Aiken Triple Crown Weekend Events Schedule
A schedule of horse events from March 19 to April 2 in Aiken includes the 35th running of flat races for young thoroughbreds with gates at 1 p.m and 2 p.m admission prices. the Jaycees fundraiser. the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame induction. Hitch cock Woods horse show. Dixie Circuit steeplechase. and Harness racing with charity benefits for the American Cancer Society. Polo games Sundays at Whitney Field and adjusted Hall of Fame hours are noted.
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Aiken
Jaycees
Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Aiken Horse Show
Heart of
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken Hunt
Sertoma Club
Helping Hands
American Cancer Society
Whitney Field
Kamal Jumblatt Killed in Lebanon Ambush
Kamal Jumblatt the leftist leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist party was shot dead in a machine gun ambush while traveling by car near Bankline 21 miles southeast of Beirut. He was touring the Chouf region, heartland of the Druze community, at the time. The ambush occurred near Deir E Kamaar, hometown of Camille Chamoun, Jumblatt's political rival.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Bankline
Jumblatt
Progressive Socialist Party
Chouf
Deir Ekamar
Camille Chamoun
Aid Rush to Zaire as Mercenary Invasion Threats Rise
U S assistance including Belgian weapons and American medical and military equipment speeds to Zaire amid claims of 5000 foreign mercenaries invading Shaba Province. Officials say the invaders include guerrilla specialists and exile forces possibly linked to Cuba and Angola’s Marxist regime, with most fighters believed to be Zairean exiles.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Angola
Shaba
Atlantic
U S Mission Arrives in Hanoi Quiet Welcome
The first U S mission to Vietnam since the war ended lands in Hanoi to a quiet reception. Leonard Woodcock leads four others as they meet Vice Foreign Minister Phan Hien. Talks start Thursday on locating Americans missing in Indochina as a step toward normalizing relations with the Communist state.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Carter
United Auto Worker
Leonard Woodcock
Phan Hien
Indochina
United States
Dog left at Canal Street corner seeks owner
Residents in Graniteville have fed a dog found weeks ago at Canal Street and Trolley Line Road. Jackson High School girls basketball coach Cary Johnson, whose team reached the Class A Finals, said he might go fishing but will not let it affect Friday's championship game at Irmo High.
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Canal Street
Graniteville
Jackson High School
Cary Johnson
Irmo High
Stafford Farm Unveils Colorful Entries At Aiken Trials
Stafford Farms sends three 2 year old entries in the 35th annual Aiken Trials quarter mile sprints at the Aiken Training Track. Royal North a $100000 yearling purchase signals potential while sired by Reviewer who also produced Ruffian. Post time 2 p.m. on Two Notch Road.
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Stafford Farm
Gil Rountree
Royal North
Reviewer
Ruffian
Aiken
Two Notch Road
Army Plans Fund Drive For Shelter In Aiken
The Aiken Salvation Army will launch a spring fund drive to finance a new emergency shelter and rehabilitation center with a goal of 225000 dollars. The shelter will be on Sumter Street and Park Avenue, with tentative United Way approval. Bowman & Associates will conduct an April feasibility study, Hallman and Weems will design the building, and operation will be 24 hours a day under Capt Fred Carver.
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Aiken Salvation Army
Sumter Street
Park Avenue
United Way of
Aiken County
Bowman & Associates
Ft Lauderdale
Fla
Hallman and Weems
Fred Carver
Salvation Army Corp
Italian Hijacker Overpowered After 44 Hour European Flight
An Italian hijacker Luciano Porcari 36 was overpowered and arrested aboard an Iberian Airlines Boeing 727 after a record 44 hour hijack across Europe and West Africa. Three policemen seized him inside the plane after the crew and passengers were held unharmed. Porcari released several passengers in Turin and Zurich while negotiations continued in Moscow plan.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Europe
West Africa
Luciano Porcari
Iberian Airlines
Moscow
Porcari
Turin
Italy
Warsaw
Poland
Jesus Millarudo
Fair Weather Forecast Through Friday
The forecast calls for continued warm and sunny weather through the week with little chance of rain tonight or tomorrow. Tonight's low is expected in the low 40s and tomorrow's high in the 60s.
Council To Meet With Architects On Jail And Hospital Plans
Aiken County Council discussed jail and detention programs for status offenders and heard that architects Wells and Fleetwood are ready to meet. A special session to review hospital conversion to a nursing home is planned for next Tuesday at 8 30 p m in USC A Room 107.
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Aiken County
Usc-A
Plane hijack ends with cash demand for child in Europe
Porcari seized a plane from Barcelona to Mallorca Monday afternoon wielding a pistol and a knife with the goal of obtaining his two daughters. After stops in Algeria and Sevilla the jet landed in Turin where authorities, aided by Porcari’s estranged wife and child, negotiated a ransom of $140,000 and the return of the aircraft. Porcari claimed distrust of Italian police as he faced scrutiny at several airports and refueling stops before the ordeal concluded.
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Barcelona
Mallorca
Ingeria
Ab Jan
Peres
Spa
Sevilla
Turin
Porca
Bella Zavy
Consuelo
Sayi
Zurich
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Sound Reason
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Gil Rowntree
Staffordainer
Murry Sill
North Augusta High School
Andrea Conrad
Yob
Flat Rock
Army
John Sharkey
Salvation Army
Cullinan
County Council
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