Rotary guest from New Zealand visits Aiken club
Bill De Costa an active Rotarian from New Zealand visited the Aiken Rotary Club yesterday. Msgr George Lewis Smith returned to Aiken after a long trip to distant sites. Dr Charles Barnett state commissioner on mental retardation spoke to the Aiken Sertoma Club explaining the scale of a billion dollars and included a quip about spending it in 2000 years.
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Aiken
Bill de Costa
New Zealand
Msgr
George Lewis Smith
Charles Barnett
Aiken Sertoma Club
Skylab Rescue Effort Nears Launch at Cape Kennedy
Three astronauts arrive at Cape Kennedy as salvage plans focus on stabilizing extreme temperatures aboard the $294 million Skylab. In Alabama the crew practiced repair work while flight controllers balance heat and cold risks before a hoped-for Friday lift.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alabama
Orbiting
Orbiting Laboratory
Kissinger Sees Progress in Vietnam Cease Fire Talk
In Paris Kissinger said there was some progress after a five hour discussion with Le Duc Tho on making the Vietnam cease fire effective. They planned a fifth session today as talks entered a new round last Thursday amid a cautious but friendly atmosphere.
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Paris
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Kissinger
Tho
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Gif Sur Yvette
McCord Says CIA Not Involved In Watergate Scheme
James W. McCord Jr testified at the Senate Watergate hearings that he remains convinced the White House orchestrated a plot to blame the CIA for the Watergate wiretapping. He said a White House aide pressured him with clemency offers to stay silent and rejected a defense claiming CIA involvement.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
McCord
Senate
John J. Caulfield
Watergate Committee
Gerald Alch
CIA
Durable Peace Close Brezhnev Wraps Up Bonn Visit
Brezhnev leaves Bonn after five days with Willy Brandt laying groundwork for expanded trade tech and cultural exchanges. He says improved U.S.-Soviet relations bring humanity closer to peace and that the Vietnam War is over as he returns to Moscow to prepare for a Nixon visit next month.
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Bonn
Germany
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Nixon
Communist Party
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Plans Slated For Midland Valley Open PGA Event
Midland Valley plans remain in flux as Cliff Fields says a PGA Tour Players division representative will aid in organizing the $10,000 event at Midland Valley Country Club. The Thursday and Friday tournament is free to the public with a field drawn from touring pros and possibly Atlanta Open non qualifiers, plus Class A club pros eligible to enter.
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Cliff Fields
Midland Valley
Fields
Tournament Players Division
PGA
Aiken
Midland Valley Country
SLED Foils Attempt To Free Prisoner In South Carolina
Mrs. Jewel White of Midville Georgia was charged with attempting to aid the escape of prisoner William Joe Pierce who faces murder charges in the death of a North Augusta baby sitter. Two handmade handcuff keys were found sewn in her clothing during a court session. Bond set at 5000 dollars.
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William Joe
Pierce
South Carolina
Jewel White
Midville
North Augusta
SLED
White
Glenn Holley
Murder Weapon Still Missing
In General Sessions Court Sgt. BE Nichols faced over two hours of cross examination by Public Defender Edward Cushman. Cushman showed five points not corroborated by earlier testimony, aligning with Pierce's confession deemed admissible by Judge Julius B Ness. Footprint evidence outside the Goodwin residence was said to be unidentifiable and not linking Pierce to the murder.
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Judy Rich
William Joe
Pierce
North Augusta
Sgt
BE. Nichols
Edward C. Cushman
General Sessions
Cushman
Nichols
Julius B. Ness
Miss Ann Goodwin
Credit Bureau Must Move
The Aiken Zoning Board of Adjustment ruled that the Aiken Credit Bureau cannot operate from its Hall Street home. William Burgess and attorney Charles Simons III defended a home occupation move amid protests from 13 of 17 nearby residents and concerns about traffic and licensing.
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Aiken Zoning Board of Adjustment
Aiken Credit Bureau
Kalmia Hill
William Burgess
Charles Simons III
Credit Bureau
Hall Street
LaMaster
Burgess
Aiken
Simons
Burns Resumes Duties as Deputy at Aiken Stockade
County officials say Robert J. Burns serves as acting superintendent of the Aiken Correctional and Rehabilitation Center and has resumed some sheriff's department duties while on call at the stockade. Buck Wooten assists in supervising the facility as a permanent hire is delayed until July budget rollout.
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Ronald LaCouture
Aiken Correctional and Rehabilitation Center
Robert J. Burns
Sheriff's Department
Mackey Scott
Burns
Buck Wooten
LaCouture
la Couture
Commission On
Aiken Forecast Sets Warm Sunny Today Then Rain Tomorrow
The Aiken area is expected to have sunny skies and warm temperatures today with a high in the high 80s and a low tonight in the upper 50s. Rain chances rise from near zero to 10 percent tonight and 50 percent tomorrow, with a chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday. Extended outlook calls for Thursday showers and fair conditions Friday and Saturday.
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Aiken
Confession Admissible in Pierce Case for Baxley Interrogations
Lt. Olin C. Redd testified Pierce confessed on April 2 in Baxley Georgia after Sgt. Nichols earlier obtained a confession. Judge Ness ruled the confession admissible. Evidence included print impressions and a soft drink bottle. no murder weapon or bonds found.
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Olin C. Redd
SLED
Pierce
Baxley
Sgt
Nichols
Ness
Redd
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