Aiken Horse Show and Related Events Schedule
A schedule of events for Aiken from March 16 to 25 featuring the Hitchcock Woods and Twin Creek Farms venues. Highlights include the Triple Crown events, Aiken Trials, St Patrick’s Day Ball, Polo at Whitney Field, and the Aiken Hunt Meet with a steeplechase race.
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Aiken
Hitchcock Woods
South Boundary
Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Two Notch Road
ST. Patrick’s Day
St. Angela
Pete Bostwick
Twin Creek Farms
Whitney
Aiken Hunt Meet
Powderhouse Road
Whitney Polo Field
Medical Arts Pharmacy
U S Resumes Vietnam Troop Withdrawals Amid POW Release
The United States temporarily resumes troop withdrawals from South Vietnam to align with the release of 108 American prisoners by North Vietnam. The U S Command lists 6 926 troops in country as withdrawals restart after a pause for prisoner releases. The Viet Cong say another 32 POWs will be released in Hanoi on Friday.
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Gram
United States
U.S
Hanoi
Rail Unions Reach 7 Percent Wage And Benefit Package
The nation's railroads and 15 unions reached a wage and benefit deal likely to fit Phase 3 guidelines. The package would grow about 7 percent annually in wages and fringes, above the 5.5 percent wage plus 0.7 percent fringe guideline. A Cost of Living Council source suggested the package could still be improved under recognized flexibility.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Arms Buildup Warning Issued Over Saigon Infiltration
The White House and State Department issued sharp reminders to Hanoi after evidence suggested North Vietnam infiltrates South Vietnam with troops and heavy equipment in violation of the cease fire. Spokesmen for the President and the Secretary of State reiterated publicly and through diplomacy that the Paris pact bans arms buildup in South Vietnam.
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Washington
White House
State Department
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Diet Book Author Sued In Ohio Over Diet Revolution
A $1 million class action suit filed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court targets the author and publisher of Dr Atkins Diet Revolution. Robert Zelvy of Beachwood leads the claim on behalf of more than 10,000 Ohio buyers who allege the diet is unscientific and potentially dangerous and seek a ban on sales and reimbursements.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Atkins
Daniel Roth
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Robert Zelvy
Beachwood
Five cars strike and kill man on Santa Ana Freeway
Five cars struck and killed an elderly man attempting to cross the Santa Ana Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. All but one driver fled. The victim reportedly rose after the first three hits, and was finally killed when the fourth car knocked him down and the fifth ran over him.
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Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Highway Patrol
Queen to profit on beef costs at Sandringham estate
Queen Elizabeth II could profit from high beef prices after spending 35000 dollars to expand beef production on her 3300 acre Sandringham estate in Norfolk. A royal spokesman said the decision was made months ago.
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London
Elizabeth II
Sandringham
Norfolk
Royal
Sunday Drive Through Trenton Area Showcases Pink Peach Blossoms
The scene along Highway 19 near Trenton unfolds as a floral medley of pink peach trees lavender phlox and green fields. At the Joye Cottage fire incident Charles S Bird Jr and Marilyn Riviere draw local humor with a quip about a fire truck at the servants entrance.
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Highway 19
Trenton
Joye Cottage
Charles S. Bird Jr
Marilyn Riviere
Aiken
McMillan Pushes Senate Attendance Record
South Carolina Senator Gilbert E. McMillan pushed a bill to require Senate attendance records and suspend subsistence pay for absentees. The House already uses daily roll calls with no per diem for absentees, boosting efficiency as attendance rises, while McMillan aims to expand the rule to the Senate.
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McMillan
Senate
Weekend Weather Outlook With Light Winds
The extended forecast predicts good weekend weather after showers Friday. Lows near 60 tonight, highs around 80 tomorrow under partly cloudy skies. Rain chances 20 percent today and tonight, 30 percent tomorrow with south to southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Showers Friday then clearing Saturday and fair Sunday with weekend highs in the 70s and Sunday lows in the 40s.
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Southwes
Resignation by Scott Triggers Sudden County Reorganization
Mackey Scott surprised the Board of Commissioners by resigning and commissioners accepted, placing county operations under Ronald LaCouture as the new administrator. LaCouture moved quickly with late calls and morning meetings to establish a new administrative setup for the county.
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Mackey Scott
Board of Commissioners
Ronald LaCouture
LaCouture
Lynn New County Attorney Appointed in Aiken County
William G. Lynn 30, a University of South Carolina law graduate, was named the new county attorney by the Aiken County Board of Commissioners. He will be paid $5,000 annually, reflecting an inflation driven raise and anticipated heavier workload under the new government form. Lynn is a Dillon native and has practiced as an Aiken attorney since 1968, succeeding Julian B. Salley Jr. The board also passed a resolution listing eight legal areas to guide its attorney.
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William G. Lynn
University of South Carolina Law School
Aiken County
Aiken County Education Board ReElects Leaders
The Aiken County Board of Education re elected Reginald Boylston as chairman and Olin Osbon as vice chairman by secret ballot. Five candidates for district superintendent were interviewed and a selection announced at the next meeting. Dr. G T Myers resigns this summer.
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Aiken County
G.T. Myers
Area No. 3
Newly Freed POWs Return From Hanoi Flights
Clark Air Base welcomes 107 military personnel and one civilian freed by North Vietnam. The first of three Air Force Cl41 flying hospitals landed 40 POWs at 5 08 p m local after a 900 mile Hanoi flight. Navy Captain Gillespie led a Thanksgiving on board.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Air Force
Hanoi
Navy
Charles R. Gillespie Jr
Miramar
Calif
Leo T. Profiler
Palo Alto
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Fermata Club
Carl Shealy
Nancy Skinner
Columbia
Gilbert E. McMillan
South Carolina
Rules Committee
Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Gressette
House
Solomon Blatt
D-Barnwell
W. Brantley Harvey Jr
D-Beaufort
House Rules Committee
Scott
Alec Lamis
Lynn
New
By Alec Lamis
Torney
Carroll Warner
Marathon Commission
Aiken Standard
la Couture
York Street
Mother
Virginia Acres Park
Schofield School
M.J. Mitchell
James Martin
Aiken County Education Association
Stafford
Batesburg
Clearwater
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