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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1972

Page

8

Hirelings Tested By Lie Detector

Dallas AP reports more firms use polygraph testing for hiring. Texas has about 260 licensed examiners, led by Truth Verification Inc. Costs run under $20 per test, about 45 minutes total. Exams probe health and finances, with privacy limits and high accuracy when properly controlled.

Dallas Tex George Danish San Antonio Police Department Texas Truth Verification Inc Smith Protection Services Jim Hamilton Hamilton

Legion Of Merit Award Given Col Smarr Posthumously

The Legion of Merit was presented to the family of Army Col. Albert W. Smarr Jr. at Fort Jackson. Smarr, killed in Vietnam in February, commanded Territorial Forces Division Support in Military Region One. A Clemson ROTC graduate, he earned a B S, and earlier served in World War II earning multiple decorations. He was the son of Mrs Grace Smarr of Aiken and leaves a wife and children in Columbia.

Army Albert W. Smarr Jr Ft. Jackson Smarr Vietnam Territorial Forces Military Region One Col. Smarr Clemson University Korea Grace Smarr Valley View Aiken Columbia

Squadron To Take Red Cross First Aid Course

Ten members of the Aiken Airport Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol will attend an American Red Cross multimedia first aid course. The eight hour program runs in two four hour sessions on Wednesday and Thursday in the Heritage Room of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Aiken. Red Cross instructors are Civil Air Patrol members.

Aiken Civil Air Patrol American Red Cross Farmers and Merchants Bank Red Cross

Augusta Student Wins South Carolina Electric Scholarship

Marie LaVerne Holzworth of Erskipe College in North Augusta is among 22 recipients of the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Scholarship Awards. Each $500 scholarship honors outstanding students selected annually.

Marie LaVerne Holzworth Erskipe College North Augusta South Carolina Electric and Gas Company

Bonanza Begins Season Without Hoss Cartwright Star

On the first day of Bonanza season fourteen the cast and crew felt tense without Dan Blocker who died May 13. Michael Landon recalls the unease and says speeches at day’s end offered catharsis as he directs Forever a Love Story for Blocker’s memory.

Hollywood Dan Blocker Hoss Cartwright Michael Landon Arsis Landon Blocker Little Joe Bonnie Bedelia Cartwright

Federal interference tops concerns of businessmen and schools

A Columbia report indicates businessmen fear federal interference could impact South Carolina schools and local business directions. The poll outlines worries about government policies shaping education funding and local commerce, highlighting tensions between state priorities and federal oversight.

South Carolina

Southern Bell Adds Speak ing Over Barriers Phone Course

Southern Bell introduces Speak ing Over Barriers to aid teachers of mentally retarded pupils in telephone use. The kit covers auditory discrimination number concepts vocabulary coin use speech and articulation etiquette dexterity and safety with a flip chart flash cards and a loudspeaker connected phone. Contact Susan Hahn for arrangements.

Southern Bell Susan Hahn Telephone Business Southern Bell Business Aiken

Columbia Woman Learns Husband Viet Cong POW

Mrs Rosanna Salley of Columbia learned her husband M Sgt James Salley Jr is a prisoner of war held by the Viet Cong. He had been listed missing in action for about a year and a half after disappearing on March 31 1971 while serving with a MACV advisory team in Vietnam.

Columbia Rosanna Salley James Salley Jr Vietnam MACV

Patient Rampages at Richland Memorial Hospital

A head injured patient went berserk at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia terrorizing staff and patients until transferred to the State Hospital where he died two hours later.

Columbia Richland Memorial Hospital State Hospital

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