Horvath to compete in state finals Battle of the Bands
David Horvath of Aiken will reach the state finals after his band won the area contest and he earned first place for best individual performance. Tickets for You're a Good Man Charlie Brown will go on sale at the Aiken Community Playhouse box office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily next week. Pam Spears leaves for Myrtle Beach to represent Aiken in the Young Career Woman of South Carolina pageant, sponsored by the local Business and Professional Women's Club.
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David Horvath
Aiken
Aiken Community Playhouse
Pam Spears
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Marijuana smugglers found guilty in federal case
A federal jury convicted Joseph Michael Willoughby and Norman Douglas Peters of conspiracy to smuggle 213 pounds of marijuana into the United States from Jamaica. Sentencing was postponed for both defendants, who admitted visiting a drag strip near Pelion in Lexington County to buy marijuana, following the seizure by U S Customs agents.
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United States
Jamaica
U. S
J. Robert Martin Jr
Joseph Michael Willoughby
Norman Douglas Peters
Charleston
Pelion
Lexington County
Willoughby
Peters
Nixon To Fill Gaps This Weekend
President Nixon plans weekend action to rebuild the White House staff after Haldeman Ehlichman and Dean resignations and the staff purge. He flies to KEY BISCAYNE FL amid discussions with advisers on interim measures and a top level recruit.
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Nixon
Dean III
Washington
White House
Third cease fire ends two days of Lebanon fighting
Beir ut Lebanon AP reports a dawn cease fire halts two days of savage clashes between the Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas. In Sidon, guerrilla bands burned fires and fired over the city. 5000 PLO troops had crossed from Syria, then withdrew to the border after besieging towns along an eight mile front. President Franji eh spoke with President Sadat to secure the truce.
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Lebanon
Mediterranean
Sidon
Palestine Liberation Army
Syria
Suleiman Franjieh
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Federation of Arab Republics
Packard Seen as Nixon's Likely Defense Secretary Choice
Washington sources say David Packard, former deputy secretary of defense, is Nixon’s top pick for defense secretary after an unannounced White House visit. Packard previously served 35 months in the post until 1971 and was urged by Melvin Laird to be nominated. Sources suggest he may reconsider returning to Washington.
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Washington
David Packard
California
Nixon
Defense
Administration
Congressional
Packard
White House
Ard
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Trial Moves To Psychiatrists Office In Los Angeles
The Pentagon papers trial judge considers a conspirator’s secret grand jury testimony about the Elisberg psychiatrist burglary. Sealed testimony from E Howard Hunt Jr. was ordered released to Judge Matt Byrne and was to be delivered before today’s court session. Sirica ordered the transcript released to Byrne as he seeks Hunt’s statements on the Pentagon papers case.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Elisberg
E. Howard Hunt Jr
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Byrne
Elisberg
Anthony J. Russo
John J. Sirica
Washington, D. C
Hunt
Sidney Lanier Bridge Reopens After Deadly Crash
The Sidney Lanier Bridge near Brunswick Georgia reopened to traffic five months after the SS African Neptune struck the span on November 7. Ten people died as vehicles plunged into the Brunswick River. A Coast Guard hearing blamed helmsman Darling Carroll Woodall of Martinsville Virginia for steering error.
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Brunswick
Georgia
Brunswick River
Coast Guard
Darling Carroll Woodall
Martinsville
May Term General Sessions Court to Try 160 175 Cases
Judge Julius B Ness will preside over a three week term starting Monday with about 160 to 175 cases to be tried. The docket includes four to five murder cases and about 30 drug and 25 larceny offenses plus armed robbery charges. Prominent cases include the murder trial of William Junior Pierce and shootings in Norcross Aiken and North Augusta.
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General Sessions Court
C. LaVaun Fox
Leroy Johnson
Johnson
Timothy Garrett
Atatories 2
North Augusta
Ponderosa Cafe
Riker
Fox
Julius B. Ness
Bamberg
William Junior Pierce
Ann Goodwin
Ernest Clarence Cade
Norcross
Hospital Plan Due Monday Presented To Public
The consultants working on a new Aiken County Hospital will present findings Monday night in the Heritage Room of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at 7 30 p m. Chairman W O Christy said the meeting is open to the public and will outline several alternatives for improving medical services in the county.
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Aiken County Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
W.O. Christy
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken County
Motel Clerk Shot During 1 AM Holdup
A 42 year old motel clerk Edward L. Gregory was shot in the head and right arm during a 1 am holdup in Aiken County. He was listed in good condition at Aiken County Hospital. A suspect was being sought by the sheriff's department.
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Judy Rich
Aiken County
Weather Great For Coffers Weekend Forecast
Weekend weather favors outdoor plans with rain unlikely. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies, NW winds around 10 mph, and highs in the upper 70s.
Faces Of South Carolina Writers Junket Funded By Taxpayers
Twenty one University of South Carolina staff and graduate students will be paid to visit Aiken and six other South Carolina communities in June to craft an essay for a book Faces of South Carolina. A $36,000 NEH grant will cover part of the two week project matched by the university. This is described as the largest grant ever awarded to the South Carolina Commission for the Humanities.
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Uncle Sam
University of South Carolina
Aiken
South Carolina
National Endowment For the Humanities
South Carolina Commission For the Humanities
Franklin B. Ashley
University of South Carolina Aiken
Wreck Claims Johnston Man and Two Women
A two car crash near Wrights Mill Pond Road in Johnston killed Mary R. Hiland and Meda Wright Herlong. Edmund E. Hiland, 70, died at University Hospital Augusta from injuries sustained in the collision. The Hiland family's Johnston address is 806 Calhoun Street.
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Johnston
University Hospital
Augusta
Edmund E. Hiland
Hiland
Mary R. Hiland
Wrights Mill Pond Road
Meda Wright Herlong
S.C. Highway Patrol
Calhoun St
Hospital Board Change Proposed for Aiken County
A bill to alter the Aiken County Hospital Board of Trustees from a mixed appointing body to nine members appointed by the County Board of Commissioners advances. If enacted it would end appointments by the City of Aiken and the Hospital and Relief Society and align terms to three years with vacancies filled by original method. The measure targets Act 764 of 1954 with provisions for current terms to expire as new appointments are made.
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House
Marshall Cain
Cecil Collins
Zack Fulmer
Senate
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
City of
Aiken
Aiken County Hospital and Relief Society
Aiken County Hospital
Board of Commissioners
Mets
Motel holdup leaves clerk shot during robbery
Aiken County investigators seek a black man about five seven with a goatee after a motel robbery. Victim Gregory was forced to lie down. a shot was fired, injuring him. About $116.56 was taken from the cash drawer. the suspect wore a blue jacket and dark blue trousers and left without a seen car. The case is under investigation by Investigator E H Boyd and Sgt Ralph Gunnells.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Aiken County
Gregory
Boyd
Ralph Gunnells
Prosecutor May Be Picked For Watergate Probe
Atty Gen designate Richardson pledged to name an independent Watergate prosecutor by the start of confirmation hearings. Senate sources say Philadelphia lawyer William Coleman is a leading candidate. Martha Mitchell testified in New York that White House leaks assaulted her character and she faced lies in the press. Ehrlichman and Haldeman testified before a federal grand jury, denying fifth amendment protection.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate
Richardson
Capitol
Philadelphia
William T. Coleman
Price Commission
Coleman
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
J.W. Wilson
Martha Mitchell
New York
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