County Tax Revenue Predicted At 4.7 Million For 1970 71
Aiken County legislators project total county tax revenue for 1970 71 at 4 704 231 with 3 741 314 from school purposes and 962 917 for county purposes. The forecast uses assessments of 17 580 000 noncommercial real estate 6 415 636 personal property and 29 836 167 industrial property with 88 percent real and personal and 98 percent industrial collection rates. The school levy rests on 74 mills plus 15000 from the Atomic Energy Commission in lieu of taxes and county funding uses a 23 mill tax with 8 662 910 of industrial property exempted under a five year tax relief law.
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Aiken County
G. H. Grant
Atomic Energy Commission
43 Acres of Hitchcock Land Sold in Ai ken County
Records show Mrs. George H. Bostwick bought 43 acres from the Hitch cock heirs for over 100000. The land, part of an 87 acre tract, lies near Hitch cock Woods along Coker Spring Road and Sand River to deter developers. In 1968 the Bostwicks bought over 80 acres from Averile Clark west of Hitchcock Apartments toward Memorial Gate.
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Aiken County
George H. Bostwick
Thomas Hitchcock
Hitchcock Woods
Coker Spring Road
Sand River
Mrs. Bostwick
Averile Clark
Hitchcock Apartments
Memorial Gate
Police Investigate Herbicide Theft From Truck
Aiken police probe the theft of about $50 in tools and herbicides from Mackie Scott Jr.’s truck. The vehicle was parked at Hagood Stadium while the football field was being prepared for the upcoming season.
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Aiken
Mackie Scott Jr
Hagood Stadium
Fulbright challenges Spain pact over Senate approval
Sen. J. William Fulbright charged that a pending executive military agreement with Spain should be treated as a treaty. He warned the plan to extend U S use of three bases in Spain for five years could incur mushrooming costs and entanglements, and urged Nixon submit it for Senate confirmation.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
Spain
Senate
Arkansas
Fulbright
Nixon
70 Arrested At Powder Ridge Rock Festival
Police arrested at least 70 people on drug charges as thousands of youths left Powder Ridge in Middlefield Connecticut after a court banned the event. A few hundred remained at the site with music, tents, and drug activity, while about 25 000 attendees had gathered earlier.
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Middlefield
Thurmond backs import curbs on foreign textiles
Senator Strom Thurmond, R-SC, urged President Nixon to exercise authority to curb foreign textile imports. He said the President should review existing power to determine how much can be done immediately.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Nixon
South Carolina
FDA Orders Ban on Mouthwash Health Claims
The FDA ruled eight mouthwashes offer little beyond a pleasant mouth feel and ordered manufacturers to drop claims of killing bad breath curing sore throats or ridding colds. Products named include Micrin Pepsodent Cepacol Sterisol Betadine Isodine Kadesnol and Tyolaris.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Johnson and Johnson
Lever Brothers
William S. Merrell Co
Warner Lambert Pharmaceutical Co
Purdue Frederick Co
Isodine Pharmaceutical Co
Isodine
Kadesnol Corp
Kadesnol
Merck Co
Tyolaris
Stumper Offering $180 Prize For Puzzle Winner
A newspaper puzzle advert promotes an $180 prize for solving a word square game. Readers are urged to mail entries from Friday’s paper to 124 Rutland Drive with a stamped return.
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Rutland Drive
Kennedy chose Johnson as running mate over leadership fears
Former aide Kenneth O'Donnell says John F Kennedy picked Lyndon B. Johnson in 1960 to avoid living with him as Senate majority leader. He also notes Kennedy's early 1960s view on Vietnam and later withdrawal decisions attributed to Mike Mansfield. The Life magazine interview is part of O'Donnell's forthcoming book.
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New York
Kenneth O'Donnell
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Senate
O'Donnell
Kennedy
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
O’donnell
Life Magazine
America
Vietnam
Douglas MacArthur
Mansfield
Washington Post
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon
Inside Today Comics Editorial Deaths Sports TV Want Ads Women's News
The fragment notes various newspaper sections including comics, editorials, obituaries, sports, television listings, want ads, and women’s news across today’s edition. No specific events, people, or places are readable to summarize further.
