Separate Trial Ordered On Strachan
US District Judge John J. Sirica ordered a separate Watergate cover-up trial for former White House aide Gordon Strachan. Five defendants remain in the main cover-up trial, set to begin Tuesday, while Strachan’s severance was confirmed. Sirica also weighed using typed transcripts alongside 33 presidential tapes as evidence.
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Washington
John J. Sirica
White House
Gordon Strachan
Strachan
John M. Bray
U.S
Leon Jaworski Sirica
Stock Market Still On Down Trend
New York AP reports the stock market slid again as the Dow Jones opened down over one point. The NYSE saw 3-2 losses over gains, with the Dow reaching a 12 year closing low Friday. Analysts warned averages may fall further as investors remain wary and bank rate easing boosts little confidence.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Ford Calls for Global Cooperation to Solve Economic Problems
President Ford told international finance officials that while economic problems are complex, they can be solved through broad cooperation. He urged solutions serving the common good, more cooperation over isolation, and trade over protectionism, emphasizing price stability and growth.
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Washington
Ford
United States
World Bank
Ternational Monetary Fund
Gertrude Weakens Offshore as Watch Remains for Caribbean
Hurricane Gertrude stalls in the Atlantic about 200 miles southeast of Barbados and is expected to weaken from a minimal hurricane to a tropical storm later today. A hurricane watch stays in effect for the Windward Islands from Tobago and Grenada north to Barbados and Martinique.
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Miami
Fla
Gertrude
Atlantic
Barbados
National Hurricane Center
Tobago
Grenada
Martinique
Eastern Plane Was Flying Too Low In Fatal Crash
A Eastern Airlines DC9 on Flight 212 from Charleston to Chicago flew about 1000 feet too low and crashed three miles from Douglas Municipal Airport in Charlotte. Seventy one people were killed. NTSB officials traced tire marks to trees as investigators sought cause.
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Charlotte, N.C
Eastern Airlines
Charlotte
Douglas
Ed Slattery
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Charleston
D.C
Chicago
NTSB
Police Bust Fences Party Staged by Police in Queens
Police posed as underworld fences to trap burglars inviting 42 suspects to a Queens warehouse party. Cab drivers and ushers aided the sting, ending with arrests on possession of stolen property charges and a search for 130 more alleged associates. Detectives Ledda and Fasullo had planned the operation since April.
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New York
Queens
Market for old newspapers collapses in Los Angeles
Los Angeles with Harold Cowan of A A A Industrial Paper Supply says the old paper market is very soft. Prices fell from 32 dollars a ton six months ago to 10 dollars for domestic use and 5 dollars for export. Earlier this year Japanese and Korean buyers drove prices up amid a scramble for the material.
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Los Angeles
Harold Cowan
AAA Industrial Paper Supply of
Aiken church gifts bicycle to pastor Dr Cate on tenth anniversary
Dr. Robert L. Cate rode a church gift bicycle to First Baptist Church last week as part of a celebration of ten years as pastor. Aiken residents joked about daily routines and local manners while noting the incident.
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Robert L. Cate
First Baptist Church
Ravenel Shakes South Carolina Politics With Legal Setbacks
Charles Pug Ravenel, a 36 year old Charleston banker and Harvard quarterback, disrupted South Carolina politics by winning the Democratic gubernatorial nomination before being disqualified by court rulings over residency. He had defeated Lt. Gov. Earle Morris and Rep. W. J. Dorn, challenging the political establishment and altering the line of succession. The case now heads to the U S Supreme Court while Edwards contemplates the race implications.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Charles “Pug” Ravenel
Ravenel
Charleston
Harvard
Wall Street
Earle E. Morris
W. J. Bryan Dorn
U.S. House
State Supreme Court
Milton J Dukes
Summerville
Ben Dekle
U.S. Supreme Court
Sub For Ravenel Is Being Sought
The 1,200 Democratic delegates in Columbia seek a substitute gubernatorial nominee after Charles Puge Ravenel is disqualified for not meeting the five year residency requirement. Ravenel hopes a favorable U S Supreme Court ruling may yet prevail.
