Rain Aids Track For 36th Triple Crown Trials In Aiken
Forecasters expect showers tonight to firm the track for the 36th annual Triple Crown Trials in Aiken. Post time is 2 PM with tickets 1.50 in advance and 2 at the gate. proceeds benefit the Aiken Jaycees. A new parking rule prohibits pre 10 AM parking on Two Notch Road or inside the fence. Induction ceremonies follow at the Thoroughbred Hall of Fame in Hopeland Gardens.
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Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Jaycees
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
USC Considers ACC Readmission at Trustees Meeting
The University of South Carolina board of trustees will meet next Tuesday to decide whether to apply for readmission to the Atlantic Coast Conference. The school exited the ACC in 1971 and Chairman T Eston Marchant says action is possible, after prior votes and a trustees letter urging review.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
ACC
Way
T. Eston Marchant
Marchant
Carter urges rights advancement at United Nations
President Carter, addressing the United Nations in New York, urged stronger action on human rights. He shook hands with a Palestine Liberation Organization representative but did not speak with them. Delegates including Niger, the Bahamas, the PLO and Israel praised his human rights policy while a Soviet representative declined comment on rights questions.
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United Nations, N.Y
Carter
United Nations
World Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization
Niger
Bahamas
PLO
Israel
U.S
Mobutu Denies Angolan Capture Of Kolwezi Copper Hub
The Zaire government denies reports that Angolan invaders captured Kolwezi a key copper mining center. Diplomats confirm the denial while noting the attackers are moving from the Angolan border toward the province with minimal resistance.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Angola
Kolwezi
Mobutu
Commission Receives Remains of 12 American Pilots
In Bangkok the Vietnamese government handed over human remains it said were 12 American pilots killed in the Vietnam War. Diplomatic sources said the remains were delivered at the end of the pilots' last meeting with Vietnamese officials.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Presidential Commission
Hanoi
Chavous Nominated for Indigent Health Director Post
George C. Chavous, interviewed by the Indigent Health Commission, is forwarded to Aiken County Council for consideration as Indigent Health Director. If hired, he will oversee the county’s quarter million dollar indigent care program and assess claims with potential staff support. The council plans a meeting after a Fraternal Order of Police session to approve before the CETA deadline.
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Indigent Health Commission
Aiken
Order of Police
William C
Lessie) Price
Chavous
Petticoat Junction
Aiken County
February consumer prices rise 1 percent wary inflation outlook
The Labor Department reports February CPI up 1 percent due mainly to harsh winter hitting food supplies. Food costs jumped 2 percent with fresh vegetables up 20.9 percent, while fuels and gasoline also rose. Nonfood prices and services gained modestly, keeping the overall index at 177.1 versus 100 in 1967.
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Washington
Labor Department
South
Carter
Derrick Reverses Stand On Dam Funding
South Carolina Representative Butler Derrick shifts from support to urging a thorough presidential review of the Richard B Russell Dam project. He calls for suspending appropriations and funds until studies by President Carter are completed, signaling a wait and see stance on the 248 million effort.
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Richard B. Russell
Butler C. Derrick
S.C
Derrick
Pres. Carter
Carter
Congress
Aiken County School Board Pushes Tax Authority Bill
The Aiken County School Board urged support for a General Assembly bill allowing local boards to raise taxes by 7.5 percent annually with a 20 percent three year cap amid cutbacks and the threat of accreditation loss. State senators explained governance changes as House members stalled by a filibuster, with amendments anticipated as the bill advances.
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Aiken County School Board
General Assembly
Gilbert E. McMillan
William E. Knotts
Nikki Setzler
Aiken County House
House
Senate
Lynn Hilley
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Saerieeastrd
Dunbarton Oaks
Murry Sill
USC
Lin Smithwick and
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Rabbi Norman
M. Goldberg
Augusta
Msgr. Smith
Lin Smithwick
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