County clock repaired as sign of advancing times
County officials note the courthouse clock is restored and will be kept in running order. County Administrator Ronald LaCouture likens the management of the county to the clock. County Attorney William G. Lynn Jr. makes his board debut and responds to Chairman Harold Graybear, saying I think that is correct Your Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald LaCouture
William G. Lynn Jr
Board of Commissioners
Harold Graybear
Lynn
House to Vote on Vetoed Vocational Rehabilitation Bill
The House faces a likely vote next week on a 2.6 billion vocational rehabilitation bill vetoed by Nixon. The Senate is expected to override next Tuesday, while the House outcome remains uncertain after a close 213 165 vote on a prior attempt to reduce the proposal.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Thais Hijack Bus To Bangkok
Armed Thai hijackers seize a bus near Korat with 30 passengers and drive to Bangkok Airport. Claim to be from Thai Black September, demand a plane to Peking. Military sources note five to six gunmen with at least one grenade and a pistol hold passengers aboard.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Peking
Thai Black September Organization
Korat
Hope for narrowing trade gap seen by U S official
Treasury official Paul Volcker notes a 14 percent rise in exports and 12 percent rise in imports over four months, suggesting improvement in the trade picture despite January and February deficits. He explains a trade deficit means more foreign goods are sold in the U S than U S goods abroad.
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Washington
U.S
Treasury Department
Paul Volcker
Monetary Affairs
Volcker
Meany Links Price Rise to Wages and Food Costs
AFL CIO President George Meany told the House Banking Committee that big wage settlements depend on lowering food prices. He warned unions will not accept gains that fail to cover higher food bills. The testimony previews his appearance as Congress weighs extending Nixon era price controls, with Patman and others backing a general price freeze.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Fact of Life
House Banking Committee
Nixon
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Coast Guard Ends Search for Norse Variant Survivors
The Coast Guard called off its week long search for survivors of the Norse Variant and another ship missing in the same area. Only survivor Stein Gabrielsen, 23, an engineman, was flown to Oslo for a family reunion.
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New York
Coast Guard
Stein Gabrielsen
Oslo
Norway
New Look Planned For Money Rates
International monetary leaders agree on a partial return to fixed but adjustable exchange rates under study by the IMF Committee of 20. The system would be more flexible than the old regime, allowing quicker adjustments and wider day to day currency swings.
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Washington
International Monetary
International Monetary Fund
Committee of 20
New World Monetary
POWs Arrive at Clark Field After Hanoi Release
Forty nine American prisoners of war landed at Clark Field in the Philippines after liberation by Communist forces in Hanoi. They were flown in by two large flying hospitals and joined 27 military personnel and five civilians freed in Hanoi the day before.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Clark
Rain Showers Possible With Midweek Warmth Forecast
The forecast notes a 20 percent chance of showers tonight rising to 50 percent tomorrow as a possible preview of April showers. Lows around 50 tonight with highs in the mid sixties Thursday. Winds will be southerly at 10 to 15 mph tonight and tomorrow.
Board Seeks More Hospital Trustees And Library Funding
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners voted to expand the hospital trustees by two, totaling 11, and to appoint all trustees via the commission. They also allocated 25 000 for libraries including 10 000 for Banksia renovation, 10 000 for a new bookmobile, and 5 000 for the Nancy Carson Library foundation in North Augusta.
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Aiken
Hospital Relief Society
Carrol Warner
Jo Ann Price
Banksia
Aiken County
Aiken - Bamberg - Barnwell Edgefield
Nancy Carson
North Augusta
Friends of the
Price
G. Ashford Milner
State
Horse Creek Valley
Larry Murphy
Ronald LaCouture
Langley
Murphy
FCC Orders Probe of Sex Talk Shows
The FCC has ordered an investigation into sex talk radio programs to determine if broadcasters carried obscene indecent or profane material. Complaints followed broadcasts where an interviewer chats with callers about their sex lives.
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FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Minibottle Bill Ratified in South Carolina Liquor Law
South Carolina moves to end brown bagging with a minibottle system after voters approved a constitutional change last November. The ratification bill awaited signings by Lt. Gov. Earle Morris and House Speaker Solomon Blatt, ending liquor carry in and changing where drinks can be bought. The Senate passed 32 to 12, with fewer licensed establishments and higher drink costs expected.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Earle Morris
House
Solomon Blatt
Senate
Edgefield Man Faces Rape Kidnapping Charges
A Trenton man, Hunter G. Kneece, 20, was arrested after a two county manhunt and arraigned in Aiken on kidnapping and Edgefield on rape. Bond set at 5,000 in Aiken. awaiting Edgefield bond. Incident occurred at Kalmia Plaza with a car kidnapping and assault on a 17 year old girl.
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Trenton
Edgefield
Aiken
Hunter G. Kneece
Rt. 2
Box 89
Eureka
Kneece
Carroll Busbee
Three Arrested in Augusta Armed Robbery Case
Mary Marcel Masters 24 of North Augusta was charged with accessory to armed robbery. Elmer Eugene Morris 30 of Belvedere and Harold David Beasley 26 of North Augusta were charged with armed robbery after the Monday incident in which Worth R. Hatcher was robbed of 188 dollars in Augusta.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Augusta
Mary Marcel Masters
Georgia Ave
Elmer Eugene Morris
Karens St. Belvedere
Harold David Beasley
Walter Newman
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Clark Field
Alec Lamis
Commission
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Joint Military Commission
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Max Meek
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