Tax bills soar up to nearly double in Aiken County
City and County residents report 1968 tax bills rising sharply as escrow accounts cover higher payments. Increases range from 33 to 100 percent with rural properties often more than tripling. Examples include Aiken Estates rising from 42 to 63 dollars and 67 to 105 dollars. Dunbarton Oaks up as much as 79 percent. other cases 50 to 56 percent in Graniteville and Stiefletown. Some homeowners already notified by mortgage companies.
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Aiken County
Aiken Estates
Dunbarton Oaks
Graniteville
Stieffletown
Property Tax Hike Sparks Resident Backlash Over Reassessment
Property owners face higher monthly payments as escrow taxes rise with an assessment rate increase from 4.3 to 6 percent and a county millage gain of 10 mills for schools. Reappraisals in Dunbarton Oaks, Crosland Park, and near I-20 raise concerns over uneven adjustments. County assessor William J Coleman explains ongoing revaluations to reflect market changes and stresses limited staff prevent universal yearly updates. Neighbors note taxes remain comparable to other areas and schools may require more funding, while some residents criticize the lack of a referendum and call the pace and method high-handed.
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Dunbarton Oaks
Crosland Park
Coleman
Judge Dismisses Contempt Charges in Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Judge Julius J. Hoffman dismissed contempt charges against four defense lawyers in the eight defendants’ conspiracy trial. The judge also allowed the lawyers to withdraw from the case of eight men charged with violating the federal antiriot law by conspiring to incite rioting at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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Chicago
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
Asheville High School Walkout Sparks Rock Throwing Rally
About 200 black pupils pelted police with rocks and bricks, overturned a car, and smashed windows as officers tried to end a demonstration at Asheville High School. Twenty five officers entered the campus after the walkout. few injuries occurred and arrests were not disclosed. A Times photographer was cut when a brick struck a windshield. The crowd dispersed around noon.
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Asheville
Asheville High School
Asheville Times
Dubcek Told He Is Not Lost Despite Ouster
Prague officials said Alexander Dubcek remains a figure with future potential if he accepts criticism and acknowledges shortcomings. A Communist spokesman described him as not a lost person, while another official noted he stood his ground at a party meeting that cost him his Presidium role and presidency of the National Assembly.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
Czech
Oslovakia
Presidium
National Assembly
Lubomir Strougal
Dubcek
Safeway Tests Unit Pricing in Washington Stores
Two Safeway Market outlets in Washington test unit pricing to simplify value for housewives as federal lawmakers push for mandatory unit pricing. The stores, 20 blocks apart in the inner city, serve as laboratories as another chain plans to launch a similar test before Thanksgiving in New York City.
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Safeway Stores
Oakland
Calif
New York City
Stokes Ends Democratic Primary Bid in Cleveland Race
Carl B. Stokes ends his Democratic primary campaign confident of beating white opponent Robert J. Kelly who emphasizes law and order. If Stokes wins Tuesday, he faces Ralph J. Perk in the general election for mayor as Perk garners strong support from Cleveland ethnic groups in a largely Democratic county. Kelly, 48, is a first time candidate who accuses the mayor of payroll favoritism toward individuals with police records, including black nationalists.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Carl B. Stokes
U.S
Robert J. Kelly
Stokes
Cuyahoga County
Ralph J. Perk
Perk
Kelly
City Service
Moon voyagers arrive for 39 day world tour
America's astronauts led by Neil Armstrong arrive in Mexico City aboard the presidential jet for a 22 hour visit as the first stop of a 39 day, 22 country tour. He is joined by Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin and their wives Patricia and Joan. Local officials greet the crew and invite them to feel at home. Armstrong speaks briefly in Spanish thanking Mexico for hosting.
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Mexico City
Padilla Segura
Mexico
Armstrong
Briely
Tropical Storm Inga Threatens To Grow Into Hurricane
Tropical Storm Inga drifts northwest at 4 5 mph hundreds of miles south of Bermuda with winds 55 60 mph. Forecasts say current trends could push Inga to hurricane strength within about 18 hours as large ocean areas face potential hurricane force winds. No land areas are in immediate danger.
