Aiken Sees March Run Of Its Triple Crown Horse Events
Aiken unveils a three‑week schedule for harness racing at Jefferson Aiken Mile Track on March 6, thoroughbred trials on March 13, and the Aiken Hunt Meet the following weekend. Chamber leaders and local groups approved the name Aiken’s Triple Crown to showcase the horse industry’s value. Wade Brodie emphasized aligning racing with the city’s assets as readers are urged to explore today’s supplement.
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Aiken
The
Chamber of Commerce
Horse Industry
Jaycees
Wade Brodie
Cambodia's Lon Nol Likely Transferred to U S for Treatment
Sources say Cambodian premier Lon Nol, ailing from a heart attack or stroke, will fly to the United States for medical care. A U S military plane is expected to transport him from Phnom Penh to Washington where he will enter Walter Reed Hospital. Lt Col Am Rong said Lon Nol recovered enough to receive visitors and sign papers.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
United States
U.S
Washington
Walter Reed Hos
Nixon Adopts World Focus During Florida Holiday
President Nixon, in Key Biscayne for a long weekend, plans a conference with Secretary Rogers and others to review his state of the world message for Congress. Kissinger said the book-length document would be unveiled February 25, joined by Tricia Nixon and officials George Shultz and H.R. Haldeman.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Rogers
Kissinger
Florida
Tricia
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
H.R. Haldeman
White House
Candlelight March Protest At South Carolina Capitol
More than 300 people marched through Columbia to protest American military actions in Southeast Asia. Police reported no trouble as about 320 participants from the University of South Carolina walked from campus to the State House and then past the Selective Service office, singing and carrying a coffin facsimile to symbolize war dead in Indochina.
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Columbia
Southeast Asia
University of South Carolina
State House
Selective Service Office
Apollo 14 Moon Mission Crew Lands Near Houston
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell, and Stuart A. Roosa returned home aboard a C141 jet landing at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston at 4 34 a.m. EST after a flight from Samoa.
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Space Center
Houston
Ellington Air Force Base
Samoa
Air Force
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Local forecast Calls for Cloudy Sky and Showers
Increasing cloudiness today with a chance of rain this afternoon. Warmer conditions with a high around the 60s. Lows tonight near 50. Tomorrow expected to reach the mid 60s.
Plans Move Ahead For Youth Center In Aiken
Salvation Army Advisory Board approves lease for a Pendleton Street building to host the Strom Thurmond Youth Center. Capt. Thomas Cundiff says the center will offer seasonal athletics music and crafts and employ a full time director living on site at 252 Pendleton Street. An annual Salvation Army Supper is planned for March 11 at St John’s United Methodist Church with Lt Col W R H Goodier as speaker. tickets are $3.50 from advisory board members.
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Pendleton Street
Salvation Army
Thomas Cundiff
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Capt. Cundiff
Cundiff
Capt Cundiff
St. John’s United Methodist Church
W. R. H. Goodier
Augusta
North
South Carolina
Aiken Teen Drug Scene Draws In Atlanta and Columbia Sources
In Aiken county a sheriff and local sources describe teens and a few adults involved in drug distribution. Adults in their late teens to early twenties may act as small pushers while teens largely obtain and share drugs with minimal cost. Some say residents travel to Atlanta or Columbia to source supplies, and that many teens may be selling drugs to support use.
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Aiken
Paul D. Grant
Atlanta
Columbia
Two Caught In Drug Raid In Aiken
Aiken police and the sheriff arrested two men for possession and sale of dangerous drugs. Robert Hallman, 25, of Columbia and Marc Werner of Aiken were identified. Marijuana and other items were seized from an apartment on Lancaster Street Southwest after a stakeout.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Lancaster St. S. W
Hallman
Inside Today Want Ads and Women’s News
Brief notices and classified style items appear under Inside Today. The page highlights women’s news plus miscellaneous want ads with concise notices and local commerce snippets.
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Women's News
Economics of closing Aiken County stockade examined
Eric Pressley will present a progress report to the Aiken County Legislative Delegation at 7 p.m. Monday at the Aiken County Health Center. Pressley, an independent auditor from Augusta, studies the economics of eliminating the stockade prompted by reports of deplorable conditions and potential county road maintenance contracting.
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Aiken County
Eric Pressley
Aiken County Health Center
Pressley
Augusta
Prn
Stockade Fails Inspection in Seven of Ten Categories
Aiken stockade on Wire Road north east of Aiken was found unsatisfactory in seven of ten inspection categories by William D. Leeke head of the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Custodial control discipline building clothing and bedding food and feeding procedures sanitation and safety medical services records and bookkeeping rated unsatisfactory while administration canteen and counseling were satisfactory. Leeke will work with the administrator to fix the deficiencies and a copy of the letter is on file in the jail and prison inspection division.
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Aiken Aty
Aiken
William D. Leeke
S. C. Department of Corrections
Leeke
Mackey Scott
Aiken County
Jail and
Department of Corrections
Quake Death Toll Rises as Western U S Quake Damages Billions
Los Angeles officials report 58 dead from the Southern California quake with damage estimated at 1 billion dollars. Rescuers at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sylmar recovered 37 bodies and freed a man trapped 58 hours. Three patients and three staff members remain missing and feared dead. A 68 year old chef survived after being buried, saved by a metal tub shielding him from debris.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Sylmar
Frank Carbonara
Carbonara
Stumper Value Grows as Puzzle Seeks Winners
Aiken Standard raises the Stumper prize to 460 dollars after no winner yesterday. Read the rules, fill in the blanks, and submit the Standard Stumper before noon Wednesday for a chance at the escalating prize.
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Aiken Standard
Sumter Voters Back Work Stoppage Amid Pay Debate
District 17 teachers in Sumter vote overwhelmingly for a work stoppage to press for a 1500 dollar annual pay rise. Governor West warns such action risks backfire and urges restraint while citing a state budget crisis and potential tax impact.
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Associated Press
John C. West
South Carolina
State Capitol
Sumter
District 17 Classroom Teachers Association
Carlos Gibbons
The
South Carolina Education Association
SCEA
Gibbons
West
Budget and Control Board
Nixon
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Richland County
Polo Match Set Sunday At 3 30 P M At Whitney Field
Willow Creek faces FE Rancho Polo Club of Columbus Ohio in the season’s second polo game. Dave Rizzo captains Willow Creek with Charlie Fleischman Tom Biddle and Don Boyd in key positions. El Rancho counters with Tony Devich Heath Manning Jr Heath Manning Sr and Frank Harris. Game time is 3 30 p m Sunday at Whitney Field.
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FE Rancho Polo Club
Columbus
Ohio
Dave Rizzo
Aiken
Charlie Fleischman
Tom Biddle
Don Boyd
el Rancho
Tony Devich
New Zealand
Heath Manning Jr
Heath Manning Sr
Frank Harris
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Aiken Public Safety
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Sol Blatt
Butler C. Derrick
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Los Angeles
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