I-20 Opens 17 Mile Section in South Carolina
Aiken County marks the opening of a 17 mile stretch of Interstate 20 linking Aiken and North Augusta under the ribbon cut. Silas N. Pearman, chief highway commissioner, says the new segment makes I-20 the main route between central South Carolina and Atlanta. Officials from Aiken and North Augusta attend the dedication with Leslie A. Owens as chairman. Pearman forecasts full completion within 2.5 to 3 years and highlights Welcome Centers and a new Information Center near the Savannah River.
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Silas N. Pearman
S.C. Highway Department
South Carolina
Atlanta
Pearman
Atlanta - Columbia
Aiken
North Augusta
Leslie A. Owens
Savannah River
Highway Department
State Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Karen Carpenter
H. Odell Weeks
Cecil L. Collins
H. C. Scott
S.C
Stumper Fans Aim For $400 New Year Prize
The Standard Stumper remains unsolved after 35 weeks as readers chase the gold mine clue. Several locals in Aiken misanswered by replacing gold with good, while many others missed at least one word. Page 2 has all the puzzle answers. the new puzzle appears tomorrow.
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Nancy Troutti
Valley Road
Aiken
Eleanor Lawrence
Erskine Lane
Carolyn Tyler
Horry Street
E. B. Weller
Alfred Street
New Year Truce Begins Amid Rising US Viet casualties
US and South Vietnamese forces observe a 24 hour New Year cease fire as weekly tolls show 41 Americans killed in action and 301 South Vietnamese dead, up from the prior week. Enemy losses fall to about 1,250. officials cite spillover deaths and no major battlefield upsurge.
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Saigon
U.S
Nixon’s Daughter Tricia to Wed Edward Cox in June
Daily News columnist Suzy Knickerbocker reports Tricia Nixon and Harvard law student Edward Cox plan a June wedding likely at the White House. The ceremony is described as preferred outside the White House by Tricia, while President Nixon supports the idea. After law school the couple would live in New York.
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New York
Nixon
Tricia
Harvard
Edward Finch Cox
Daily News Society
Suzy Knickerbocker
White House
Cox
Pakistani Airliner Crashes Near Dacca
An aircraft carrying 32 people from Pakistan International Airlines crashed about 150 miles northeast of Dacca in Shamshernagar Sylhet district. Early reports put survivors at 15 as rescue teams searched the wreckage.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Pakistan International Airlines
Shamshernagar
Sylhet District
Death sentences commuted in Leningrad hijack case
The Supreme Court of the Soviet Republic commuted the death sentences of Edward Kuznetsov and Mark Dymshits to 15 year labor camps. Six other sentences were upheld while three others saw reduced terms. Western protests and calls for clemency followed the trial and sentencing.
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Moscow
Supreme Court of the
Russian Republic
Leningrad
Edward Kuznetsov
Mark Dymshits
Europe
Israel
United States
Franco Spares Basques in clemency move on New Year
Generalissimo Francisco Franco commuted six Basque nationalists from death, sparing them after a Burgos military court sentenced them Monday for the murder of a chief of the political police. Three received double death sentences. Pope Paul VI and other leaders welcomed the clemency.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Pope Paul
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Franco
Burgos
Air Force Probe Links Heater Explosion to C5 Galaxy Fire
An Air Force investigation found a heater used to dry a fuel cell caused a fire and multiple explosions that destroyed a multimillion-dollar C5 Galaxy transport plane at Marietta on Oct. 17. Lockheed spokesman said the fire started when hot air from the heater ignited fuel tank vapors, with more explosions shortly after. The full Air Force report remains confidential.
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Marietta, Ga
Air Force
Lockheed-Georgia Co
New Years Eve Celebrations Across the Globe
Associated Press reports New Year's Eve rituals underway from Rome to New York. European bookings held after inflation while U S venues saw fewer advance reservations with some price cuts. West Coast cities reported strong sales. Chicago and New York kept prices steady.
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Associated Press
Rome
New York
United States
West Coast
U.S
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Boston
Dallas
Seattle
Wash
Chicago
Waldorf- Astoria
Guy Lombardo
Travel Warnings Amid Coastal Storm and Snow in the South
Winds near hurricane force and high tides battered the South Carolina coast while upper South Carolina faced a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain. The Charleston area reported 70 mph gusts causing extensive damage as the storm moved ashore at dawn. Cotton Maid Patricia Perry of Danville Virginia, 22, won the 1971 Maid of Cotton title in Memphis. Her duties include a Cotton Bowl appearance in Dallas and a year long tour across 25 States and Canadian cities in 10 countries promoting the cotton industry.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Charleston
Patricia Dianne Perry
Danville
Memphis
Tenn
Dallas
Longwood College
S. 5
UPI
Security Tightened At Track
Jefferson Aiken Training Track increases security after horses were released from stalls by vandals. Track manager William Bell says a security patrol is hired and all on grounds must carry identification or face charges. Track owned by Abraham Schultz of Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Jefferson-Aiken
William Bell
Bell
Abraham Schultz
Cambridge
Mass
West's Merger Request Raises Tech Center Funding Questions
The Aiken County delegation has promised up to 800000 for the Aiken Tech Center as part of a merger with the USC Aiken campus. Tech Commission Chairman Musick cautioned funding structures remain complex while Ashley Little notes federal review of the promised funds.
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Aiken County
Aiken Tech Center
John C. West
Tech Center
University of South Carolina
Ashley Little
Tech
Rivers Buried With Full Military Honors
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers was buried with full military honors in St. Stephen near Charleston. Melvin Laird presented the flag to Rivers widow after services at Grace Episcopal Church. The 65 year old chairman of the House Armed Services Committee lay near his parents as 650 mourners, including congressional colleagues and top military officials, attended.
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Charleston
L. Mendel Rivers
D-Sc
Melvin R. Laird
St. Stephen Episcopal Church
St. Stephen
House Armed Service Committee
Grace Episcopal Church
Winter Weather Grips Aiken Area Amid Holiday Travel
Intermittent snow mixed with rain and sleet affected Aiken from midnight into today. Temperatures dropped to the low 30s and forecasters predict more rain sleet or snow midlands and coast today and tomorrow. State patrols are on duty statewide for the holiday period with Col. P F Thompson directing intensified patrols to keep highways safe.
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Aiken
Midlands
Col
P. F. Thompson
S.C
Weather toll from Charleston storm damages hotel terrace and harbor
The roof of the terrace at Ft. Sumter Hotel on the Battery was swept away and the Gray Line Tours dock severely damaged. Winds of near hurricane force were reported by Charleston Harbor pilots and the Coast Guard. Tides rose over two feet, waves crashed seawalls, and flooding occurred in low lying areas. Some Charleston county areas lost power due to downed cables. A British freighter trying to dock failed to do so.
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Ft. Sumter
Gray Line Tours
Charleston Habor
Coast Guard
Sullivan's Island
Charleston County
Supervisor Post Is Up For Grabs
Five Democrats and four Republicans vie in separate primaries to fill the late Fred Scott’s unexpired term as Aiken County supervisor. Winners meet in an advisory election February 23. The GOP contest also names the State Senate nomination, while Democrat Albert J. Dooley of Lexington runs unopposed as the party's Senate nominee.
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Fred Scott
Aiken County
Senate
Albert J. Dooley
Lexington
Aiken Standard Announces Half Holiday for New Year
The Aiken Standard offices will close at noon tomorrow so employees may observe New Year’s Day with families. The switchboard closes at noon. Classified ad deadline is 11 am tomorrow. Publication continues with no interruption. normal deadlines remain Monday.
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Aiken Standard
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