Aiken Housing Market Edges Toward Turnaround
Debby Wendel reports a cautious rebound in Aiken's housing market as traffic rises for new and existing homes and lenders resume normal lending. Despite a year‑earlier drop, demand increases since February with buyers attracted by lower interest rates and a $3 billion federal package.
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Aiken
Doris Chesser
Eulalie Salley & Co
Robert
Bob’ Yarborlo
Ough
Security Federal Savings & Loan
Don Murphree
Southern Mortgage Co
FHA
Yarborough
North Augusta
Auto rebates wane as Aiken dealers face cautious buyers
With new car rebates ended, Aiken dealers report declines in floor traffic though a few show signs of improved confidence. Cadillac buyers at Ellington Buick Cadillac hold firm, while others see wary shoppers and tight financing. Triangle Pontiac GMC notes hopeful but uneven gains as banks demand bigger down payments and stricter terms.
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Aiken
William Vernon
Bill Vernon Chevrolet Inc
Ellington Buick-Cadillac Inc
Cadillac
William Ellington
O.T. Canady
Star Chrysler-Plymouth
Feagle Motors
Johnston
Triangle Pontiac - Gmc
R.G. Flynt
Vernon
F.M
Vann
Bankers Trust
Mass Vietnamese refugees stream toward coast as Hue falls
A 20 mile long column of over 100,000 fleeing civilians and soldiers reached the coast as Saigon cedes more territory to North Vietnam. Hue, the old imperial capital, is now in North Vietnamese hands. Officials say more areas may fall beyond the one fifth already conceded.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
Economic Picture Has Variations Across Sectors
The article sketches uneven U S economic signals with 3750 workers striking at General Motors Fisher Body plant idling nearby Cadillac assembly. over 200000 auto workers on indefinite layoff amid a sales slump. It notes a stock drop, a rise in consumer confidence, a new low in the balance of payments, AT T profits down, and continued personal income gains offset by job losses from the recession.
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Eral Motors
Fisher Wood
Cadillac
American Telephone & Co
Doctors Strike Enters Fourth Day In New York
Interns and residents at 22 hospitals continued their strike in New York for a fourth day after rejecting a second settlement offer from the League of Voluntary Hospitals. Dr Richard A Knutson CIR president said the proposal was a melange of words with no guarantees for shorter working hours.
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New York
League of Voluntary Hospitals
Committee of Interns and Residents
CIR
Rail Union Threatens 250000 Member Walkout In April
The Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks announces a strike if contract terms are not met. President C L Dennis expects overwhelming strike approval with mediation exhausted and a walkout set for 12:01 a.m. April 18.
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Washington
C.L. Dennis
The
Brotherhood of Railway and
Dennis
Fischer Declines Karpov Match in $5 Million World Title
World chess champion Bob Fischer says he will not meet Soviet challenger Anatoly Karpov in the planned $5 million title match. FIDE official Florencio Campomanes of the Philippines reports Fischer's statement that there is nothing else to do.
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Bergen
Netherlands
Bobby Fischer
Anatoly Karpov
Fischer
International Chess Federation
Fide — Bureau
Florencio Campomanes
Philippines
Surprises and Slips Highlight Local Happenings
Sylvia Screeton of the Department of Social Services stayed up late to finish reports but forgot to bring them to work. Eleanor Krisch notes Las Vegas 75 cent breakfasts versus five dollar slot losses. Everett Wethington at Hollow Creek Farm plans to name the three day old colt Surprise after finding mare and foal Sunday.
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Sylvia Screeton
Department of Social Services
Eleanor Krisch
Las Vegas
Everett Wethington
Hollow Creek Farm
Jackson
Mama
Wethington
Narcotics Squad Pursues Broad Aiken County Drug Ring
Metro Narcotic Squad presents 66 drug violation charges against 52 suspects in the Aiken Augusta corridor. Agencies from Aiken County, Aiken City, North Augusta, Richland and Lexington counties report warrants served with ongoing arrests. Juveniles among those charged. drugs include heroin cocaine PCP MDA hashish marijuana and legend drugs.
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Metro-Narcotic Squad
Aiken County
Aiken
Augusta
Grant
Metro Squad
James R. Metts
Lexington County
Weather outlook shifts with showers possible Saturday
The forecast calls for sunny mild weather today with highs in the low 70s but now the weather bureau warns of a chance of showers on Saturday in the state, possibly affecting Aiken.
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Weather Bureau
Aiken
Indigent Bills Rise Care Continues At Aiken Hospital
Aiken County Hospital Board pledges to provide care for the indigent despite slow indigent determinations and county payment shortfalls. The county has not funded approved charity cases of 30000 and 68 cases await action, while the hospital operates in the red but with reduced deficit.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County Hospital Board of Trustees
County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County Department of
George A. Poda
Poda
J. Sam Nesbit Jr
Policeman Testifies In Civil Suit In Aiken
U S District Court heard Lt. Roger F Martin testify that he shot and killed Willie Lee Williams in defense of a fellow officer. Williams mother Mildred Williams seeks 1 million dollars claiming rights violations.
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Jeane Hall
Aiken City
Roger F. Martin
U.S
Willie Lee Williams
Martin Posey Williams
Martin
Williams
Mildred Williams
Aiken Mule Race Sparks Derrick Career Rumor
Scott Hunter notes a rumor about Butler Derrick and his party ties but confirms his win in Aiken’s first mule extra Vaganza in 1972. The Aiken Hunt Meet mule race became a four year staple with 15 riders and mules, including notable celebs, drawing crowds at Powderhouse Road Steeplechase Field.
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Scott Hunter
Butler Derrick
Aiken
Charles S. Bird
Derrick
U.S
W.J. Bryan Dorn
Aiken Hunt
Powderhouse Road
Bird
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Richard
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Fred Gwynn
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Jim Beam
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