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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1970
Page
8
Birthday readers born on Friday April 10 are urged to balance curiosity with caution and avoid taking on too much alone. The daily forecast for each zodiac sign warns about overspending, risky chances, and the need to plan anew after leaving plans behind.
A federal judge ruled PATCO’s sick-out acts as a strike, finding the union in civil contempt of a prior restraining order. Delays persist at major hubs with 40 percent cut in some routes as controllers slowly return to work. The ruling delays fines but allows the government to seek penalties against noncompliant controllers.
A survey shows most youths still value God but call for church changes to attract younger members. Participants urge engaging teaching methods, specific aids for teachers, and two way involvement with families to prevent dropouts and foster real care.
Grace Presbyterian Church announces a week of revival services from April 12 to 17 led by Rev. Harry T. Schutte of Covenant Presbyterian Church Columbia. Special music directed by Mrs. Marion Carothers and three themed evenings include Fill a Pew Night Youth Night and Family Night at 334 Church St.
John Freeman the British Ambassador to the United States will be the featured speaker at a University of South Carolina convocation honoring the state's Tricentennial. The ceremony at Trinity Episcopal Church begins at 11 45 a.m. with Governor McNair and USC President Dr. Thomas F. Jones in attendance. Freeman will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws.
The administrator of veterans affairs announced automatic increases in educational allowances under the GI Bill and VA programs for more than 777,000 veterans and dependents, retroactive to February 1. Most higher education students will get one May 10 check reflecting the new rate and retroactive months.
The Rev. Gale D. Webbe will lead the annual spring retreat for Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of South Carolina. It takes place April 16 to 18 at Camp Gravatt in Aiken County near Camp Long, with two concurrent sessions starting at 2 p.m. April 16. Mrs. Frederick H. Baugh of North Augusta handles arrangements.
For a century villagers near Munich use a 164 foot pipe to a spring deep underground. When atmospheric pressure rises the pipe emits a whistle and hissing sound guiding weather forecasts. Local lore ties the device to a weather tradition and communal life.
South Carolina reports no human rabies cases since 1959 and only three states, Hawaii and Rhode Island among them, had no rabies in 1968. The Rabies Control Act of 1950 and a 1960s update require annual dog vaccinations and allow flexible annual or triennial immunizations. Domestic animals show no recent lab-confirmed cases. Georgia had 83 in 1968.
The notice lists a daily 11 AM to 3 PM schedule with exceptions on Wednesdays Sundays and holidays for radio program The Bible Sneaks To You. It invites attendance at services and use of the Reading room, airing Sundays at 10 05 AM on Station WAKN 990 kc.
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