Miller dominates at Aiken Trials with multiple wins
Trainer Miller surprises none as his horses take top spots in multiple trials at Aiken. Competing handlers like Mike Freeman concede strong horses prevailed while Miller credits luck, with Johnny Appleseed and What's the Reason securing second and eighth trial hallmarks amid a day of strong performances.
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Fun Forever
North Augusta
Xalpa Sunrise
Chesnut
Northwest Passage
Miller
W.C
Mike) Freeman
Johnny Appleseed
Aiken Thoroughbreds Hall Of Fame Planned
The Aiken Thoroughbreds Hall Of Fame will honor champions trained at the Aiken Training Track since 1942. Kelso Tom Fool Stage Door Johnny Shuvee Cannonade are among noted horses linked to the track. The Aiken Jaycees are invited to oversee the project with John D. Surles expressing enthusiasm and John M. Gaver welcoming the development.
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Aiken
Kelso
Tom Fool
Stage Door Johnny
Shuvee
Cannonade
Aiken Jaycees
John D. Surles
Jaycees
Surles
John M. Gaver
The
Supreme Court Rules Federal Gov Owns Atlantic Oil Rights
The Supreme Court unanimously held that the federal government owns offshore oil rights in the Atlantic. The decision rejects coastal states claims based on prerevolutionary charters. The suit by the Justice Department followed Maine moving to offer three million acres off its coast to private oil firms, challenging a 1953 law granting ownership to states only the first three miles.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Atlantic Ocean
Justice Department
Atlantic
Maine
Tax Cut On Congressional Agenda In Washington
AP reports a large tax cut to combat recession could gain congressional approval this week if spending is constrained. Both chambers prepare busy schedules ahead of Easter recess with emergency Cambodia aid moving through committees and facing Democratic criticism and a rejected compromise.
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Washington
White House
Congress
House
Senate
Cambodia
House Committee
Kissinger Heads to Egypt After Israel Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger travels to Egypt with Israel’s signals on the Sinai withdrawal. After a four hour Sunday session Israeli leaders said they gave Kissinger proposals, but he called them ideas. The Israeli cabinet earlier authorized negotiators to press talks per cabinet guidelines.
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Mier Yitzhak Rabin
Defense
Shimon Peres
Kissinger
Aiken City Police Seek Suspects In Odd Feasting Case
Aiken police investigate a weekend burglary at the A and P store on Park Avenue where two or more suspects consumed chips dip olives bananas cookies and later raw chicken necks and raw fish on the premises. The case includes a separate mischief involving the Aiken Tree Fairy delivering a 43 foot pine tree to departing city manager Ches Gwinn as a bon voyage gift.
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Aiken
Park Avenue
Mike Findley
Ches Gwinn
Gwinn
Tree Fairy
Carol Turno
Thomaston
Georgia
Chesterfield
Commission To Discuss Funding For New Landfill
Aiken County Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday at USC Aiken Room 107 at 7 p.m. to consider 16 acre landfill funding and a $10,500 land purchase plus $16,000 for land, engineering, and fencing. Also on the agenda are a Walker Realty lease for $1,474 monthly, a $40,000 Horse Creek Valley recreation park, Monetta police car funding, and nominations to county boards. Public hearings on Civil Defense agency and indigent care certification agent precede or accompany the meeting.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Usc-Aiken
Wagener, Salley
Perry
Harold V. Graybeal
Civil Defense Agency
Walker Realty of
Aiken
Southern Bell
Monetta
Horse Creek Valley
Recreation Commission
Historical Commission
Commission On
Alcoholism and Drug Problems
Possible Fraud To Be Investigated
Federal agents will probe alleged oil company price overcharges across major U.S. utilities amid the Arab oil embargo. Grand juries in Jacksonville New York and Los Angeles already review price manipulation while similar inquiries may extend to Houston Philadelphia Baltimore and Boston. Customs checks focus on mislabeling country of origin and inflated prices such as a Venezuela claim for Nigerian oil at $10 a barrel, an overcharge of about 2 million in some Los Angeles purchases.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
Jacksonville
Fla
New York
Los Angeles
FEA
Houston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Customs Service
United States
Venezuela
Nigeria
Department
Peru
Cirillo Bros. Co
Campaign Starts To Sell Homes In Augusta Area
AUGUSTA over 500 realtors gathered at Executive House Hotel to launch an eight week sales campaign to educate buyers and boost real estate. Bryce Newman urged agents to go out and hustle. He cited low interest rates available land and a recovering market as reasons housing sales should rise while urging Realtors to roll up their sleeves.
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Augusta
Aiken-area
Executive House
Bryce Newman
Citizens and Southern Bank
Newman
Racial discrimination ruling shocks Aiken schools
Federal court ordered 15 South Carolina districts including Aiken and Edgefield to explain or rebute allegations of racial discrimination under the Civil Rights Act within 60 days. Judge Pratt set a seven month desegregation plan deadline and warned potential loss of federal funds for noncompliance. School officials reported no prior warning and questioned whether the ruling targets schools, classrooms, or administration.
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Derby Wendel
Aiken County
South Carolina
Aiken
Edgefield
John H. Pratt
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
HEW
Pratt
Ted” Willis
J.J. Boyd
Willis
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Eric Higgs
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