Christmas crime warning from Sheriff on holiday shoplifting
Sheriff Paul D. Grant warns that Christmas season brings heightened shoplifting and burglary, with organized gangs prevalent. In six months about 25 arrests in Aiken County, as merchants boost security. Grant notes tricks like gift-wrapped boxes and maxi dress ruses, and that ordinary shoppers bear the cost.
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Harry
Harriet
Paul D. Grant
Grant
Aiken County
South Carolina
Warrenton High School Arrests Shake Town
In Warrenton North Carolina eighty four black students were arrested on Wednesday on charges tied to three days of unrest at John Graham High School. Sheriff Clarence A. Davis said fifty eight were named in warrants issued Tuesday as others were nabbed for disturbances including window breaking and small trash fires. Superintendent J. R. Peel said the trouble began when the school reopened after a week closure prompted by rumors of trouble.
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Warrenton
N. C
John Graham High School
Warren County
Clarence A. Davis
J. R. Peel
Proposed Draft Age Cut and Lottery Plan Considered
Washington AP Curtis W Tarr draft director weighs asking Congress to lower the minimum draft age from 19 to 18 based on 36 recommendations from 109 youth advisers. The report notes lowering age and assigning lottery numbers at 17 could help young men plan their futures by reducing induction doubt.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Congress
Selective Service
Tarr
Psycho
Communist Bloc Summit In East Berlin Concludes In One Day
AP reports the Warsaw Pact leaders met in East Berlin for the first time to bolster Walter Ulbricht's regime. The summit lasted one day and announced full agreement on topics but provided no details. Western Big Three protested interference with West Berlin traffic.
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East Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Dow Jones Breaks 800 On Ninth Straight Stock Rally
Stock prices rose for the ninth straight session in New York led by the Dow Jones average climbing 8.35 points to 802.64 marking about a 50 point gain from the rally start. Advancers outnumbered decliners 3 to 1 on the NYSE as investors anticipated favorable economic news and potential rapid expansion next year.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
NATO Ministers Open Annual Winter Meeting in Brussels
NATO foreign ministers opened their annual winter meeting in Brussels to tell the Soviet Union it can have a European security conference only if Communist restrictions on West Berlin are eased. Secretary Rogers and 14 allies reviewed problems and plans as Soviet attitudes toward Berlin shape NATO’s response to a general European conference.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Berlin
Liam P. Rogers
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Financial Problems Hit Colleges Nationwide
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education reports more than 1,500 colleges and universities representing 77 percent of the national campus population face potential service cuts due to money shortages.
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New York
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
America
Consumer Legislation Hangs On Federal Agency Bill
Washington AP reports chances for major consumer laws fade as a bill to create a federal consumer protection agency fails to move from committee.
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Washington
Federal
Consumer Protection Agency
SST Question Faces Senate Vote Amid Environmental Criticism
In Washington the SST faces a Senate vote amid attacks that it harms the environment. Critics cite a researcher report claiming exhaust from a fleet could cause 10,000 new skin cancer cases yearly, while supporters say the jet preserves American aviation dominance.
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Washington
Senate
Nance
Stumper entries set record but no winner this week
A record 1,497 entries competed for the $350 Stumper jackpot yet none matched the correct three free words. A new three word round with a $360 prize is announced for tomorrow's paper as readers are urged to swap vegetable thoughts for fruit.
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Aiken
E. C. Suttles
Hampton Avenue
Blackville
M.T. Loodward
Audubon
Belvedere
Anne M. Gosline
Walker Avenue
Alene Harris
Rt. 1
Box 128
Graniteville
Chamber To Sponsor STAR Competition In Aiken County
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 1970 71 STAR program in Aiken County. A STAR student and STAR teacher will be chosen at each high school and honored at a recognition ceremony. County winners advance to district competition and the state STAR luncheon in Columbia in April.
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Greater
Columbia
STAR
College Board
Aiken County
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Pan-American Air
McMillan Demands Resignation Over Aiken Paving Delay
State Sen. Gilbert E. McMillan charged Highway Commissioner H C Scott with blocking approval for about five months of the 1970 71 Aiken County paving program totaling 477 600 from state gasoline taxes. He urged Scott to resign, alleging use of veto power and lack of cooperation with the county legislative delegation.
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Gilbert E. McMillan
Aiken
H.C
Dick) Scott
McMillan
Scott
Aiken County
McMillan Scott
2Nd Judicial Circuit
Barnwell
Bamberg
Highway Department
Silas N. Pearman
Search For Downed C123s Hampered By Bad Weather
U.S. planes and helicopters scanned central South Vietnam for two missing C123 transport planes carrying 38 Americans and 85 Vietnamese. Heavy clouds and low ceilings thwarted search efforts as officials noted reduced visibility and no trace of either aircraft or emergency radios.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Aiken Man Convicted Of Murder In Statesboro Club Slaying
John ny Kitchens of Aiken was sentenced to life imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of robbbery and murder in the October slaying of Ray Howard, manager of the Statesboro AmVets Club. About $1,200 was stolen. Other defendants, including Robert Wilson, James Atkins, and Jerry Stevens, also received life terms. Stevens briefly escaped before recapture.
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Statesboro
Johnny Kitchens
Aiken
Nere
Statesboro Amvets Club
Ray Howard
Frank Howard
Robert Wilson
Augusta
James Atkins
Jerry Stevens
Stevens
Salvation Army Christmas Food Basket Applications Open
The Salvation Army in Aiken begins accepting applications for Christmas food baskets from needy families. Applications are available weekdays 10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm through December 16. Contributions can be mailed to The Salvation Army 322 Gayle Drive NW Aiken SC 29801 and donations support the Jaycee shopping tour and Welcome Wagon fund, totaling 86.87 dollars.
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Cundiff
Salvation Army
Rich
Army
The
Gayle Drive
Aiken
S.C
Jaycee
Paving program approved by Aiken County delegation
The 1970 71 paving program recommended by the Aiken County delegation was approved by State Sens Floyd Spence Gilbert McMillan and Michael Laughlin and Reps G H Grant and Elden Jones. Marshall Cain said he also approved the recommendations. The plan designates road and sidewalk work with totals around 310 000 00 across multiple towns and districts.
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Aiken County
S.C
State Highway Department
Floyd Spence
Gilbert E. McMillan
Michael Laughlin
G. H. Grant
D-Aiken
Elden Jones
Aiken
Marshall Cain
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Perry
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Tonetta
Clearwater
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Radio Station
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