Vans used for nonmedical trips raise DSS CAC concerns
Records show 12 and 15 passenger CAC vans log trips outside medical transport. Discrepancies between DSS and Aiken CAC logs include visits to Aiken State Park and food stamp offices. Noted trips involve CAC deputy director and clients, with routes between CAC office, DSS, and local stores.
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State Department of Social Services
DSS
Aiken County Community Action Commission
CAC
Aiken
Barnwell
Aiken State Park
Rea
John A. Price
Duches Building and Supply
New Ellenton
Oil Price Controls Near End as Conferees Move
Washington AP reports oil price controls near expiration with House and Senate conferees prepared to approve a compromise measure. The plan could lift fuel costs higher than earlier approved, sending prices up after a brief dip around the national elections. President Ford called on Congress to act quickly to curb price rises to spur domestic energy development.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
Charleston
W. Va
Congress Trece
Kissinger Pushes Angolan Talks for Transitional Government
Secretary of State Kissinger urged negotiation among three rival factions to form a transitional Angolan government. He ruled out U.S. recognition of the Soviet-backed Popular Movement in Luanda, noting it gained control with substantial Communist arms. Western powers and China back the other two factions holding 12 of 16 district capitals.
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Pittsburgh
Henry A. Kissinger
Angola
Pittsburgh World Affairs Council
Kissinger
U.S
Popular Movement
Luanda
China
Fights Continue Near Luanda Amid Independence Strife
Fighting raged on the outskirts of Luanda as MPLA troops battled FNLA forces north of the city while celebrations paused. MPLA governs Luanda after independence, with Agostinho Neto as president. A rival government forms in Nova Lisbon backed by UNITA and European allies.
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Luanda
Angola
Popular Movement
MPLA
National Front
FNLA
China
Zaire
Agostinho Neto
National Union
UNITA
Nova Lisbon
Franco Bleeds Internally After Surgery Setback
General Francisco Franco, 82, was reported bleeding internally with a worse prognosis after stomach surgery. Doctors issued a bulletin noting digestive hemorrhaging at that moment controlled but increased concern over his grave condition in Madrid.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Aiken County Board Seeks 14 Mill Tax Increase For Bond Debt
The Aiken County Board of Education voted to ask the legislative delegation for a 14 mill tax hike to pay bond debts. Ten mills would retire debt and release state building funds, with the same amount dropped after 10 years. Two mills would fund 12 new teachers and another two mills a $100 yearly raise, totaling gradual revenue for education improvements.
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Aiken County
Carl Shealy
RW Boylston
Emily Towler
Aiken
Towler
Proposed Tree Law Nixed in Aiken Ruling
City Attorney Henry Summerall said a proposed tree protection ordinance by the group Friends of the Woods cannot be sustained per a ruling from the South Carolina Attorney General. Summerall noted the legal opinion followed City Council referral to the Planning and Zoning Commission and involvement by Rep. Irene Rudnick and constituents seeking guidance.
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Henry Summerall
Aiken
S. C. Attorney General
Columbia
Friends of the Woods
Planning and Zoning Commission
Summerall
Irene K. Rudnick
Attorney General's Office
Rudnick
Commissioners To Meet At Courthouse
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will meet tonight at 7 pm in the Aiken County Courthouse. Some members plan to attend the pro Revenue Sharing rally in Washington DC on Nov 18, which affects the regular meeting schedule.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County
USCA
Washington, D.C
Weather to Cool Off This Week
The forecast calls for windy conditions as the weather cools tonight and tomorrow with a high in the mid 60s after an overnight low around 50.
Aiken girl chosen as weekend baby sitter from California
Julie Jimnies receives a call to babysit for Frank and Mrs Lock while they are away. At the Boy Scout Awards dinner Jones Huskey praises Ron Henderson as District Chairman. Huskey notes the DECA Club sells flavored pens to students, a harmless fund-raiser with cherry, orange and grape flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
California
Julie Jimnies
Frank Lock
West
Julie
Jones Huskey
Ron Henderson
Huskey
Ron
Nare
Deca Club
Wallace officially enters 1976 race for Democratic nomination
Gov. George Wallace declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in Montgomery and blasted the national party leadership. He touted polls as backing him as the leading candidate and promised a vigorous campaign through the 1976 primaries, arguing for middle class focus and leadership in Washington.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
White House
Wallace
National Democratic Party
National Party
America
Democratic Party
Washington
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Nicole Rene Price
G. Raymond Price
Murry Sill
Leon Myrick
Serre
School Board
Hears Self
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Rogers C.B. Morton
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Israel
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