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Miami
Inga
Bahamas
National Hurricane Center
Bermuda
Atlantic
Italian Teachers Halt Strike as Schools Open
Italy enters week three of labor agitation as junior and senior high teachers with pending accreditation attend the Wednesday opening of classes after Government promises. Meanwhile the Union for School Administrative Employees sets a 48 hour strike for Friday and Saturday to push civil service scale advances.
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Rome
Italy
Army Abandons Murder Charges Against Green Berets
The 3rd Brigade of the U S 82nd Airborne Division faces another major Vietnam assignment before homeward with plans to intercept enemy infiltrators near Saigon. About 4,500 troops will return by Dec 15 with others reassigned, as South Vietnamese units take over defense of the capital. Brig Gen George W Dickerson notes allied air support will be available and describes the unit’s security role along a 68 mile arc north and west of Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S. 82Nd Airborne Division
South Vietnam
George W. Dickerson
Jnow
Iron Triangle
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Nixon
Dickerson
Vietnam
Warrenton
U.S
Army Drops Case Against Green Berets in Vietnam Killings
Secretary Resor said CIA refused to provide witnesses for October court-martials, making fair trials impossible. He ordered all charges dismissed and duties outside Vietnam assigned. The move ends the high profile case involving Col Rheault and eight Green Berets accused of murder and conspiracy in the death of Thai Khac Chuyen.
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Washington
Army
Green Berets
Stanley R. Resor
Central Intelligence Agency
Resor
Pentagon
CIA
Vietnam
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Armed Services Committee
Thai Khac Chuyen
Alcoholics Problems Discussed by Aiken Rotary Speaker
William J McCord warned that alcoholism in Aiken County rivals an epidemic in scope. He argued alcoholism stems from personal and cultural factors, urged treatment expansion, noted that Operation Dry Up reduced illegal alcohol use while legal drinking rose, and cited a high school survey showing vast youth alcohol use despite the 18 age limit.
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Aiken County
William J Mhkssion
Aiken
Monday McCord
Presbyterian Co
University of North Carolina
South Carolina
McCord
Kennedy to Hold Hearings on Draft Laws
Senator Edward M. Kennedy pledged soon hearings on U S draft laws calling them unfair uncertain discriminatory and outdated The move follows Senator John Stennis reminder that the Armed Services Committee oversees Selective Service authority and the drafting process.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
U.S
John Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Chamber Plans Year End Membership Drive in Aiken
The Contact Club of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce launches a October to mid-December Year End drive. The goal is 100 new members with rewards for top fundraisers including a free week at Latai Inn Fripp Island and gift certificates from Manning Owens Inc.
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Chamber of Commerce
Contact Club
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Maurice M. Williams
Aiken
Doug Everett
Wilbur Driver
Chamber
Randy Davidson
Latai Inn
Fripp Island
Manning Owens, Inc
Brown urges tight money belts as budget hearings begin
State Sen. Edgar A. Brown says tax hikes may be needed only in extreme emergencies as hearings on the 1970-1971 budget start. He and fellow Budget and Control Board members emphasize prudence and living within means amid an election year and inflation concerns.
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Columbia
Edgar A. Brown
South Carolina
General Assembly
Barnwell
Brown
State Budget and Control Board
Cal
Robert McNair
Henry Mills
Grady Patterson
R. James Aycock
D-Sumter
House
Ways and Means Committee
Patterson
Sumter
State Highway Department
Budget and Control Board
South Carolina Education Association
Department of Archives
State Library Board
The
Aeronautics Commission
Personnel Division
Ways and Means
Aycock
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William J Coleman
Dunbarton
Secretary of Transportation and Communications
Robert Henry McBride
Providence
American Telephone and Telegraph
Long
R. I
Rhode Island
San Fernando
Spain
UPI
Col. Rheault
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield, N.J
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Berets
Edgar Brown
Fis
Senate Finance Committee
Mills
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