Wustenchef wins Imperial Cup at Aiken Hunt Meet
Wustenchef defeats June Hollow by a neck in the $7,500 Imperial Cup as part of the Aiken Hunt Meet’s eighth annual running. About 6,000 spectators avoided rain in a day headlined by mule racing and close finishes.
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Wustenchef
Junc Hollow
Michael O'Brien
June Hollow
Aiken
G.H Bostwick
Metello
Ballet Master
Cold Iron
Plumsted
Romarino
Julie Vert
Chris Chamberlin
Gownn
Walter
Pop’’ Newman
Augusta
Charles Bird
Jury Selection Begins in Boyle Murder Trial
Jury selection starts in MEDIA Pennsylvania for the trial of former United Mine Workers president W A Boyle. He is accused of arranging the murders of rival Joseph Yablonski his wife Margeret and daughter Charlotte at their Clarksville home on December 31 1969.
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Media
United Mine Workers Union
W.A
Tony” Boyle
UMW
Joseph “Jock” Yablonski
Delaware County
Boyle
Springfield
Yablonski
Margaret
Charlotte
Pennsylvania
Clarksville
Reagan Tops GOP Pick In County Chairman Gallup Poll
California Governor Ronald Reagan leads the field for the 1976 Republican nomination among 2,384 responding county chairmen in a Gallup mail poll of 3,725 sent. Reagan drew 39 percent, with Gerald Ford 24 percent, Nelson Rockefeller 12 percent, and John Connally 7 percent.
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Princeton
California
Ronald Reagan
Gallup
Reagan
Gerald Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Treasury
John Connally
Tower Urges Nixon to Release Exculpatory Evidence
Senator John Tower a longtime Nixon ally says evidence exists to exonerate the President but Nixon refuses to release it despite pleas from Republican leaders. Tower, chair of the Senate GOP Policy Committee, says he hopes the material will be released and is convinced it exists.
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Washington
John Tower
Nixon
Texas Republican
Senate
GOP
Tower
Kissinger Brezhnev Open Talks in Moscow
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger opened talks with Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow as the Soviet leader voiced optimism about another arms-limitation agreement. Brezhnev said relations are good but noted much work remains as the three day discussions aim to pave a new nuclear treaty for President Nixon to sign on a Moscow visit next summer.
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Moscow
Henry A. Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Kissinger
Kremlin
Nixon
Brezhnev
Nixon Granted Four More Days To Answer Subpoena
Washington AP reports special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski gave President Nixon four extra days to submit a response to a subpoena seeking more Watergate evidence at the White House request.
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Nixon
Washington
White House
Leon Jaworski
Hopeland Public Garden Dedication Open Daily in Aiken
Hopeland Public Garden in Aiken was dedicated yesterday and will be open daily from 10 a.m. until sunset per City Manager Roland Windham. At the dedication Richard Perry built sand castles in front of the speaker stand. The Aiken Opera Guild plans The Old Maid and the Thief at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the Aiken Community Playhouse with 75 members. tickets are $4 for adults and $1 for students and may be purchased from Cloud 7 or by writing Jane Davis.
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Hopeland
Aiken
Roland Windham
Richard Perry
Robert
Perry Jr
Aiken Opera Guild
Aiken Community Playhouse
Cloud 7
Richland Avenue
Jane Davis
P.O
S.C
Two Charged In Drug Raid At Carolina Springs Dump
Narcotics investigator Paul LaGrow of the Aiken County Sheriff s Department identified two men charged after a raid at a trash dump on Carolina Springs Road extension. Bob Masters and Steve Boyles face 39 warrants each and theft related counts with 4358 pills seized and an estimated street value up to 45 000 dollars.
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Paul LaGrow
Aiken County
Carolina Springs Road
LaGrow
Georgia
Forest Hill
Wrightsboro Road
Augusta
Masters
Riverside Inn
Boyles
Lester Chitty LaGrow
Max Meek
Aiken
Jack Fields
New Ellenton
Gas Dealers Hope for Travel Boost After Embargo Ends
Tourism officials and gas dealers, led by Idaho Automobile Association president Ken Miller, anticipate an uptick in travel as the Arab oil embargo ends. They expect limited vacations this summer, though oil flow will take months to reach the United States after last week’s decision.
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Ken Miller
Idaho Automobile Association
United States
Pedestrian Killed on Fifth Street Bridge
Hildon Lee Hensley of Highway 21 Gloverville was killed Saturday night after being struck by a car on US 1 at the Fifth Street Bridge near Augusta. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. He was a native of Greenville Tennessee and a retired textile worker. Survivors include his widow and two children, plus parents and several siblings.
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Hildon Lee Hensley
Gloverville
Hensley
Fifth Street
Augusta
Bill Bradley
Aiken County
J.L. Gregory
Aiken
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
John A. Wrenn
Charles Wilson
Church
Greenville
Tenn
Friendship Baptist Church
Clearwater
Helena Ricker Hensley
Belinda Lee Hensley
Robert Lavern Hensley
Pern Hensley Sr
Ridge Spring
Earl Rabon
Pern
J.R) Hensley Jr
Old Hickory
Robert W. Hensley
Sleet and Snow Touch Upstate South Carolina Roads
The weather report notes sleet and snow mixed with rain in northwestern South Carolina causing hazardous driving in six counties. Highs near 50 with lows in the 40s. rain is expected to ease tonight and clouds may give way to warmer conditions tomorrow.
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George Lewis Smith
Aiken Hunt
Tomorow
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Fred Gwynn
David Cerda
John von Stade
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