Single Shot wins feature at Aiken Sulky Races
Ray Roider drives Single Shot to victory in the Buck Minniear Memorial Cup, edging Cooline as 2,000 fans watched at Aiken. The mile time was 2 14 amid breezy, warm conditions with small fields and several close finishes.
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Camden
Mac B. McCormick
Buck Minniear
Single Shot
Cooline
McCormick
Gary Scurlock
Lee Dancer
Roider
Raider
Midwest
Poplar Hannah
Scurlock
Ardeth Ranger
Carballo
Reagan Seeks Equal TV Time Amid Campaign Clash
President candidate Ronald Reagan says ABC CBS and NBC should offer him air time for fairness and the public’s right to know. He cites Ford receiving time and warns unequal access hinders voters nationwide. Alabama Governor George Wallace signals possible retirement if not nominated and vows to stay in the race through July Democratic convention despite recent losses to Jimmy Carter.
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan
ABC
CBS
NBC
Ford
Wisconsin
New York
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
George McGovern
Meet the Press
Jimmy Carter
Florida
Illinois
North Carolina
Hearst to be moved to Los Angeles for arraignment today
Patricia Hearst will be whisked to Los Angeles by US marshals for arraignment on state kidnap robbery and assault charges and returned the same day to her San Mateo County Jail cell. Sources say security is tight and the trip is secret.
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Los Angeles
Miss Hearst
San Mateo
San Francisco
Rolling Stone
Symbionese Liberation Army
William and
Emily Harris
Cuckoo's Nest Favored as Oscars Tonight
AP reports director Miles Forman of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest leads the awards race with the film favored for best director and best picture. His 11 year old twin sons Peter and Mate Forman, from Prague, join him at the ceremony as contenders like Altman Nashville Lumet Dog Day Afternoon Fellini Amarcord and Kubrick Barry Lyndon duel for top honors.
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Los Angeles
Miles Forman
Peter
Mate Forman
Prague
Robert Altman
Rain Expected In Area With Scattered Showers
The forecast for the Aiken area calls for scattered thundershowers starting tonight and continuing tomorrow. Rain probability sits around 60 percent, while temperatures stay mild with highs in the upper 70s.
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Aiken
Houndslake figure shifts decorations for Triple Crown Ball
Robert Wilkes of Houndslake artfully altered ballroom decor from red white and blue remnants of a Rotary luncheon to yellow and green trims for the Triple Crown Ball. The Aiken Rotary Club, winner of the Best News Letter Award at District 775, received a surprise. The plaque displayed the Elks Club emblem, not the Rotary emblem.
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Houndslake
Robert Wilkes
Rotary
Aiken Rotary Club
Elks Club
Three Aiken Countians Die In Augusta Wreck
Three young Aiken County residents were killed when their car crashed into the rear of a maintenance truck on Gordon Highway in Augusta. Names and ages are Gail Parks Morrissett 20 Charlotte Parks 18 and Lawrence Feaster 23. The crash occurred as the car failed to stop for a barricade and struck the truck that was sweeping the roadway.
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Savannah River
Gordon Highway
Augusta
Gail Lanbeth Parks Morrissett
Beech Island
Charlotte Parks
Dunbarton Circle
Aiken
Lawrence W. Feaster
South Marlboro St
Paul B. Parks
Feaster
Albert R. Feaster
Wendell Dean Rogers
William Murphy
U S Strength Debated as Cuba and USSR Influence Grows
Washington lawmakers clash over defense policy amid Cuban and Soviet activity in Africa. Defense leaders warn of veto threats and eroding US power while critics call for more affordable arms and a steadier deterrent.
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Washington
Africa
U.S
America
U S
Angola
Pentagon
Henry T Kissinger
Donald Rumsfeld
Ford
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Kissinger
United States
South Africa
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
House
Thomas P. Oneill
Cuba
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Russia
William Proxmire
Blue Cross Report To Be Delivered In Columbia
A delinquent Medicare Reimbursement Cost Report for Aiken County Hospital spans Oct 1 1974 to Sept 30 1975 and shows 85000 more due. Blue Cross notes interim rates may adjust payments. HCA provided reimbursement specialist Sarah Quartten to prepare the final report.
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Eric Higgs
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Columbia
Aiken County
Sam Nesbit Jr
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County Hospital
South Carolina
Nesbit
U.S Bureau of Health Insurance
Mike Edmunds
Dept. of
Social Security Administration
Bureau of Health Insurance
Edmunds
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Sarah Quartten
Opponents Clash as Center Fire District Vote Nears
Last minute charges marked a Friday night meeting as opponents urged voters to reject forming the Center Fire District. Leaders alleged misleading statements by Chief James T. Smith about asset sales if the election fails. A radio broadcast replay contradicted the claims, with officials noting equipment was donated and would remain if the district fails. The election date is tomorrow.
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James E. Hatcher
Center
James T
Terry
Smith
Hatcher
Terry Smith
Office of Civil Defense
John Lites
Lites
Center Fire District Board of Commissioners
Rodney A. Peeples
Fire District
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Calif
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Aiken High School
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