Nixon transcripts draw scorn from Sen Scott
Sen Hugh Scott denounced the Watergate transcripts as shabby and immoral, saying the release shows a disgusting performance by those involved. He defended the White House earlier, noting portions viewed suggested Nixon's innocence, while expressing deep concern over the lack of moral indignation.
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White House
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Bomb kills couple as Belfast market burns in IRA attack
In Belfast a 1100 pound bomb planted near City Hall destroyed Smithfield Market and killed a Roman Catholic couple with injuries to their daughter. Police blame the Irish Republican Army for the blast and market fire, raising Northern Ireland's death toll to 1010 in nearly five years of violence. A hijacked panel truck was used, halted at a gas station, and smothered by foam to dampen detonators. One shop survived the two hour blaze.
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Armory suspected at SLA hideout in San Francisco
The San Francisco Chronicle reports pieces of firearms found in the Symbionese Liberation Army hideout and suggests the apartment served as an armory with neighbors hearing drilling. It notes unverified sightings of heiress Patricia Hearst as the case reaches its fourth month.
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Kennedy Hints At 1976 Presidential Run Despite Chappaquiddick Questions
Senator Edward M. Kennedy says he would consider a presidential bid in 1976 and would decide by late next year. He noted he would likely run for re election to the Senate if asked today. He acknowledged lingering questions about the 1969 Chappaquiddick accident involving Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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Civil Rights Commission Warns Against Anti Busing Bills
The U S Civil Rights Commission says pending anti busing legislation could erase civil rights progress. In a Monday letter to Senators Harrison Williams and Jacob Javits the panel denounced the measures as unconstitutional and urged rejection.
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U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Harrison A. Williams
D-N.j
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Commission
Senate
Aiken Pedallers Set for Kiwanis Scholarship Day Tricycle Races
Tomorrow at 3 30 p m Kiwanis Scholarship Day features a tricycle race down Laurens Street with competitors Ken Dillard Detective Maurice Williams Jr Arthur L Whittington Carlie Cupp Eric Berry and Carolyn Nally. George Jeancake honors St George Day with Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church events and Greek style feast prepared by Mrs Jeancake.
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Greece
John Karapatakis
Schmidt Nominated to Succeed Brandt as West Germany Leader
Bonn reports Finance Minister Helmut Schmidt as the Social Democrats pick to replace Willy Brandt after his surprise resignation over a spy scandal. Foreign Minister Walter Scheel acts as caretaker as party and parliament prepare to confirm Schmidt. Brandt cited negligence in appointing East German spy Guenther Guillaume and mounting electoral defeats as factors behind his decision. The crisis shakes Bonn's EU and trans Atlantic policy amid wider frustrations in Europe.
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Guilty Pleas Dominate Early General Sessions Court
The first day of General Sessions court saw 14 traffic violation pleas and one trial. Judge Julius B. Ness presided as Johnny Yeager Jr. was found guilty in absentia of DUI and driving while suspended. The Aiken County Grand Jury issued nearly 70 indictments, mostly traffic related, while several defendants remained absent and faced bench warrants.
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LaVaun Fox
Cecil Ray Couch
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Ruben A. Romero
Romero
Aiken
John Daniel Burke
Burke
Donald Griffin
Robert Lee Cheatham
Ceasar Dowgias
Carl Howard Culpepper Jr
Filing Reopens Tomorrow for South Carolina House Seats
Filing opens tomorrow for the State House with a May 22 deadline. The apportionment plan to create 124 single member districts may reshuffle Aiken and Edgefield counties, moving Cain, Collins, Fulmer, and Rudnick to new districts while Busbee and Hill face new district 15E.
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Medwell Hill
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Zack) Fulmer
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Fulmer
Busbee and Hill
Pleasant Cool Spell Persists Through Friday
A stretch of mild weather continues with highs near 75 today and tomorrow, dropping to around 50 tonight. Showers are unlikely today but a 10 percent chance tomorrow, then scattered showers through Friday.
GOP Seeks To Reopen Filing Period In South Carolina
A three judge federal panel in Greenville will hear arguments Tuesday on a suit by the state Republican party seeking to reopen the filing period for all political offices. Welch Morrisette said the hearing starts at 11 am in the federal courthouse before Chief Judge Clement Haynsworth, Circuit Judge Donald Russell, and District Judge Charles Simons Jr.
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Clement F. Haynsworth
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Donald S. Russell
Charles E. Simons Jr
Wage hike seen as minor impact on Aiken County teens
Retail managers and officials in Aiken County say the recent minimum wage increase will have little effect on teenage and farm workers. They report current pay above the new minimum and note only a small share of youths are employed. state officials warn of potential entry barriers for under 18 workers. Economic experts caution about broader adverse effects on unskilled youth.
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Aiken
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University of South Carolina
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