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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1970

Page

2

Funeral services for Ewell Booker in Aiken South Carolina

Funeral services for Ewell Booker of 400 Union Street Northeast Aiken are set for Saturday at 11 am from the Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Jerry Brooks of Warrenton Georgia and a sister Mrs Beulah Meyers of Augusta. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Ewell Booker Union St. N.E. Aiken Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens Jerry Brooks Warrenton, Ga Beaulah Meyers Augusta

Riegel Textiles Reports Mixed March Quarter Results

Riegel Textile Corporation and subsidiaries report unaudited March 28 results with net sales at 38.449 million versus 38.608 million a year earlier and earnings per share of 20 cents, up from six cents. President William H. Reid cites tightened credit effects and shift of looms to commercial markets, with plants in Aiken and Johnston.

Riegel Textile Corporation William H. Reid

Democracy Depends On Public Opinion As Guide

A pithy statement asserts democracy remains true only when public opinion steers governance and political action. It emphasizes citizen voices as the ultimate measure of democratic legitimacy.

Aiken Standard Publication Details and Rates

The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes every afternoon except weekends. Located at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801 with post office box 456. Subscription rates listed: by carrier 1.10 per month and by mail 13.00 per year six months 7.50 three months 4.00.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press United Press International

Allies Report Vast Tet Offensive Casualties Amid Surges

In the first week of the Tet offensive the allies claim 618 061 enemy deaths. They also report 416 Americans 784 South Vietnamese and 15 690 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed for a 13 to 1 ratio. As the offensive continues South Vietnamese troops near Dak Seang fight heavy with North Vietnamese dug in. A helicopter was shot down while lifting wounded and airstrikes pounded the surrounding hills.

Dak Seang

Stock Listing Quotations From NASD Noon Prices

Quotations from the NASD reflect representative inter dealer prices around noon today. Markets change throughout the day and prices exclude retail mark ups markdowns or commissions. Figures are furnished by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith.

Merrill-Lynch-Pierce-Fenner and Smith

Senators seek broader input on next Nixon nominee

The Senate criticized Nixon for two failed picks and urged a wider, prenomination review including the Senate itself. Possible candidates named by Senator Tydings included federal judges Ainsworth Wisdom Johnson Craven Simpson Hoffman Tuttle and university president O Connell among others.

Nixon Senate Clement F. Haynsworth Jr GOP Scott U.S. Senate Schweiker Cars Abe Fortas Joseph Tydings South Robert Ainsworth John Minor Wisdom Frank Johnson J. Braxton Craven Bryan Simpson Walter E. Hoffman Elbert Tuttle Stephen O'Connell University of Florida Louis Powell Richmond, Va Sam J. Ervin Jr Dn.c

Nomination Vote Breakdown by Democrats and Republicans

The record lists party aligned votes on a nomination with Democrats voting for and against, and Republicans similarly. It notes accompanying names including Bayh Brodick Dodd Fulbright Gore Kennedy Magnuson Mansfield McGovern Mondale Muskie Nelson Proxmire and others, plus several paired or absent voters.

Bayh Ind Brodick Cannon New Church of Idaho Cranston Calif Bennett Utah Pell Anderson N.M Mundt S C

New Dawn: One Rule for Success Forget Losses

The saying urges abandoning past losses and setbacks to begin anew with renewed purpose. It frames perseverance as essential for achievement and personal progress.

Three-car Crash Injures Two In Aiken County

Two people were treated at Aiken County Hospital after a three car collision on South Boundary Avenue near Newberry Street yesterday around 4 55 p m. Victims were John William Carney 61 of Oleander Street and Patricia Ann Larlee 8 of Calhoun Street a passenger in another vehicle. All three cars were moving east. Sand stopped to allow a left turn and the following car struck him.

Aiken County Hospital South Boundary Avenue Newberry Street John William Carney Oleander Street Patricia Ann Larlee Calhoun Street South Boundary Richard James Sand Carney Sand

West Supports Pay Increase For Teachers

Lt. Gov. John West says South Carolina teachers' salaries should rise but not through higher taxes. West, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, argues most goals could be reached via normal economic growth.

West Columbia John West South Carolina

Notable man made lakes size list

A set of large artificial reservoirs is described including Lake Powell in Arizona at 252 square miles, Lake Mead spanning Arizona and Nevada at 247 square miles, and Oroville Reservoir in California covering 15 500 acres.

Powell Arizona Mead Nevada Oroville California

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