Compromise On Magistrate Bill Nears Agreement
Senator Gilbert E. McMillan signals support for House amendments to cut Aiken County magistrates from 13 to eight, aligning with Senate aims to modernize the system. House revisions rewrite the bill with eight appointed magistrates, new civil criminal and family court idea, and salary flexibility under county delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert E. McMillan
R-Aiken
House
Senate
Aiken County
McMillan
Michael Laughlin
D-Aiken
Aiken
Cain
Zack Fulmer
Julian Dunbar
John Henry Williams
Criminal and Family Court of
Fulmer
Augusta- Belvedere-Clearwater
Stumper Extends Unbeaten Record in Weekly Puzzle
The Standard Stumper extended his unbeaten streak for another week, beating 1 122 entries. Several readers fell short by only a few words, including Macey Bryant and Sara B. Tarrant from Aiken and North Augusta residents Ev Savage and Jewell Holloman. The answer appears on page 8 with a new Stumper slated for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macey Bryant
Rt. 4
Aiken
Ev. Savage
North Augusta
Sara B. Tarrant
Hahn
Jewell G. Holloman
Camellia Trailer Park
No. of U.S. casualties in Vietnam drops last week
AP reports forty two Americans were killed in combat in Vietnam last week, the smallest toll in two months. U S woundings fell to 318 from 347, while South Vietnamese forces had 523 killed and 1,168 wounded. Allied commands logged 2,894 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths, 788 fewer than the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Mand
Fire Base 6
Indochina
Haiti's Duvalier Misses Birthday Appearance Amid Illness Rumors
President Francois Duvalier did not attend his 64th birthday event fueling speculation on his health. A government spokesman said doctors ordered rest while his son Jean Claude appeared at the palace balcony with military officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Papa Doc
Gerard de Catalogne
Duvalier
Jean Claude
White
National Palace
Claude Raymond
Col
Claude Breton
Hanoi Returns To Peace Talks
Hanoi's chief negotiator Xuan Thuy ends a six week boycott and says he will submit concrete points to move the conference forward at the 109th weekly session. He denounces Nixon and Laird over Vietnam withdrawal and postwar air presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hanoi
Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Parish backs ousted priest amid marriage scandal
PACIFICA Calif AP The parish council supports Rev Robert F Duryea a 25 year priest who has been suspended and excommunicated after church officials found he is married and has a 5 year old son Duryea 49 confirmed he wed on June 16 1964 and says his wife and son attended his Easter Mass before plans to move with his family to the Santa Clara Valley about 50 miles away
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacifica
Calif
Joseph T. McGucken
Robert F. Duryea
Father Duryea
Paul
Paul VI
St. Peter's Church
Santa Clara Valley
Armed Forces Day Weekend Show Features Thunderbirds
South Carolina Aiken hosts Air Power Day at Aiken Municipal Airport with Thunderbirds as the main act. The event features the 861 Radar Squadron Civil Air Patrol Eagle Aviation and Fort Gordon helicopters in a broad Armed Forces display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Air Force Station
Aiken
861
Aiken Municipal
Aiken Airport
Civil Air Patrol
Eagle Aviation
Army
Fort Gordon
U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds
America
Tom Swalm
New Rates In Effect Monday
Aiken Standard subscribers face a price increase due to rising costs. Rates by carrier are 40 cents per week 1.73 per month and 20.80 per year. Mail rates are 6.40 for three months 11.60 for six months and 22 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Aiken High Senior Wins National Merit Scholarship
David R. Safford a senior at Aiken High School has won a National Merit Scholarship. He earns the Kimberly-Clark Scholarship one of eight awarded this year and plans to study engineering. He has Yale Award NHS Beta Club Boys State Rotarian Quill and Scroll and is production manager of the school newspaper and literary magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Safford
Aiken High School
R. David Safford
Ivy Circle
Aiken
Safford
Kimberly - Clark
Yale
Quill and Scroll
Aiken High
McMillan Optimistic On Bill To Remove Highway Commissioners
R Aiken reports Senator McMillan is optimistic about a bill enabling county legislative delegations to remove district highway commissioners. He cites Senate support and a favorable Judiciary Committee report, noting a Senate amendment requiring a majority vote by delegation to unseat a commissioner to curb harassment tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert E. McMillan
Aiken
Senate Highways Committee
Senate
McMillan
Judiciary Committee
Walter Bristow
D-Rich
South Vietnam Forces Push Counter Offensive in Highlands
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops launch a counter assault against North Vietnamese forces in the central highlands as battles intensify around Fire Base 6 and Fire Base Lonely in eastern Cambodia. U S advisers suffer casualties while allied forces tally heavy enemy losses in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Central Highlands
Fire Base 6
Tan Canh
Fire Base
Lonely
Aiken Women Selected For Market Test
Riegel Textile Corporation tests new Babwcare diaper in Aiken with color coded trucks and orange uniforms. President William Reid cites plant availability and proximity to consumers as reasons for the move. 69 workers now, expanding to 200 at national launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Riegel Textile Corporation
Riegel
Proctor and Gamble
North
Roger Chastain
William Reid
New York
New Method Detects Nickel Using Californium Radiation
USGS scientists report a technique to identify nickel and other elements in Earth's crust by neutron activated radiation from californium-252. The material, produced at Savannah River Plant, may also help detect ocean floor minerals and surface planets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
South Carolina
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Frank Seaftle
USGS
Washington
Seaftle
Landfill Hazards Prompt County Officials Review
J. W. Smith, chief of the Solid Waste, urged the Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission to reassess county landfill needs amid reports of broken equipment and health hazards from rats and flies. The remarks were made during a Comprehensive Health Planning Advisory Council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Lower Savannah
Aiken County Humane Society Forming Aims at Protection of Animals
The Aiken County Humane Society is forming with Mrs. George Couch elected president and Mrs. James D. McNair as vice president. Affiliated with the Humane Society of the United States, the group plans pound and shelter improvements, anti cruelty actions, humane legislation, and care for lab animals. Burton M. Parks of Washington visited to support the effort and stressed cooperation with existing local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Couch
New Bridge Road
James D. McNair
Montmorenci
Humane Society of the
United States
Aiken Group
Burton M. Parks
Washington
The
Parks
Couch
Aiken
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Humane Society
Aiken County
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Marshall Cain
Police Academy
SEN
North Vietnam
Nixon
Defense
Melvyn R. Laird
Southeast Asia
Parist
Thunderbirds
Susie
Thomas Leich
Bill
Cambodia
Pleiku
SRP
Aiken County Humane Society
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