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Women’s
Hurricane Celia Threatens Texas Coast With Heavy Rain
Hurricane Celia moved toward the lower Texas coast with warnings posted. Up to eight inches of rain and winds at least 90 mph expected as the storm neared Corpus Christi. Swells pounded the coast while residents fled and ports prepared, fearing crop damage from a major storm.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Celia
Galveston
Houston
Oklahoma
Ellington Air Force Base
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Ohio
Baytown
Texas City
Gulf Coast
Recovery Team Searches For Drowned Youth
A 15 year old, Jeffrey Gurley of Clearwater, drowned at Modoc camping site on Clark Hill reservoir while reportedly attempting to swim to an island. McCormick Sheriff L A Moore said the search involves the McCormick Sheriff’s Department Belton Rescue Squad and South Carolina game wardens.
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Jeffrey Gurley
Clearwater
Modoc
Clark Hill Reservoir
McCormick
L.A. Moore
McCormick Sheriff's Department
Belton Rescue Squad
South Carolina
Augusta
Winfield Heights
Georgia
Columbia County Sheriff's
Fairmont
N.C
Cherry Grove Beach
Diana Lynn Rogers
Alma Rebecca Phillips
Roosevelt Bush
Rt. 1
Ridgeway
Richard O’neil Jr
Bamberg
St. George
U.S
New York City
Humberto Cresto
Edwin Sanchez
Lee Terrell Fowler
Rt. 8
Gaffney
Spartanburg
Nancy Carolyn Murrow
Charleston
North Charleston
William Curtis Blanton Jr
Rt. 3
Moncks Corner
National Polo Hall of Fame Proposed for Aiken
Col John A May on the National Advisory Council proposed a National Polo Hall of Fame in Aiken to be built on the Iselin Property. Polo has been played in Aiken since 1882 with Whitney Field hosting training for the international squad. May also urged placing the Williams Family Cemetery on Magnolia Lane near Grace Avenue on the Historic Register.
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National Advisory Council For the Preservation of
Aiken
John A. May
May
Williams
Magnolia Lane
Grace Avenue
Andrew Dexter
My Lai Defense Lawyer Attacks CIA Tactics
Attorney for Army Spec. Robert W. T'Souvas accuses the CIA of trying to undermine My Lai defendants. The 21 year old from San Jose was arrested near Fort McPherson on marijuana charges, amid other My Lai-related legal actions.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Central Intelligence Agency
My Lai
George T. Davis
San Francisco
Army Spec
Robert W. T’souvas
T’souvas
San Jose
Calif
Ft. McPherson
Weltner
Murray Silver
Atlanta
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Air Strikes Support Cambodian Forces Near Phnom Penh
U S warplanes flew combat missions in support of Cambodian troops southwest of Phnom Penh while Cambodian and Communist forces fought in Kompong Thom. In Mekong Delta towns 10 killed and 24 wounded were reported. In Laos a new peace initiative began amid limited progress.
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Saigon
Phnom Penh
Kompong Thom
South Vietnam
U.S
Giang Trom
Mekong
Laos
Indochina
Cambodia
Libya Russia Pressure Iraq Over Nasser Backing
Libya and the Soviet Union pressed Iraq to back President Gamal Abdel Nasser amid indirect talks with Israel. Arab ministers met in Tripoli as Muammar Kadafi met Egypt's leader in Cairo before Baghdad visit. Moscow urged Iraq to join the cease fire framework, threatening aid cuts if opposed.
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Libya
Soviet Union
Iraq
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
U.S
Muammar Kadafi
Cairo
Baghdad
Moscow
Algeria
Tripoli
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
Sudan
Nasser
U.N
Gunnar Y. Jarring
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Phillip Davis
Larry Lykins
Aiken Swim Association
Armour
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S.C
CIA
Davis
Esequit Torres
Brownsville
Torres
Charles Weltner
Russia
THE
Associated Press
Frances Farmer
Indianapolis
Ind
Bing Crosby
Cary Grant
Tyrone Power
Clifford Odet
UPI
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