South Boundary Oaks Get Reprieve
The oaks along South Boundary were spared after SCE&G officials pledged to raise 30 power poles and keep minimum clearance so trees can grow without risking service. John Elliott and H O Lehman of the Aiken Park Commission met with SCE&G to preserve the trees, with height increases to begin in 1976 over several years to limit costs and interruptions.
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South Boundary
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Sce&g
John Elliott
H.O. Lehman
Aiken Park Commission
PLO Chief Arafat Heads to New York for UN Debate
Yasir Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization travels to New York with a 17 member PLO delegation to take part in the United Nations Palestine debate. Security officials urge Palestinians to stay at a military base or at Governor's Island during the sessions.
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New York
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
United Nations
Palestine
Beirut
Arafat
U.N. General Assembly
Coast Guard
Governor's Island
Manhattan
OAS Headquarters To Tighten Security After Bomb Blast
The Organization of American States will heighten security and close its Washington headquarters to the public for at least a week after a bomb shattered windows and punched a ceiling hole. Stuart Portner, assistant secretary for management, said police protection would also be increased. A press aide said the bomber entered the Pan American Building like a tourist, with damage estimated between 30000 and 75000 dollars.
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Washington
Organization of American States
Stuart Portner
Ters
Pan American Building
White House
Thomas J. Stone
OAS
Nixon health improving as doctors plan panel
Nixon health improving as a federal judge prepares to appoint a panel of doctors to examine the former president. Anticoagulation therapy, resumed over the weekend, follows his October 29 phlebitis surgery and related shock. Memorial Hospital spokesman Norman Nager said the anticoagulants were likely restarted but confirmation came from Dr. Lungren was unavailable.
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Long Beach
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Norman Nager
Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Nixon
Nager
John C. Lungren
Japanese Leader Denies Financial Wrongdoing
Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka denied guilt in financial matters during a televised conference. He promised a paragraph by paragraph rebuttal of Bungei Shinju magazine allegations and said he would resign if unable to clear his name amid disclosures and a report on U S Navy ships visiting Japanese ports with nuclear weapons aboard.
Duck Calls Signal FBI Extortion Threat in Portland
FBI says an extortionist threatened to blackout the Portland metro area using Morse code via a Citizens Band radio. Direction finders tied signals to David W Heesch and Sheila Heesch, who face federal charges and were to appear in court with $100,000 bail each for mailing a threatening communication.
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Portland
Ore
FBI
David W Heesch
Sheila
Heesch
Unsettled Weather With Showers Tonight and Warmer Sky
Forecast calls for a 20 percent rain chance today with clouds keeping temperatures under 70. Tonight parts of the region face a 40 percent shower chance while tomorrow brings a 30 percent rain risk and gusty, cooler winds.
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Weather Bureau
Loitering Finds Lead to Stolen Goods at Old Post Office
Schofield High School students Ronnie Mashey and Lee Templeton found an unlocked post office door and discovered a desk slide projector and drill set inside. Police uncovered 20 checks totaling about $1,000 co signed and ready to cash. Ronnie said he wanted to help. Meanwhile Chesterfield Street youths enjoy storm drains, dirt heaps, large pipes, and tree roots as they play amid ongoing construction.
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Schofield High School
Ronnie Mashey
Lee Templeton
Ronnie
Chesterfield Street
Robbery at Kwik Shop Nets $100, Two Suspects Sought
Two unidentified black males robbed the Kwik Shop at Colleton and Charleston Streets Friday at about 9 45 p m. They ordered the attendant to open the cash register and fled on foot with about $100, one carrying a small caliber pistol. Detectives were assigned. no arrests reported.
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Colleton
Charleston
Aiken
Evelyn Gote
O.W. Ray
Carroll Heath
Jackie D. Key
Tail City
Ind
Bryan Shores
Locke Lane
Board Chairman Praises County Voters On Hospital Vote
Harold V. Graybeal of the Aiken County Board of Commissioners commends voters for denying an 11 million tax expenditure for a county hospital and supporting a modern acute care facility. He notes the decision will add about 260 thousand dollars in county revenue annually and over 60 thousand for the city of Aiken, while attracting doctors and improving medical services.
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Aiken County
Graybear
Aiken
Tapes to be played in Watergate trial without mistrial
U S District Judge John J Sirica denied requests for a separate trial and a mistrial for two Watergate co defendants as prosecutors prepared to play 26 White House tapes. The tapes include the last Nixon resignation tape and a Gemstone reference. The court also entered an inaudible tag for Gemstone. The Supreme Court declined to hear arguments to invalidate the indictments of six cover up defendants. A Nixon diary entry shows a June 23 meeting between Nixon and Haldeman.
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Washington
John J. Sirica
Watergate
Sirica
White House
Richard M. Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Special Prosecutor's
H.R Haldeman
Parkinson
Mitchell
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
William O. Bittman
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
H. R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Grand Jury
Congress
Nixon
Aiken County Commission Opens First Meeting At USC Aiken
Newly elected Aiken County Board of Commissioners will convene for the first time in regular session at USC Aiken on the campus at 8 p.m. They will elect a vice chairman and review appointments to a hospital utilization task force. The board will consider 47 228 dollars for paving and library renovations at USC Aiken and a fund transfer to cover a blanket bond premium. A holiday vacation plan is on the agenda.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
USC
Aiken
Usc-Aiken
Department of Purchasing and Accounting
Aiken Trustees Tour HCA Hospital in Frankfort
Six Aiken County Hospital Trustees and staff visited the King’s Daughters Memorial hospital in Frankfort, owned by HCA. They toured private rooms with full baths and TVs, noted services like Nuclear Medicine and Physical Therapy, and observed emergency rooms with dedicated alcohol, cardiac, and psychiatric suites. They stressed indigent care policy and praised the facility as a model for potential local hospital competition.
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Aiken County Hospital Board of Trustees
Frankfort
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Thomas Frist
Kentucky
Aiken
King’s Daughters Memorial
Charlotte Cassels
Eleanor Krisch
Wesley Summers
Oscar Simpson
Aiken County
Audrey Williams
Sam Nesbit
Nesbit
Frankfort Hospital
Augusta
Buchmiller Wins Grid Contest
TJ Buchmiller won the college football contest after missing one game but matching the tie breaker by guessing 51 points. The actual tie breaker was 39 points, with Leroy Edison Graniteville WR Yelton 819 Calhoun and Jeff Arnold 3035 Congaree Ave also missing one game.
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TJ Buchmiller
Williams Dr Buchmiller
Leroy Edison
Graniteville
Yelton
Calhoun
Jeff Arnold
Congaree Ave
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South Boundary Oaks
Nixon Health
Heath
H.E
Buddy’ Platt
Paul Jennings
Kwik-Shop
Aiken Northwest By-Pass
Wendell Hall
County Hospital
Debby Wendel
Commission
Kentucky Hospital
HCA Hospital
Buchmiller
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