Ford Defense Budget Support Grows in Congress
President Ford faces cautious support for a record defense budget as the Senate Budget Committee backs 113 billion dollars for FY starting Oct 1, close to Ford’s request. The House panel sets 112 billion, rejecting a chair’s cut to 107.7 billion. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says Congress reflects national concern over Soviet military strength.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Senate Budget Committee
House Budget Committee
Brock Adams Dash
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Congressional Action
U.S
Soviet Union
Rumsfeld
Cbs-Tv
Wallace Jackson heckled by Bremer masked protesters
In Madison Wisconsin George Wallace and Henry M Jackson faced abuse from protesters wearing Arthur Bremer masks who disrupted a campaign appearance. Bremer, who shot Wallace in 1972, was sentenced to 63 years. Ford named Rogers Morton campaign manager as Reagan prepared for a Los Angeles televised speech.
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Madison
Wis
George C. Wallace
Arthur Bremer
Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Wallace
Bremer
Ford
Rogers C. Morton
White House
California
Ronald Reagan
Los Angeles
Tornado Toll Rising in Mississippi Arkansas as Disaster Aid Sought
Federal disaster assistance is sought for parts of Mississippi and Arkansas where a series of tornadoes killed nine. In Michigan one person died and 14 injured as a twister struck West Branch. Arkansas saw six fatalities, many in Cabot, with about 70 injured and damage around 7.6 million dollars. Governor Pryor asked President Ford to declare four Arkansas counties major disaster areas.
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Mississippi
Arkansas
West Branch
Mich
Michigan
David Pryor
Ford
Cabot
Steven Soliah Trial Opens in Hearst Fugitive Case
In Sacramento a jury of eight women and four men was chosen to hear Steven Soliah’s bank robbery trial. Soliah, 27, is charged with participating in the April 21 Carmichael Crocker National Bank holdup in which a customer, Myrna Opsahl, was killed. Prosecutors say he was not necessarily the triggerman, and prosecutors note Hearst may have rented a garage linked to the robbery, though she is not expected to testify.
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Sacramento
Calif
Steven Soliah
Patricia Hearst
Solah
Miss Hearst
Soliah
Tional Bank
Carmichael
Myrna Opsahl
FBI
Court Overturns Rights Cases In Major Supreme Court Rulings
The Supreme Court ruled lower courts erred restricting defendant access to counsel and viewing prosecution notes. It also held a defendant may consult counsel during an overnight recess after testimony. A separate 5 to 3 decision found voting district plans that improve minority power are not invalid under the Voting Rights Act unless they itself violates the Constitution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Videla Sets Stability as First Government Goal
Argentina's new military ruler Jorge Videla outlined a plan prioritizing the war on terrorism to secure social peace and economic reconstruction. He pledged to monopolize force and fight subversive delinquency until it is annihilated in a radio television address following the ouster of Isabel Peron.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jorge Videla
Videla
Isabel Peron
Aiken Recreation Dept Reveals Bocce Ball Lore
In a lively note, locals discuss spelling bocce ball as the Italian lawn game. Facciolo’s staff are cited as the only ones who knew the correct form while a Triple Crown visitor recalls a miraculous rainy sky clearing before each race.
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Aiken
Facciolo
God
Savannah River
Aiken County Center Fire District Fails in Vote
Voters rejected the Center Fire District by 1306 to 632 in a special election ordered by Circuit Judge Rodney Peeples. The district is dissolved with Mundy Driggers and Satcher named liquidating trustees and assets to be returned to contributing organizations.
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Rodney A. Peeples
Aiken
Shiloh
White Pond
Windsor
Center Fire District
Peeples
G.V. Mundy
W.W. Driggers
LN. Satcher
Center Community Inc
Mundy
Insurance Service
Economic talks stall as truck strike deadline nears
In Arlington Heights Illinois negotiators for the Teamsters and the trucking industry probe wage and benefit gaps with a midnight strike deadline looming. Labor Secretary WJ Usero Jr. notes four to five economic issues under dispute including a 75 cent hourly wage difference, $6 weekly benefits and cost-of-living adjustments.
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Arlington Heights, Ill
Teamsters
WJ. Usero Jr
Trucking Employers Inc
Perry named Aiken County GOP chairman at convention
Aiken County Republicans chose Robert S. Perry as party chairman amid a 291 delegate gathering at Aiken Junior High Auditorium where 34 delegates will attend the April 24 state convention. Perry succeeds Lloyd Olsen on the City Council ticket as the party showcased a conservative platform while addressing Democratic rivals and local officials.
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Aiken County
Aiken Junior High
Robert S
Skipper’ Perry
Republican Party
Lloyd T. Olsen
Aiken
Perry
Irene
Kirby
Lucas Ray
DuPont
Irene K. Rudnick
D -Aiken
Valchem Hearing Set May 15
DHEC officials schedule a show cause hearing for Valchem Inc on May 13 to determine why a civil penalty should not be imposed for alleged negligent discharges into the environment. The six page notice lists charges under the South Carolina Pollution Control Act and details spills affecting water and air in the Valley area. Orin Briggs of the EPA will conduct the hearing for DHEC.
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Valchem
Columbia Dhec
Valchem, Inc
South Carolina
Orin Briggs
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
DHEC
Spelling Bee Finals Set in Aiken District
Eight winners from Aiken County public schools and St Mary Help of Christians School will compete tomorrow in the spelling bee sponsored by the Aiken Standard. The semi finalists, all from school contests, seek first and second place trophies at the Aiken Standard building starting at 10 a.m. Thursday for grades 5 through 8. Denise Gunter, an 8th grader from Kennedy, advances to the finals.
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Aiken County
St Mary Help of Christians
Aiken Standard
Denise Gunter
Kennedy
Rain Likely Tonight Then Diminished Tomorrow
A 60 percent chance of showers tonight will drop to 20 percent tomorrow. Temperatures will rise only into the 60s tomorrow with milder weather through the weekend and highs near the 70s by Saturday.
Rice and Cullinan Seek Seats on County Board
Two Republicans, Col Maurice Rice and Ralph F Cullinan, filed for the county Board of Commissioners. Rice, 46, Beech Island native, Clemson graduate and retired Army colonel, cites experience and a “strong and cohesive” county government. He and his wife Janis live in Beech Island with four children and he leads Consolidated Implement in Aiken.
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Maurice ‘’ Maury” Rice
Ralph F. Cullinan
GOP
State of Board of Commissioners
Rice
Beech Island
Aiken County
Clemson
Vietnam
Janis
Consolidated Implement Company
Aiken
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