Community invites GIs for Thanksgiving in Aiken area
Sol Cohen announces a USO revival inviting GIs from Ft. Gordon to stay with local families in Aiken. Interested families may contact Cohen at 648 8256. The piece mentions Aiken’s famed wartime hospitality and urges local readers to visit Langley Pond and consider routing via Aiken Augusta Highway.
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Sol Cohen
CSRA
USO Council
Ft. Gordon
Aiken
Cohen
Aiken County
Aiken - Augusta
Langley Pond
Rebozo Sues Post Over Libel Claim
C G Bebe Rebozo, a close Nixon associate, files a $10 million libel suit in federal court against The Washington Post. He alleges the Oct 25 article falsely claimed he cashed $91 500 in stolen stocks in 1968 after being told they were stolen.
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Miami
Fla
C.G
Bebe’ Rebozo
Nixon
Washington Post
Rebozo
Post
Biscayne
Gurney Supporter Pleads Guilty in Florida Probe
Larry E. Williams a former fundraiser for Senator Edward Gurney pleads guilty to two felonies and agrees to testify for the government in the Gurney finances probe. Williams 29 of Orlando received immunity in exchange for cooperation and says he collected over 300000 dollars in cash from government contractors for a secret Gurney Boosters Fund.
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MIAMI
Edward Gurney
R-Fla
Gurney
Miami Herald
the Herald
Larry E. Williams
Orlando
Williams
News Strike Ends at The Daily News in New York
The New York Daily News resumed publication after a two day strike ended. About 1,000 editorial, commercial and other employees represented by the New York Newspaper Guild voted overwhelmingly to approve managements contract offer. The guild leader called the deal the best possible under current conditions.
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NEW York
Daily News
New York Newspaper Guild
the News
News Guild
Peter McLaughlin
Testimony Against Ford Rejected by Senate Rules
The Senate Rules Committee rejected the testimony of former lobbyist Robert N. Winter-Berger who claimed to pay cash to Vice President-designate Gerald Ford for an official position. Winter-Berger stood by his story despite admitting his original account was incorrect. Committee Chairman Howard W. Cannon said they did not consider him a credible witness after a day of closed doors.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Robert N. Winter-Berger
Rules Committee
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Winter- Berger
Liberal Hopes On Line In England
In England and Scotland special elections are held to fill four House of Commons seats. The Liberals aim to gain balance of power as public anger grows with both major parties. Conservatives hold three seats, Laborites one, and polls show Liberal gains narrowing the gap with both.
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England
London
House of Commons
Liberal
Edward Heath
Harold Wilson
Liberals
Smothers Brothers Back Together in Reno comeback
The Smothers brothers perform together again after three years in Reno Nevada. They seek to shed their political satire image and explain they have never been solely political satirists, as they preview their new act at local supper clubs.
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Reno, Nev
Smothers Brothers
Tom
Viet government pulls back along Cambodian border regions
About 400 government soldiers retreat from border bases as North Vietnamese efforts to open a western supply corridor continue. Radio Saigon reports forces fall back several miles to form a new defense line protecting Gia Nghia and nearby provinces while Bu Bong Bu Prang and Dak Song junctions were lost.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Radio Saigon
Gia Nghia
Quang Duc
Kien Duc and
Duc Lap
Bu Bong
Bu Prang
Dak Song
Kien Duc
Improving Downtown Areas and Stimuli for Starters
The passage notes key motivators for a starter group including leakage of trade to nearby cities suburban shopping center threats and the aim to attract industrial jobs. It advises a short term attainable starter task broken into two parts with clear beginnings and ends to create a sense of accomplishment within an overall plan. Financing is highlighted as a key need in downtown changes.
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Foster
TVA
Kissinger Seeks Authority to Tackle Middle East Crisis
Secretary of State Kissinger ends Egypt mission as Sisco meets Israeli leaders amid reports of a compromise on the Middle East crisis. Talks span Cairo Jerusalem Amman and Riyadh with focus on aid to the encircled Egyptian 3rd Army and cease-fire planning.
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Associated Press
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Middle East
Kissinger
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
Joseph J. Sisco
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
Israel
Meir
Sisco
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Canal
Raelis
Kissingers
Hussein
Amman
Faisal
Riyadh
Yigal Allon
Moshe Dayan
Maariv
Washington
United Nations
West Bank
Red Sea
Nixon seeks emergency powers to ration fuel and speed up energy plan
President Nixon urged Congress to grant emergency powers for rationing gasoline and oil, shortening work weeks, lowering highway speeds, and year round Daylight Saving Time. He set 1980 for energy self sufficiency and warned of shortages as Arab cutoffs bite.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Congressional
Con
United States
Weather forecast and energy rationing measures discussed
Aiken area expects mostly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 60s and a chance of rain today tonight and tomorrow. Rain chances rise to 70 percent tonight and tomorrow with variable winds. Outlook through Monday calls for partly cloudy skies rain likely Saturday with 60s highs and 50s to 30s overnight by Monday. Officials outline contingency plans for gasoline and heating oil rationing with a decision due by December or January and new authority sought to switch power plants from oil to coal if needed.
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Aiken
John A. Love
Love
Robert B. Docking
Kansas
Nixon
Middle East
Arab Nations
Friends of Israel
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
United States
Recount Set For City Council Third Seat Fight
The Aiken Election Commission will recount all votes tonight at City Hall to determine the winner between Frampton Durban and Q Julson Fulmer for the third City Council seat. Durban led by one vote after a labeling error was corrected, with 1,156 to 1,155.
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Aiken
City Election Commission
Frampton Durban
Q. Julson Fulmer
City Hall
William Clyburn
Hastings Wyman
Fulmer
Durban
South Carolina
Election Commission
Eugene England
England
Robert Usher
Ron Royal
Williams Sears
WP Walke
Joseph Harley George Durban
Frampton
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Ellen Smith
Buster Smith
North Augusta
Raymond Walters
Tom Greene
Buena Vista Tennis Courts
Jimmy the Greek
Rebozo Suing Post
Ford
RVN
Mideast
Suez City
the Election Commission
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