Death of W Leon Gregory at 63 in Trenton
W Leon Gregory 63 of RFD 2 Trenton died of an apparent heart attack on duty at the Shiloh Pump Station. Funeral services are 5 p.m. tomorrow at Eureka Baptist Church officiated by Rev. John Arthur and Rev. Daniel E Johnston. Burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery. He was a Eureka Baptist Church member and city of Aiken employee for 27 years. He is survived by his widow Mabel Kirkland Gregory, five daughters, a son, two sisters, one brother, and pallbearers listed.
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W. Leon Gregory
RFD
Trenton
Shiloh
Eureka Baptist Church
John Arthur
Daniel E. Johnston
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Gregory
City of Aiken
G. Ben
Annie Vance Gregory
Mabel Kirkland Gregory
Hoyt Murray
Barnwell
Pryson Turner
Montmorenci
John Russ
Orlando
Tony Babb
Devon L. Gregory Jr
Aiken
William L. Gregory Jr
Colie Padgett
Alma Outts
Johnston
Dennis Gregory
Graniteville
Edward Turner
T. Jack Dorn
James W. Jackson
Nathan Turner
H. L. Snelling
Jim Oneal
Miss Mary Ann Mays Dies in Edgefield Funeral Planned
Mary Ann Mays of Belvedere died at Aiken County Hospital on Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Meal ing Grove Baptist Church Edgefield with Rev. M Tanksley officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery. Survived by her father Deacon George Lewis and sister Mrs. Willie Mae Jones.
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Mary Ann Mays
Belvedere
Aiken County Hospital
Mealing Grove Baptist Church
Edgefield
M. Tanksley
George Lewis
Willie Mae Jones
Aiken County Historians Meet Sunday Afternoon
The Aiken County Historical Society will meet Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Aiken County Health Department. Speaker will be Mr. Irving Willins.
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Aiken County Historians Meet
The
Aiken County Historical Society
Aiken County
Tyers of 1842 Elizabeth Tyler Wedding Coverage
Newspapers of 1842 reported Elizabeth Tyler's wedding to William N. Waller in a single concise sentence detailing the ceremony and its social note.
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John Tyler
Elizabeth
William N. Waller
Aiken Standard Masthead and Rates
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes every afternoon except Saturday and Sunday from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801. The paper uses AP and UPI dispatches with rights reserved and lists its subscription prices by carrier and by mail.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
United Press International
National Vice President Honored By Aiken Jaycees
The Aiken Jaycees honored Billy Rhynes National Vice President from Tulsa Oklahoma with a regional visit. The party noted his SE tour milestone of over 2500 miles and his plans to attend a Jaycee convention in Charleston.
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Aiken Jaycees
George Seigler
Johnny Molony
Aiken
Billy Rhynes
John Every
Williams
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Rhynes
Aiken Jaycee
Region 12
Aiken Club
Charleston
Election Rigging Incidents Cited
A watchdog committee of 22 senators and deputies cited several incidents of election rigging by President Nguyen Van Thieu's regime led by Sen. Vu Van Mau. The group outlined alleged irregularities and abuses undermining the voting process in Saigon.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Sen
Vu van Mau
Election Anti-Guard Commission
Area One Lunch Menu and Election Riggering Mentioned
The document blends a school lunch week menu with a political report on irregularities in the lower house election. It notes Aug 3 to Sept 3 lunch line items and separately discusses Thieu ticket endorsements, court rulings on endorsements, and an army adviser urging votes for Nguyen Ba Luong.
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Supreme Court
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Mau
Duong van Minh
Nguyen Ba Luong
Merchandise Stolen From Wyatt's Motors in Aiken
Aiken city police report burglars entered Wyatt's Motors at 714 Richland Ave. during the night Thursday and stole over 200 dollars in merchandise. Entry was gained through a side window. Missing were a 8010 BTU air conditioner valued at 175 dollars and an adding machine. The crime was reported by the owner in the morning. Officer J M Posey investigated. no arrests.
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Aiken City
Wyatt
Richland Ave
Dow
J.M. Posey
Weather Update Loud Winds Ahead For Doria Across Atlantic
Friday night brings rain and showers to the mid and North Atlantic states. Locally heavy rain and high winds possible along parts of the mid Atlantic coast tied to Doria. Mostly fair conditions expected elsewhere.
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Mid
North Atlantic
Mid Atlantic
Doria
Soviet Push Could Bring Big Surprises
Pentagon research chief Dr. John S. Foster Jr. warns Congress that a Soviet lead in military tech could yield serious surprises within two to three years and possibly widen the gap by decade's end. He notes Soviet spending about $3 billion more than the U.S. on R&D, roughly 40 percent above the current U.S. request, and cites several potential major weapon systems in development.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
John S. Foster Jr
Defense Research
United States
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Foster
Federation of American Scientists
Evangelist Moody Adams Promotes Answers To Drug Crisis
Baton Rouge native Moody Adams visits the Aiken area to speak at Millbrook Baptist Church at 8 p.m. for a four night series. He discusses his life, the nation’s drug problem, and how gloom can spur action. Adams cites his path from psychiatric wards to Billy Graham and outlines a biblical prophesy focus about the atomic bomb and the end of the world.
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Moody Adams
Baton Rouge
Aiken
Millbrook Baptist Church
Adams
Billy Graham
Jackson
Miss
ETV
America
Evangelist
Congressional Viewpoints on Nixon Price Freeze Debate
J Albert Woll questions if Congress improperly delegated powers over Nixon price freeze. Humphrey decries the move as unfair to workers and urges Mansfield to convene a caucus for changes. Griffin criticizes efforts to undermine Nixon’s economic plan as trade deficits reach new heights with July figures.
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J. Albert Woll
Federation
Congress
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Canvassers Gather For New Aiken Directory
Directory canvassers for the new Aiken City Directory will work three more weeks as Evelyn Moore notes. Mullin-Kille Company compiles sections including a historical preface a classified buyers guide a numerical telephone guide a street guide and an alphabetical listing of residents over 18 with marital status children ownership occupation and phone numbers. Canvass managers are Mr and Mrs Luther Weston.
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New Aiken City
Chamber
Evelyn Moore
Mullin-Kille Company
Luther Weston
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Sam Francisco
Trke
Orive
Kamsas City
Toronto
Woath
Montreal
Boston
York
Usc Extension
Partment
Riegel Outlet Store
Riegel
Johnston, S.C
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Newberry Street
S.W
Hayne Avenue
WAKN
Church Directory
Baptist First Baptist Church
Aiken Corner
Richland and
York Streets
Robert L. Cate
Pine Log Road
W. James Rivers
Shiloh Baptist Church
Hwy
Town Creek
Pine Log
Silver Bluff Rds
Gem Lake Estates
Fred L. Lowery
Church of Christ Aiken
Church of Christ
South
W.G. Gantt
Church of God
Hampton Avenue
D.C
First Church of God
Pine
Fred D. Woodham
Lutheran
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Whiskey Rd
Hitchcock
Robert Haupt Jr
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Laurens
Abbeville
Joan McCullough
South Aikien Pentecostal Holiness
George C. Cashwell
South Aikien Presbyterian
Whiskey Road
Mitchell
G. Dana Waters III
Salvation Army
Ladies Home League
Aiken Seventh Day
Don T. Shelton
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