Standard Stumper Prize Unclaimed
The Standard Stumper prize remains unclaimed after 1 196 entries with the top prize of 530 dollars. Several near winners missed by small word errors. names listed include Mrs H C Doscher George T Reece Nick Bashnan and C L Townsend. The solution appears on page 11 and next week’s prize grows to 540 dollars.
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H. C. Doscher
Summer St
Aiken
Bill Gaskill
Chesterfield St
George T. Reece
Box
Graniteville
Nick Bashnan
Gervais
Princess Anne says she will not wear hot pants
Princess Anne, 20, told BBC she will not wear hot pants describing it as the absolute limit. The royal, famed for fashion, discussed her aversion in a program previewed by Newsmen before a Sunday broadcast by BBC.
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London
Anne
Elizabeth II
British Broadcasting Corp
Hank Williams Jr. Marries Gwendolyn Yeargain in Nashville
Country star Hank Williams Jr. wed former Dallas model Gwendolyn Sue Yeargain in Nashville. About 150 relatives and friends attended the Wednesday evening ceremony. The couple plans a London wedding trip as Williams heads to sing at the International Festival of Country Music on Saturday.
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Nashville, Tenn
Hank Williams Jr
Dallas
Gwendolyn Sue Yeargain
London
Williams
Zanuck resigns as chief executive of 20th Century Fox
Darryl F. Zanuck resigns as CEO of 20th Century Fox Film Corp at a board meeting in New York. He will remain chairman and focus on producing films. Dennis C. Stanfill named president, taking charge of all corporate activities except film production.
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New York
Darryl F. Zanuck
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox Film Corp
Zanuck
Dennis C. Stanfill
Fire destroys Sandhill Carpets building in Southern Pines
An early morning explosion at Sandhill Carpets Inc in downtown Southern Pines, North Carolina, triggered a blaze that leveled the one story brick structure. Owner Walter Nelson valued the loss at about 200000 dollars, roughly half in stock, with no injuries reported.
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Southern Pines
Sandhill Carpets, Inc
Walter Nelson
Nelson
Bids Open Today for New Campus Building at USC Aiken
The Aiken County Commission of Higher Education invites bids for a multipurpose building for the University of South Carolina Aiken Campus. Bids open at 3 p.m. in the university ballroom. Project cost about 1.5 million dollars.
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Aiken County Commission of Higher Education
University of South Carolina
Aiken
Robert E. Penland
Teachers Pay Drive Pushed By House
South Carolina representatives continued debate on boosting teacher pay. Representatives Waddell Byrd and Tom Smith renewed a plan to raise revenue, proposing using a portion of fines or bonds, but previous efforts have failed.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Waddell Byrd
Street of Sorrow Then Now Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem
AP reports on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem a narrow cobbled route through the old city to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Tourists encounter souvenir shops crowds and the blend of devotion and commerce as nine of the fourteen Stations lie along the route.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Pontius Pilate
Via Dolorosa
Lion's Gate
Holy City
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Calvary
Peace Land
Holy Land
Middle East
Nixon Reaches New Vietnam Troop Withdrawal Pace
President Nixon ordered 100000 more U.S. troops sent home by December 1 while rejecting appeals for a firm end date. The withdrawal average rises to about 14300 monthly, lowering total military commitment to around 184000, the lowest in six years.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Prison Reform On Tap In South Carolina Legislature
The South Carolina Senate panel advances a bill to extend workers compensation to prisoners injured on public works, with death benefits to dependents and cessation on recommitment. A separate measure would boost widow pensions for law enforcement, and a third bill would grant free tuition to children of fallen or disabled volunteers and Civil Air Patrol members.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate Corrections and Penology Committee
State Department of Corrections
Senate
House
Civil Air Patrol
SC Hikes Auto Insurance for Poor Risk Drivers
Gov West reacts to a 149 percent rate increase approved by the South Carolina Insurance Commission for Assigned Risk Plan policies. Insurer commission says the rise is a concession from a higher request and will add about 3 million more annually in premiums for poor risk drivers, roughly a quarter of SC's licensed drivers.
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Columbia
John C. West
South Carolina
South Carolina Insurance Commission
West
John W. Lindsay
General Assembly
Lindsay
U S War Death Toll Rises to Nine Month High
U S military reports 88 Americans killed in Indochina last week the highest weekly toll in nine months. Battles target North Vietnamese forces near Fire Base Mary Ann and a Cambodian paratrooper strike on the Phnom Penh coast road.
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U.S
Saigon
Indochina
Phnom Penh
United Press International
Nixon
Mary Ann
da Nang
Command
Central Highlands
Easter business in Aiken rises with shoppers and chicks
Merchants in Aiken report stronger Easter trade with Belk of Aiken owner Frank Howard noting very good business. Rose's Bruce Ross and White's Ron Fowler cite 15 to 25 percent increases, while Coward Corley Seed Co sells ducks, rabbits, and baby chicks at peak demand.
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Frank Howard
Belk of
Aiken
Childrens
Howard
Abe Wolf
Famous Brands Shoe Store
H C. Coward Jr
St. Mary's
Coward
St Mary's
Americans In Vietnam Favor Speedy Pullout
In Saigon a cross section of GIs reacted to President Nixon's plan to cut 100000 troops over seven months. Some urged immediate withdrawal while others doubted South Vietnamese resolve without U S support. A retiring sergeant supported the plan with quiet consent.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Nixon
James Osteen
Cordele
Tape Player Stolen From Parked Auto
A tape player and eight stereo tapes worth 118 dollars were stolen from a parked car belonging to Mrs. J B Temples of 429 Plunkett Ave. The theft occurred between 9 am and 1 pm near a downtown store. Police also reported a tack room break in at the Aiken Jefferson One Mile Track with tack valued at 175 dollars missing.
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J. B. Temples
Plunkett Ave
Aiken
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W. H. Stallworth Jr
Emily Bull
Movie Tycoon
Church of the Holy Face
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Alaska
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