Aiken County Budget Hearing Sparks Turtle Question
Tom Reames of the Aiken County Rescue Squad defended the budget before County Commissioners noting not all calls are answered. He joked about handling a turtle in a yard prompting a quip from County Administrator Ronald LaCouture. The piece also notes local honors for Myra Monk and Chrissy Monk for good citizenship at Aiken Junior High.
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Tom Reames
Aiken County Rescue Squad
Ronald LaCouture
Frank Monk
Aiken
Myra Monk
Aiken Junior High School
Chrissy
American Legion
Iceland Accused Of Aggression By Britain At UN
The United Nations received a British letter accusing Iceland of aggression for shelling the British trawler Everton last Saturday. Britain cites Iceland's 50 mile territorial waters claim last September as the dispute’s root, but no Security Council action was requested.
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United Nations, N.Y
Iceland
Britain
United Nations
Security Council
Council
U.N
Kenneth D. Jamieson
Kurt Waldheim
Nixon Mulls Gas Tax Hike Amid Campaign Pledge
The Nixon administration considers raising the federal gasoline tax by four to five cents per gallon to boost revenue and help balance the 1974 budget. Officials say a decision will come soon after consulting Congress, with Shultz noting the president must decide what is best under the circumstances.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Treasury
William Simon
George P. Shultz
Irish Go To Polls Today In Presidential Race
Irish voters in the republic and Northern Ireland cast ballots for a new president and for district councils. Tom O'Higgins leads Erskine Childers in the Republic while both are seen as suitable heads of state. the race reflects tensions between rival party camps after Fianna Fail exit.
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Republic
Northern Ireland
Tom O'Higgins
Erskine Childers
Eamon DeValera
Brooklyn
O'Higgins
Fine Gael-Labor
Fianna Fail
de Valera
Childers
Dollar Slumps to Record Low in Paris as Markets React
The US dollar fell to a new low in Paris at 43850 commercial francs and weakened in other European centers. Dealers cited light trading and Watergate fears, plus Iceland summit uncertainties between Nixon and Pompidou, as factors shaping markets amid early closures for Ascension Day.
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London
Paris
Iceland
Nixon
Pompidou
Exxon and Gulf Limit Gasoline Allocations for Summer
Exxon Co. U.S.A. and Gulf Oil Co. limit summer gasoline sales to roughly 1972 levels due to fuel shortages. Exxon expects total supplies to match 1972 sales with some growth allowance, while Gulf will cap June and July allocations to the same volumes as 1972 for premium and regular grades.
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Houston, Tex
Exxon Co
U.S.A
Gulf Oil Co
Exxon
Gulf
Canada to quit Vietnam cease-fire panel by July
Mexico France Italy and Scandinavian nations were named to replace Canada on the Vietnam cease-fire commission. The Canadian delegation chief urged selecting an Asian country instead. Ottawa announced Canada will withdraw by July 31. Michel Gauvin said the peacekeeping force has been observing a war, not a cease fire, since the truce began four months ago.
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Saigon
Mexico
France
Italy
Canada
Vietnam
Ottawa
Michel Gauvin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
County Civ Defense Plan Aims Map Shelters For Aiken Residents
Aiken County through the South Carolina Civil Defense Agency launches a program to give residents maps showing public fallout shelters and routes to reach them. Volunteers will distribute the handbook In Time of Emergency and a blow up map detailing local routes and shelter access.
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Aiken County
South Carolina Civil Defense Agency
S.C
Fred Jennings
Aiken County Board Reviews Eight Budget Proposals
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners reviewed eight budgets including a new ambulance and equipment for Paramed. They discussed a $15,000 subsidy for Wagener funeral directors aiding ambulance service and four cardiac pulmonary respirators costing $6,000. Other requests covered higher education facilities, mental health staffing, Rescue Squad needs, and civil defense director funding.
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Susan Schubert
Aiken
Commission
Cranville DeWitt
Paramed
Wagener
DeWitt
Aiken County
Robert J. Waters
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Waters
Fred Jennings
Aiken County Civil Defense Program
Wade Brodie
Jennings
Banksia Party Benefit Drives Houston Fund for Aiken Library
Friends of the Library near their $50 000 goal for Banksia in Aiken County to renovate the library and move it to Banksia with a deadline tomorrow having raised 47 078 dollars. Henry P Dyches hosted a Houston party for Aikenites contributing money and books and securing two copies of Dr Denton Cooley biography for the library.
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Friends of the Library
Banksia
Aiken County Library
G. Ashford Milner
Henry P. Dyches
Houston
Texas
Aiken
Rain Delays Indy Again At Indianapolis 500
Steady rain postponed the Indianapolis 500 for a third time after officials shifted the start from 10 a.m. to around 3 p.m. EDT. The forecast predicted rain most of the day, marking the first two day postponement in the event’s 57 year history.
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Indianapolis
Princess Anne Engaged To Commoner Mark Phillips
The engagement of Princess Anne to Mark Phillips shifts Britain's headlines from a government sex scandal. The couple, both in their early twenties, are expected to marry in the fall with November seen as likely. Phillips, a 24 year old soldier and horseman, is described as a commoner. he hails from a Wiltshire squire’s family. The union ties Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to a royal wedding for a child of the Queen.
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London
Anne
Mark Phillips
Britain
Europe
Times of London
Wiltshire
Great Somerford
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Aiken Area Forecast Sees Mild 80s With Limited Rain
The Aiken vicinity expects partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change. Highs will be in the low 80s today and tomorrow, with a low near 60 tonight. A 10 percent chance of rain and light variable to westerly winds at 5 to 10 mph are forecast through tomorrow.
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Valdosta
Aiken
Nuclear Report In Today's Issue
Aiken Standard presents a series by former Atomic Energy Commission official A. O. Gus Robinson, detailing the nuclear industry. He explains terms from the nuclear dictionary and outlines expected plant activities around the state on page 1-B.
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Aiken Standard
A.O. Gus" Robinson
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Robinson
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