21 Mar 1975
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1975
Page
1
Sports editor Scott Hunter notes steeplechasing as the elite of thoroughbred racing. The feature promises insight into the sport’s top hurdles and athletes, with emphasis on strategy and season outlook.
The Senate Agriculture Committee is ready to approve a House passed farm bill that could lift dairy prices by 495 million dollars within a year. The panel plans to review the measure today soon after House passage. A spokesman said members likely to back the bill with few changes.
Secretary Kissinger returns from Egypt reporting four major Sinai terms near settlement. Key issues include the Mitla and Gidi passes and the Abu Rudeis oil field, with U S officials noting the talks are not yet at the brink of an accord.
Diplomatic reports in Washington say Cambodian President Lon Nol will step down within two weeks and depart by air. Insurgent Khmer Rouge leaders may be invited to form a new government after his exit, with Phnom Penh sources calling it a potential opening for negotiations with the communists.
President Ford declares today Earth Day marking the annual observance begun in 1971 by environmental groups. The date aligns with the first day of spring and aims to promote conservation and awareness.
INS Atlanta district director Fred P. McClesky says years of limited funds and personnel hinder deportations across Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas and parts of Mississippi. Police have been told to release illegal aliens picked up, due to housing and removal costs. Some aliens skip out in ports like Savannah Charleston and Mobile to enter the Southeast business market.
Washington sources say the CIA recovered at least two nuclear torpedoes last summer as part of a mission to raise the wreckage of a Soviet submarine lost in the Pacific. The operation aimed to aid U S intelligence efforts and verify the weapon's status.
Aiken County Sheriff's Department reports ongoing arrests in 66 drug violation cases involving 52 suspects. Ralph Mulliken of Belvedere Belvedere is charged with distribution of narcotics after buys over two and a half months by the Metro Narcotic Squad, with officers from Aiken Lexington and Richland counties.
Three armed men robbed the Southern Bell Telephone Company on Hayne Avenue yesterday around 2 p.m. They demanded cash and took a small amount from the drawer while a lookout stood by at the door. Police describe the trio as black males about 5'8" and 5'4" tall. manager Herbert J. Gladden Jr. said the office keeps little cash on hand.
Ben C. Rusche, chairman of the Aiken County School Board, will resign to become director of Nuclear Reactor Regulations at the NRC in Washington DC. The Du Pont engineer, serving since 1971 and chairman for one year, called the move a sterling opportunity and will leave his school, church, and community duties.
The Senate nears passage of a 30 billion tax cut to spur the economy and provide relief to families. The plan includes 1974 rebates up to 240 dollars, a 4 percent rate cut on the first 4000 of income, earned income credits up to 400 dollars, 200 per person credits, a 100 Social Security payment, an energy and home buyer credit, and a 7 billion business tax cut for equipment.
Aiken High School girls basketball faces West Florence tonight for the Class AAAA State title at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia. The Hornettes, 24-4, advanced with a 45-27 win over Chester in the Upper State final last Friday, while West Florence beat Wanda to claim the Lower State crown.
Harold W. Jacobs outlines a proposed district court system for the state and a five year phased rollout. The plan would create district courts in 16 circuit areas with civil jurisdiction to 25000 dollars and criminal coverage for misdemeanors, plus a Family Division for domestic cases.
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