Ford plan to equalize oil prices nationwide
Rep Robert H Steele says the Ford administration will announce a program to equalize oil prices. Treasury Secretary William E Simon told him the plan, to take effect in December, allows importers to buy price controlled domestic oil at 5.25 dollars per barrel and sell tickets to domestic refiners dependent on high priced oil.
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Hartford. Conn
Ford Administration
Robert H. Steele
Connecticut Republican
Treasury
William E. Simon
Dec
Steele
Hostages Holdout To Be Lengthy
In The Hague police linked the prison chapel by field telephone as four armed inmates hold 17 people. The Dutch cabinet met in a special session while a lengthy ordeal loomed. One hostage is an 11 year old boy given a coat. coffee was also provided. No real negotiations were reported after more than 40 hours.
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Hague
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Relations May Improve In India
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi greeted Secretary Kissinger coolly in New Delhi but stated that US-India relations are on the rise. She said India has sought good ties with the United States while accusing Washington of marginalizing India in global strategy and aligning with China.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
Moscow
China
Women Priests Hold Communion at Riverside Church
Three women ordained as Episcopal priests defied church leaders again by celebrating Holy Communion at Riverside Church. About 2,000 worshippers applauded as they approached a candlelit table, with a sign declaring in Christ there is neither male nor female.
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New York
Riverside
Revenue Sharing Annexation On Aiken City Council Agenda
Aiken City Council plans new business on revenue sharing and a request for annexation along University Parkway. Old business includes bids for Activities Center tables and a traffic report for the Sunday Avenue Williamsburg Street Camellia Street intersection. A proposed ordinance would raise fees for zoning change appeals. Council meets at 8 p.m. in chambers.
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University Parkway
Aiken
Sunday Avenue
Williamsburg Street
Camellia Street
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Hospital referendum tests Aiken County voters
The county asks voters to authorize 7.8 million dollars in general obligation bonds to fund a private Hospital Corporation of America hospital near the Aiken by-pass. If defeated HCA would run the facility privately.
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Hugh McKnight
Board of Commissioners of
Aiken County
Hospital Corporation of America Hospital
Aiken
HCA
Hospital Corporation of America
County Board of Commissioners
Usc-A
State Department
Hunt To Face Questioning In Cover-Up Trial
E Howard Hunt Jr the Watergate team foreman is to be questioned by prosecutor Richard Ben Veniste in the cover up trial of Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell Parkinson and Marchan The government says Hunt was offered hush money and clemency while he cooperated only reluctantly in the investigation and a March 21 tape discussed the paid hush money with Nixon.
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Washington (Ap
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Watergate
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Robert C. Madian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
U.S
John J. Sirica
Hunt
Sirica
Richard Ben-Veniste
Ben-Veniste
Nixon White House
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Mitchell
Parkinson
Marchan
Richard M Nixon
Three Aiken Countians Killed In Weekend Wrecks
Three Aiken County residents died in weekend crashes. Richard Wayne Wilkins 21 of Belvedere and Mara Dean Slater 18 of North Augusta perished when their car left a curve on Highway 25 at high speed and struck a tree no seat belts were worn. Scover Lee Rooks 46 of Aiken died after his car overturned on Highway 56 in Richmond County about 1 12 a m Saturday. He died at University Hospital. Funeral services were held at George Funeral Home Chapel and Wesleyan Church Greenwood with burial at Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Rooks formerly of Social Circle Georgia had lived in Aiken since the early 1950s and worked for Savannah River Plant security. He was a World War II veteran and survived by his widow Mary Ann Thoms Rooks one stepson John Michael Rentz one sister and his mother.
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Aiken County
Richard Wayne Wilkins
Belvedere
Mara Dean Slater
North Augusta
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Richmond County
Scover Lee Rooks
Brookhaven Drive
Aiken
Rooks
University Hospital
George Funeral Home
Howard M Hickey
Wesleyan Church
Greenwood
S.C
A.C Parker
Greenwood Memorial Gardens
Mr. Rooks
Social Circle
Security Department
Savannah River Plant
South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer's Association
Mary Ann Thoms Rooks
John Michael Rentz
Jewell R. Simpson
Ruth Wilson Rooks
Landscaping donation and weather woes at Mitchell Shopping Center
Leonard Browder of Aiken Drug and Woodruff's donated funds for juniper and dogwood plantings at Woodruff's plot while Frank Thomas of Mitchell's F and M Bank offered help during the project. The piece notes daylight saving time gave an extra hour yesterday, but an extra hour to rake leaves and drought concerns persist as raincoats are scarce for kids since school started.
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Leonard Browder
Frank Thomas
Mitchell Shopping Center
Browder
Aiken Drug and
Woodruff's
Thomas
Mitchell
F&m Bank
Summer Warmth Returns With Mild Temperatures
Summer reruns warm up the region with 85 degree highs today and tomorrow, dropping to 55 at night. Rain chances are 10 percent today and tonight and 20 percent tomorrow as partly cloudy, mild conditions continue through the week.
Street Markers Damaged Costs City Repairs
Aiken Department of Public Works spends large sums on repair as vandals damage street markers and park routes. Foreman Jeff Larsen cites Colleton Street markers as recent targets with poles set in cement holes, though vandals remove signs before rain.
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Aiken
City
Jeff Larsen
Larsen
Colleton Avenue
Aiken County Board of Commissioners Candidates Answer
Five race districts see Republicans and Democrats respond to a League of Women Voters questionnaire. Incumbents Jo Ann Price Edwin E Farmer L J Murphy Carrol H Warner and challengers Forest L Kirby Cleve Edmunds L V Davis Lucas Ray weigh voter opinion and citizen input plus plans to share studies. Area results vary with Yes and No positions on government knowledge of voter views.
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Aiken County
Jo Ann Price
Forest L. Kirby
Price
Citi
Valley Area
L. J. Murphy
Bath
L. V. Davis
Wagoner Area
Carrol H. Warner
Lucas Ray
Two Share Grid Prize In Aiken Football Contest
Emily Sparks and Thomas Pou Jr both of Route 1 Ai ken shared the week’s Aiken Standard football contest prize for guessing all games correctly on the tiebreaker with scores of 57 and 51. Also correct were Mark Goodman, GE Reed, T J Buchmiller, Leroy Edison, Bennie Perry, and Helen Davis.
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Emily Sparks
Thomas Pou Jr
Route 1
Aiken
Mark Goodman
Magnolia St
GE Reed
Williams
T. J. Buchmiller
Leroy Edison
Graniteville
Bennie Perry
Brant Circle
Helen Davis
Boardman
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Paul Jennings
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Kirby
Edwin E. Farmer
Cleve Edmunds
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Edmunds
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