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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1974

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Nixon offers one edited transcript to Judiciary on dairy tapes

President Nixon proposes a single edited transcript to the House Judiciary Committee in response to its demand for 66 tapes on dairy industry matters and ITT. Nixon's lawyer says the President has already supplied all needed material for this phase of the impeachment inquiry.

Washington Nixon House Judiciary Committee International Telephone & Tele Graph Corp James D. St. Clair

Oil Surplus Seen If Prices Stay High

John H. Lichtblau, executive director of the Petroleum Industry Research Foundation, says high oil prices have cooled demand and could create a world surplus. He noted no shortage in the first nine months of last year and warned the surplus could persist despite current production limits by Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Libya.

New York John H. Lichtblau The Petroleum Industry Research Foundation, Inc Saudi Arabia Kuwait Libya Lichtblau New York Society of Security Analysts

Occidental reports 620 percent profit rise in 1974

Occidental Petroleum Corp reports after tax income for the first four months of 1974 at 107.62 million dollars, a 620 percent increase from a year earlier. chairman Dr. Armand Hammer commented on criticisms of profits at the stockholders meeting amid soaring oil prices.

Beverly Hills Calif Occidental Petroleum Corp Armand Hammer Occidental U. S

Royalty Kidnapper Pleads Guilty in Princess Anne Attempt

Ian Ball, 26, a former mental patient and unemployed drifter, admitted trying to abduct Princess Anne. Lord Chief Justice Lord Widgery ordered indefinite confinement in a mental hospital after considering but rejecting a life sentence due to medical evidence of Ball’s illness. He also pleaded guilty to four related charges for the incident two months ago.

London Ian Ball Princess Anne Lord Widgery England Ball

Thailand Premier Steps Down

Bangkok Premier Sanya Thammasak resigns from the civilian government citing loss of public confidence in some cabinet members. He says no pressure from the military or the National Assembly influenced his decision.

Bangkok Thailand Sanya Thammasak Cabi Net National Assembly

Ford calls free press safeguard of liberty at former Congressmen session

Vice President Gerald R Ford told former members of Congress that every lawmaker has faced media criticism but a strong free press remains a safeguard of individual liberty and a product of the American revolution. He emphasized the press's role despite occasional unjust attacks.

Washington Gerald R. Ford Congress Ford

Lawyers Guild seeks voiding of 1972 election

The National Lawyers Guild files a 207 page federal suit in Washington asking a court to set aside the 1972 presidential election as fraudulent and to remove President Nixon and Vice President Ford. It cites numerous criminal and unlawful acts linked to Nixon's re election campaign.

Washington Nixon Gerald R. Ford U.S. District Court National Lawyers Guild

Eisenhowers to Move to City Duplex Near Watergate

Julie and David Eisenhower will move from a Bethesda Maryland rental to a two bedroom apartment at Columbia Plaza near the Watergate complex. The house was sold by C G Rebozo, longtime Nixon associate and former landlord. The White House announced plans for the relocation next month at a rent of four hundred dollars per month.

Washington Julie David Eisenhower Nixon C. G Bebe’ Rebozo Bethesda White House Columbia Plaza Watergate Apartments

Aiken Optimist dinner honors Louis Alvanos at Heart of Aiken Motel

Louis Alvanos owner of Alvanos Restaurant on Laurens Street was teased during a dinner with the Aiken Optimist Club at the Heart of Aiken Motel. He was honored as civilian contributing most to law enforcement amid talk of recent vandalism at a local school.

Louis Alvanos Alvanos Laurens Street Aiken Optimist Club Heart of Aiken Louis

Record General Session counts nolle press in Aiken case docket

An apparent record number of cases on the May General Session Court docket were nolle pressed during the two week term. The court disposed of 125 cases by trial or plea, 64 nolle pressed, and nine placed on the contingent docket for the next term. The State Attorney General's office said 60 nolle press is not unusual for a docket of about 200 cases. Two murder indictments were among the nolle pressed by the Aiken County Solicitor Lavaun Fox tied to Petticoat Junction deaths. The Petticoat Junction case involved a shooting reported Nov. 16, 1973.

Nolle State Attorney General's Office Attorney General Nole Aiken County Lavaun Fox Aiken County Grand Jry Bernice Williams Jeff Harrison Petticoat Junction James Williams Robert Lee Williams

Substantial Agreement Reached On Truce Line

Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said substantial agreement was reached on a disengagement line to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights but a full accord remains unlikely before his weekend departure. He cited complex clauses and said further talks with Israeli and Syrian leaders would continue between Jerusalem and Damascus.

Associated Press Henry A. Kissinger Golan Heights Middle East Rusalem Damascus Kissinger Israel Syria Shimon Peres Washington Jerusalem Hafez Assad

District Primaries Assured In House Races

Filing ended at noon confirming primaries in districts 82 84 and 86 with three Democrats contesting 82 two in 84 and three in 86. Incumbents Cain Rudnick and Collins set for general elections in districts 85 and 83 with GOP candidates joining. Primaries tentatively set for July 16 pending DOJ reapportionment approval.

Carroll Allen House of Representative Edgefield County Aiken County Horse Creek Valley Beech Island Wagener-New Ellenton Aiken Irene K Rudnick C. Marshall Cain Cecil L. Collins North Augusta U.S. Justice Department Thomas A. Mims George L. Brighthorp William A. Reel Jr North Augusta - Belvedere Cecil Collins George B. Snelling Marion D. McGowan Barbara F. Gunter Robert M. Bell James H. Goodman Aiken Area C. Marshal Cain Irene K. Rudnick

Odds Rising for More Rain Forecast

The weather bureau projects a 40 percent chance of rain today and 50 percent tonight and Thursday. The forecast sounds like a racing sheet, reflecting a shift from simple rain alerts to probabilistic odds.

Weather Bureau

Aiken City Sues over Laurens Street Bridge Failure

City of Aiken files a declaratory judgment suit to force action on the collapsed Laurens Street bridge. Papers served on Southern Railway Company via agent B C Love and on M L Me Lee Company via Bob Chavey. Defendants have 20 days to answer. default may lead to judgment. The city seeks the 1898 contract between the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad and the city, with secondary evidence if needed.

Aiken County Sheriff's Department Southern Railway Company M. L. McGee Construction Company City of Aiken Henry Busbee Laurens Street Busbee B. C. Love Bob Chavey M_ L. Me. Lee Company South Carolina and Georgia Railroad

Fire Damaged St Angela School Reopens Plans Fall Return

St Angela Catholic High School in Aiken operates from First Baptist Church since a March fire. Principal Sister Alice Joseph says restoration costs run about 80 000 dollars with Bagnall Builders handling work. Construction continues as students attend classes together, aiming to return by August 1 while praising student resilience.

First Baptist Church Aiken Alice Joseph St. Angela First Baptist ST Angela, Page

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