts and light warmups while track and parking facilities are prepared. The program features two quarter and half mile events with entries ranging from debutants to seasoned runners. Notable sires Stage Door Johnny Nijinsky II Graustark and TV Commercial appear. A 1920s coach and four gray horses will be shown between events under permission from Mayor Weeks.
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Scott Hunter
Aiken
Allen King Sr
H.D. Paxson
King
Two Notch Rd
Stage Door Johnny
Nijinsky II
Graustark
John M. Seabrook
Seabrook
Tom Ryder
England
H. Odell
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