Ford Departs for Europe on Sixth Day of Travel
President Ford left Andrews Air Force Base at 7 45 a m for a six day tour to Brussels Madrid Salzburg and Rome. He said the United States seeks international cooperation not confrontation and travels as a representative of a confident united America resolving to safeguard vital interests with allies.
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Salzburg
Austria
Rome
Eggs and Broilers See Price Increases Across Meats
The Agriculture Department reports rising retail prices for eggs broilers and turkeys along with beef and pork. Reduced egg supplies and higher prices for high protein foods are expected to lift egg costs well above last year. Wholesale broiler prices in major cities averaged about 43 cents a pound in mid May up 3 cents from April and 8 cents higher than a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Americans Freed In Laos After AID Compound Looser
Demonstrators in Vientiane ended their week long occupation of the U S AID compound freeing two Marines and an American civilian. They emerged under an agreement that the AID mission will be shut down by June 30. Marine Sgt Donald E Wilburn of Indiana initially refused to roll up the metal gates but later complied.
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Loan Upsurge Seen as Encouraging Sign for Housing
A sharp rise in lending for new home purchases in April boosts the housing industry mood. An economist from the National Association of Home Builders calls it not an upturn but an encouraging sign, with savings and loan associations boosting mortgage lending from $3 billion to $4 billion, the highest since last June per the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
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Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Judge Rules In Turner Case on Cosmetics Plan
An FTC administrative judge recommends ordering Glenn Wrt and associates to reimburse thousands of investors who paid about 44 million dollars in a Koscot cosmetics pyramid scheme. The ruling cites endless chain recruiting, inflated earnings claims, price fixing, and anticompetitive distributor restrictions. From 1967 to 1972 Koscot took over 44 million dollars from some 30,000 distributors.
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Glenn W.rt
Moore
Koscot
American Airlines Fined in Watergate Campaign Case
The Civil Aeronautics Board fines American Airlines 150000 dollars for illegal campaign contributions totaling 275000 dollars to several political candidates. The agreement settles the case but leaves other Watergate related probes ongoing.
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Medical Student Robbed After Being Tied Up by Three Hitchhikers
Charleston medical student Martin George Bialer, 22, reported he picked up three hitchhikers about 60 miles from Augusta near the Savannah River Plant. He says a white man, a black man, and a black woman bound him with tape and rope, stole $60, $200 in clothing, medical books, and his 1975 car, and left him on a dirt road. Officials were notified two days later. Savannah River Plant security found personal items at the plant and alerted the sheriff. Investigators Ed Yarbrough and Jack Fields are handling the case.
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Moon eclipse brings pink daisies to police car window
A Richland Avenue florist placed pink daisies on a police car during a weekend moon eclipse. City police officer Paul Grant Jr. and his wife welcomed their first child, a girl born today at Aiken County Hospital, making Sheriff Paul Grant and Basil and his wife grandparents.
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Aiken County Hospital Nursing Home Vote Shift
The Task Force shifts again on the Aiken County Hospital use with a move toward converting the building into an extended care facility. Anne Marie Nursing Home seeks to rent and run the site as a nursing facility, with beds and staff details cited and questions about safety upgrades noted.
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Anne Marie Nursing Home, Inc
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Task Force
Anne Marie
Annette Hobbs
Williston
A. Reginald Pilcher
Lower Savannah
County Board of Commissioners
J.M. Ford
North Augusta
Anne Marie Nursing Homes, Inc
Ford
Aiken County Nursing Homes
South Carolina
Marianne Lucky
Hy Sussman
C.C. Freeman
Democrats Level Criticism At Ford Energy Plan
Congressional Democrats attack President Ford on his latest energy moves to raise petroleum prices. He announced a second $1 per barrel tariff effective June 1, risking higher gas prices and potential profits for oil companies. The plan also includes a windfall profits tax and a 60 cent per barrel tariff on imported products. Effects would be felt most in Hawaii and the East Coast.
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Congress
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State of the Union
Hawaii
Board Takes Quick Action On 13 Budget Proposals
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners moved swiftly through 13 county department budget proposals in a work session to prepare for a June 3 first reading. Major changes targeted the Sheriff’s Department with six new positions cut and three new cars vetoed, and capital spending slashed from 23 000 to 7 900. Salary rules were settled to limit across the board raises, with specific higher pay kept for some under 5 200 earning. The administrator position salary was set at 23 000 and the administrative assistant post was deleted unless requested by the new administrator.
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Sheriff's Department
Cook
Warm Weather Expected in Aiken Area Tomorrow
Aiken area forecast shows hot conditions with a 20 percent chance of rain today, 10 percent tonight, and 30 percent tomorrow. Highs near 9 after a mid 60s overnight, with winds mainly northeast tonight and southeast around 10 mph tomorrow.
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Aiken
Judicial reform eyed in South Carolina cab for courts
Second Judicial Circuit Judge Rodney Peeples weighs reform that would create district courts parallel to existing circuits. The plan would shift some criminal and civil cases to districts, add divisions like family and traffic court, and require state remittance of county fines. Peeples criticizes a 180 day trial target as too limiting and supports more judges in backlog counties.
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Second Judicial Circuit
Rodney Peeples
S.C
Volkswagen
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Greenville
Richland
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Columbia
Ford calls for plan to remove federal controls on oil
President Ford urges Congress to consider a plan to end federal controls on domestic oil prices within 18 to 24 months. Officials warn of higher gasoline costs and expect OPEC to raise prices 10 to 15 percent this autumn. Congress splits along party lines over energy action.
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