Gloom in Aiken Mortgage Market Despite New Funds
Real estate and lending firms in Aiken face a weak housing market as Ford Administration funds fail to boost sales of existing homes. High rates and usury limits curb lending while savers seek tax-free incentives, slowing December activity for area builders and brokers.
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Ford Administration
Aiken
Ford
Gorman Williams
Williams-Skeen Real Estate Agency
South Carolina
William Johnson
Pal Federal Saving Loan Association
Eulalie Rutledge
Eulalie Salley & Co
Doris Chesser
Perry
Houndslake Corporation
Houndslake
Don Murphree
Southern Mortgage Co
Southern Mortgage
Federal Home Administration
Veterans Administration
Murphree
Johnson
Greyhound Drivers Strike Shuts Down Carolinas Terminals
Greyhound Bus Lines workers walk out in a national total work stoppage after contract expiration. In Charlotte about 60 drivers and staff join the strike, with roughly 150 employees at the Columbia terminal affected.
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Associated Press
Greyhound
Carolinas
Greyhound Bus Lines
Charlotte
Columbia Greyhound
Ford Meets Emperor Hirohito in Tokyo Visit
President Ford, in the first U.S. presidential trip to Japan, met Emperor Hirohito and assured Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of a stable US agricultural imports supply. Ford invited the emperor to visit the United States next year, an invitation Kissinger said was accepted.
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Tokyo
Ford
Japan
Hirohito
Kakuei Tanaka
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Pioneer II Probe Faces Extreme Jupiter Radiation
Pioneer 11 will approach Jupiter within 26 600 miles on December 3, exposing the spacecraft to radiation greater than any prior mission. If damaged, it could jeopardize the planned 1979 Saturn rendezvous and the probe’s interplanetary voyage. Launched 20 months ago, Pioneer 10 trails its twin and previously flew 82 000 miles above Jupiter, revealing unexpected planetary science. The new mission targets polar regions of the giant planet.
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Washington
Jupiter
Explorer
Solar System
Saturn
Growing Lines Reflect The Times At Food Stamp Office
Social Services Director Richard T Poore notes longer lines at the Williams Street Food Stamp office as layoffs and economic slowdown affect demand. He cites Jackson Sportwear reduced hours and a construction slow-down as factors driving more people to apply for stamps.
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Williamsburg Street
Social Services
Richard T. Poore
Jackson Sportwear
Father in Philippine embassy hostage drama releases son
A father, Napoleon Lechoco, held the Philippine ambassador and a wounded aide hostage for about 12 hours to secure the release of his son from the Philippines. He tossed his gun from a second floor window and surrendered after learning his son had left the country by airliner. FBI took him into custody and he faced assault charges. President Marcos had urged a peaceful resolution and pledged his son would be allowed to leave.
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Washington
Philippines
Napoleon Lechoco
Philippine Chancery
Eduardo Z. Romualdez
Jose Naldo
Manila
United States
Quezon City
Gary R. Alexander
Lechoco
Marcos
Romualdez
Naldo
Lagdameo
New Mexico
Judge weighs challenge to HCA certificate of need
Judge Frank Eppes heard a petition for judicial review of a Certificate of Need granted to Hospital Corporation of America in Aiken County. Plaintiffs Brooks Shepherd Lipe and Karraker argue procedural irregularities and claim DHEC failed to follow law and regulations. The hearing, led by DHEC attorney J Walter McLeod, included debate over the applicant’s right to appeal and planning council recommendations. a ruling is expected next week.
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Frank Eppes
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Aiken County
Second Judicial Circuit Court
R.A. Brooks
H. Lawson Shepherd
Robert O. Lipe
Mildred J. Karraker
DHEC
J. Walter McLeod
Walter McLeod
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Eppes
Mary Kosinski
Brooks
Shepherd
Lipe
Karraker
Kosinski
Lower Savannah River
No Parking Signs Popped Up on Hoods Lane Road
Construction crews widen drainage on Laurens forcing southbound traffic through the narrow Hoods Lane. Fourteen signs remind drivers to curb parking to accommodate the added flow.
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Hoods Lane
Laurens
Wendell Hal
Breakfast To Kick Farm City Week In Aiken
A bullshooters breakfast Friday opens Farm City Week in Aiken with Roy Copland of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture as guest speaker. The statewide observance November 22 to 28 urges urban and farm sectors to partner in progress.
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Aiken
Roy Copland
South Carolina
Mar
No Mass Layoffs at Fiberglas
George Brelsford, personnel head of Owens Corning Fiberglas, denies rumors of hundreds of layoffs. He confirms an activity reduction of about 70 workers and adds he hopes business improves.
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Fiberglas
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
George Brelsford
Brelsford
Fog to drizzle to showers forecast update
Morning fog shifts to gloom and drizzle then showers this afternoon. Weather bureau shows a 30 percent rain probability today, 60 percent tonight, and 50 percent tomorrow. Showers taper off tomorrow with partial clearing expected.
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Weather Bureau
Home Building Slumps Amid Company Cuts and Steel Contractions
U S home building permits drop to 802000, lowest since December 1966, signaling further deterioration. Chrysler plans substantial December plant closings with many layoffs as 50 000 cars cut from Q4 output. U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel cut production amid miners strike, while Fed eases money supply restraints, raising targets to 4 3/4 to 6 3/4 percent.
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Chrysler Corp
Lynn Townsend
Townsend
Chrysler
Migrants Testify in Peonage Trial in Johnston
Prosecution calls migrant workers and local merchants in U S District Court in Greenville after three Black defendants Roosevelt Band Cleveland Williams and Leroy Alford Jr face charges of conspiring to force seven white peach pickers into involuntary servitude at a Batesbury area camp. Merchants described attempted returns to the camp and a white man showing back bandages as protection requests surfaced.
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Greenville
U. S
Edgefield County
Johnston
Dan Arthur
Roosevelt Band
Cleveland Williams
Leroy Alford Jr
Batesbury
Raymond Fox
Fox
Arthur
Patrick Sullivan
Writer Rode With Wanted Man By Dallas Journalist
Atlanta writer Sandy Fawkes recounts a dangerous encounter with a charming stranger who turned out to be a wanted criminal. The trip from Atlanta toward Miami dissolves into fear as arrests, parole jumps, a stolen car, and a chilling confession emerge.
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Darrel Golden
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