Sixty Horses Vie In Aiken Hunt Meet For 1972 Imperial Cup
Sixty top steeplechase horses and riders contest the 1972 Aiken Hunt Meet on Powderhouse Road with $11,000 in prizes including the Imperial Cup. Jockeys Jim Mahoney Kit Elser Jerry Fishback headline a field that blends speed with precision as spectators watch horses clear varied hurdles on a course described as a flying machine of equestrian sport.
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Aiken
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Rain Likely Late Afternoon With Aiken Meet Forecast
The weather outlook calls for a high in the mid 60s tomorrow with a 70 percent chance of rain in the late afternoon, potentially delaying the Aiken Hunt Meet. A Weather Bureau spokesman in Columbia says if rain occurs it will arrive late in the day, with tonight’s low in the 30s and scattered frost expected.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Columbia
Three Die In Cambodian Bridge Terror Attack
Phnom Penh police said three people were killed and five wounded when terrorists blew out the center span of the Mekong River bridge. Six men and two girls were arrested as suspects in the noon bombing, the attack marking the third assault on the Cambodian capital this week.
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Saigon
Phnom Penh
Mekong River
Pay Board Meets Today in Nixon Reshaping Drive
The new public Pay Board meets today as Nixon weighs firing four businessmen to balance four union defections. UAW President Leonard Woodcock left the board Thursday amid the reshaping plan.
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Washington
New
Public’’ Pay Board
Nixon
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Rockets to Attack Hailstorms to Reduce Crop Losses
Government plans to use small rockets fired from planes carrying silver iodide into thunderstorms. Scientists believe seeding may cut hail formation and limit damage costing up to 390 million dollars annually.
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Washington
British suspend home rule in Northern Ireland
The British government seized direct control of Northern Ireland suspending its home rule for a year. Prime Minister Heath outlined measures including easing internment without trial and boosting Catholic participation while Ulster counties are placed under William Whitelaw as cabinet minister for Northern Ireland.
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London
Northern Ireland
Brian Faulkner
Edward Heath
Heath
House of Commons
Ulster
William Whitelaw
New Soviet Space Spy Satellite Raises US Concerns
Russian scientists launched Cosmos 476 on March 1 and after review by U.S. military and space experts it is seen as a new generation electronic intelligence satellite capable of spying on American communications.
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Washington
U.S
Joint Pollution Effort Ordered For Aiken County
Federal state pollution enforcement conference in Augusta sets a June 1 1972 deadline to designate a regional lead agency for Aiken County pollution control. Report favors inclusion of Aiken in Horse Creek Valley wastewater system and directs Valley Public Service Authority to oversee implementation unless another agency is chosen. If no agency selected by July 1 1972, the conferees will reconvene.
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Augusta
Aiken County
North Augusta
Washington, DC
Environmental Protection Agency
Aiken
Horse Creek Valley
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EPA
Valley Public Service Authority
Valley Authority
Dunbar announces bid for sheriff in Aiken County
Rep Julian Dunbar says he will run for Aiken County Sheriff, reversing an earlier decision. The 49 year old Republican filed his candidacy to oppose Sheriff Paul D. Grant, citing deputy training, drug education in schools, and cracking down on drug distributors.
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Julian Dunbar
Aiken County
Dunbar
Paul D. Grant
Sheriff's Department
CBD Is Heart of City Aiken Study Says
Aiken city study warns economic strangulation can occur if unattractive central business district features persist. It calls a downtown pedestrian promenade a valuable planning tool but notes it cannot solve all issues such as lack of compactness traffic congestion and a need for a distinctive character to tie the district together.
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Aiken
Citizens urged to back downtown improvements and bond issue
City Councilman Perry proposes citizen actions to support downtown modernization. Sign petitions for improvements and for an election on a storm drain bond issue. Vote for the bond and urge city help from merchants and property owners while noting disagreements over traffic rerouting and mall competition.
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