Youth Arrested On Morals Charge In Aiken County
A 19 year old white male was arrested by the Aiken County Sheriff and local police on indecent exposure charges. The suspect, taken into custody in Horse Creek Valley, is alleged to have exposed himself to girls ages 4 to 15 near schools or bus stops. Warrants and identification are pending. authorities praised the sheriff’s team and local police for the investigation.
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Aiken
Paul D. Grant
Grant
Horse Creek Valley
Couchton
Grace Avenue
Nobel Prize Laureates Gather in Stockholm Party
Four of the 1971 Nobel Prize recipients attended a party in the Nobel Library in Stockholm. Winners shown include Simon Kuznets, Gerhard Herzberg, Pablo Neruda, and Denis Gabor with Earl Sutherland absent. The event showcased leaders from economy chemistry literature and physics.
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Nobel
Stockholm
Simon Kuznetz
U.S.A
Gerhard Hertzberg
Canada
Pablo Neruda
Chile
Denis Gabor
Britain
Earl Sutherland
UPI
Smoking Curbs Urged to Fight U.S. Tobacco Toll
A scientific advisory task force urged a multi million dollar educational program to curb cigarette smoking. They warned deaths and disability from heart attacks strokes and other illnesses have reached epidemic levels in the United States.
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Washington
United States
Back Pay Approved for Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men
The Pay Board approves retroactive wage raises for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men as a special case. It covers a 5.0 percent total raise: 1.5 percent due Oct 1, 2.9 percent due Apr 1, and 2.6 percent due next Apr 1. Final three increases require advance Pay Board approval like other rail unions.
Brig. Gen. John W. Donald cleared in Vietnam killings
Brig. Gen. John W. Donald, cleared by the Army of murdering six Vietnamese civilians in 1968 and 1969, tells a news conference at his home that the decision reconfirms his faith in the U.S. Army and its system of justice.
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John W. Donaldson
U.S. Army
UPI
Nixon Signs Tax Cut Bill to Boost Economy
Congress sent to President Nixon a bill cutting taxes for business and individuals by 15.8 billion dollars over three years. It aims to trigger stimulus effects and raise refunds or reduce final payments for the 1971 tax year.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Danish Vessel Heering Kirse Sinks 120 Miles North of Midway
The Coast Guard reports the Danish merchant vessel Heering Kirse sinking in 30 foot seas about 120 miles north of Midway Island. A spokesman says several SOS signals were received with the final one stating Leaving ship now. Terrible weather and three mile visibility were noted in the area.
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Coast Guard
Midway Island
UPI
Five Death Row Inmates Delayed From Execution
Five men once sentenced to die by an Aiken County jury have had their electrocution postponed indefinitely by Judge J A Spruill Jr. as he orders defense arguments for a possible new trial. Names include Bruce Poe Gary Faust Osgood Leland William Holland and Dennis Davis.
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Aiken County
J. A. Spruill Jr
Cheraw
Bruce C. Poe
Cleveland
Gary V. Faust
Monroe
Ore
Osgood M. Leland
McClellanville
William R. Holland
Vero Beach
Fla
Dennis G. Davis
West Carrollton
Ohio
The
Tribulators
Charleston-based
Outlaw
Indians Blockade Harbor in East Pakistan War Outlook
U S government specialists say Pakistani forces of about 70 000 in East Pakistan face a doomed retreat and possible evacuation The Indians with 12 divisions hold Chittagong and a port under naval blockade air superiority eliminates any sea or air evacuation The West theater presents a tougher logistically supplied longer war with New Delhi decisions likely to decide the outcome
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Washington
East Pakistan
U.S
State Department
Chittagong
Dacca
West
India
Pakistan
Warm Showers Forecast For Aiken This Weekend
Heavy fog reduced visibility in the Aiken area with no serious accidents reported. Weekend forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of rain today and tomorrow, with three Christmas parades in Aiken New Ellenton and North Augusta. Temperatures stay warm with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Police warn drivers about fog and illegal school bus passers and place stakeouts in hotspot areas.
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Aiken
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Aiken Chamber Names 1972 Officers and Plans
Great er Aiken Chamber of Commerce selects Carl W Littlejohn Jr. as president for 1972 with Ed Thompson as first vice president S A Cothran as second vice president and Larry Day as treasurer The annual meeting is set for January 13 at St Johns United Methodist Church Guest speaker Ed House outlines a $35000 budget A membership drive targets at least 50 new members A “Meet your Senator” event featuring Senator Strom Thurmond is planned for January 6 in the Directors Board Room with other lawmakers invited but not yet able to attend.
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Greater Aiken
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Ing
Directors Board
Ernest Hollings
Bryan Dorn
Aiken
Wade Brodie
St John's United Methodist Church
Ed House
The
Georgia Savings and Loan Association
Santa Puts on Three Parades in Aiken County
Santa Claus makes his season debut in three area parades. In North Augusta at 11 a.m. on Georgia Avenue he will greet floats and bands, then visit Aiken at 1 p.m. near Park and Union, before ending in New Ellenton and heading back to the North Pole.
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Santa Claus
Aiken
North Augusta
New Ellenton
It St. Nick
Rudolph
North Augusta Plaza
Georgia Avenue
Santa
Park and Union
Hayne Street
Kris
Walt Disney
Deer
North Pole
Thomas Stoudemire
Christmas Fund Drives Aid Aiken County Needy Families
The Salvation Army Christmas Fund and the Aiken Jaycees Shopping Tour fund are collecting donations in Aiken County to aid needy families. The Salvation Army will provide food and toys, while the Jaycees will host a shopping trip on December 18 for children to buy gifts for their families. A letter requests support for a mother with six fatherless children lacking basics like soap and running water.
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Aiken County
Salvation Army Christmas Fund
Aiken Jaycee Fund
Jaycees
Salvation Army
P. O
Aiken
P.O
Aiken Jaycees
Junior Miss Pageant Set Tomorrow Night
The South Carolina Junior Miss Pageant is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the auditorium of Aiken Junior High School.
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South Carolina
Aiken Junior High School
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Richards
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New Delhi
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