Growth Pushes Aiken Toward More Housing and Services
City officials report rising demand in the Aiken area with 407 electrical hook ups since January and 15 to 20 new accounts weekly. DuPont and Kimberly Clark anchors add to growth as workers relocate from Ohio California and Michigan. Retirees from Florida and Canada converge on Crosland Park while Aiken faces a rental shortage and waiting lists for apartments.
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Aiken
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
DuPont
Kimberly Clark
New Ellenton
Jackson
Beech Island
Ohio
California
Michigan
Florida
Canada
Crosland Park
Africans Seek U.N. Embargo On South Africa Over Namibia
Africans press for a binding arms embargo at the United Nations Security Council to force South Africa out of Namibia. Informed sources say the Western Big Three will veto the resolution again if introduced as expected today.
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United Nations
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
Namibia
Britain
France
United States
Explosion Sows Clues as Cuban DC8 Crashes Off Bridgetown
Search vessels seek cause after a Cubana Airlines DC8 exploded and plunged into the Caribbean Sea near Bridgetown killing 78 aboard. Pilot tried to return to the airport but crashed 11 miles from the resort island. Sabotage rumored. coast guard craft assisted with no survivors. No Americans aboard.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Cubana Airlines
Caribbean
Economic advisers fear grim data ahead of election
Washington AP reports Ford's economic team fears worsening statistics will raise public anxiety and pressure Ford before the November vote. An economist expects today’s Labor Department wholesale prices report to show an increase after August’s decline, the first drop since February.
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Washington
Ford
Mist
Labor Department
Thailand Enforces Martial Law After Bangkok Clashes
Bangkok under martial law as Sangad Chalwya cracks down arresting 3000 students after deadly clashes leaving at least 26 dead and 180 wounded. Press restrictions imposed, gatherings banned, soldiers guard public buildings, capital subdued with no public opposition.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Sangad Chalwya
Humphrey Undergoes Bladder Cancer Operation
New York AP reports Hubert H. Humphrey had bladder cancer surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to assess prognosis. A final test under anesthesia inspected the diseased bladder to guide his long term outlook.
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New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rain Expected For Aiken Area Tonight And Tomorrow
Aiken area residents face a 70 percent chance of showers tonight and 40 percent tomorrow. Shower chances continue Saturday and Sunday with clearing not expected until Monday. Temperatures remain mild with highs in the 70s and tonight’s low mid 60s.
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Aiken Area
State Senate Candidates to Debate on WIS Channel 10
Eight 1976 state senate hopefuls will appear tonight on WIS Channel 10 from 8 to 9 PM for a question and answer session. Rev. Robert A. James was overheard at a county council meeting praising broadcaster Allan Taylor.
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Robert A. James
County Council
WAKN
Allan Taylor
Taylor
Aiken
WIS Channel 10
Graybeal delays hire of county administrator
Aiken County government remains in limbo after Donnie J. Williams is terminated. Chairman Harold V. Graybeal says no immediate replacement is planned with department heads running units. A new administrator may wait until after the January 1977 election, with no acting administrator expected at the October 19 meeting.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken County
Harold V. Graybeal
Donnie J. Williams
Graybeal
Williams
Tor
Board of Commissioners
Carter Earns Narrow Edge In Second Debate
AP poll surveys 1 071 voters after the second Ford Carter debate showing Carter with a narrow edge. Carter led 48 5 to 44 8 in presidential preferences and won 38 2 to 34 6 as debate winner with undetermined voters and a 2 9 margin of error. Both candidates claimed victory and scheduled third and vice presidential debates.
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San Francisco
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Associated Press
Carter
Europe
Panama Canal Zone
Chilton Research Services
Radnor
Palace of Fine Arts
Philadelphia
Williamsurg
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Bob Dole
Houston
United Way Drive Reaches 68 Percent of Goal
United Way campaign pledges total 285 222 78 dollars, or 68 percent of the 420 000 goal. Executive director Mrs Sarah Jordan notes advanced gifts and corporate donations exceed targets, with Industry I and Mills near or past milestones and a full report due at today’s meeting.
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United Way
Sarah Jordan
Park Work Begins in Downtown Aiken
The Historic Aiken Foundation has started paving removal at the Hayne Avenue Laurens Street intersection as part of a downtown revitalization. The foundation will handle landscaping planting benches while the city removes asphalt and installs a watering system without city costs beyond labor.
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Aiken City
Hayne Avenue
Laurens Street
Lynne Katonak
Aiken
Hayne Ave
Laurens St
Lonnie A
Olivia) Garvin
Historic Aiken Foundation
Michael D. Strickland
Strickland
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