Mystery Of Falling Laurens Street Bridge
The Laurens Street bridge collapsed yesterday afternoon and investigators could not determine the cause. Patchen Mingledorff and Associates Inc. and M L McGee Construction Co. offered no explanation while a foreman allegedly ordered a photographer to destroy the film.
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Augusta
Patchen, Mingledorff and Associates Inc
M.L. McGee Construction Company
Aiken
Wendell Hall
Resis
Egypt Allocates 872 Million for Suez Restoration
Cairo reports Egypt will not allow Israeli ships through the Suez Canal until all captured Arab territory is restored, despite a government allocation of 872 million dollars for canal and city restoration.
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Suez Canal
Six Survive Pan Am Jetliner Crash in Samoa
A Pan American World Airways jetliner crash near Pago Pago during a storm left 101 aboard. only six survivors were reported. Of the passengers, thirty six were United States residents.
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Associated Press
Pan American World Airways
Pago Pago
Samoa
San Antonio Named for Henley Trial Site
Houston AP reports San Antonio likely chosen as the venue for the trial of 17 year old Elmer Wayne Henley, a defendant in the Texas mass murders case. The decision follows initial selections and defense motions, with jury venue central to proceedings.
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Houston, Tex
San Antonio
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Jane Russell Marries Real Estate Businessman
Actress Jane Russell, age 52, wed John Calvin Peoples, 49, in Santa Barbara California. It is Russell's third marriage and Peoples second.
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Santa Barbara, Calif
Jane Russell
John Calvin Peoples
COMES SPRING Farmers Cross Fingers
February brings warmth and budding trees as Peach growers in Aiken County hope for favorable weather. County Agent Bill Beasley explains that insufficient chilling hours could devastate the crop, with forecasts hinging on continued warmth followed by cold snaps. Peach grower Lewis New on Wire Road expects blooms soon as growers watch for chilling hours to determine the season’s outcome.
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Aiken
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Wire Road
Unemployment Rises Sharply Amid Energy Crisis in January
The Labor Department reports unemployment jumped from 4.8 to 5.2 percent in January, with 370,000 jobs lost. Aviation, auto, and recreation sectors were hit as fuel shortages restrained growth, pushing jobless totals to 4.7 million and prompting forecasts of further declines.
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United Way in Aiken County Tops 1973 Milestones
At the United Way of Aiken County annual meeting the president announced a 1974 allocation of 327839.40 to fund member agencies, up 6.65 percent from the previous year. Outgoing president Frank Harling praised sustained community support and growth.
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United Way of Aiken County, Inc
Frank Harling
Polls Open At 8 A.M. For Aiken Saluda School Board Race
Voters in Aiken County will elect three school board members with polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 46 precincts in Aiken and 7 in Saluda. Candidates include at large incumbent Ben C. Rusche and Henry P. Fulmer plus Jean Rhodes Anderson for the at large seat, and several contenders for Administrative Area No. 1. Voting uses vote matics and observers will aid first time users. Results tallying will occur at the Aiken Electric Cooperative on Highway 215 with现场 seating arrangements at the courthouse due to limited space.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Ben C. Rusche
Henry P. Fulmer
Jean Rhodes Anderson Olin O. Osbon
Charles G. Perkins
Emilie Towler
Rusche
Mansfield To Deliver Democratic Response To State of the Union
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield will deliver the party’s official response to President Nixon’s State of the Union tonight. He plans a roughly 15 minute address followed by questions from radio and television reporters. The 50 minute program originates from his Capitol office and will be carried live at 10 p.m. EDT by CBS NBC and ABC.
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NBC
ABC
ProGram at Memorial Baptist Church Airing Sunday at 6 PM
CBS announced that the 60 Minutes segment filmed last year at Memorial Baptist Church will air this Sunday at 6 p.m. The Rev Clinton Henderson, pastor, was notified today. Jim Davis of WJBF-TV spoke at the United Way Banquet in Augusta and is gaining favor with Aiken organizations.
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Clinton Henderson
Memorial Baptist Church
CBS
60 Minutes
Jim Davis
Wjbf-Tv
Augusta
United Way
Aiken
No Court Monday for Aiken County jurors
All jurors ordered to report to the Aiken County Courthouse on Monday for Civil Court are asked not to report. All cases were disposed of during the first week of court.
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Aiken County
Cloudy Cool Forecast For Aiken Area Tonight
Aiken reports a cloudy cool night after a sunny February 1 with highs in the upper range. Rain chances are about 40 percent tonight and tomorrow, with tomorrow’s high near 55 degrees.
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Aiken
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