Aiken County Beats National Slump in Business Barometer
Local dealers builders and lenders report a milder downturn in Aiken County than national trends. Foreclosures rise slightly with real estate loans tight but permits and hiring hold steady. Car repairs surge as buyers seek efficiency and savings amid cautious optimism.
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Aiken Standard
Clerk of Court
Aiken County
Catawba Newsprint Co
Detroit
Los Angeles
Aiken
du Pont
Graniteville Co
Owens-Corning
South Carolina
Greenville
Richland
Greenwood
Lexington
S.C
Tape Location Given To Judge In Knowles Case
Attorney Sheldon Yavitz identified the location of a taped dairy tied to Florida parolee Paul John Knowles. He said the tapes were secured in a safe at his housekeeper's quarters in Miami. Two deer hunters reported finding the bodies of a Florida highway patrolman and a Delaware businessman linked to Knowles’ alleged hostage killings.
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Macon, Ga
Sheldon Yavitz
Florida
Paul John Knowles
Yavitz
U.S. District Court
Wilbur D. Owens
Miami
Fla
Delaware
Knowles
FBI Finds About 2.2 Million From Historic Chicago Cash Heist
Federal and local officials disclose that roughly 2.2 million of 4.3 million stolen in the October cash heist, the largest in US history, is recovered buried in fresh cement under a West Side basement. The bungalow owner is Dorothy Marrera, grandmother of one of six men charged.
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Chicago
FBI
West Side
Dorothy Marrera
Ford Receives Massive Welcome in Seoul During Korea Trip
President Ford drew a crowd estimated between one and two million in Seoul as he arrived and then visited American troops near the frontier. Korean police counted about 2 million flag waving supporters while U.S. reporters estimated a crowd of roughly a million, comparable to Johnsons 1966 turnout.
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Seoul
South Korea
Ford
North Korea
Johnson
British Airliner Hijacked To Tunis
Palestinian gunmen hijacked a British airliner and forced it to land in Tunis. A Beirut guerrilla group vowed to kill Europeans onboard unless two Arab hijackers are freed from a Dutch prison. Security sealed Carthage Airport perimeter and barred access to unauthorized civilians and would be passengers.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Beirut
Carthage
South Carolina rattled by minor statewide earthquake
A 4.5 magnitude quake struck at 12:26 a.m. EST, felt across the state from Charleston to Edgefield. No damage or injuries reported. public safety officials received a few calls and one burglar alarm was triggered as residents recalled three months of quakes.
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Aiken
South Carolina
J. Carroll Busbee
Cain Named Laison Officer For Statehouse
Former state representative C. Marshall Cain of Aiken was named legislative liaison officer by Governor-elect James B. Edwards. Cain, who sought a fourth term, lost to Irene K. Rudnick in District 85. He will aid the governor in formulating proposals and passing them through the General Assembly while commuting from Aiken to Columbia during weeks.
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C. Marshall Cain
Aiken
James B. Edwards
Cain
Irene K. Rudnick
General Assembly
South Carolina
Lybrand, Rich, Cain & Simons
Columbia
Pentagon to shutter bases cut 11 600 civilian jobs nationwide
The Pentagon announced a coast-to-coast realignment cutting about 11 600 civilian positions and transferring 11 500 Army and Air Force personnel over 22 years. Only two major bases close Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia and Ellington Air Force Base in Houston. Officials promise aid to displaced workers.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Tex
Air Force and Defense Supply Agency
Indigent care debate travels through Aiken County board
Former Aiken County commissioner L J Murphy defends the indigent care plan after hospital board chairman Dr George A Poda calls it a dismal failure. Jo Ann Price explains the no payment policy for outpatient and maternity cases while Murphy notes costs rose under the new per patient plan and cites the Mattie Hall Fund as a partial offset.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County Hospital
Jo Ann Price
L.J
Larry) Murphy
Murphy
George A. Poda
Hospital Board of Trustees
Poda
Board of Commissioners
Mattie Hall
Mattie Hall Fund
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken Rotary Club Credits Plane Load for Honduras Aid
President Jack Livingston says the Aiken Rotary Club earned credit for the entire plane load of food and clothing sent to hurricane victims in Honduras after all boxes carried their name. Elder Will Kowarsch notes his garden corn fed his family, and jokes about okra and oysters.
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Aiken Rotary Club
Honduras
Jack Livingston
Mucho Gracias
Will Kowarsch
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Aiken
Kowarsch
Man on Welfare Urges Governors to Open Homes to Seniors
Everett resident Joe Kappler invites six governors to open state mansions to senior citizens for Thanksgiving. Only Georgia’s Jimmy Carter plans to host. other leaders consider it while Hawaii’s Burns is ill. Kappler also hosts crab fests and donates crab, aiding about 2500 seniors. He aims to start a private business as a commercial crab fisherman and exit welfare soon.
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Everett, Wash
Joe Kappler
Kappler
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Iowa
North Carolina
Virginia
John A. Burns
Hawaii
Valley Empty Stocking Fund aids Valley families
Needy families from Vaucluse to Storm Branch will receive support from the Valley Empty Stocking Fund. Gary Walker says the fund, formerly the Lower Valley Empty Stocking Fund, aims to serve the entire valley with donations of money food toys and clothing accepted at three box addresses and local banks.
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Vaucluse
Storm Branch
Gary Walker
Lower Valley
Valley
Walker
Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Lions Club
L-B-C Jaycees
American Legion Post No 153
The
Valley Sertoma Club
Langley
S.C
Clearwater
Graniteville
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Banker's Trust
Personnel Reduced At Air Base In South Carolina
About 70 people will be transferred from Aiken Air Force Base as radar functions move to the FAA. The change reduces security needs and lowers installation manpower. Thurmond said 73 military and seven civilian staff work there, with FAA strength to be 15 to 20.
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Aiken Station
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Sen Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Air Force
Virginia
California
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Washington
Wisconsin
Sen. Thurmond
Charleston Air Force Base
49Th
New Hanover County
Charleston
South Carolina
Sunny and Mild Through This Weekend Forecast
Sunny and mild today with mid 60s highs. Tonight will be fair and cool with mid 30s lows. Saturday looks fair and mild with low 70s highs. Precipitation probability is near zero today tonight and tomorrow.
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