Ford Seeks End to Peanut Subsidy Amid Carter Link
Ford officials push Congress to cut or end the $150 million peanut subsidy program citing former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter’s ties to subsidies. Carter denies in currently receiving subsidies though USDA records show his Plains farm earned about 1280 in 1971 and 1448 in 1973.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Earl L. Butz
Carter
Buzz
USDA
Plains
Butz
Kissinger Pleads For Turkey Aid As Ford Warns Veto
Secretary Kissinger urged the House to approve a four year Turkey aid pact worth 1 billion dollars, saying failure would harm US Turkish ties. Ford, speaking at a Pentagon ceremony, warned he would veto any defense bill cuts. The accord would reopen 26 bases and is not tied to Cyprus talks, which remain contentious. Rep. Hays pressed that without Cyprus progress the aid faces uphill battle.
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Washington
Henry A Kissinger
Turkey
Ford
Pentagon
Kissinger
House International Relations Committee
U.S
Soviet Union
Cyprus
Congress
Wayne L. Hays
D-Ohio
NATO
Supreme Court Again Reviews Death Penalty
The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the death penalty is cruel and unusual or a legitimate self defense tool. Forty six hundred eighty inmates on death rows across 30 states await the justices' decision, as states rework laws after Furman v Georgia.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William Henry Furman
Georgia
Post Office Bankrupt By May
Postmaster General Bailor warned the Senate committee that the Postal Service could be bankrupt within a year without new Treasury loans. He said action is needed in two to four months to stop service cutbacks as deliveries drop to once daily in ten East Coast cities and rural post offices close. The House subcommittee prepared to hear a bill to abolish the Rate Commission amid rising deficits.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Benjamin F
Senate Post Office Committee
Bailor
East Coast
Senate
House Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
Videla Sworn In as Argentina President Amid Clashes
Gen Jorge Videla took office after a military coup that toppled Isabel Peron. Troops and police clashed with leftist guerrillas, killing nine in gun battles, raising the month’s toll and continuing a wave of violence across the country. A guerrilla force attacked Moreno police station. three attackers were slain and the chase continued.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jorge Videla
Videla
Isabel Peron
Salley Jr Fumes Over Theft Case In Greenville
Former General Sessions Court presiding judge Julian B Salley Jr reports ongoing irritation after a theft of a CB radio from his car in Greenville. Jim McNair has recovered well after open heart surgery and returns home. The Aiken Chamber seeks old photos of Old Aiken for display at the Gazebo between the Public Safety Department and the Post Office, with return to owners.
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Julian B. Salley Jr
General Sessions Court
Greenville
Piedmont City
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Public Safety Department
Post Office
Chamber of Commerce
Laurens Street
County loaned hospital gear to private firm in 1975 dispute
County Administrator Donnie J. Williams loaned items from the closed Aiken County Hospital to Hospital Corporation of America, including a file cabinet a hard refractor a visible card file and a pediatric crib. Some items were returned and others may be bought to help HCA start up. County officials defended the loan amid opposition and questions of legality.
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Donnie J. Williams
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Aiken County Hospital
Williams
Harold V. Graubel
Aiken County
Harold Rudnick
Aiken Standard
Aiken Community Hospital Files Intent for New Floors
Hospital administrator J. Sam Nesbit Jr says the facility seeks two more floors to add 100 beds as occupancy grows with six new doctors expected. A letter of intent was filed with the Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission ahead of a certificate of need request.
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Aiken Community Hospital
J. Sam Nesbit Jr
Lower Savannah
Nesbit
Hospital Corporation of America
Reginal Pelcher
Weather and hospital expansion plans outlined
The forecast calls for continued showers and thundershowers tonight with a dry spell tomorrow and highs in the 70s. Weekend sun is possible with fair weather by Saturday as Nesbit confirms hospital expansion to add beds and new outpatient space, pending funding and approvals.
Four GOP Candidates Vie for Three North Augusta Seats
North Augusta voters head to the GOP primary to choose three candidates for the May 25 city council race. Incumbent James L. Harris seeks his first full term, facing William R Wilcox Daniel Lawman and James B Baggott. Carl Sewell and Raymond Kroger withdrew.
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North Augusta
All Republican Council
James L. Harris
Carl Sewell
Raymond Kroger
Henry McKenney
Ellen Smith
William Gray
Thomas Green
North
Board of Registration
William R Wilcox
Daniel Lawman
James B Baggott
McKenney
Harris
Southern Technical Institute
Atlanta
Warner Seeks Board Chairmanship in June Primary
Former board member Carroll H. Warner announced his bid for chairman in the June 8 Republican primary. Warner, a Wagener farmer and Aiken County native, blasted the seven commissioners as acting on petty politics and urged fiscal responsibility and renewed citizen confidence. He challenges incumbent Harold W Graybeal, who has not said if he will run for a third term.
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Board of Commissioners
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Aiken County
Harold W Graybeal
Graybeal
Wagener
McCormick Announces Run For Aiken County Sheriff
George B. McCormick a former litter officer and Army veteran announced his candidacy on the Republican ticket for sheriff of Aiken County. He pledged fair law enforcement for all and promised high caliber staff and a gentlemanly campaign.
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George B. McCormick
Aiken County
McCormick
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Aiken Street
Aiken County Public Library
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DHEC
N. Augusta
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Richmond County Sheriff's Department
Augusta
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