Aiken City Council race features five candidates for three seats
Five candidates including incumbents Hastings Wyman and Q Julson Fulmer, and newcomers Frampton Durban, William Clyburn, and Robert Usher compete at large for three council seats. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday with a $600 annual salary and induction on the second Monday after the election. Durban emphasizes efficient basic services and downtown study. Usher backs programs for youth and elderly. Clyburn aims to represent all citizens. Fulmer wants continued city progress.
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Aiken
Hastings Wyman
Q. Julson Fulmer
Frampton Durban
Fulmer
Wyman
William Clyburn
Robert Usher
Durban
Clyburn
Usher
Camellia Show Entries Open in Aiken Tomorrow
The Aiken Fall Camellia Show for Novices accepts entries in the morning and opens to the public tomorrow from 1 4 30 p.m. at the F M Bank. The Boyfriend opens tonight at 8 p.m. on Malboro Street Virginia Acres theater. Alpha Omega and Beta Sigma Phi hold a rummage sale tomorrow in the Bi Lo parking lot from 10 a m to 4 p m. Santa’s sleigh may have six reindeer due to a meat shortage.
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North Augusta
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Santa
Progress in UN force talks at United Nations
Security Council members report progress on forming a U.N. military force to patrol Suez cease-fire lines. The United States and the Soviet Union remain deadlocked over which countries from the Soviet bloc and NATO may participate.
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Suez Canal
United States
Soviet Union
Protestants Blamed For Deaths in Belfast Bombings
In Belfast, Protestant extremists were blamed for a bomb that killed a Roman Catholic and for a fatal shooting that left another dead, with about a dozen wounded. A source cited retaliation for the IRA leaders’ Dublin jail helicopter rescue.
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Northern Ireland
Taliating
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
IRA
Cambodian Forces Claim Progress in Kep Drive
Cambodian armed forces say they are making progress in clearing Khmer Rouge insurgents from Kep a resort town on the south coast near the border. A military spokesman said government troops have cleared the western approaches to Kep which has been held by the Khmer Rouge since April.
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Kep
Khmer Rouge
Dollar Gains Value In Japan
The U S dollar rose five yen on the Tokyo market to 269 50 270 its highest in eight months. The dollar has gained more than three percent in two days as dealers cite the U S trade surplus and Japan's eight month adverse balance of payments plus prospects of bigger deficits from higher oil prices.
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UAW Considers Rejoining AFL-CIO Leader Says
United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock says the union weighs reaffiliation with the AFL-CIO ending a five year split with the 134 million member federation. Reservations remain over foreign policy and politics. decision rests with the UAW convention in June.
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N.Y
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Afl-Cio
Ber Labor Federation
Woodcock
UAW
Mariner 10 Ready For Launch From Cape Canaveral
Mariner 10 is set for a five month Venus Mercury mission from Cape Canaveral. A two stage Atlas Centaur rocket will lift off at 12 45 a m EST with a 98 million payload. It will fly within 3300 miles of Venus on February 5 and 625 miles of Mercury on March 29.
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Mariner 10
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Fuel Shortage Forces 50 Percent Cut in Aiken Oil
Aiken faces its first fuel oil shortage in over ten years with a 50 percent cutback in Number 2 heating oil. City Manager Roland Windham reports November gas allocation at 10,000 gallons and worries over diesel and fuel oil for landfill operations and city firetrucks.
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Judy Rich
Aiken
Roland Windham
Windham
Gasque Finds No Evidence Of Foul Play
Capt Leon Gasque of the State Law Enforcement Division said there is nothing of evidential value to reflect foul play in the fatal accident that killed the daughter of Aiken County Sheriff Paul D Grant. He emphasized the case shows no evidence of foul play and noted the inquiry continues with local officers.
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Leon Gasque
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Gasque
Jackson and Love Promise Quick Emergency Fuel Plan
Washington—Senator Henry M. Jackson and White House energy adviser John A. Love pledged swift action on an emergency plan as oil imports from nine Arab nations fall. Jackson said the crisis is worse than expected and that steps will be taken once the last ship arrives. The administration and Congress clash over several provisions of the plan.
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Windham
Washington
White House
Senate Interior Committee
Henry M. Jackson
John A. Love
United States
Jackson
Washington Democrat
Warm Aiken forecast with near 80s and rain cuts
The Aiken area enjoys sunny skies today and partly cloudy conditions tomorrow with highs near 80 and a low around 50 tonight. Rain chances are minimal while southwest winds ease tonight. Through Tuesday expect scattered showers with daytime highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the low 40s.
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Aiken
Wastewater Planning Areas Reviewed by Regional Council
The Lower Savannah Regional Council met at the USC Aiken Regional Campus to discuss four wastewater planning areas in Aiken County under a 1972 federal act. DHEC aims to designate 49 problem areas and 201 planning areas statewide with EPA funding covering 75 percent of planning costs.
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Lower Savannah
Vironmental Control
DHEC
Edisto
Savannah River
Son
Mike Burkhold
Salley - Springfield
EPA
Burkhold
Springfield
Wagener - Salley
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