Jackson Citizens Protest Tax Hike at Public Hearing
Jackson residents voiced grievances at a town council public hearing over a 15 mill tax increase and hydrant rental changes to 47 dollars per month. Water Commissioner Landrum challenged council authority to set hydrant rates, prompting potential court action and a dispute over payments to the water commission.
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Jackson
Horace Landrum
Wade Gordy
Landrum
Jackson Water Commission
Julius B. Ness
Public Works Commission
Referendum Prompted for $22 Million Aiken Plant
Aiken County voters must decide in November whether to fund a $22 million wastewater treatment plant in Horse Creek Valley. PSA attorney Douglas S. Garvin announced the referendum, citing ratification of New Article 8 Section 16 of the state constitution as the trigger.
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Aiken County
Horse Creek Valley
Ford Confirms CIA Action Against Allende
President Ford confirms CIA involvement in actions against former Chilean President Salvador Allende as a Senate committee weighs charges that officials misled about those activities.
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Ford
CIA
Washington
Salvador al
Lende
Senate
Ford Proposes Welfare Rules Tying Aid to Work
The Ford administration proposes tighter welfare rules that would require some recipients to seek work to qualify for payments. The Labor and HEW departments say the changes will lead to substantial increases in the number placed in jobs.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ford to Campaign for Republicans in South Carolina
President Ford will visit South Carolina this fall to campaign for GOP candidates. National committee counsel Harry S. Dent of Columbia said Ford announced the plan over the weekend at a Washington reception. Dent noted the exact schedule has not been set.
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Columbia
Ford
South Carolina
GOP National Committee
Harry S. Dent
Washington
National Committee
Nine Hostages Still Being Held In French Embassy Siege
The Dutch Justice Ministry resumed negotiations with three Japanese terrorists holding nine hostages in the French embassy in The Hague. Premier Joop den Uyl warned that in the next 24 hours tough decisions may be needed as both captors and captives grow weary, including French Ambassador Jacques Senard.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Dutch
Justice Ministry
Joop den Uy
Jacques Senard
Ford Nixon joke sparks campfire tale at White House
A playful Washington quip circulated via Charlotte Cassels recalls Ford and Nixon meeting in the Rose Garden. The tale features Nixon supposedly apologizing after an Aiken family faced bugs at Hunting Island, prompting mock sympathy for Rachel Carson and a jab at Silent Spring.
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Washington
Ford
Nixon
White House Rose Garden
Hunting Island
Rachel Carson
Arthur To Seek Commission Seat In Aiken County
Aiken County native Jervis Arthur, 32, a real estate salesperson, announces candidacy for the At Large County Commission seat. He filed as a Democrat in U S Army veteran and McClure Realty employee plans to push USC medical college expansion in Aiken and oversee Valley area cleanup via a wastewater plant. He is married with two children. Filing deadline moved to Tuesday September 24.
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Aiken County
Jervis Arthur
Aiken
Wade Brodie
Arthur
John Harte Jr
University of South Carolina
U.S. Army
McClure Realty
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House of Representatives
C. Marshall
Cain
Umbrella Weather Urges Rain Preparedness
Forecasters warn of variable clouds and warm temperatures with a 30 percent chance of rain today, rising to 40 percent tonight and tomorrow. Thunder showers possible today tonight and tomorrow with highs in the mid 80s.
Referendum on Aiken County water system plan debated
Garvin urged including a court test of the referendum to see if a taxpayer would sue the PSA if the measure fails. He noted the November ballot would ask if the board has authority to purchase and operate a waste treatment facility. Some members doubted referendums and warned litigation could follow if the vote is overridden.
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Garvin
Aiken County
PSA
William J. Mottel
Hamlet
Registration Deadline Oct 5 For Election
The Aiken County Board of Registration announced a registration deadline of Saturday October 5 at 1 p m at the courthouse Annex No 1 for the November 5 general election. Signing up before the deadline does not grant eligibility for the October 8 special primary for At-Large Commissioner, according to Voter Registration staff.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Jane Davis
Possible Hospital Appeal Up In Air In Aiken County Row
Attorney for Friends of the Hospital Mary J Kosinski gave no comment on a possible appeal to the South Carolina Department of Health final order approving an HCA built 190 bed hospital in Aiken County. DHEC officials say the 15 day appeal window applies to satisfied applicants but not clearly to opponents, leaving the fate of any appeal uncertain.
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Friends of the Hospital
Mary J. Kosinski
Friends
Department of Health
HCA
Hospital Corporation of America
Aiken County
Kosinski
Aiken
Aiken Standard
S.C
J. Richard Coney
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Coney
Randy Mahan
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Marilyn Braddy
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Aiken County Public Library
Derby Wendel
Southern Cross
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