Mileage Fluctuations in CAC Transport Billlandmark Case
An Aiken Standard investigation into the Aiken County Community Action Commission CAC and DSS transport reveals a weekly $225.16 per client mileage claim for a single medical client from Johnston to Aiken. The record shows wide daily mileage variances from 53 to 102 miles for the same trip with a 40 mile round trip, and vouchers approved by the Aiken DSS office cover single client trips totaling 18 366 miles for 9 550 32 in the 1974 fiscal year.
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Department of Social Services
DSS
Johnston
Aiken
Aiken County Community Action Commission
CAC
Columbia
New Ellenton
Barnwell
Augusta
Charleston
James A. Poor
Thomas G
Shirley) Rish
Iken Count 35 Nearer Aiken Public Library
A concise item noting count of 35 near Aiken S public library on June 19, 75. Details are fragmentary, but the reference points to a local event or listing at the library. Further specifics are unreadable in the OCR snippet.
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IKEN
Aiken, S
Price Quizzed On Van Usage At AAUW Meeting
A panel at the AAUW meeting questioned John A Price about Aiken CAC transportation services. Burrell W Whitley cited a two week period with 17 vans in operation and noted concern that vans appeared with drivers but no passengers.
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Aiken County Community Action Commission
John A Price
CAC
Burrell W Whitley
Greater Aiken
Whitley
Group Demands Representation for East Central Georgia HSA
About 70 residents crowded a Thomson hearing on forming the East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency Inc. HEW approval will decide incorporation. The 30 member governing board includes 14 providers and 16 consumers with appointments split among regional commissions and elections, sparking calls for broader consumer group representation.
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Thomson ,Ga
East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency, Inc
HSA
Aiken County
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Thomson
Lower Savannah
Kissinger Denies Involvement in Ford Aide Shakeup
Secretary Kissinger says he was not consulted before Ford replaced top defense and national security aides. He notes differences with James Schlesinger over technical SALT issues and other matters, stemming from strong minds on both sides.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
Kissinger
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Unions Press Bill to Let National Site Closures
Organized labor urges approval of a Senate cloture vote on a House passed bill granting unions power to close entire construction sites over subcontractor disputes. The measure would override a 1951 Supreme Court ruling and allows picketing whole sites, not just the involved firm.
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Washington
Organized Labor
House
Senate
Supreme Court
High Court
Independence Sparks Near Clash as Angola Gains Freedom
Ri val guerrilla armies threaten Luanda on independence day as Portugal exits. The MPLA rules the capital with Soviet backing while FNLA advances 12 miles north and UNITA along with FNLA push 50 miles south, risking armed confrontation in central Angola.
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Luanda
Angola
Portugal
Lisbon
MPLA
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
FNLA
National Front
China
Zaire
UNITA
National Union For the Total Independence of
Debris Found Near Edmund Fitzgerald Site in Lake Superior
Debris including lifejackets and an oar were spotted about 13 miles north of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior as Coast Guard teams search for the Edmund Fitzgerald. The freighter, carrying 28 to 30 crewmen, reported taking on water at 7 10 p.m. Monday while storms produced 25 foot waves and 75 mph gusts.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
Arthur M. Anderson
Whitefish Point
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Edmund Fitzgerald
Soliah Pleads Innocent In Bank Robbery Case
Steven Soliah, 27, pleaded innocent in U S District Court to a bank robbery charge. A woman customer was killed during the crime. Hearst associate Patricia Hearst had said she once lived with him. He spoke two words when entering the plea before Judge Phillip C Wilkins.
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Sacramento
Calif
Steven Soliah
Patricia Hearst
Soliah
U.S. District Court
Phillip C. Wilkins
Not guilty plea linked to Ford assassination trial
The judge scheduled a January 8 hearing to confirm a January 20 trial date. The case was initially assigned to U. S. District Court Judge Thomas MacBride, who was in another court presiding over Lynette Fromme’s trial for attempting to assassinate President Ford.
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U.S. District Court
Thomas MacBride
Lynette Fromme
Ford
No Time Limit Set On Aiken Case
The second judicial circuit solicitor said the investigation into the record books held by Cleo Scott, Registrar of Mesne Conveyance for Aiken County, hinges on the State Attorney General’s review. Sheriff’s deputies removed the daily books for study after auditors found unexplained discrepancies. Mrs. Scott previously served as clerk of court until last July.
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Second Judicial Circuit
Cleo Scott
Aiken County
State Attorney General's
C. LaVaun Fox
Aiken County to name panel on courthouse renovation
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will study forming a nine member committee to explore renovating the Aiken County Courthouse. Three appointees will come from the board, three from the circuit judge, and three from the Aiken County Bar Association.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County
Usc-Aiken
Aiken County Bar Association
Weather forecast hints at rain tomorrow in Camden
The region may see rain by tomorrow with a 50 percent chance and a 30 percent chance tonight. Temperatures are expected to reach the lower 70s tomorrow, with tonight’s low in the upper 40s. Colonial Cup fans should expect slightly cooler weather for the weekend in Camden.
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Camden
Franco Develops Lung Problems After Major Operation
In Madrid Spain Gen Francisco Franco has developed lung complications possibly signaling bronchial pneumonia. Information Minister Leon Herrera said the latest medical bulletin notes a lung edema and small congestive spots four days after a major abdominal operation.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Leon Herrera
Franco
Drainage Complaints At City Council Meeting
Kershaw Street residents voiced ongoing drainage problems after new and returning council members were sworn in by City Clerk E. Hendrix. Residents petitioned about standing water and odor as only partial action had been taken. City officials noted the area needs storm drainage work and water drains both from street to property and vice versa.
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Kershaw Street
H_ Odell Weeks
H. Odell Weeks
R.S. Perry Jr
Howard M. Hickey Jr
E. Hendrix
Weeks
Perry
Hickey
Lloyd Olsen
Hyland Brooks
City Council
Wyatt Johnson
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Trey E. Howard
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Clarke County
Charles Yeorgin
Elberton Ga
Board of Commissioners
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