Graniteville Company marks 125th anniversary with expansion plans
Graniteville celebrates 125 years since founder William Gregg launched the mill and textile industry in the South. President Robert P. Timmerman outlines a $7 million capital program to expand Warren and Sibley divisions, install new weaving machines, and pursue land use near Interstate 20 including a potential Aiken Campus for the University of South Carolina. Open House events at the Graniteville Saint Division will showcase the facilities with guided tours for residents and invited visitors.
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Graniteville
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Warrenville
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Augusta
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Aiken
University of South Carolina
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North Augusta
Recall Ends For Northwest Strike After Union Ratifies
MINNEAPOLIS Minn AP recall of 8000 Northwest Airlines employes idled by a five month strike began today after weekend ratification of a new contract with the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks. Union spokesman Jack Bacon said 81 percent of reported votes favored the agreement reached Friday in Washington DC. The deal includes wage increases averaging 37.6 percent with an additional 10 percent in fringe benefits over 39 months.
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Minneapolis. Minn
Northwest Airlines
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline
Jack Bacon
Washington, D.C
Northwest
Clerks’ Union
Supreme Court weighs new tests on Negro rights to advance
The Supreme Court considers two civil rights cases. North Carolina black workers challenge intelligence tests and educational requirements for better jobs. Mississippi blacks press Jackson to reopen integrated swimming pools after court orders. Justice Department backs the efforts, though not directly in the hearings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Mississippi
Jackson
Justice Department
SST Compromise Moves Toward House Passage
A 210 million SST funding compromise cleared for House approval amid a looming Senate filibuster. The package is part of a 2.7 billion transport bill. Rep. Sidney Yates intends to block the measure, while the Senate previously voted 52 to 41 against SST funds citing cost and environmental worries.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sidney R. Yates
Nixon
Prince Philip's polo handicap slips to four
Prince Philip's handicap falls from five to four in the national ranking. The 49 year old husband of Queen Elizabeth II has a recurring right hand injury. Col James Logan of the Hurlingham Polo Association notes that handicaps tend to slide with age.
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London
Elizabeth II
James Logan
Hurlingham Polo Association
Jane Fonda Wins Sour Apple Award for 1970
Hollywood awards report notes Jane Fonda, 32, winning the Sour Apple honor for posing the worst Hollywood image amid her antiwar and civil rights stances. Jack Valenti and Richard Zanuck were finalists. positive awards went to James Stewart Robert Young Carol Burnett Carrie Snodgress and Flip Wilson.
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Jane Fonda
Hollywood Women’s Press Club
Hollywood
Miss Fonda
Jack Va
Lenti
Richard Zanuck Valenti
Motion Picture Production Association
Myra Breckenridge
Zanuck
Myra
James Stewart
Robert Young
Carol Burnett
Carrie Snodgress
Flip Wilson
Nancy Sinatra Weds In Cathedral City
Nancy Sinatra married Hugh Lambert in a Roman Catholic ceremony at St Louis Church near her father Frank Sinatra’s desert home. The wedding occurred on Frank Sinatra’s 55th birthday with the couple, both adults aged 30 and 40, sharing their second wedding.
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Cathedral City
Calif
Nancy Sinatra
Daddy
St. Louis Church
Entertainer Fathers Desert
Miss Sinatra
Hugh Lambert
Experienced Fans May Beat Stumper
Contest underway with a grand prize of 370 dollars for the correct Standard Stumper. Entrants are urged to submit multiple entries at 124 Rutland Drive before the Wednesday noon deadline. three words are provided free to assist, referencing clues 13 down 17 across and 19 down.
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Rutland Drive
Transportation disruptions hit 600 students in Aiken area
A vandalism spree crippled 13 school buses in the Aiken Attendance Area leaving 600 students with private transport or home study. Buses suffered keys removed ignition wires cut and 25 tires flat with several buses damaged further by window shots. Sheriff and school officials promise investigation and tighter safeguards.
