Westendorffs reunite with Eversons after 30 years in Aiken
In a church in St Thaddeus Parish Caroline and Jim Westendorff discover Dot and John Everson, old friends from Balboa High School class of 1933 in the Panama Canal Zone. The two couples plan to enjoy retirement in Aiken after decades apart. Carlisle McNair of Aiken is slated to serve as a seasonal ranger at Oconaluftee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee beginning next week.
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Caroline
Jim Westendorff
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Dot
John Everson
Westendorff
Everson
Panama Canal Zone
Balboa High School
Aiken
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Smokey the Bear
Carlisle McNair
Oconaluftee
Cherokee
Cambodian bombing vote delayed as Paris talks start
In Washington AP reported Senate leaders halted plans to vote on a supplemental funding bill to end U S hostilities in Cambodia and Laos. GOP leader Scott blocked waiver while Mansfield signaled a Memorial Day recess delay until May 29 as Kissinger and Tho press for cease fire observance in Paris.
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Washington
Indochina
Paris
Senate
Cambodia
Hugh Scott
Mike Mansfield
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Laos
Scott
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Tho
Gold Prices Slip as Dollar Rises in European Markets
Gold eased in London and Zurich while the U S dollar strengthened across foreign exchanges. Opening gold in London at 105.50 per ounce marked a 1 1 2 to Tuesday's close as markets cooled in Europe and the pound fell to 2 5380 dollars. The Zurich price fell to 101 50 and the Swiss franc rose to 3 1675.
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London
Europe
U.S
Frankfurt
Zurich
Skylab Repair Mission Draws Near Cape Kennedy
Plans unfold for a Buck Rogers style mission to repair the disabled Skylab with three astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz possibly flying a space walk to install a sun shield The flight could start Sunday or be delayed to May 25 and would save the 28 day first orbit and 56 day later missions as Space Agency centers and contractors work on the plan at Cape Kennedy Houston Huntsville Martin Marietta and McDonnell Douglas.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Skylab Space Station
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Space Agency
Houston
Tex
Huntsville
Ala
Martin-Marietta
Denver
McDonnell- Douglas Corp
Huntington, Beach
Calif
Assassination Attempt Hits Milan Police HQ Entrance
An explosion at Milan central police headquarters wounded dozens and killed two as Interior Minister Mariano Rumor left the building. The blast occurred during a remembrance for Luigi Calabresi, who was murdered a year earlier while investigating ultra leftist groups.
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Milan
Italy
Mariano Rumor
Rumor
Luigi Calabresi
Calabresi
SEC Chair Cook Resigns Amid Watergate Fallout
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman G Bradford Cook quit amid election irregularities as Nixon aides and other officials faced disclosures. He announced the resignation before testifying to a House panel investigating SEC actions and Vesco fund ties. The session was postponed and may be rescheduled.
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Washington (Ap
G. Bradford Cook
Securities and Exchange Commission
Nixon Administration
Cook
House
Robert L. Vesco
House Commerce Committee
Harley C. Staggers
D-W.va
Staggers
SEC
New Jersey
Vesco
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
John Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Woman Sentenced in Shotgun Blinding Case in Aiken
In North Augusta a 63 year old woman Mady Green pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature for a shotgun blinding. She received three years in prison after an elderly man was injured when a shot blasted during a tenant dispute.
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North Augusta
Mady Green
Sylvia Westerdahl
Ness
Bobby Glover
Billy Ray Jackson
Aiken
Budget proposals heard in circuit court and sheriff office
Circuit Solicitor LaVern Fox asked for two part time clerks and an assistant solicitor in an $18 900 budget request. Mrs Cleo Scott presented the circuit court budget at 53 490 noting last year’s items paid from general funds contributing to this year’s 1980 increase. Arthur Courtney requested 65 500 for public buildings and grounds including seven buildings and library yard work. He outlined library maintenance costs if moved to Banksia, detailing wages and 1800 supplies totaling 13 240, a figure not added to the budget as county responsibility is still under study.
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Circuit
LaVern Fox
Cleo Scott
Circuit Court
Arthur Courtney
Courtney
Banksia
Sheriff Budget Revamp Urged At $660000 Level
County administrator Ronald LaCouture urges a $265000 over last year and a $660000 base budget for the sheriff's department. He proposes a new department structure and appointing a deputy sheriff lieutenant to head staff services with a $10500 starting salary.
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NEW Look
Ronald LaCouture
Sheriff's Department
LaCouture
Sunny Skies Over Aiken Area With Mild Temperatures
The Aiken vicinity should have mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures today and tomorrow. Tonight’s low around 50 with cooler conditions. Highs in the mid 70s to 80 with a 10 percent rain chance and winds from the southwest today turning westerly tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Senators Begin Watergate Probe Opens Historic Senate Hearings
A seven member Senate tribunal opened televised hearings into Nixon era Watergate charges. Chairman Sam Ervin warned of a crime that undermined the right to vote and the integrity of government. Senators Baker and Weicker stressed public accountability and the need to uncover all facts.
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Washington
Nixon
America
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Senate
Democratic Committee
United States
Democratic
Ervin
Civil Defense Maps To Be Distributed In Aiken County
Aiken County Civil Defense plans a meeting at the Health Center on Monday at 7 30 PM to recruit volunteers for a public information program. Volunteers will distribute maps showing local fallout shelters and a booklet advising protective actions in floods tornadoes hurricanes winter storms or nuclear war. Director Fred Jennings seeks many volunteers and invites clubs civic groups or individuals to help.
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Aiken County Civil Defense Agency
Aiken County Health Center
Fred Jennings
Civil Defense Director
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Midland Valley
Carl
Skylab
Lth
E.H. Boyd
Taylor
Boyd
Julius B. Ness
Michael Bert Gosline
City of Aiken
Gosline
Edward C. Cushman
Sheriff’s Office
By Susan Schubert
la Couture
Department
Public Safety
Aiken Standard
Board of Commissioners
Howard H. Baker
Rtenn
Baker
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Watergate
Civil Defense
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