Aiken Residents Respond to Nixon Pardon
A sampling of downtown Aiken residents weighed President Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon. Reactions varied from support and relief to calls for accountability and equal treatment under the law.
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09 Sep 1974
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1974
Page
1
Pardon Triggered Resignation of Nixon Aide
President Ford announced a full pardon for Richard Nixon, straining his ties with Congress and triggering the resignation of a top aide. Ford prepared to speak in Pittsburgh as advisers weighed political fallout from the Watergate episode. Nixon issued a remorseful statement shortly after the pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Pittsburgh
Nixon
Watergate
Jerald F. JerHorst
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
H.R. Halderman
West Asked To Probe HCA Ruling
Activists urged Gov. West to review how HCA won a certificate of need to build in Aiken County amid four complaints and alleged pressure on federal agencies. County leaders dispute threats, with officials noting limited contacts and authorization for county signoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
HCA
Friends of the Hospital
John C. West
Hospital Corporation of America
Aiken County
Aiken-Edgefield Counties
Aiken
Board of Commissioners
Harold V. Graybeal
Kelly
George Anderson
Community Action
88 Feared Dead In TWA Jet Crash Over Ionian Sea
An aging Boeing 707 with 88 aboard is believed to have perished after crashing into a stormy Ionian Sea 60 miles west of Kefallinia island. The flight from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles with layovers in Athens Rome and New York disappeared 40 minutes after departing Athens. Seven bodies were recovered by a Greek freighter by midnight Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
TWA
Ionian Sea
Ameri
Tel Aviv
Los Angeles
Rome
New York
Kefallinia
Airline Executives Aid Magnuson Through 1972 Donations
Court documents show Senator Warren G. Magnuson, then chairman of airline legislation and a member of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, raised about 9450 dollars from a dozen airline executives for the Democratic party in 1972. Some executives said he asked for the funds or they donated out of friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
Democratic Party
Associated Press
Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Trevino Wins World Series of Golf in Akron Playoff
Lee Trevino defeated Gary Player in a sudden death playoff at Akron to win the World Series of Golf and the $50,000 first prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trevino
Akron, Ohio
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Miss America Shirley Cothran Embraces Carson S Spotlight
Shirley Cothran of Denton Texas crowned Miss America after a live television broadcast from Atlantic City. The 21 year old guidance counsellor credited Johnny Carson with inspiration as she cried on stage and at a post pageant brunch attended by all 50 contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Johnny Carson
Carson
Shirley Cothran
Texas
Jeepers
Denton
Tex
County Probing Armed Robbery at Local Service Station
An armed robbery Friday at the Octane Service Station on Schultz Hill is under investigation by the Aiken County Sheriff's Department. Beverly Atteberry of Beech Island said a black male with a sawed off shotgun demanded money and fled in a faded red Mustang. Separate incidents include break ins at Clearwater Elementary School and Belvedere Elementary School Annex with little taken besides $25 from machines and ham theft. doors and coolers largely undisturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz Hill
Aiken County
Clearwater
Belvedere
Comfort Stations Highlight Gifts at Baptist Church Anniversary
Ned Bibler notes two comfort places a hair cut and the Aiken County Bloodmobile. At First Baptist Church a tenth anniversary for Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cate includes gifts and a reception where their bicycles were displayed in the hall. Cate's son Fred jokes about the couple's directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Bibler
Aiken County
Robert L. Cate
First Baptist Church
Cate
Fred
Rep Cain Kicks Off Campaign in South Carolina
Rep C Mar shall Cain launched his re election bid with a press conference outlining two year House achievements and key issues for the newly created district He endorsed an ethics bill and pledged support for the Aiken regional campus of the University of South Carolina Cain and Irene Rudnick are candidates for the State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Marshall Cain
South Carolina
Cain
Aiken
University of South Carolina
Heavy Agenda Council To Get Running Start In Aiken
The Aiken City Council meets at 7 p.m. to consider widening South Boundary and Laurens streets from Whiskey Road to the Laurens Street Bridge and to discuss a tree removal committee at Mrs. Carol Turno's request. Also on the docket are the Chamber of Commerce Parkway Beautification Plan, a Downtown Revitalization Committee, annexation near U.S. Highway South and S.C. 118, reopening of the Aiken Warrenville railroad line, a Clifton Boyd property zoning dispute at Aldrich Street and U.S. Highway 1, and other items. The session is in Municipal Building Council Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boundary
Laurens
Whiskey Road
Laurens Street
Carol Turno
City of
Aiken
Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Highway South
S.C. 118
Warrenville
Clifton Boyd
Aldrich Street
U.S. Highway 1
Aiken County Board to discuss insurance and personnel
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet in the Board Room at 7:30 p.m. to hear status reports on selecting insurance coverage for district employees, plans for a regional educational center, and announcements of additional personnel. District Inservice Day is set for October 21 with state leaders attending Aiken High School from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County Board of Education
Educational Center
Aiken High School
Elliott Sees Apathy Over City Parks Tree Cutting
John Elliott chairman of the City of Aiken Parks Commission notes uneven public interest in local environment as trees on Chesterfield Street and South Boundary Avenue face removal. He emphasizes trees as a major park asset after the reserved space itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elliott
City of Aiken
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Eugene McManus
Elmer Quattlebaum
Frank Sorgee
F. W. Durban
Mamie Sims
Jeanne Tucker
Ray McGee
Delores McMillan
Charles Cupp
Eva McKinney
Aiken High
Allen Lundy
F. Sergee
J. Tucker
E McKinaey
Evel Knievel
Snake River Canyon
Pardon
Aide
Emily L. Bull
Special Water State
Leon Jaworski
Nixvon
Derby Wendel
Fairfield Street
Elliott
Parks
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