Downtown Merchants seek charter to modernize Aiken
The Downtown Merchants Association plans to apply for a charter following advice from new Executive Director John Carney. The group aims to incorporate or charter to modernize the Aiken downtown area. Four Aiken Key Club members attended the Carolinas District Convention in Charleston. Stuart Owens Robert Busbee Dale Stevens and Donnie Simmons attended. Aiken TEC will hold its first student government elections on Friday using Aiken County Vote-O-Matics for voting experience.
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John Carney
Carney
Aiken
Aiken Key Club
Charleston
Key Club
Aiken High School
Stuart Owens
Robert Busbee
Dale Stevens
Donnie Simmons
Aiken Tec
TEC
Aiken County
Nixon to Address Nation on Vietnam War and Economy
President Nixon will deliver a prime time radio television address at 9 p.m. EST about America’s postwar role and the economy. The White House announced the speech, citing no details of topics. The address coincides with the final U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam and the return of the last prisoners of war.
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Washington
Nixon
America
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Dual Prime Rate Plan In Works
The Nixon administration plans a dual prime rate for bank loans to aid small businessmen home buyers farmers and consumers. Guidelines will be issued in two to four weeks. Most banks are expected to adopt the plan with one rate for large corporations free of government restraint and a second rate for smaller borrowers under committee supervision.
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Nixon Administration
Committee On Interest and Dividends
Citizens Panel Rejects Tuskegee Study Calls For Federal Oversight
A citizens advisory panel says the Tuskegee syphilis study was not justified and urges Congress to create an independent board to regulate all federally funded human experimentation. Members note the study began 40 years ago in Alabama with black men and discuss potential early scientific merit but condemn the ethics. Professor Jay Katz of Yale Law School likens it to Nazi experiments.
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Washington
Congress
Alabama
U.S. Public Health Service
Jay Katz
Yale Law School
Thefts Of Meat On Upswing In Charlotte
AP reports meat theft rising at Charlotte stores. K Mart says 20 shoplifters in a week and one man caught stealing 40 dollars worth of meat. Prices up 15 to 20 percent in three months. An A&P manager notes possible pilferage but declines to comment by name.
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A&p
Associated Press
Marijuana may produce cancer like tobacco says researcher
Dr. Wolfgang Vogel and colleagues applied cigarette smoking tests to marijuana. They report marijuana tar is a cancer producer as tobacco tar, noting pot smokers hold smoke in their lungs longer, potentially delivering tar per puff similar to cigarettes.
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Philadelphia
Wolfgang Vogel
U.S
Vogel
Jefferson Medical College
Rival Indian Leaders Claim Wounded Knee Representation
Two groups now claim to represent the Indians at Wounded Knee as federal officials decide who may engage in talks. Negotiations in Rapid City and near the village stalled Wednesday over who truly represents the occupiers. A late meeting inside Wounded Knee involved occupants and six attorneys allowed under a federal court order.
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Rapid City
Pine Ridge
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Wagener Educator Named Aiken County School Superintendent
Theodore Braxton Willis, 47, a Wagener educator and area 4 district superintendent, was chosen last night in a secret board session to succeed Dr. G. T. Myers as Aiken County School Superintendent. He called the post one of the most important responsibilities in a democratic society and urged broad support for better education for all district students.
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Wagener
Area 4
Aiken County
Board of Education
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Myers
Aiken Junior High
Dr. Myers
Chester
AL. Willis
Wagoner
Mary Lou Howell
Aiken
North Greenville Academy
Furman University
University of South Carolina
Rain in Aiken with 60s highs and chance of showers
Occasional rain and thunderstorms are forecast for the Aiken area with highs in the mid 60s. Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Friday bring a 30 percent chance of showers. lows tonight mid 50s and highs tomorrow in the upper 60s.
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Aiken
North Vietnam frees last 67 U S prisoners of war
North Vietnam releases its final 67 American POWs at Clark Air Base as two C141 transports deliver the prisoners. The arrival ends Hanoi’s claim of 587 captives, with mood high among troops and families. One released serviceman, Lt. Col. James W. O Neill, hails the moment as a nation honoring its people and government.
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Philippines
North Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Hanoi
Air Force
James W. O'Neill
Las Vegas
Nev
Clark
Viet Cong
Robert White
Newport News
Cablevision Pledges Quick Repairs Amid Storm Damage
Aiken Cablevision laboring to restore a 106 mile system after ice snow and lightning storms caused extensive damage. General manager Nadine Vuick says repairs slowed by weather and scarce replacement parts as emergency crews are called in and subscribers are advised to switch to conventional antennas until service is back.
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Aiken Cablevision
Nadine Vuick
Cablevision
Farmers To Withhold Hogs Cattle And Lambs From Market
The National Farmers Organization orders members to withhold hogs cattle and lambs as hog prices plunge and cattle prices fall. NFO plans farmers meetings in 15 cities and follows a nationwide meat boycott push with protests in San Francisco and warnings from industry leaders about holding costs and market uncertainty.
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Associated Press
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
San Francisco
Federal Building Plaza
Ray Alper
Consumer Federation of
Cali
Tive
Phil Arnold
Ashland
Kan
San Diego
Calif
Democrats Block GOP Cash Cuts in South Carolina Budget
In Columbia, Democrats and Republicans clash over an $850 million fiscal 1973-74 state budget. GOP amendments to trim $67 million and remove surplus non recurring items are blocked by Democrats as debate continues.
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South Carolina House
Ways and Means
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