Aiken delegation disagrees on condemnation for courthouse site
A poll of the Aiken County Legislative delegation shows split views on using condemnation to acquire land for a new downtown courthouse. Rep. John Henry Williams favors it while Rep. Julian Dunbar opposes. other members offer qualified positions amid cost and legal concerns.
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Aiken County
Aiken
John Henry Williams
D-Aiken
Julian Dunbar
R-Aiken
Highway 215
Michael Laughlin
Gilbert E. McMillan
Marshall Cain
Laughlin
Nixon Aid Bill Faces House Committee Clash
President Nixon's proposal to overhaul U.S. foreign aid confronted stiff opposition in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Lawmakers criticized plans to split aid into military and development funds and move control to international management. The plan would cost 3.1 billion dollars next year and 1.7 billion annually for the next two years.
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Nixon
U.S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
Dpa
Humphrey Seen as Odds-On Favorite for 1972 Nomination
The Republican National Committee after reviewing political signals declares Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey the odds-on favorite for the 1972 Democratic presidential nominating race if Sen. Edward Kennedy stays out. Humphrey says he appreciates the billing while Muskie is characterized as slipping.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
GOP
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Humphrey
South Koreans Go To Polls In Presidential Race
South Koreans vote in a tight presidential contest between incumbent Chung Hee Park and challenger Kim Dae Jung. Kim, 45, a National Assemblyman, built momentum after the New Democratic party backed him last September challenging a third term for the 53 year old president.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Kim Daejung
New Democratic Party
Court Clears Jim Brown in Battery and Disturbing the Peace Case
Los Angeles AP report says former NFL star and actor Jim Brown was cleared of battery and disturbing the peace charges over the February beating at his apartment. Municipal Court Judge Irwin Nebron dismissed after denying more delay for witnesses, noting the speedy trial right. Complainants Claudia LeMay and Carol Williams signed the report but could not be located. Deputy city attorney Jacob Adajian said the ruling would not be appealed.
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Los Angeles
Jim Brown
Municipal Court
Irwin J. Nebron
Brown
Nebron
Claudia LeMay
Carol V. Williams
Jacob Adajian
Grandpa Jones Recuperating After Open Heart Surgery
Nashville star Louis Grandpa Jones is recuperating at home after open heart surgery on April 15. He says he feels better in the afternoons and walked in the woods on his 120 acre farm after returning home from the hospital Sunday, despite chest soreness.
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Jones
Grand Ole Opry
Perating
Rail Passenger Boom as N W Final Trains Near End
Roanoke reports a surge in passenger travel on the Norfolk and Western Railway with the last four pairs of trains due in four days. Officials note large ridership by students scouts and history enthusiasts in the final two weeks before Amtrak takes over on Saturday.
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Norfolk & Western Railway
N&w
Amtrak
Public outcry forces closures of Anderson theaters
In Anderson Indiana AP reports public outcry against X rated movies led to orders closing three of the six theaters and drive ins. The manager said he cannot obtain enough non X rated films to keep operations going as opposition to X rated movies grows.
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Anderson
Ind
Princess Anne Opposes Women's Lib at Naval Ceremony
Princess Anne, Britain’s leading young royal, spoke against the women’s liberation movement while christening the Royal Navy frigate Amazon at Southampton. She called Amazons formidable forerunners of the movement and said she has no sympathy with them.
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Anne
Britain
Amazon
Southampton
Women's Liberation Movement
Slim odds of S C trial for North Augusta murder
The case against William J Pierce Jr., 35, charged with the June 26 murder of 19 year old Ann Goodwin in North Augusta, appears unlikely to proceed soon as three other murder charges against a Georgia State Prison parolee are prioritized. Police and SLED led an intensive investigation after Goodwin was shot in the head while babysitting at the Pooser residence. She died July 14 in hospital. See MURDER, Page 12.
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North Augusta
South Carolina
Georgia
William J Pierce Jr
Ann Goodwin
WE. Pooser
Viet Cong Attacks Intensify Across South Vietnam
Saigon reports a fourth day of intensified shelling by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces targeting major allied bases. Da Nang air base experienced a direct hit on a fuel storage tank triggering a large fire and evacuations. Cam Ranh, Pleiku, Soc Trang, Binh Thuy and Camp Eagle near Hue were also hit. casualties were minimal with some wounded at Cam Ranh. The U.S. command noted no casualties at Camp Eagle and light damage there.
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South Vietnam
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U.S
Dien Bien Phu
Cam Ranh
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Soc Trang
Binh Thuy
Mekong Delta
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Camp Eagle
Hue
U.S. Command
Youth Drowns In Rural Pond Near Bath
A ten year old boy named George Wayne Sapp of North Augusta was drowned while swimming with four companions in McLeans Pond off Pine Log Road east of Bath. The body was recovered from about five feet of water after a brief search, the Aiken County Sheriff's Department reported.
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Aiken County
Black Voters Drive Key Special Election in Charleston
In South Carolina 1st District a special election hinges on black voters from nine counties over a race to replace L Mendel Rivers who died December 28 1970. Favoring Mendel Davis the 28 year old attorney critics note Victoria DeLee may swing to 35 percent and claim a historic result. Elsie Carroll is a write in with little impact per observers.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Catfish Row
Old
Rivers
Mendel Davis
Victoria DeLee
United Citizens Party
Deep South
Elsie Carroll
Development Board Director Calls Industry Whipping Boy
Columbia AP. J Bonner Manly director of the South Carolina State Development Board says industry is blamed as the convenient whipping boy in the pollution fight yet is the only hope for environmental cleanup. He notes water quality has improved but headlines lag. He cites $275 million in new year to date and a nuclear reprocessing plant on Savannah River, calling SC the nuclear capital of the world. Dr Lamar Priester Jr advocates tissue testing to gauge toxicants like arsenic lead mercury cadmium nitrates and pesticides, predicting widespread testing within 10 years and urging scrutiny beyond chlorination assurances.
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Columbia
J. Bonner Manly
South Carolina State Development Board
Manley
South Carolina
Priester
Standard Stumper Deadline Nears for Puzzle Entries
Time waits for no one as entries close at noon tomorrow for the Standard Stumper. Miss the deadline and you miss the $560 prize. pick up extra copies of the puzzle at the Aiken Standard office on 124 Rutland Drive.
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Aiken
Rutland Drive
Lions Club To Support Eye Bank In Aiken
The Aiken Lions Club will be on hand Thursday from 4 4 p m at Mitchell Shopping Center Holley Hardware and Kalmia Plaza to urge Aiken County residents to donate to South Carolina s eye bank Aiken Lions ask visitors to bring old glasses or frames to the donor stands and promote the goal of 50 000 donors see the light by becoming a donor to the Lions Eye Bank
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Aiken Lions Club
Aiken
Aiken County
South Carolina
Eye Bank
Mitchell Shopping Center
Holley Hardware Company
Kalmia Plaza
Aiken Lions
South Carolina Lions Eye Bank
Wagener Festival Opens With Old Fashioned Parade
Wagener hosts a two day event starting Friday afternoon with registry and a beauty contest. Activities include barbecue street dances flea market horse show parade and country western show in celebration of Aiken County's 100th anniversary.
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Aiken County
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