Panama Canal Treaty Signing Sets Historic Hemisphere Unity
President Carter and Omar Torrijos to sign the Panama Canal treaty in a 13 year negotiating finale. Twenty nine nations represented with 19 heads of state in a televised ceremony hosted by the Organization of American States. The event marks a shift to hemispheric unity after years of anti American clashes.
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Washington
Carter
Omar Torrijos
United States
Latin America
Organization of American States
Carter seeks South Korea's president help on Park return
President Carter may be asked to press South Korea's leader to extradite fugitive businessman Tongsun Park. Attorney General Griffin Bell appealed for Carter's help as the Justice Department unsealed a 36 count indictment charging Park with conspiracy and corruption. The indictment outlines the alleged scheme to influence Congress with money and gifts to advance South Korean interests.
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Washington
Carter May
South Korea
Tongsun Park
United States
Congress
Atty
Griffin Bell
Carter
Justice Department
Park
Teng says Ford pledged to cut Taiwan ties if elected
Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping told 13 AP executives that Ford promised to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan. He said Carter offered only a liaison mission in exchange for full relations with Peking. Teng blamed Vance’s trip for a setback in normalizing U.S.-China ties and disputed reports of progress.
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Peking
Teng Hsiao-ping
Ford
Taiwan
Carter
Associated Press
Teng
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Carter seeks Black support over unemployment concerns
President Carter convenes a session with the Congressional Black Caucus, meeting 16 House members to discuss plans to attack unemployment among blacks. Rep. Parren Mitchell, chair, signals a positive stance despite prior criticisms of domestic policies and plans to present proposals to the White House.
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Washington
Carter
Congressional Black Caucus
House
Rep
Parren Mitchell
Maryland
Democrat
White House
Mitchell
Governors May Boost Welfare Plan At Governors Meeting
President Carter expects governors to back his welfare reform at their annual meeting. AP survey shows unanimous support for the welfare plan among responding governors but strong dissent on the energy package.
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Detroit
Carter
Associated Press
Dancer Mike Plunkett to headline Miss America Night
In Aiken residents cheer Mike Plunkett as the featured dancer at the Miss America Pageant this Saturday night. A neighbor recounts a chase through Wildwood Drive yard ending in a humorous misinterpretation about a dog named Mother. Snake hunting news reports W E Seigler and Dennis Willing killing five cottonmouths near New Bridge Road in Clearwater Branch, with the serpents spanning a pickup bed.
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Mike Plunkett
Aiken
W. E. Seigler
Dennis Willing
New Bridge Road
Clearwater Branch
Aiken County
Seigler
Harriett Weeks
Aiken County Audit Deadline Missed After Oversight
Aiken County Council delayed appointing a CPA for its annual audit, violating the Home Rule Act that requires action within 30 days after July 1. Council Chairman Carroll H. Warner said the lapse was an oversight and will be discussed in executive session at a special Tuesday meeting.
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Aiken
Warner
Attorney General's Office
Aiken County
Escape World Of Garbage Crusade Draws 2000 At Hagood Stadium
The Greater Aiken Crusade for Christ drew about 2,000 to Hagood Stadium for Bill Glass’s address on the third night. Glass urged faith, discussed prison ministry, and used slides to reinforce biblical parables. He warned against despondency and the “world of garbage” while urging forgiveness and inner change.
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Greater Aiken
Bill Glass
Glass
Hagood Stadium
Cleveland Browns
God
Loans Maneuvers Being Questioned
White House Budget Director Bert Lance faces increased pressure to resign as federal investigators prepare a report on alleged improprieties involving funds and an airplane tied to his Georgia bank. The probe spans the Justice Department, OCC, SEC, IRS, and congressional committees with subpoenas.
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Washington
White House
Bert Lance
Lance
Georgia Bank
Carter
Justice Department
Comptroller of the Currency
Securities and Exchange Commission
Internal Revenue Service
House
Senate
25 Foot Elvis Statue Planned for Memphis
Plans to build a 25 foot bronze Elvis Presley statue to be given to Memphis by the Memphis Development Foundation and private donors. Joe Pipkin and Dan Wilkinson said Tuesday the 50 ton statue would be financed privately and placed on an as yet undetermined site.
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Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Memphis Development Foundation
Joe Pipkin
Mid-South Fair Association
Dan Wilkinson
Rain Expected in Aiken With Mild Temperatures
Aiken area faces a 70 percent chance of rain tonight and tomorrow with showers possible through Sunday. Rainfall averages about half an inch, while temperatures stay mild with highs in the mid 80s and low 70s at night.
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Aiken
Salvation Army appoints White couple to lead Aiken unit
Capts John and Hope White arrived to take command of the Salvation Army in Aiken. They will run church and social programs together with Hope serving as second in command. The couple brings a multi generation Salvation Army background and aims to continue projects including a new Good Samaritan transient lodge while engaging youth programs.
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Salvation Army
Aiken
John White
Hope
Salisbury
N. C
Fred Carver
Wilson
White
Army
John Shearer
Shearer
Chicago
William Booth
Booth
Ohio
Atlanta
Lance Faces Inquiry Findings On Bank Use And Private Plane
Comptroller John Heimann plans to release findings on Lance and his associates linked to questionable loans and maneuvers in 1971 and 1973 to gain control of Ringold Bank and Calcutta Banking Co. The report cites private use of bank aircraft and funds routed through Fulton National Bank.
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John Heimann
Lance
National Bank of Georgia
Heimann
Fernand J. St Germain
D-R.i
House
Fulton National Bank
Atlanta
Calhoun First National Bank
Fulton Bank
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Georgia
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