OSHA Says It Learned A Lesson On Safe Outhouse Rule
Washington AP OSHA plans an outhouse safety regulation after farming uproar over a prairie privy rule. An official says the lesson from the flap was sobering and highlights gains in agricultural safety. Maynard Dolloff, adviser for agricultural affairs, comments on the regulatory experience.
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Osha
Washington
Federal Safety Agency
Labor Department
Safety and Health Administration
Maynard Dolloff
Iva Toguri D Aquinio Seeks Presidential Pardon
Iva Toguri D Aquinio of Chicago, long known as Tokyo Rose, hands a petition to San Francisco postmaster Lim P Lee during a news conference asking President Ford for a presidential pardon for her wartime treason conviction. The petition requests clemency for her broadcasts to U S servicemen from Japan in World War II.
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Iva Toguri D’aquinio
Chicago
Tokyo Rose
San Francisco
Lim P. Lee
Ford
D’aquinio
Japan
Defense manpower or weapons spending faces hard choices
A GAO study warns rising defense costs will force Congress to choose between manpower and new weapons. It notes limited manpower savings from efficiency and says larger cuts require policy changes affecting force size and pay, with implications for President-elect Carter.
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Washington
Congress
General Accounting Office
Jimmy Carter
GAO
Christians Claim Moslem Village Near Israeli Border
Christians said their Phalange forces captured Kfar Kiar near the Israeli border in house to house fighting. The Lebanese Arab Army denied the victory saying attackers were driven back to the village outskirts. In southern Beirut Palestinians loyal to Arafat clashed with guerrillas in a refugee camp.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Christian Phalange Party
Kfar Kiar
China Tests Largest Nuclear Blast in 12 Years
U S officials assess potential fallout from China's latest above ground nuclear test described as 20 times larger than the prior September explosion. EPA notes radiation may remain low if weather favors dispersion but heavy rains could raise levels over parts of the United States.
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Washington
China
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
British compromise bid at Rhodesia talks in Geneva
British chairman Ivor Richard proposed a new path to end the Rhodesia dispute at Geneva. He met with Patriotic Front leaders Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe to discuss a one year transition to black rule. Richard called the plan thoughts to aid conference movement and withheld details.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Rhodesia
Ivor Richard
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Richard
Gilmore To Return To Cell In Utah Prisons Row
Gary Gilmore, 35, hospitalized after a sleeping pill overdose in what officials call an apparent death by own action pact with girlfriend Nicole Barrett. He is expected to be returned to Death Row at Utah State Prison, with his execution delay efforts continuing. He later developed pneumonia.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
State Pardons Board
Utah State Prison
Nicole Barrett
Aiken High Junior Follies Balcony Seats Priced Higher
The article notes balcony seats now cost 50 cents more than downstairs in the Aiken High Junior Follies. Gov Busbee reportedly orders Georgians to eat peanut butter sandwiches for Thanksgiving as turkey sent to Washington, per press secretary Robert L Liming and Gov James B Edwards.
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Aiken High
Robert L. Liming
James B. Edwards
George Busbee
Washington
Judges Rule Constitutional Massage Parlor Law Enforced
The Fourth Circuit upheld South Carolina's massage parlor law authorizing SLED licensing and periodic inspections. Aiken County Sheriff Grant said enforcement will proceed with department and SLED oversight, despite past restraining orders. The act also bans cross sex masseuses and provides appeals considerations for operators.
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Aiken
Paul D. Grant
Grant
S.C. General Assembly
SLED
Solomon Blatt Jr
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
United Health Clubs
Federal
Hugh Mann
GNP Output Revised Downward Amid Trade Slump
Government lowers fall quarter GNP growth to 3.8 percent citing weaker foreign trade. Third quarter growth was 4 percent with inflation at 4.2 percent. Fed chair Burns opposes a tax cut now, leaving open a possible cut if the economy stalls further.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Hubbell to Expand Aiken Plant Hire 70 to 100 Jobs
Harvey Hubbell Inc plans a major expansion at its Aiken facility on Richland Avenue Extension. The project should create 70 to 100 new local jobs with training starting this month and operations expanding to remanufacture air conditioning and refrigeration compressors for York Carrier and Trane. The Phoenix remanufacturing unit will support the growth, with total earnings projected around 200 million this year and a 16 million profit.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken
Harvey Hubbell Inc
Fred R. Dusto
Hubbell
Wakin
Dusto
Orange
York
Carrier
Trane Dusto
Richland Avenue
Hermetic Refrigeration Co., Inc
Phoeniix, Ariz
Hubbell Company
Conn
Harvey Hubbell
Headstart Project Reviewed For CAC Board Meeting
The Aiken County CAC reviewed the Headstart program and accepted a non grant Program Progress Review. CAC chairwoman Mrs. Kermit W. Oberlin noted the review explains CAC activities and spending. Pat Taylor outlined 120 preschoolers from disadvantaged families in Salley as part of a community based operation.
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Aiken County Community Action Commission
CAC
Kermit W
Diana) Oberlin
Oberlin
PPR
Pat Taylor
Salley
Taylor
Pleasant Weekend Forecast For Aiken Area
Forecasters expect sunny skies with a high in the 70s for tomorrow in the Aiken area. Tonight will be fair with a low in the upper 30s. Saturday looks partly cloudy with a chance of rain on Sunday.
Breakfast Kickoff Opens Farm City Week in Aiken County
Aiken County observes National Farm City Week with an 8 a.m. kick off breakfast at Demasi's Restaurant and a 1:30 p.m. Sun set Arena tour of local sites. Activities include tours of Beech Island facilities Pepperidge Farm and Graniteville development film, plus Century Farms honors for families like Albert J. and Susan S. Brodie and more.
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Aiken County
Demasi
Aiken High School
Estelle Muse
Sunset Arena
Silver Bluff Road
Galphin Murray
Beech Island
Beech Island Agricultural Club
Pepperidge Farm
Therm-O-Disc
Gregg Civic Center
Graniteville Co
Century Farms
South Carolina
Farm City
Albert J
Susan S Brodie Perry
Grady A. McKimurray Jr
North Augusta
Heinrick N. Salley
Salley
Emma
Gretchen
Louise Salley Salley
Rennie McDonald Salley
Aiken
Almira T
Harry A. Wiles
H.C. Davis
Scottland Farm
Kiwanis International
S.C. Agricultural Council
Dan Crosland
Evening Community Schedule Highlights
Today events include a vasectomy clinic at Midland Valley Shopping Center from 5 to 8 pm. At 7 pm the Newcomers Club Board Meeting and the Aiken Chess Club meet at Virginia Acres. Duplicate Bridge starts 7:30 pm at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse and AA meets at 8:30 pm on Linden Street.
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Midland Valley
Newcomers Club
Aiken
Virginia Acres
Senior Citizens
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Jimmy Davis
St. Angela Academy
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