Spain seeks UN action over Moroccan march on Sahara
Spain asked the United Nations Security Council to deter Morocco from marching 350 000 unarmed civilians into Spanish Sahara. Ambassador Jaime de Pintes urged observers be sent to the frontier, warning the move threatens peace and Saharan self determination. Morocco denied labeling the march an invasion.
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United Nations, NY
Spain
United Nations Security Council
Morocco
Spanish Sahara
Jaime de Pintes
Council
U.N
Spanish
Colo
de Pintes
Olof Rydbeck
Sweden
White-Collar Crime Drive Aims to Curb Fraud
Justice Department officials outlined a major push against government corruption and white-collar crime. Assistant Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh said the criminal division will hire more lawyers and focus on corruption, organized crime, and white-collar cases, unless IRS co operation limits investigations and access to files.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Atty
Richard L. Thornburgh
Internal Revenue Service
Thornburgh
IRS
U S Cities Lose Population as Migration Shifts
A Census Bureau study shows major urban centers lost 16 million people to migration from 1970 to 1975, reversing earlier inflows of 352,000 from 1965 to 1970. Despite small overall mobility rate changes since the 1950s, migration has slowed compared with prior decades as Americans remain highly mobile.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Europe
Japan
Market Jumps On GNP Surge Boosts Wall Street
New York traders cheered as the GNP rose 11.2 percent annual rate in Q3, the largest in 20 years, lifting the Dow near unchanged early in the session. Westinghouse dipped to 12 1 2, Sundstrand flat at 17, Bard up 12, Holiday Inns up 1 2. Friday's volatile session left the Dow at 832.18.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
GNP
New York City
Westinghouse Electric
Sundstrand
C.R. Bard
Holiday Inns
Aiken Men Hurt In House Fire
Aiken men are treated after an early morning fire at 1612 Colleton Ave. John Pope is in critical condition, Gene Kneece and Mike Hardin are in good condition, with Kneece and Pope suffering second and third degree burns. Firefighters arrived as the home burned.
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University Hospital
Augusta
John O'Neal
Colleton Ave
Gene Kneece
Mike Hardin
John Pope
Pope
Kneece
Monday Law Talk Sparks Curiosity in Court Hall
Rumors swirl about a young lawyer aiding state cases in General Sessions Court term. Hudson Davis, an assistant attorney general from Columbia, is identified as the official involved and linked to the ongoing proceedings.
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General Sessions Court
Hudson Davis
S.C
Columbia
Two Hospitals Possible in Aiken County Legal Queries Rise
Aiken County may face the odd prospect of running two hospitals. Columbia attorney T Alexander Beard questions whether the 1972 act grants full closing authority to county officials and says public hearings are required to enact any closure.
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Columbia
Aiken County
T. Alexander Beard
West, Bendorf, Cooper and Bowen
County Board of Commissioners
Hospital Board of Trustees
Beard
Donald M. Fincke
Aiken
South Carolina
Growth 11 2 Percent GNP Rise in Third Quarter
Washington AP The gross national product rose 11.2 percent in the three months ending September the largest gain in two decades. Commerce Dept data show a $56.9 billion rise to 1,497.8 billion with a 5 percent inflation rate, while personal income grew 1.2 percent in September.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Ford
Commerce
James L Pate
Aiken Youth Dies In Bicycle Collision With Pickup
A 12 year old Aiken boy William Ross Gardner died at Aiken County Hospital when the bicycle he rode with DeWayne Cartin veered into a northbound pickup driven by Dave McGee. Cartin was injured with a fractured leg. The driver reported the bicycle crossed into the pickup’s path in a two youth collision on a noon Saturday. Coroner James L. Gregory said no inquest yet. Funeral for Gardner set at St John United Methodist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Gardner attended Milbrook Elementary. Surviving are his parents two brothers and grandparents.
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Aiken
William Ross
Billy) Gardner
Marvin Dr
Aiken County Hospital
DeWayne Cartin
Robinhood
Cartin
Dave McGee
Rt. 3
S.C
W.O. Bradley
James L. Gregory
Gardner
St. John United Methodist Church
Robert E. James
Robert W. Tanner
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Milbrook
St. John’s Church
James W. Gardner
James W. Gardner Jr
Robert W Gardner
Violet H. Gassett
Meigs
Mary Elizabeth Gardner
Hartsville
Alex Holland
Barry Pearson
Ronnie Mace
Phillip McLane
Tim Perkins
Mark Jarre
Scott Garvin Wins Aiken Standard Football Contest
Scott Garvin of 1929 Dibble Rd won this week’s Aiken Standard football contest. Garvin missed only two games. Many entries lacked names and addresses, causing some disappointment. The full results appear in tomorrow’s edition.
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Scott Garvin
Dibble Rd
Aiken
Garvin
Warming Trend To Start Tomorrow
The forecast calls for a cool night followed by a warmer day tomorrow with highs in the upper 70s. Rain chances remain near zero and winds will be light and variable tonight and tomorrow.
Three Public Hearings Set for County Ordinances in Aiken
Aiken County Board of Commissioners meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. in USC Aiken Room 107 with three public hearings on proposed ordinances and five appointments. Items include allocating 1 539 17 to County Administrator Donnie Williams and a 4 800 secretary to the administrator, plus a bid waiver for landfill cover costs and one resolution.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Usc-Aiken
Donnie J. Williams
Willams
Board of Commissioners
Huntsville
Williams
Aiken County
Clos
Langley
Fa Huber Corp
Huber
William G Lynn Jr
Aiken
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