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Columbia
Democratic Party
Charles Puge Ravenel
Ravenel
Supreme Court
Honduras Drive Aiken Rotary Sees Heavy Relief Effort
The Aiken Rotary Club expects at least a full truckload of food and clothing for Honduras hurricane victims. Rotarian H O Lehman and president John Livingston report extensive weekend donations from churches, civic groups, manufacturers and merchants. Donations are accepted at the fire department until Wednesday afternoon before the truck departs to the National Guard in Columbia for shipment.
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Aiken
Fire Department
National Guard
Columbia
Honduras
Buchmiller Wins Football Contest
T J Buchmiller won the Aiken Standard football contest by guessing all games correctly and the tie breaker score with 39 points. Other top contestants included Jerry Colvard and William Bazzle, who matched all games but had lower tie breaker scores, while Carey Mathis missed one game.
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Aiken Standard
T.J. Buchmiller
Buchmiller
Williams
Jerry Colvard
Abbeville Ave
William Bazzle
Sharyn Lane
Carey Mathis
Alpine Dr
Aiken Resident Safe After Honduras Hurricane Fifi
An Aiken resident Pedro Francisco deCossio reports from Guatemala he survived Fifi while traveling in Honduras as an exporter. He tied to a tree during the storm and subsisted on bananas due to food shortages. His family was alerted by a 1 am call. An article about Mrs. deCassio teaching Peruvian crafts to locals appears tomorrow.
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Honduras
Pedro Francisco deCossio
Guatemala
DeCossio
GOPers enter At Large board race in Aiken County
Three new Republicans joined the GOP field for the At Large seat on the Aiken County Board of Commissioners bringing the total to four. Filing closed noon Saturday. W R Snider of Beech Island joins Robert M Laird Jr and others with Democrats fielding five candidates in a special primary on October 8. Snider is Beech Island fire chief and a Davis Electrical Constructors foreman. He and his wife Franches Avinger attend Curtis Baptist Church in Augusta. Morris, Center Community native and former Center Volunteer Fire Department chief, is a truck driver for Du Pont Traffic & Transportation.
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Aiken County
Snider
Beech Island
Davis Electrical Constructors
Greenville
Force
Andrews Masonic Lodge
Nacoochee School
Rabun Gap
Franches Avinger
Jacksonville
Fla
Curtis Baptist Church
Augusta
License plates go on sale in South Carolina for 1975
South Carolina license plates for 1975 go on sale today at the State Highway Department. Tags may be purchased from 8:30 am until 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Pay by check for the exact tag amount, and do not fill the check until tags are issued to determine cost and deduct a $1 mailing fee from the annual renewal shown on the renewal card.
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South Carolina
State Highway Department
Phase I Drainage Work Near 85 Percent Complete
City engineer Ed Dudley reports Phase I storm drainage lines in downtown Aiken are about 85 percent finished. The Kalmia Hills project is near 60 percent, with Rollingwood Road and Laurel Drive ongoing. Weather permitting, Chesterfield Street should reopen in four weeks and Newberry Street work will begin, completing Phase I in about two months.
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Aiken
Ed Dudley
Kalmia Hills
Rollingwood Road
Laurel Drive
Dudley
Chesterfield Street
West Lane
Barnwell Ave
Newberry Street
Whiskey Road
Berrie Road
Boardman Road
Powder House Road
Powder House
Lyon Drive
Nine candidates vie for Democratic governor nomination in South Carolina
A state Supreme Court denial followed by a federal court rejection left 36 year old Charleston banker Ravenel pursuing a constitutional amendment via Gov. West and a petition drive. Nine candidates remained in the Democratic race with Rep W J Bryan Dorn seen as the favorite amid a Harvey led coalition seeking to nominate Alex Sanders for lieutenant governor to back Ravenel’s bid.
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Charleston
John C. West
General Assembly
U.S
W. J. Bryan Dorn
Alex Sanders
Brantley Harvey
Thomas Dewey Wise
Edgar L. McGowan
Thomas E. Smith Jr
Florence
E. N
Nick Zeigler
Richard Riles
Greenville
Robert Hickman
Robert E. McNair
WJ Bryan Dorn
Ravene
Beaufort County
Harvey
Fred Sheheen
Kershaw County
Sheheen
Richland County
Sanders
Ravenel
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