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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1970
Page
3
Crossword clues span across and down with varied topics from names places and objects. The grid features many entries including river Florence and Candlenut tree fiber while other hints point to Armenian alphabet style terms and common nouns.
A cryptogram puzzle shows a substitution code where letters stand for others. The sample decodes to a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow style quotation with word patterns guiding the mapping. The page includes yesterday's quote by Ed Howe about people trying to have a good time.
The column analyzes a five clubs contract where South as declarer faces a tricky endgame. West leads jack of spades, East covers ace, West cashes queen of spades, king of hearts exit, trumps drawn, queen of diamonds led, West shows king of diamonds for the set. North argues the contract could be fulfilled by discarding the ace of diamonds, but South defends that he could not profitably lead it first.
Mike Pearson of Jefferson High School placed first in the Woodland Contest, earning top honors in a local competition and signaling a strong performance for the school.
CBS shifts Andy Griffith from Headmaster to The Andy Griffith Show as a Southern town mayor. Aaron Ruben reshapes the format to blend humor with serious youth issues, replacing Lee Meriwether with Claudette Nevins.
Washington AP reports opponents vow a winter filibuster against the supersonic transport program while conferees show potential to approve 210 million in SST funding and suggest a supplemental request if unexpected costs arise. Proxmire vows to lead opposition as Magnuson defends the venture amid environmental and cost doubts.
John G Molony of Aiken County is appointed Chapter Chairman for the March of Dimes. A 1963 Clemson University graduate, he works with the South Carolina Employment Service in Aiken and is a seven year Jaycees veteran. He has served as a director for the Aiken County Association for Retarded Children and won the Jaycees Key Man Award. He also actively participates in the Knights of Columbus.
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