Lightning Kills Eight Cows In Aiken County Storm
Violent thunderstorms strike Aiken County killing eight Black Angus cattle owned by Raymond Snipes and injuring one others. Cattle losses valued around 1450 dollars each, with insurance not covering lightning deaths. Power outages affected downtown and delayed Graniteville, Aiken-Butler, and North Augusta Richmond games amid brief flooding.
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Aiken County
Hampton Avenue
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Graniteville
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Aiken
Raymond Snipes
Wire Road
Snipes
City of Aiken
Charlie Hill
Newberry St
PLO Seizes Egyptian Embassy and Arab League Office in Madrid
Palestinian guerrillas occupied the Egyptian Embassy and the Arab League office in Madrid and pressed Egypt to denounce its Sinai accord with Israel. They held Egyptian Ambassador Abdel Gafar and others hostage, including the Arab League official Abdel Rahman al Tuhami.
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Madrid
Spain
Arab League
Egypt
Sinai
Israel
Abdel Gafar
Abdel Rahman al Tuhami
Lebanon conflict widens as fighting grips Beirut
Islamic leftists had planned a nationwide strike to denounce army buffer roles between Christians and Muslims in the north. Violence in Beirut and Tripoli claimed at least 20 more lives, raising total casualties to about 150 killed and twice that many wounded since Sept. 3.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Democrats Seek End to Oil Price Controls
Senate and House Democrats press energy legislation to extend price controls briefly while Ford aims to end them to spur conservation and reduce foreign oil reliance. Debate centers on a take it or leave it extension, with Republicans and Dingell warning of a Ford veto and higher gasoline prices.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
House
Senate
Crats
Houses
White House
U.S
House of
John Dingell
Dmich
House Energy and Power Subcommittee
Farmers Push For Grain Sale Suspension Fallout
Washington AP reports the American Farm Bureau Federation pressed President Ford to end grain sales suspending to the Soviet Union. Kuhfuss, president of the federation, was to meet Ford amid charges the move capitulated to political blackmail after the policy was announced to halt sales before mid October.
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Washington
Ford
Soviet Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
Rembrandt Reparations Planned After Night Watch Attack
Rijksmuseum officials say Rembrandt’s The Night Watch can be repaired after a 38-year-old man slashed the canvas with a serrated bread knife. Restoration may take four months or longer as conservators assess the damage to the central lower area. Wilhelmus de Rijk, a former teacher from near Amsterdam, reportedly entered the museum and attacked the painting shortly after opening.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Rijksmuseum
Remprandt
P. J. van Thiel
Wilhelmus de Rijk
Night Watch
Governors Check Into Magic Kingdom for Southern Conference
In Orlando Florida 15 state governors their families and staffs checked into the Walt Disney World Contemporary Hotel for the 41st annual Southern Governor's Conference the three day program opening with speeches and Q A sessions while attendees also enjoyed time at the park.
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Orlando
Fla
Walt Disney World Contemporary
America
Magic Kingdom
Bitter fight marks New Hampshire Senate runoff duel
Democrat John A. Durkin and Republican Jean Louis C. Wyman clash in a bitter runoff in Concord as they spar on TV over tactics and a gun control letter, heightening hostility after a disputed November race.
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Concord
N.H
John A. Durkin
Iean
Louis C. Wyman
New Hampshire
Senate
Durkin
Wyman
Vision
GOP
Would-Be Hijacker Killed at San Jose Airport
A gunman took a doctor and four other people hostage and was killed by four police sharpshooters during an attempted airliner hijacking at San Jose airport. The doctor was wounded but others remained unharmed.
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San Jose
Calif
Seven Hurt In Wrecks In Aiken County Weekend
Two wrecks and a separate accident in Aiken County injured seven people and sent them to area hospitals. Cecil S. Spradley of Vaucluse, driver of a pickup, suffered arm leg and shoulder injuries when his vehicle collided with an Exxon tanker. Six of the injured were moved to University Hospital in Augusta due to bed shortages at Aiken County Hospital.
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Jeane Hall
Aiken County
S.C
W.C. Cole
University Hospital
Augusta
Aiken County Hospital
Exxon
Cecil S. Spradley
Vaucluse
Newman Sees Near Approval For Barnwell Facility
Robert Newman of Allied General Nuclear Services says the Barnwell plant awaits approval from the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. He predicts a late next year start for the separations facility, though hearings have faced delays and no start on licensing yet.
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Allied General Nuclear Services
Barnwell
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Robert Newman
Columbia
Newman
Appeal Board
Board To Consider Indigent Care Bill
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will discuss an $81 297 75 bill from University Hospital Augusta for indigent care. The meeting at USC A Room 107 starts 7 p m with an ordinance sponsored by Gray Beal Prosser and Edmunds on the agenda.
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University Hospital
Augusta
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
USCA
Harold V. Graybeal
Charles Prosser
Cleve Edmunds
Commission
South Carolina Requires Breakfasts in All Public Schools
South Carolina remains unique in mandating breakfast for every public school, a clause added to the 1975 General Appropriations Bill. The rule imposes breakfast programs in eligible schools without state lunch mandates, while federal officials note few states have nationwide lunch requirements. Massachusetts ties breakfast programs to income thresholds set by the state, not by legislation.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
Nash
Henry S. Rodriguez
U.S. Department of Agricul
Ture
Washington
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Uu Ray
ASKEN
Lin Smithwick
PLO
Aiken County Public Library
William J. Kuhfuss
Rembrandt
N.H. Race
Paul Jennings
Charles Franklin Kelly
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State Board of Education
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