Sheriff's Daughter Meg Grant Dies in Auto Crash
Marian Eloise Meg Grant 16, daughter of Aiken County Sheriff Paul D. Grant, dies when her car leaves S C 215 near Kitching Mill and hits a tree and burns. Deputy Charles Payne 26 is hospitalized in Augusta with multiple fractures and burns as autopsy will determine cause of death. Funeral set for 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Aiken.
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Marian Eloise
Meg”’ Grant
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Charles Payne
Kitching Mill
Leon Gasque
S.C. Law Enforcement Division
S.C. 215
Aiken
Wagener
Gasque
Meg Grant
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken Memorial Park
J.L. Gregory
Gregory
Miss Grant
Aiken High School
John Poole
Mundy’s
Aiken Standard
Payne
Langley
University Hospital
Augusta
Kitchings Mill
Marian Grant
Wendell Hall
Postmark Surprise Highlights Odd Postal Delivery
Aiken resident Jay Bilyou received a letter dated Oct 25 but postmarked Oct 32, showcasing a quirky USPS delivery quirk. References to Gorman Williams as Marrying Sam and wedding ceremonies at Williams-Skeen Agency appear as playful notes amid the item. The Midland Valley Women's Golf Association schedules a member-guest tournament on Thursday Nov with a 9:45 a.m. shotgun start, coffee hour, and luncheon after.
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Jay Bilyou
Aiken
U.S
Gorman Williams
Sam
Williams-Skeen Agency
Midland Valley Women’s Golf Association
Violence intensifies in Belfast crossfire rout
In Belfast area of Northern Ireland an Ulster police detective, John Doherty, 31, was shot in his car near the border while visiting parents. The IRA claimed responsibility for the killing of Pvt. Stephen R. Hall, 27, in Crossmaglen, County Armagh. Two soldiers were wounded as an army post faced rocket fire.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster
Sunday
John Doherty
Irish Republic
Irish Republican Army
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IRA
Pvt
Stephen R. Hall
Crossmaglen
County Armagh
Skylab 3 Countdown Under Way for November Launch
In Cape Canaveral the countdown for Skylab 3 began with checks on the Saturn 1B rocket and the Apollo ferry ship. The launch team started at 10 p.m. EST and a Friday rehearsal will precede final preparations for the November 10 liftoff of astronauts Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson at 11 40 a.m. EST.
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Fila
America
Space Station
Apollo
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Snow Falls in North Georgia as Snow Blankets Fort Mountain
A surprise snowstorm dumped up to six inches at Fort Mountain State Park in north Georgia. Rescue teams from Ellijay and Chatsworth search for a Chatsworth man and his 5-year-old son missing since squirrel hunting Sunday. Snow also reached northeast Georgia and Signal Mountain in Tennessee.
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Associated Press
North Georgia
Fort Mountain State Park
Tom Winklery
Ellijay
Chatsworth
Fort Mountain
Georgia
Signal Mountain
Georgia Line
Tennessee
Aid Rushes To Clear Insurgent Highway Reach
Government troops moved to clear a 15 mile area northwest of Phnom Penh along Highway 5 after Khmer Rouge rebels captured a 240 mile stretch between Phum Kruos and Prek Taten. Three battalions advanced from the north and a fourth from the capital to dislodge fighters. Villagers report civilians wounded and killed, homes destroyed, and abducted residents ferried east of the Tonle Sap River.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Vil
Phum Kruos
Khmer Rouge
Tonle Sap
FDA Commissioner Warns On Legislation Reforms
Washington AP The FDA chief warned that current bills could revive early 1900s patent medicine abuses. Dr Alexander M Schmidt testified to a House subcommittee considering curbs on FDA power to regulate vitamins and minerals. He said the proposals would diminish FDA authority and promote consumer fraud.
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Washington
the Food and Drug Administration
Alexander M. Schmidt
House Public Health and Welfare
FDA
Schmidt
Emergency Supplies Deliver to Egyptian Troops in Sinai
Israel says three Egyptian helicopters were shot down near the Sinai coast but relief deliveries continued. Egyptian trucks with U N drivers ferried food water and medicine to the 3rd Army troops stranded on the Sinai side of the Suez Canal. Supplies moved from a portion of Suez controlled by Egypt to barges and boats crossing to the trapped units.
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Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai
Suez Canal
U.N
East Bank
Suez
Cox Faces Judiciary Committee in Watergate Probe
Fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee as hearings begin on his ouster. The session centers on access to White House materials and the search for a new independent prosecutor amid White House maneuvers and ITT and dairy campaign questions.
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Washington
Archibald Cox
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Cox
Congress
White House
The
Nine
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Judiciary Committee
ITT
Senate
Capitol
A W. Husted
Husted
James 0. Eastland
Dmiss
Eastland
Robert Bork
Time Magazine
Bork
Time
District Court
John J. Sirica
Indonesian Oil May Fill Gap Left By Arab Cutoff
U S intelligence sources say Persian Gulf oil cutoffs may push Indonesia to offer greater access to its petroleum. Indonesia, rich in oil resources, could help reduce Americas gap as Middle East shipments shrink.
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Washington
Indonesia
U.S
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Roleum
United States
Israel
Canada
Venezuela
Small Craft Advisory With Cool Winds Across Aiken
The area will be partly cloudy and windy with mid 60s daytime highs and mid 30s nights with frost possible. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect on area lakes with a 10 percent rain chance today and near zero tonight and tomorrow. Winds shift from northwesterly 15 to 25 mph today to under 10 mph tonight and 10 to 20 mph tomorrow. Expect increasing cloudiness late week with a chance of rain Wednesday night into Thursday and a Friday clearing.
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Aiken
Aiken County Hospital Plans Move Forward With HCA
Aiken County officials push final talks with Hospital Corporation of America to build a 200 bed facility near Aiken. A bond referendum in November 1974 will decide public or private status. HCA may allow county ownership after five years and may use up to 5 million in revenue bonds.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Hospital Board of Trustees
HCA
Aiken County Hospital
Red Cross block on aid persists as ceasefire strains flare
The Red Cross says Israel will not permit medical supply trucks through its lines while Egypt and Syria withhold lists of Israeli captives. A UN convoy began moving 60 miles from Cairo toward the 3rd Army under the Suez Canal, delivering food water and medical aid to civilians and troops. Egyptian helicopters were shot at by Israeli jets near the canal as convoys started crossing late Sunday.
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Geneva
Israel
Red Cross
Egypt
Syria
U.N
Sinai
Suez Canal
Canal
Cairo
3Rd Army
Suez
U. N
Jerusalem
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