Spring Hunt Racing Set to Open March 20 in Aiken
The 1971 Spring Hunt meeting in Aiken will start March 20 with six races led by the $4,000 Imperial Cup. Entry deadline is March 13 and declarations due by noon March 17 to qualify. Proceeds aid Aiken County Hospital and the program drops the Aiken Gold Cup while boosting Hitchcock Hurdle prize money. The turf course will host four flat races including the William K Laughlin Cup for ladies and a 4 1/2 furlong race for older horses.
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Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
America
Augusta
Martha Tumblin
University of South Carolina
Kennedy Junior High Auditorium
S.C. Camellia Society
Miss Tumblin
Marvin F. Tumblin Jr
Boardman Rd
Frank S. Watters
Dupree Pt
Rafield
Freedom Vault joint drill to send 82nd Airborne to Korea
The Pentagon said about 1,000 troopers from the 82nd Airborne Division will be airlifted from Fort Bragg North Carolina to South Korea next month for a joint exercise named Freedom Vault. The mission tests rapid overseas deployment by U S Strike Command and includes parachute insertion into a sparsely populated area where South Korean forces will join them.
Airline mergers seen as only path to survival
Floyd D. Hall of Eastern Air Lines says all U S airlines have discussed mergers and some may survive only by merging. He notes no active negotiations, but cites rising costs from wages to landing fees and government policy as drivers. He suggests whole airline mergers or route joint ventures as good management.
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Atlanta, Ga
United States
Floyd D. Hall
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern
Hall
Missile Sites Attacked in North Vietnam By U S Aircraft
U S fighter bombers attacked two antiaircraft missile sites in North Vietnam as South Vietnamese reconnaissance units probed into southern Laos. Saigon troops battled in Cambodia as part of ongoing operations to protect the Ho Chi Minh trail. This strike marked the tenth protective reaction attack in North Vietnam this year to counter AA fire threats to bombing missions.
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Cambodia
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Indonesia faces school shortage leaves 35 million children out
A Jakarta newspaper reports that nearly 35 million Indonesian children will not attend school this year due to a lack of school buildings. The piece highlights a nationwide shortage impacting education access.
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Jakarta
IOC to gross 5 million from 1972 TV rights
The International Olympic Committee announced it will realize five million dollars from sales of television broadcast rights for the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.
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Munich
International Olympic Committee
Lion
Aid For Victims From Offender Fines Proposed
Cheltenham England Mayor elect Charles Irving urged that crime victims receive the fines imposed on offenders. He told the National Council of Women that Britain spends large sums to catch imprison and treat criminals while what is done for victims remains pitifully small.
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Cheltenham
England
Charles Irving
Britain
National Council of Women
North Augusta Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds
Gene Oliphant of 669 Seymour Dr North Augusta was found dead in his home from gunshot wounds. He was last seen Sunday. a 22 caliber pistol was recovered near the body. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of death. Survived by widow Judy Prather Oliphant. Funeral held today at Stellaville Cemetery in Georgia.
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North Augusta
James Gregory
Gene Oliphant
Seymour Dr
Gregory
Judy Prather Oliphant
Stellaville
Horse Deep Roots Keep Aiken Calm Amid Racing Boom
Aiken grows while keeping its horse culture as Savannah River Plant payroll boosts the economy. About 1,000 horses winter here including 300 thoroughbreds led by Shuvee, a champion filly whose success anchors hopes for spring racing.
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Savannah River
Atomic Energy Commission
Aiken County
Aiken
Saratoga
N. Y
Shuvee
Whitney Stone
Charlottesville
Nashua
Stumper Winner Promises $450 Prize Offer
Aiken Standard advertises a Stumper contest with a $450 prize and three free words counted as correct. Readers are urged to participate seriously. extra copies available at the Aiken Standard office on Rutland Drive.
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Aiken
Rutland Drive
Inside Today section highlights and features
A brief overview of today’s page contents including comics editorial deaths sports TV want ads and notices across sections. Readers get quick access to features and community updates.
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Sports TV
Fragmentary OCR Message From 5 4 and 8 8 Se oo
The readable parts show repeated tokens and numbers without clear events or persons. No coherent news item or names are discernible to summarize into a proper card.
Apollo 14 lands on the Moon with Shepard first to walk
Apollo 14 commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. becomes the first to walk on the lunar surface in Fra Mauro after a near abort due to a computer problem. He manually piloted the lander Antares to a 60 feet from target, joined by Edgar D. Mitchell for the mission’s two planned excursions.
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Fra Mauro
Shepard
Mans
Moon
Mitchell
Antares
Ballot Confusion Roils Aiken County Education Race
Voters in Aiken County confront mixed signals over school board ballots. Officials initially said any ballot would be counted, then an attorney general opinion urged a full slate in all five races. The election chairman planned to count all ballots despite the new guidance.
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Aijiken
Aiken
SLED Begins Search For Assembly Mace
The South Carolina General Assembly seeks the Mace the House symbol plus money and method to fund government and reapportion seats after the 1970 census. The 215 year old Mace vanished from a locked display case between 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday morning. The SLED opened an investigation into its disappearance.
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Columbia
South Carolina General Assembly
House
Senate
Sword of State
Rusche Declared Winner In Recount
Ben Rusche of Aiken was declared winner of the at large seat on the Aiken County Board of Education after a recount of ballots from Tuesday's election. He defeated Dr Henry D. Wyman by nine votes 2425 to 2416, with Douglas Clawson of Ridge Spring at 2190.
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Ben Rusche
Aiken
Aiken County
Polo Season Opens Sunday at Whitney Field
The 89th Polo Season begins Sunday at Whitney Field with Oxford facing Willow Creek at 3 30 PM. Oxford players include Dave Widener Fred Fortugno Dave Rizzo and Don Boyd while Willow Creek features Heath Manning Heath Manning Sr Tony Devich and Tom Biddle. Midweek practice games at Powderhouse Field will be free to fans.
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Whitney Field
Oxford
Willow Creek
Dave Widener
Fred Fortugno
Dave Rizzo
Don Boyd
Heath Manning
Heath Manning Sr
Tony Devich
Aiken
New Zealand
Tom Biddle
Norty Knox
Pete Bostwick
Lewis Smith
Cory’s
Powderhouse Field
Still Confused by Vietnam War News Blackout
Senate Leader Mike Mansfield said Americans remain confused as newsmen gained limited permission to report on a large allied sweep in northwestern South Vietnam, following the toughest wartime news blackout.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
South Vietnam
Thurmond Receives ROA Minute Man of the Year Honor
Sen Strom Thurmond was named 1971 Minute Man of the Year by the Reserve Officers Association. The award will be presented at the ROA midwinter conference banquet in Washington February 19, with over 2 000 attending including members of Congress and government officials.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
R-Sc
Reserve Officers Association of the United States
ROA
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Jim K. Carpenter
Association
Sheraton Park Hotel
Sen. Thurmond
Congress
South Carolina
Army
Senate Armed Services Committee
Carpenter
National Awards Board
Thurmond
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Rusche
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Eugene England
Board of Education
Edgefield County
D.C
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