OPEC Fails to Agree on Oil Price Rise in Vienna
In Vienna OPEC members fail to agree on an oil price increase as moderates led by Saudi Arabia walk out. Saudi Oil Minister Yamani cites opposition from Iranian-led price extremists seeking over 20 percent rise, while officials had leaned toward about 5 percent before the session broke up.
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Vienna
Austria
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
OPEC
Beirut Sees Quiet After Night of Cease-Fire Violations
Beirut returns to relative quiet as shooting tapers after a night of cease-fire violations. Police report generally good security, but sporadic gunfire echoes in suburbs and around Martyr's Square as residents stay indoors amid sniper activity.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Martyr’s Square
WAC amnesia victim identified as Sara Jane Kahn
A 20 year old amnesia patient found unconscious Monday night near the White House identified herself as Sara Jane Kahn a WAC who has been at Walter Reed Hospital since March 6. Police noted she was discovered on a sidewalk and showed recognition this morning.
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Walter Reed Hospital
White House
Woman Charged After Attempt On President Ford Named Sara Jane Kahn
A Washington Star report recalls a 1950 story about Sara Jane Kahn found unconscious on a sidewalk near the White House. The woman later identified as the same individual charged with attempting to harm President Ford. AP Wirephoto.
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Washington Star
WAC
Sara Jane Kahn
White House
Ford
Architect Burns To Tell Story Before Senate Panel
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F Burns faces Senate Budget Committee testimony as George Meany labels him the architect of the nation's economic problems Meany 81 and Burns 71 clash over the economic record and Burns role in policy amid sharp criticism and reminiscences of 1920s training.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Arthur F. Burns
George Meany
Burns
Meany
Senate Budget Committee
Ford Seeks Crowds While Guarding From Risk
President Ford plans to continue handshaking with the public citing face to face exchanges as valuable. After a near assassination attempt in San Francisco he faces intense advice to curb travels and avoid crowds though Betty Ford urges caution without halting trips.
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Washington
Ford
San Francisco
Betty
Threat Made. Morristown Man Charged Over Ford Threat
Glenn B. Mayes of Morristown was charged with making a verbal threat against President Ford after a disturbance at his home. Magistrate James McSween issued a warrant Wednesday night. Mayes later fined $50 for disorderly conduct. Police described him as usually quiet but belligerent when drunk.
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Morristown
Tenn
Glenn B. Mayes
Ford
James McSween
Knoxville
White House
Appalachian Regional Commission
McSween
Newport
Mayes
Aiken Declared Official Bicentennial City
Mayor H Odell Weeks announced that Aiken has received official bicentennial city status from the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. He credited the Aiken Bicentennial Committee led by Dot MacDowell for an outstanding application and noted a formal ceremony with state and national committee members and city officials on the bicentennial flag presentation.
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H. Odell Weeks
City of
Aiken
Weeks
City of Aiken
W.D
Dot
Ted Willis's New Name Sparks School Quota Jokes
At an Adult Education luncheon Jack McKee joked that HEW labelled the school district superintendent Terrible Ted. He quipped HEW is confused about regrouping or bussing as part of the student quota debate. A separate anecdote has Rev Jerry G Robinson improvising a mock Flying Nun tribute while preparing for a wedding.
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Ted Willis
Jack McKee
Ted
HEW
McKee
Jerry G. Robinson
First Presbyterian Church
Moore and Manson Lived in Same Hometown as Children
Charleston AP report recalls Sara Jane Kahn later Sara Jane Moore and Charles Manson shopping for candy as kids with Watson noting Moore was studious while Manson skipped school. Watson recalls Kathleen Manson, Charles’ mother, worked in his store and questions whether the two met growing up.
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Charleston, W.va
Sara Jane Kahn
Charles Manson
van Watson
Manson
Lynette Fromme
Kathleen Manson
Charles
Watson
Sara Jane
Derrick Seeks Crackdown On Criminals
U S Representative Butler Derrick of South Carolina aims to bar repeat violent offenders from streets with a 25 year minimum or the max sentence for a third offense and life for a fourth violent offense. He also seeks a companion bill to aid families of officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.
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Washington
Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Derrick
Edgefield
Alcohol and Drug Panel Receives Grant in Aiken County
The Aiken County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse received 26250 for an Occupational Program Expansion approved by SCCADA. Scott McPherson, director, announced the funds funded by the State Plan Interagency Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. TQ MacLintock from North Augusta leads the new program for workers facing alcohol and drug problems impacting performance.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Aiken County Center
T.Q. MacLintock
McPherson
MacLin
Senate Hearing Questions If CIA Is Above The Law
Senate intelligence committee hearings probe CIA legality amid mail opening scandal. Richard Nixon, Arthur Burns, Harold Ford and Edward Kennedy named as affected, with witnesses including Richard Ober and Charles Brennan. Public hearings planned to examine CIA mail surveillance from 1952 to 1973 and implications for privacy and government overreach.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
Richard M. Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Richard Ober
Charles Brennan
FBI
James J. Angleton
Ford Foundation
Harvard University
Rockefeller Foundation
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Bella Abzug
Jay Rockefeller
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Edward Kennedy
Nixon
Church
Burns
Kennedy
Cooleather Reminder Fall Arrives With Mild First Autumn Day
The article notes fall is here on the calendar and in the weather. Friday brings sunny mild conditions with highs near 80 degrees and cool nights around the upper 50s. Rain chances are about 10 percent today and near zero tonight and tomorrow.
City Achieves Many Goals in Aiken Year
City of Aiken reports major progress on last year goals and ongoing projects. City Manager Roland Windham credits productivity audits for better value and higher revenue collection. The report highlights Airport Industrial Park success, expected occupancy of a new building in 1976, and a 98.95 percent tax collection rate aided by tax enforcement and earlier delinquent tax measures.
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Jeane Hall
Manag
Airport
Industries of Rollers Co., of America
FMC Corporation
Colonial Equipment
Finance Department
Police Department
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Bill Harris
Los Angeles
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Angleton
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