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Aiken
New Ellenton
R. J. Worley
Aiken County
Kneece
Worley
Four Injured In Two Car Collision Near Bridge Creek
Four persons were injured Friday night in a two car collision on the Vaucluse Road near Bridge Creek northeast of Aiken South Carolina. Frank Bozick of 3030 Corganee Street and Francis Barton Jr of Rural Free Delivery Route 3 were drivers, with Jerry Robert Lowe and Thomas B Hallman III as the two passengers. The injured were taken to Aiken County Hospital and Hallman was later moved to University Hospital in Augusta where he remained in intensive care. Fire units responded after a report a man was trapped in the wrecked car.
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Vaucluse Road
Aiken
S. C. Hwy
J. L. Thigpen
Frank Bozick
Congaree St
Francis Barton Jr
RFD
Barton
Jerry Robert Lowe
Westdale Ave
Thomas B. Hallman III
Wildwood Road
Aiken County Hospital
Hallman
University Hospital
Augusta
Aiken Fire Department
Moon Rock Display Opens in Aiken Tonight
A moon rock from Apollo 12 will be shown at the Aiken Regional Campus of the University of South Carolina from 7 30 to 9 p m today. The specimen, provided by NASA, has toured from USC Museum in Columbia and is mounted in glass with explanatory material for public viewing.
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Aiken
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina Museum
Columbia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pipe Bomb Explodes Outside GE Building in Manhattan
A pipe bomb detonated outside the General Electric Building in midtown Manhattan at 1 10 a.m. police said shattering windows in four structures and injuring a passerby from flying glass. An anonymous caller to WINS claimed the attack and named MIRA, the Armed Independence Revolutionary Movement.
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New York
General Electric
Midtown Manhattan
WINS
MIRA
Movimiento de Independencia Revolutionaria En Armas
Armed Independence Revolutionary Movement
Temporary closure of Aiken hospital ICU due to staff shortage
Aiken County Hospital Administrator Sam Nesbit confirmed the ICU is closed temporarily because there is no staff. Nurses and a relief nurse are to be hired within 10 days to reopen, with patients moved to medical floors in the meantime.
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Aiken County Hospital
Sam Nesbit
Nesbit
University Hospital
Augusta
Aiken County
Aiken Hospital
Nesbit Nesbit
Dismissal Sought In Newsweek Writer’s Army Duty Case
Government attorneys urge a federal judge to dismiss the discharge petition of former Newsweek correspondent Henry P. Leiferman who was ordered to active duty for nine unexcused absences in a year. Leiferman contends he had valid excuses for six of the nine and notes a liberal policy aided him.
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Columbia
Newsweek
Wistar Stuckey
Charles E. Simons Jr
Henry P. Leiferman
Stuckey
Leiferman
Rep. Rivers Takes Step Toward Recovery at Hospital
Officials at University Hospital report Rep. L Mendel Rivers is progressing after open heart surgery to replace a faulty mitral valve. A spokesman said he slept well last night, after earlier signs of restlessness weakness and coughing. Rivers of South Carolina chairs the Armed Services Committee.
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Birmingham
Ala
University Hospital
L. Mendel Rivers
D S.C
Rivers
Armed Services Committee
City Council Meeting Schedules Change to 6 15 Tonight
City Council will meet at 6 15 PM in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building. Public hearings on zoning amendments and subdivision rules to allow swales under certain conditions. Also on the agenda are board appointments, liaison with the SC Municipal Association, trustees for Old Folks Home Property, and a grant application resolution.
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Champers
Ing
South Carolina Municipal Association
Christmas Fund Drives Aiken Aid For Needy Families
A local fire left a family homeless with uninsured losses and rising emergency costs. The Salvation Army seeks 6000 to provide toys and essentials this Christmas. In Aiken two deceased parents’ children live with a relative family and need help with gifts and basics. Jaycee Shopping Tour fund also solicits support totaling 372.87. Contributions mailed to Salvation Army 322 and Jaycee Shopping Tour Box 707, Aiken SC 29801.
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The
Aiken
Jaycee Shopping Tour
S.C
Aiken Jaycee
Party Fund
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