Triple Crown Schedule for March Weekend Events
Friday 10 am Horse Show in Hitchcock Woods Show Ring with $5 per car. picnic facilities by reservation via Mrs MH Riviere. Saturday Aiken Steeplechase at Steeplechase Field starting 2 pm with $2.50 advance or $3 gate. Sertoma Club sponsor. Saturday Lan cers Tournament 10 am Powderhouse Field with $1.50 advance or $2 gate. 6 12 year olds $1 2 pm Harness Races for American Cancer Society at Aiken Mile Track $2 advance or $2.50 gate 8 pm to midnight Triple Crown Ball at Hounds Lake Country Club $15 per couple. Polo every Saturday and Sunday.
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Hitchcock Woods
MH Riviere
Aiken
Sertoma Club
American Cancer Society
Aiken Mile Track
Houndslake Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Reagan Finances Lag Ford As Primary Losses Mount
Reagan campaign faces a large deficit and heavy borrowing from banks, with 490000 dollars net deficit by February end. Ford reports show 949212 dollars cash on hand but 27565 dollars in debts, highlighting a weaker fundraising position after New Hampshire and Florida defeats.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Federal Election Commission
California
New Hampshire
Florida
Fromme Friend Trial Opens Without Defense
In Sacramento two friends of Lynette Fromme head toward jury deliberations while protesting innocence and declining to mount a defense. Fromme prompted a court halt when asked to testify as a potential witness. she demands a new Manson trial before testifying. Good and Murphy represent themselves and seek prison alongside Fromme.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Fromme
Miss Fromme
Ford
Sandra Good
Susan Murphy
Charles Manson
Manson
Miss Good
Miss Murphy
Former UMass professor denies four larceny charges
Cleo C. Abraham, ex UMASS School of Education professor, pleads innocent to four counts of larceny over $100. Indictment cites July 1972 and September 1973 thefts at the Amherst campus related school funds. He was released on personal recognizance amid federal and state probes of school finances.
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Northampton
Mass
Cleo C. Abraham
University of Massachusetts School of Education
Umass
Abraham
Denmark
S.C
Amherst
New Haven
Conn
Ford Budget Proposals Could Slow Economic Recovery
The Congressional Budget Office told lawmakers that Ford's budget plans may slow the still-strong recovery and raise unemployment if adopted as is. It projects a fairly substantial recovery this year but possible drag in 1977, and outlines spending and tax alternatives for fiscal 1977 starting October 1. May 15 is the deadline for setting spending, revenue and deficit targets.
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Washington
Ford
Congressional Budget Office
House
Senate
Congress’ Budget Office
Congress
North Augusta City Council to discuss election date
North Augusta council meets at 8 p.m. to discuss rescheduling the city council election from April 27 due to 45 day requirement. Republican primary is set for March 30 to select three of four candidates. Agenda also covers Bobby Jones Expressway corridor route, water and sewer contracts, and a $100,000 HUD funded water project amendment.
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North Augusta
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Colder Weather Expected After Thunder Showers
After today’s thunder showers and high winds the forecast calls for clear and colder conditions tonight and tomorrow. Flash flood warnings were issued for much of South Carolina as rainfall saturated the ground. Temperatures will drop to the 40s tonight and 50s tomorrow with minimal rain. Warmer weather returns by the weekend with a chance of showers on Saturday.
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South Carolina
Aiken Hunt Meet to Offer 14600 Purses and Six Races
The 10th annual Aiken Hunt Meet at Clark Field on Powderhouse Rd features six handicapped races starting at 1 30 p m with a $14600 purse. The Imperial Cup is the standout $7500 event as part of a weekend of equine activities including the Aiken Horse Show at Hitchcock Woods. Tickets for railside seating and privileges are available at local banks and drug stores.
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Jacasba
Hunt Association
Clark Field
Powderhouse
Aiken, Woodruff and Leminick’s
South Carolina National Bank
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Bankers Trust
Aiken
Hitchcock Woods
Ed Bywaters
Miami
William S Carr
House To Pick Wilson Successor
Prime Minister Harold Wilson will resign once Labour MPs choose a new leader, the prime minister's office announced. Wilson, age 66, has long held a rule that ministers end their useful political life at 60, according to a political correspondent.
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London
Harold Wilson
Labor
House of Commons
Press Association
Britain
Wilson
PSA to Get 3.1 Million FHA Loan for Horse Creek Plant
The Aiken County Public Service Authority will receive a 3.1 million dollar loan from the Farmers Home Administration to finish Phase 1 of the Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Sen Strom Thurmond announced approval of the funds, with EPA already authorizing 21.7 million for the project and a $52,500 EPA grant awarded for administrative costs.
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Aiken County Public Service Authority
PSA
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Strom Thurmond
Horse Creek
Thurmond
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William Mottel
Mottel
Motte
Aiken County
Board of Commissioners
Health Agency Names McKettrick Director Amid Protests
The East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency selects William T. McKettrick as provisional executive director despite protests of unfair hiring. The seven member board cites funding delays and lack of interview expenses as reasons for a one year term and continued search for other candidates.
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Eric Higgs
Augusta
East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency
HSA
Georgia
Aiken County
William T. McKettrick
Wilbur Hoover
Hoover
McKettrick
Ralph F. Cullinan
Aiken
Knotts and Howard Enter Democratic Primary For Senate Seat
William E Knotts mayor of Williston will run for Senate district eight seat two against Robert M Bell in the Democratic primary. Nathan Howard joins race for County Commission district three. Knotts also leads local business ventures and development groups in Williston.
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Nathan Howard
County Commission
William E. Knotts
Senate
Howard
Warrenville
Knotts
Williston
Robert M. Bell
Michael L. Laughlin
R.aiken
Williston Development Corporation
Williston Telephone Co
Home Cable Television Co
Jill Knotts Realty Co
Aiken Man Pleads Guilty In Shoplifting Case
An Aiken man Earnest Corley pleaded guilty in General Sessions to shoplifting and received a maximum six month sentence. Judge Rodney Peeples noted Corley had paid over 18 000 in fines across 11 years and pressed him about 108 arrests for public drunkenness disorderly conduct and cursing officers. Corley recently served time for grand larceny and claimed involvement in a stolen car with the thief at large.
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Rodney A. Peeples
Peeples
Earnest Corley
Judge Peeples
Corley
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