Gold medals and politics on the Potomac front
Washington notes celebrate a week of royal attention as Finnish President Urho Kekkonen visits and cabinets mingle with international leaders. The piece mocks protocol confusion, highlights Betty Ford’s push for female candidates, and critiques Margareta White’s FCC nomination amid conflicts of interest and Carter era realignments.
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Montreal
Canada
Potomac
Washington
Jerry Ford
Jimmy Carter
Pennsylvania Avenue
Old State Building
Blair House
Urho Kekkonen
Soviet Union
Finland
Ireland
France
Sierra Leone
Botswana
Helmut Schmidt
Federal Republic of
Germany
Ford White House
USA
Miss Muffett
Kate Levi
Betty Ford
Margareta
Margita) White
White House
Federal Communications Commission
John Pastore
Dem.r.i
Stuart
Hamel, Park, McCabe and Saunders
FCC
Hugh Scott
Richard Quick
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Senate
Gardening In Aiken Bright Summer Flower Display
The article highlights marigolds four feet tall in yellow to golden orange, and blue platycodon with four foot heights. It notes torenia self sowing, petunias needing staking and frequent pruning, daylilies near end of bloom, and practical planting steps. It advises soil loosening, morning sun and afternoon shade, compost, and specific watering and fertilizing routines for robust late summer into winter color.
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Torenia
Air Force Briefs Assign Two Officers And An Airman
Airman Milton D. Pearson Jr former Harlem High School Georgia graduate completes basic training and heads to Chanute AFB Illinois for fuel services training. His wife Brenda is daughter of Floyd M. Boggs of Aiken. Second Lieutenant Robert S. Reese, son of William A. Reese and Mrs. Reese of Aiken, joins Charleston Air Force Station as a space surveillance officer with the Aerospace Defense Command.
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San Antonio
Milton D. Pearson, Jr
Chanute Air Force Base
Illinois
Air Force
Harlem High School
Georgia
Brenda
Floyd M. Boggs
Aiken
Charleston, Maine
Charleston Air Force Station
Robert S. Reese
William A. Reese
Reese
Aerospace Defense Command
Miss Judy Gail Creech wedds William B Holley in South Carolina
A wedding ceremony took place on August 2 at South African Presbyterian Church with Rev William Blair officiating. Miss Judy Gail Creech, daughter of Mr and Mrs B L Creech of Columbia, married William B Holley, son of Mrs David Holley of Aiken and the late Mr Holley. Daisy Rogers served as maid of honor, Dean Chapman as best man, and several brid esmaids and groomsmen attended. The bride, a Winthrop College graduate and teacher at Greendale Elementary, and the groom, an ex-Marine and Army member now with the U S Forest Service, share ties to Aiken and North Augusta.
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Judy Gail Creech
William B. Holley
South Airicn Presbyterian Church
William Blair
B.L. Creech
Columbia
David Holley
Aiken
Holley
Daisy Rogers
Hampton
Dean Chapman
New Ellenton
Tim Creech
Chicago
Lonnie Holley
North Augusta
David Holley Jr
Bride
Winthrop College
Greendale
Aiken High School
U.S. Marines
U.S. Army
U.S. Forest Service
Hodan and Pekkala Married at St John UMC Chapel
Miss Katherine Elizabeth Pekkala and Mr. Martin William Hodan wed July 31 at St John United Methodist Church Chapel officiated by Rev. Robert James. The couple, with families from Aiken North Augusta and Atlanta, plan a Cedar Mountain trip after a USC Aiken connection and McKee Co. employment.
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Katherine Elizabeth Pekkala
Martin William Hodan
St. John's United Methodist Church
Robert James
Ralph C. Pekkala
Aiken
Arthur Hodan
North Augusta
Paul Brodie
Charleston
Lee Anne Pekkala
Mary Lehan
Tampa
Fla
Tom White
John Hodan
Steve Pekkala
Atlanta
Mike Pekkala
Cedar Mountain
N.C
Hodan
University of South Carolina
McKee Co
Augusta
Dear Abby Readers Debate Birds and Wedding Segregation
A reader asks about avian anatomy. responses confirm roosters lack a visible penis while some birds possess a cloacal copulatory organ. A separate letter advises integrating wedding guests to avoid segregation, and a Chicago reader vents about grandmothers spoiling grandkids with checks and no babysitting help.
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Abby
Evie
Des Moines
DR. L
Paul D. Starkiy
Turkey
Hollywood Squares
Chicago
Coker To Retire From Sonoco At Age 70
Hartsville AP report says Charles W. Coker chairman of Sonoco Products will retire August 15 at age 70, the companys compulsory director retirement age.
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Hartsville (Ap
Charles W. Coker
Sonoco Products Company
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National Press Club
North America
Russia
Mrs. Holley
Mrs. Hodan
Holley-Creech
Los Angeles
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Middleton Place Gardens
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Rand McNally
Nac
Andre Michaux
An Middleton
First Continental Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
United States
John Slough
Ager
A Stores Protective Association
Richmond, Va
Mayberry
Cathy Burns
Paris
Givenchy
Hodan-Pekkala
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
J.F.L
Oxford College
Emory U
Oxford, GA
Anti
L.A
Calif
Coker
Wiomi Way
Med-Cal
Parke Davis
Gregory
York
Joseph C. Berry
Donna Baynham
LISTA
Pendleton
Fairfield
Hayne Ave
Dougherty Rd
Mitchell Shopping Center
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