Adult Education Enrollment Set for Tuesday Across Six Centers
Aiken County Adult Education Director E. Owen Clary announced enrollment for classes will start Tuesday at seven centers including Aiken High School Field Campus and Ridge Spring Monetta Middle School. Programs cover basic education and High School Diploma with free registration and textbooks, evenings 7:30 to 9:30, with a learning lab on Schofield and options for GED prep, veterans aid, and driver education.
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Aiken County
E. Owen Clary
Aiken High - Schofield
Paul Knox Junior
Leavelle McCampbell
LBC High
Ridge Spring-Monetta
A. L. Corbett
Schofield
Stroke Death Rate Drops With New Treatment Approach
A dramatic drop in the death rate among hospitalized stroke patients is reported by Dr. Robert Taylor Jr. The study notes improved outcomes with a new treatment approach appearing to reduce mortality. The article emphasizes early intervention and standardized care in hospital settings.
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Robert Taylor Jr, M.D
State officials warn of drug abuse time bomb in SC
South Carolina Commissioner of Narcotics Donald G. McLeese told an Anderson civic club the state faces a widespread drug problem. He cited metropolitan I 85 area drug distribution and urged hot lines and scientific education to help youth. The article also covers Columbia Hospital stroke unit gains such as shorter stays, lower costs, and the Stroke Team coordinated care through regional programs.
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I-85
Georgia Line
Spartanburg
Anderson Civic Club
Anderson
John C. West
United States
McLeese
Department of Justice
South Carolina
Columbia Hospital
Aiken Civil Air Patrol Seeks Cadet Applicants
The Aiken Squadron Civil Air Patrol invites youths 13 to 17 to join a cadet program. Activities include ground school toward pilots training, model aircraft, first aid, aerospace education, fitness, orientation flights, and moral leadership. Contact Bill Rast at 649 4652 or meet at Aiken Airport Tuesday nights at 7 30.
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Aiken Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Bill Rast
Aiken
Las Vegas Lounges On The Way Out
Las Vegas lounges on the Strip hotels are closing as economics shift. Lounges seating 150 to 500 with three or four acts cost high salaries while main shows pay stars far more. Casinos pivot to dinner shows or parlor/conversion to Keno to improve house odds.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Sidney Gathrid
Caesars Palace
Unemployment Drops in South Carolina Workers
The state’s unemployment compensation recipients fell to the lowest level in a year for the week ending August 14. The State Employment Security Commission reported 15,410 workers drew compensation, down 1,586 from the prior week, with an unemployment rate of 2.5 percent.
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Columbia
South Carollina
State Employment Security Commission
Algerian Farmers Dig Up Low Grade Vineyards
In Algiers farmers tear out lower quality vines to boost wine export quality. President Boumediene reverses policy and pledges government aid to raise yield and quality of vineyards once Algeria’s key farming wealth. Earlier he urged a campaign against wine after a near embargo on Algerian wine in France. The Koran bans alcohol consumption.
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Algiers
Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Boumedienne
France
Beatty Delivers Stern Line in McCabe and Mrs Miller at Cinema
Warren Beatty confronts Julie Christie in a key scene from McCabe and Mrs Miller directed by Robert Altman. The color production, shot on location in western Canada, is produced by David Foster and Mitchell Brower from a script by Altman and Brian McKay.
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Warren Beatty
Julie Christie
Warner Brothers
McCabe
Mrs. Miller
Cinema Theatre
Canada
Robert Altman
David Foster
Mitchell Brower
Brian McKay
Columbia Orchestra Conductor Resigns After 7 Years
Dr. Arthur Fraser, led Columbia Philharmonic since 1964, submitted his resignation for health reasons effective Sept 1. Robert Harden said guest conductors will fill the 1971 72 season until a permanent conductor is hired with listings including Dr. Richard Burgin on Nov 13 and Skitch Henderson for Dec 11.
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Columbia
Arthur Fraser
Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra
Fraser
Robert A. Harden
Harden
Richard Burgin
Boston Symphony
Columbia Philharmonic
Columbia Music Festival
Itone William Warfield
Burgin
Florida State University
CPO
John A. Bauer
University of South Carolina
Skitch Henderson
NBC Orchestra
Henderson
New York Philharmonic
Japanese Yen Floatber U.S. Trade Balance Victory
The Japanese government will let the yen float on the foreign exchange market starting Saturday, after two weeks of attempts to hold it at 360 to the dollar. The move is tied to Nixon’s program to improve the U.S. trade balance and follows the August 15 gold standard suspension.
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Tokyo
Foreign Ministry
Nixon
U.S
United States
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