City Bins, Sign Obscurity, and Delayed Trash Pickup In Aiken
Aiken residents report overflowing garbage bins near the city landfill and a second bin added to improve appearance. Overgrowth hides traffic signs at Edgefield Street Laurens Street and Laurens Street extension near South Boundary. Crosland Park yard trash pickup delayed after Labor Day as crews return to schedule.
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Aiken Standard
Edgefield Street
Laurens Street
Edgefield
South Boundary
Crosland Park
Khmer Rouge Overruns Defense Near Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge forces pushed government units toward Phnom Penh and Kompong Cham on Tuesday night, overrunning positions and inflicting heavy casualties, bringing fighting within a mile of besieged defenders.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Khmer Rouge
Withdrawals in Thailand Start Thursday Amid U.S. and Thai Accord
Agreement calls for the withdrawal of more than 100 aircraft and 3,550 troops from four bases in Thailand. Earlier, 1,510 U.S. Marines and numerous American airmen were withdrawn from the region as part of the plan.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
Havedrawals
Canada Gets Price Controls
Ottawa Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau proposed a five month freeze on petroleum prices. The plan includes increased family allowances and higher bread and milk subsidies to curb inflation. The New Democrats said it did not go far enough but were expected to support it for Liberal majority.
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Ottawa
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Sidies
New Democrats
Chilean shopkeepers stage third strike over police gunfire
In Santiago and surrounding areas shopkeepers shut down for 48 hours in protest after a truck owner was killed and three others wounded when police opened fire on about 200 striking truckers blocking roads. A police sergeant was attacked at the town 60 miles southwest of the capital during the clash.
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Santiago
Chile
Ers
Air Vietnam jet explodes injuring three in Bangkok
An Air Vietnam Boeing 727 bound for Saigon was rocked by a bomb in a food compartment injuring two passengers and a stewardess. The plane returned safely to Bangkok after 15 minutes aloft. An American explosives expert aboard called the blast a near-miss that could have destroyed the aircraft.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Air Vietnam
Chrysler and UAW Resume Talks Over Contract
Principal negotiators for Chrysler and the United Auto Workers plan to resume talks today. A Chrysler spokesman said it is up to the union to state its priorities after the first contract offer last week, with no new offer planned. The union says Chrysler is not bargaining seriously as the current contract expires September 14.
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Detroit
Chrysler
United Auto Workers
Arab gunmen seize hostages at Saudi embassy
In Paris three Arab gunmen claiming a Palestinian splinter group took at least five hostages inside the Saudi embassy. They demanded a plane to transport them and prisoners to an unnamed Arab capital and to secure the release of a high ranking Palestinian figure held in Jordan or Kuwait. The deadline given was 11 a.m. EDT.
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Paris
Jordan
Jean Bucheton
Kuwait
Extendicare Meeting Closed In Louisville With Aiken Doctors
Extendicare Inc the Louisville private hospital planners met tonight with the Aiken County Hospital medical staff the session closed to press Dr Donald Pennington said the meeting informs doctors of Extendicare plans County commissioners Graybeal and two others expected to attend while attendance from several listed officials remains uncertain
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Extendicare, Inc
Louisville, Ky
Aiken County Hospital
Donald Pennington
Pennington
Aiken County
Harold V. Graybeal
Graybeal
Wade Brodie
Jo Ann Price
Ralph Cullinan
Carroll Warner
Ed Farmer
Larry Murphy
North Augusta Considers Joint Governmental Services Building
The North Augusta City Council adopted a resolution to explore a joint governmental services building with a committee to study the plan and temporary space for a county tax agent. The chamber urged federal funding pursuit to house welfare tax health and other offices.
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North Augusta
Raymond L. Walters
Greater North Augusta
Lower Savannah
Greater
Ehrlichman and aides named in Watergate break in charges
Reports from the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post say former White House domestic affairs adviser John Ehrlichman and aides Egil Krogh Jr. David Young and G. Gordon Liddy were indicted on burglary conspiracy and related charges connected to the Elisberg psychiatrists break in. A perjury count for Ehrlichman was also indicated. Bond set at 500 each with sealed documents and surrender deadlines.
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Los Angeles
John D. Ehrlichman
Cox
Superior Court
James G. Kolts
Kolts
James Doyle
Watergate
Doyle
Grand Jury
Ehrlichman, Krogh, Young and
Liddy
22 649 Students Enroll In Aiken County Schools
District Superintendent T B Willis reports total district enrollment of 22 649 as of August 29 adding 593 kindergarten pupils. Of the pupils 7 146 are Black and 15 503 are White with 400 White and 193 Black in kindergarten. Willis notes no teacher salary issues despite local supplements and outlines October 1 increases in hospital coverage plus lunch program costs.
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Aiken County
Willis
Hutchison Named News Editor at Aiken Standard
Thomas Howard Hutchison, a 28 year old U S Air Force veteran and Clemson graduate, was named news editor of the Aiken Standard after joining as a copy editor on May 7 1973. He is a Savannah native, former Anderson Independent reporter, and husband of Lois Henry.
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Thomas Howard
Tom” Hutchison
Aiken Standard
Hutchison
U.S. Air Force
Clemson University
The
Aiken
Anderson Independent
Savannah, Ga
Mrs. W.S. Hutchison
Atlanta
Air Force
Lois Henry
Palm Cdr
Weather sketch in Aiken area shows warm, partly cloudy days
The Aiken vicinity is expected to have warm temperatures with partly cloudy skies today and tonight and a chance of afternoon thundershowers. Tomorrow will be variable to mostly cloudy with cooler temperatures and a chance of storms. Highs reach the low 90s today, tonight near 70, and tomorrow in the upper 80s.
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Aiken
Political Power A Solution? Blacks in elected posts across states
Columnist Paul Harvey notes blacks hold close to 3000 elected positions in four states including 11 in the South, yet both black and white residents voice complaints about political power as a solution. Gary Inc. is cited as an example with a black mayor for six years.
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Paul Harvey
Gary, Inc
Aiken Standard
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Vanwood
Rutland Drive
New Public Works Center
Joseph Ball
Senate Watergate Committee
Elisberg
White House
Intel Office
Krogh
Young
Skip Seiser
T.B. Willis
Thomas H. Hutchison
Clemson
Hweather
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