Brelsford Withdraws From Aiken City Council Race
Democrat George W. Brelsford pulled out this morning leaving three Democrats and three Republicans vying for three council seats. The withdrawal eliminates a Democratic primary and helps ensure the November 4 municipal election proceeds, with a county home rule referendum set that day. Mrs. William Lessie Price filed minutes before the deadline, potentially rebalancing party counts if Brelsford had stayed.
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George W. Brelsford
Aiken
Brelsford
Democratic Party
Owens-Corning
William
Lessie
Soviets Push Universal Ban on All Nuclear Tests
Soviet Foreign Minister Anrei A. Gromyko urged the United Nations General Assembly to take up a universal ban on all atomic weapons tests including underground ones. He submitted an eight article draft treaty to be recommended to UN members, expanding the 1963 Moscow and 1974 U S Soviet pacts.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Gromyko
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Bumper Crops Still Expected Despite Slight Dip
Washington officials project a record corn crop of 5.69 billion bushels and a near record wheat harvest of 2.14 billion bushels. The Agriculture Department says bumper crops will shield consumers from price spikes and support sales to the Soviet Union, with Sept 1 estimates showing modest changes from August.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Els
Ford Wears Protective Vest in Crowded Campaign Tour
President Ford's security team reportedly equipped him with a protective vest for close crowd appearances after a woman fired at him from short range last week. Officials say security procedures changed little as Ford campaigned in southern New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Ford
New Hampshire
CIA considered poison plot to remove Lumumba in 1960
Former CIA clandestine chief Richard M. Bissell says the agency studied a poison option to oust Patrice Lumumba in 1960 but halted beyond feasibility. This marks a second confirmed instance of poison consideration, alongside the Cuban Castro plot described by Robert A. Maheu.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Patrice Lumumba
Richard M. Bissell
Agen
Bissell
CIA
Robert A. Maheu
Howard Hughes
Fidel Castro
Convict Shot in Tenn. Prison Riot at Tennessee State
Violence erupted at the Tennessee State Prison in Ashville after a guard slapped a prisoner in the dining room. One inmate was shot, four inmates and two guards injured, with about 400 convicts involved at the peak. A fire bomb hit the library and the commissary was looted. order was restored after six hours. James Earl Ray was not involved, officials said.
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Ashville
Robert Morford
James Earl Ray
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Aiken Standard prompts election prep and quirky classroom tales
The Aiken Standard notes a potential rush to supply voter registration books for a pending primary and recalls Mrs. J Crayton Davis arranging a Columbia printed book. It also mentions Mrs William Lawrence using a novel class dismissal method and Carl Young celebrating a 39th birthday with ice cream and cake.
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Aiken Standard
Board of Voter Registration
J. Crayton Davis
Columbia
Aiken
Carl Young
Employment Up Inflation Rate Is Worsening
Washington officials testifying before the House Budget Committee reaffirmed May fore casts for 1976 despite a mixed economy with higher inflation. Alice Rivlin noted forecasters share a similar 1976 outlook, while James Lynn said no major changes since mid-summer. Greenspan presented a slightly updated outlook, predicting 1976 unemployment of 7 to 7.5 percent, down from 8.4 percent in August.
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Washington
House Budget Committee
Alice Rivlin
Congressional Budget Office
James T. Lynn
Office of Management and Budget
Alan Greenspan
FBI Warrant Issued for Brother in Aiken County Bank Robberies
Sheriff Paul D. Grant confirms FBI warrant for Truitt Blackwell 18 and charges against his brother Michael 23 in连volved in the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Clearwater and other robberies. Michael faces removal hearing September 19 in Athens. Deputy James Herzog piloted a get away car used in multiple holdups. Further arrests expected as cross agency probe continues.
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Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Truitt Blackwell
Rock Springs
Atken
Michael Blackwell
Farmers & Merchants
Clearwater
Michael
Beech Island
Grant
Athens
U.S
F & M Bank
Mitchell
Whiskey Road
First State National Bank
Clarence Grooms
Herzog
Perfect Sleeping Cool Night With Rain Forecast
A cool and comfortable night is promised with variable cloudiness and a 70 percent chance of rain and thundershowers. After a high of 8 degrees, temperatures fall to the low 60s tonight with a 20 percent rain chance. Saturday looks bright and clear with highs in the low 80s. Southwesterly winds may reach 15 to 20 mph today and tomorrow.
Democrats Reject Ford energy compromise in Senate vote
Democrats in the Senate rejected a new energy price compromise offered by the President via telephone from New Hampshire. The House had approved a bill to extend oil price controls through October 31 as Republicans urged Congress to back Ford's plan or craft an acceptable alternative. The oil powers expired September 1, and a veto override failed by six votes.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
New Hampshire
Congress
Edmund S Muskie
Maine
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
White House
House
Griffin Ford
U.S
Inflation and growth forecasts for 1976
Inflation runs at 7 percent annually into next spring down from 14.4 percent in July. May projections foresee 5.8 percent inflation for 1976. Real GNP growth near 7 percent annual rate this year and into 1976, with May predicting 6.3 percent next year.
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