No Bill Returned In Klan Shooting
Aiken County Grand Jury returned a no bill on seven men charged in December shotgun attack on a Klu Klux Klansmen rally near Wagener. Solicitor Fox said insufficient evidence to proceed but the case can be reopened with new findings. Eight wounded. six treated and released, two needed surgery. Rally held on land rented to the Klan by Joe Collins on Highway 138.
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Aiken County
Grand Jury
Joe Collins
S.C. Highway 138
Johnny Lee Johnson
Sap Stacy
Fells Pontoon
Curtis Wooden
Gonzalee Jackson
Jasper Jackson
James Staley
McGovern urges easing Cuba isolation for better balance of power
Senator George McGovern after a four day Havana visit says U S contact with Cuba could shift regional power in light of Soviet influence. He notes Castro calls the embargo an insult to Cuban pride and Washington officials attend an OAS meeting with economic focus while Cuba remains under boycott.
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Havana
Cuba
George McGovern
Washington
U.S
South Dakota Democrat
Caribbean
Organization of American States
OAS
Castro
United States
Soviet Union
Chinese Communists Blast Soviets in Strong Editorial
The Peking People's Daily editorial accuses the Soviet Union of pursuing world domination in the manner of Hitler and Nazi dictatorship. It denounces Soviet revisionists for posing as liberators while enforcing colonial rule over several East European nations.
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Tokyo
China
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Hitler
Peking People’s Daily
Fas
Communist Party
Singapore Leader Urges Unity on Foreign Policy
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew urged the United States to have Congress and the President speak in unison on foreign policy. He called Vietnam and Cambodia a disaster and warned world confidence would fall. Jordan’s King Hussein also offered similar advice during President Ford’s postwar meetings.
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Washington
Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
United States
Congress
Vietnam
Cambodia
Hussein I Jordan
Lee
Ford
NRC to weigh plutonium theft risk before broader nuclear fuel use
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it will study the risks of plutonium theft and terrorist atomic bombs before deciding on wider plutonium use in reactors. A decision is not expected before 1978, and cases will be evaluated individually. Environmentalists see the move as a victory for caution and critics warn against broad adoption.
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Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Mark O. Hatfield
Dore
Senate
South Vietnam
Vesco Ordered To Repay IOS Five Point Five Million
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Melvin Antell ruled Vesco must repay IOS $5.5 million for the 1970 takeover calling it piracy against IOS treasure. Presley was released from a $1.5 million jet purchase after Presley feared Vesco might reclaim the Boeing 707 if flown out of the United States. Presley had put down $75,000 in January.
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Newark
Robert L. Vesco
Elvis Presley
Vesco
New Jersey Superior Court
Superior Court
Melvin P. Antell
Investors Overseas Services Ltd
IOS
Antell
Costa Rica
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Securities and Exchange Commission
Irwin J. Kimmelman
Presley
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center
Russell Burkhalter
Burckhalter
Frances Hatcher
Warrenville
Lillian Harris to be featured top female athlete in June issue
Aiken High star Lillian Harris led the girls team to a Class AAAA State Championship and will be highlighted in the June issue of Women Sports magazine. Also USC coach Jim Carlen to speak at Houndslake CC on May 16 with $5 tickets from local contacts. Reggie the puppy missing in Crosland Park, last seen ages six months, blue collar. contact Chuck Armour at 649-7355.
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Lillian Harris
Aiken High
Women Sports Magazine
Jim Carlen
USC
Houndslake Country Club
Ray Hydrick
Ted Giradeau
Johanna Gibbs
Bill Boykin
Leonard Browder
Jeanne
Crista
Reggie
Crosland Park
Chuck Armour
Drug Cases Tried in Aiken County Library
Local pages detail drug case proceedings in Aiken County with brief notices from Newberry and surrounding areas. Public records reference cases tried at the county library district and related court actions.
Gosnell Case Continuance Denied in Closed Hearing
Ruth Schneider Gosnell facing murder charges saw a continuance motion denied by Judge Rodney Peeples in a closed session amid defense objections. The case stems from the September shooting death of Jack Gosnell, Savannah River Plant executive.
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Jeane Hall
Ruth Schneider Gosnell
Rodney Peeples
Map Planned For Clean-Up In Aiken County
Aiken County will be divided into sections for a June Litter Clean-Up Week. About 20 people met with litter officer George Mc Cormick at USC Aiken to plan. Major roads will be cleaned while woods dumps and hard to reach places are excluded.
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Aiken County
George McCormick
Usc-Aiken
McCormick
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken Lions Club
Friendly Neighbor Club
Congress Divided Over Indochina Refugee Aid Totals
Congress backs aid for Indochina refugees but rejects Ford's $507 million request. The House Judiciary Committee approves unlimited authorization and the House committee sets a $405 million appropriation while the Senate favors using leftover Vietnam aid. Debate centers on cost, timelines, and conditions including refugee relocation.
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Washington
Congress
Indochina
Ford
House Judiciary Committee
House Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
Appropriations Committee
William L. Scott
Weekend Weather Outlook: Cloudy Mild Conditions Persist
Forecast calls for cloudy and mild weather this weekend with a 40 percent chance of rain tonight and tomorrow. Lows near 60 tonight, Saturday highs in the upper 70s, and a chance of thunder showers. Sunday to Tuesday stay gray with scattered showers and 70s highs.
Jurisdiction in Incorporated Towns Questioned by County
Aiken County Planning Commission weighs building inspector John R. Nixon’s request to extend permit inspection authority to incorporated towns. Officials will consult the county attorney and seek consent from town mayors to grant jurisdiction while reviewing unsupervised subdivisions.
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Aiken County
John W. Weems Jr
Amendment Commission
Daniel Crosland
William G. Lynn Jr
Nixon
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Benny
Billy McCreary
Windsor
Ont
Guiness Book of World Records
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N.C
America
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D-S.d
Pentagon
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Penland
Robert E. Penland
Usca Alumni Association
Ramada Inn
USCA
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