17 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1970
Page
1
South Carolina police officer Sgt. W H Harvey urges motorists to take a bus or taxi after holiday office gatherings. The Coffee Stop program and fatigue, weather, and alcohol risks are highlighted as key factors in holiday crashes.
Commemorations mark the December 17 1903 flight by Wilbur and Orville Wright as dignitaries from the United States and abroad gather in North Carolina. Lt Gen Eugene LeBaily leads attendees from Washington along with Inter-American Defense Board members from Paraguay Argentina and Brazil.
Oren Lee Staley of Rea Mo told about 12 500 NFO delegates in Louisville that the new federal farm bill is the rottenest since the 1930s. He urged Congress to define agriculture food industry and processing to flag companies involved in multiple phases as anti trust violations.
Chester police hunt vandals who released the brake on the district athletic bus parked behind the high school. The bus rolled into a barbershop, causing heavy damage to both, amid rumors dissidents opposed the recent red and blue repaint.
Columbia AP The Selective Service director says South Carolina met its draft calls this year by inducting 2 189 men through mid December toward a 2 181 quota. Eight extra calls covered possible nonreporting. National lottery limit was 195. only four county boards hit it.
After three days of street fighting sparked by price hikes, calm returned to the Gdansk area. Warsaw Radio reported life returning to normal with people going to work, transport running, shops opening early, and streets clearing of rubble.
John Williams from Langley nearly won the $370 Stumper but erred on one word. The feature notes readers miswrote roof for room and lists several locals who shared the same miss, with a new Stumper offering up to $380 before Christmas.
Lee's Department Store and other Aiken merchants join a blue laws pact to close this Sunday December 20. Store managers argue the closed day costs tax revenue though some customers from Georgia shopped the prior Sunday.
Saigon prepared for Christmas era terror threats as US forces boost police patrols and advise personnel to avoid crowds. Three Americans were killed and 14 wounded in recent bomb and grenade attacks while two gunmen extorted a South Vietnamese official for over 7000 dollars.
The Salvation Army aims to raise 6000 for a family of ten facing disability and schooling costs with 2775.63 already raised. Contributions come from William Seeley $5 John Wilson $500 John Saich $10 Robert Garvin $1000 TH Jackson $1 and others to 322 Gayle St NW Aiken SC 29801. Also Jaycee Shopping Tour seeks gifts for two deceased parents’ children with 63487 in pot and local donations to Box 707 Aiken SC 29801.
The Aiken County legislative delegation plans to move its office to the Agricultural wing of the county courthouse. The 7 p.m. meeting at the Aiken County Health Department on Richland Avenue is open to the public. Rep. Julian Dunbar reports on space alternatives. Rep. Marshall Cain on courthouse bond investigations. a car expense request from Deputy Sheriff Tilford Horn. and a petition by Gerald E. Knighton to protect birds of prey.
Rep WJ Dorn will marshal the LBC Christmas Parade on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. at LBC High School. Dignitaries include Sen Gilbert McMillan and Reps Marshall Cain Julian Dunbar Zack Fulmer John H Williams. Approximately 55 units will travel from the high school along Highway 421 to Langley Shopping Center.
Census figures show Aiken rising to the state’s top ten by population, replacing Orangeburg. The 1970 count lists Aiken at 13 436 and Aiken County at 91 023, with six of the top ten counties including Aiken. The report notes broad growth in larger municipalities mainly through annexation.
Maxwell, longtime Aiken chamber leader and senior local bank officer, accepts the presidency of the Bank of Oak Ridge in Tennessee. He and his family plan to move in January, with Lawrence N. Day Jr. named to replace him in Aiken and North Augusta.
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