14 Aug 1970
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1970
Page
1
The Aiken Standard announces a Stumper puzzle with a $200 prize for correct answers. Entries may be submitted multiple times, as the paper encourages broad participation and public bragging in its bold promotion.
Aiken County residents must register by October 10 for the general election. State law closes registration books 30 days before the election on November 10. Eligibility requires age 21, one year in state, six months in county, and three months in the precinct. Registration office hours are 9 to 1 and 2 to 5 weekdays, and 9 to noon Saturdays.
Clemson University plans a record enrollment of about 7 600 for the 1970 71 year. Admissions dean Kenneth N Vickery says 2 100 students will attend Clemson for the first time including a record freshman class of 1 800 and 300 transfers. About 1 500 women students are expected, up from 1 193 a year ago.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew will depart August 23 for a nine day goodwill trip to South Korea Taiwan Thailand and South Vietnam. The White House said the mission is to demonstrate the President's interest in the region and to meet heads of state while bringing back firsthand impressions from his prior Asian tour.
SC congressmen split along party lines as the House overrode Nixon vetoes on two bills. The education appropriation of 4.4 billion passed 289 to 114 with five SC Democrats voting yes and Republican Albert Watson in the minority. Mann opposed the veto on the independent offices bill, which failed 203 to 195.
Promoters cancel a six hour rock concert at Memorial Stadium in Charlotte next Wednesday citing prohibitive insurance rates and a bad climate. They report cooperation from police and officials but say it is the wrong time to hold the event.
A 62 year old man at West Penn Hospital underwent abdominal surgery to remove two pennies and a large plum seed from the small intestine. Curtis Kastler recalled swallowing the pennies 53 years ago while rolling them down his forehead.
A massive lava flow crossed the Chain of Craters road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Thursday, igniting a large brush fire that endangered the Naulu forest. Park officials failed to stop the advancing molten rock with dirt dikes, though earlier similar efforts fared better. Firefighters fought overnight to keep the fire from consuming the forest reserve home to unique native trees.
FAA official Thomas Beavers from the Columbia office began assessing damage and details of a private plane crash at the Savannah River Plant after an emergency landing. A St Peters burg family of four escaped serious injury as the plane, returning from Gastonia North Carolina to Florida, hit a pine tree during takeoff and crashed.
President Nixon presses voluntary integration with southern advisory councils meeting in New Orleans. Aides say the trip aims to strengthen state councils and push broad voluntary desegregation this fall, while awaiting Supreme Court action on northern housing-driven segregation.
Government data show July personal income rose by 3.6 billion and the industrial index edged up for July, with revised GNP figures indicating higher real production. Analysts caution the upturn hinges on consumer spending, aided by Social Security boosts and federal pay raises, while the NS A deficit totals 14.3 billion for April to June.
The South Carolina Education Association, representing 27 000 teachers, is considering suggesting tax funding for teacher pay raises. Executive secretary Carlos Gibbons says the policy is under review and no tax program has been chosen yet. The issue follows a welfare commission recommendation for a 1500 dollar average pay raise by the 1971 legislature.
Authorities uprooted a 30 by 30 foot marijuana patch hidden behind a subdivision in Hitchcock Woods near Aiken Estates. Deputies conducted a 24 hour stakeout and urged residents to report any additional patches, as others may exist in the area.
The Greater Aiken Bargain Days festival runs today and through the weekend highlighting dozens of stores and services with bargain prices. Merchants report strong shopper interest despite weather concerns and busy clerks as customers flock to Kalmia Plaza and area shops.
More than 100 persons are expected to attend a Tuesday meeting at the Heart of Aiken Restaurant to launch the Total Community Development program. Don Maxwell chairs a 15 group discussion plan with leaders listed and invitees from major firms and local agencies to discuss making Aiken a better place to live.
Israel will take a harder stance in Arab peace negotiations after reports that Egypt moved SAM antiaircraft missiles near the Suez Canal. Top leaders weighed options and may delay naming a envoy until the missile issue is resolved. Foreign Minister Abba Eban stressed the need to clarify with the United States.
The military trial of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. over the My Lai massacre is postponed indefinitely. A pretrial hearing will be held Aug. 24 to consider defense motions, closed to media. Calley seeks to dismiss charges and push for a civilian jury if denied, as 12 soldiers face related charges.
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