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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1972

Page

13

Few Carriage Stones Still Remain In Aiken

Aiken preserves relics of the past with two carriage stones on Colleton Avenue at the Thomas and Bates homes. Residents recall old carriages, mounting blocks, and historic touches like a Lady Banksia arch and a Judas tree, marking Aiken’s heritage.

Aiken Helen M. Fenninger Colleton Avenue J. Cleve Thomas Charles Thomas Thomas Bertie Bates Bates White House Joseph Stevens Miss Bates Winthrop College Tone Park Avennue Mabel Lee Bradwell J. Lewis Wise Robert McKim Wilshire Joe Wilshire Greenwich Conn

Russia presses on with ship building surge

AP war correspondent notes Soviet Navy outbuilding the U.S. two to one and near a new surge in warship construction. Critics doubt forecasts, while Adm Zumwalt warns of disrupted sea use without modernization. U.S. counts 378 active vessels versus 568 for Russia. Russians have 89 new ships since 1967.

Fred S. Hoffman Washington U.S. Navy U.S United States Adm Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr Navy Congress Pentagon William Proxmire D-Wis Proxmire Russia Raymond W. B. Blackman Jane’s Fighting Ships Blackman

Farmland Values In S C Rise 53 Percent

The Agriculture Department reports farm real estate values rose since 1967 with South Carolina up 53 percent, Georgia 72 percent leading the gains. ERS notes rapid increases in the Northeast and Southeast, slower rises in Northern Plains and Pacific regions, with irrigated land steady and dry grazing land rising.

Washington Agriculture Department Georgia Arizona USDA Economic Research Service Northeast Plains Pacific ERS

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