Aiken Hunt Meet set for tomorrow at Clark Field
The 10th annual Aiken Hunt Meet runs tomorrow with 6 to 7 races and a $14,600 purse. Jockeys anticipate smooth starts after last year's issues with a new English starting system. The Imperial Cup features a strong field though On Your Toes is absent.
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Scott Hunter
Clark Field
Powderhouse Rd
Charles S. Bird Jr
Aiken Steeple- Chase Association
Aiken
Bird
Atlanta
Frank Whitely Jr
Camden
Don Yovanovich
Bardal
Blaine Holloway
Murry Sill
Triple Crown Schedule Announces Weekend Horse Events
The series runs Friday to Sunday with events at Hitchcock Woods Steeplechase Field and Aiken Mile Track. March 19 shows 10 am horse show in the woods with $5 car entry and picnic reservations via Mrs MH Riviere.
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Hitchcock Woods
MH Riviere
Aiken
Sertoma Club
Powderhouse Field
American Cancer Society
Aiken Mile Track
Rhodesian Talks Collapse in Salisbury
Rhodesia’s talks on the political future collapsed as black nationalist Joshua Nkomo prepared a news conference and Prime Minister Ian Smith signaled a possible statement. Police reinforced Salisbury’s African townships amid fears of retaliation. Rhodesia’s white minority still governs despite international pressure and cross border raids from Mozambique.
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Salisbury. Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Joshua Nkomo
Ian Smith
Salisbury
Britain
Mozambique
Palace to announce separation of Princess Margaret
Buckingham Palace officials prepare a royal proclamation announcing the legal separation of Princess Margaret and her husband the Earl of Snowdon. The Press Association said a statement on the marriage would be issued this afternoon.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Margaret
Elizabth II
Earl of
Snowdon
Palace
the Press Association
Britain
Pentagon may revoke civilian control exception on atomic weapons
Former U S nuclear strategist Gerald Miller told a House subcommittee that the Pentagon could eliminate the lone exception allowing the NORAD commander to fire low powered defensive missiles without presidential approval if time is short. NORAD head Gen Daniel James would command only in friendly territory or open seas and must seek approval in extremis.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
North American Air Defense Command
Gerald E. Miller
A House International Re
NORAD
Air Force
Daniel James
Colorado Springs
Colo
Miller
Ford Trip Chances Slipping
Washington officials say the probability of a Ford Middle East visit this spring is fading yet options remain open while Arabs and Israelis are sounded for a new round of negotiations. Kissinger aides have begun studying Israel’s offer to trade occupied territory for an Egyptian end the war declaration.
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Washington
Ford
Middle East
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
Squirrel In Pocket Sparks Schoolday Tale At Schofield
Schofield student Thomas Cook discovers a baby flying squirrel in his backyard. The animal allegedly rode in his pocket to school yesterday, adding a bicentennial flair to Tomorrow's Aiken Hunt Meet with a red, white and blue color theme. Charles S. Bird waits as a Memphis tent arrives around 4 pm yesterday.
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Schofield
Thomas Cook
Benjamin Franklin
Cook
Aiken Hunt
Charles S. Bird
Memphis
Tenn
Wagener Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter Death
Luther Moore Jr. of Wagener received two years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the January death of his girlfriend Delores Jackson. Investigators said Moore claimed he accidentally shot her while shown a 25 caliber pistol.
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Aiken County
Luther Moore Jr
Wagener
Delores Jackson
Wagoner
Manny Brooks
Moore
Food Prices Drop Amid Slower Inflation in February
February saw a near record drop in grocery prices helping keep overall inflation to a 0.1 percent rise. Beef prices fell 1.5 percent led the grocery decline the largest monthly drop in 24 years. Gasoline and nonfood prices rose moderately while services costs climbed but slower than January.
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Washington
Labor Department
Forecast Promises Warm Steeplechase Weather Tomorrow
The forecast calls for near 80 degree temperatures and clear skies for tomorrow. Expect highs in the upper 70s to around 80 with minimal rain chances, and cooler fair weather tonight with overnight lows in the 40s.
North Augusta Files For Auditor and County Politics
A North Augusta resident joined the list of Democrats filing for county and state offices including the Ai ken County auditor position vacated by Martha Redd George. James K. Gregory seeks the district seven seat on the Ai ken County Board of Commissioners amid broader party activity. The economic section reports February consumer prices up 6.3 percent year over year with the lowest 12 month rise since 1973, while wholesale prices fall and industrial production, housing starts, and inventories show gains as Ford administration officials view the data as backing policy and boosting the President's reelection bid.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Federal Funds Sought for Pay-As-You-Go CAC Vans
Aiken County Community Action Commission plans a pay-as-you-go van fleet for Aiken and Barnwell counties funded by federal transit dollars. Thomas Younce says the project will operate as a demonstration, with sliding-scale rates and a separate van fleet in addition to CAC's 13 vehicles. The group seeks a PSC certificate and notes past DSS funding tied to mileage and trip abuses.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken County Community Action Commission
CAC
Thomas B Younce
Aiken
Barnwell
Department of Transportation
South Carolina
Younce
Public Service Commission
Department of Social Services
DSS
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Houndslake Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Italy
Connally
Texas
John B. Connally
Columbia
Jesse Cooksey
S.C
North Augustan
Williams
James K. Gregory
Ing
Forest L. Kirby
Transportation Committee
Kermit W
Diana) Oberlin
Division of Economic Opportunity
Oberlin
George A. Anderson
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