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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1970
Page
1
In a continuing analysis of Aiken County finances gaps in the accounting department hinder complete audits. Budgets show allocations for Civil Defense, pollution control, and land fill salaries from a single fund. Magistrates' and constables' pay lacks training and records, raising questions about oversight.
Palestinian guerrillas and Jordanian security men fought in downtown Amman leaving one guerrilla dead and three civilians injured. Eyewitnesses said gunfire erupted near a parked car as security forces arrested several, part of a wave of eight similar incidents since the Aug. 7 cease fire pledge. Lebanese demonstrations against guerrillas occurred in Sidon and Beirut, while U.N. mediation in New York paused after no progress in the opening talks.
Washington AP reports seven women named to the Executive Protective Service, the Secret Service unit guarding the White House and embassies. The new policewomen will interview juveniles and females, start at 8500 dollars annually, equal to men's pay.
Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell may run for his seat as an independent if his petition signatures are validated by the Board of Elections. Powell filed 3,377 signatures postmarked before the Friday deadline after losing the Democratic nomination to Charles B. Rangel. Rangel, also seeking the Republican line, says many signatures are invalid as they aren’t from registered voters in the 18th District.
Zsa Zsa Gabor confronted Willie Sutton during a Merv Griffin Show taping after a jewelry heist of 600000. She clutched a rhinestone necklace and asked Sutton if he knew who stole from her. Sutton, a famed former thief, said he would try to help locate the culprits.
Actress Tina Louise of Gilligan's Island fame receives $5,000 monthly in temporary alimony and child support from Les Crane. The award was granted in Superior Court Tuesday ahead of a November divorce hearing. Louise expects a child in October and the couple have been married four years.
Former astronaut Frank Borman arrived in New Delhi as President Nixon's special representative for a one day visit. He planned talks with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Foreign Secretary T. N. Kaul about improved treatment for American POWs in North Vietnam.
Early birds in Aiken submit 210.00 Stumper entries before the noon deadline. Many more puzzles expected after the deadline. entrants urged to mail or drop by the office with stamps. Prize described as a cash award intended to amuse and relax participants.
More than 9,000 students in Aiken as Administrative Area 1 begins classes under cloudy skies. Superintendent Beasley reports a smooth opening with traffic as the main issue. attendance estimates range from 9,100 to 9,200. Dr. Myers notes normal first day operations across four areas. busing required minor adjustments and early buses.
Ralph F. Cullinan a DuPont chemist at the Savannah River Plant says supporters are gathering signatures to nominate him for the Aiken County Council. Filing closes Sept with 320 electors 250 filing fee for chair 200 for member must be 21 and a qualified voter. Only one candidate T5 Brown has filed. transition to a council manager government requires a countywide referendum in November.
North Vietnamese troops ambushed U.S. patrols in two jungle actions 75 miles apart, killing five Americans and wounding two. another incident involved friendly fire from American artillery. In Cambodia, Phnom Penh outer defenses faced a third day of assaults with Viet Cong mortars killing 12 Cambodian paratroopers and wounding 79 at Prek Tameak nine miles north of the capital. A patrol led by a North Vietnamese defector exposed to heavy fire near the Cambodian border 13 miles from the border and 100 miles northeast of Saigon.
Washington lawmakers warned the defeat of an all volunteer army plan will ease the path to extending the draft. Senators Stennis Javits Hatfield Kennedy warned the June 1971 Selective Service expiration looms and without a new plan Congress may again extend the draft for two years.
Women launch a nationwide Strike for Equality timed to the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The National Women's Strike Coalition calls for work abstention, boycott of degrading products, and child care demonstrations in major cities. Leaders like Betty Friedan and Gov. Rockefeller back the effort.
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