Have You Heard near Aiken stores and libraries
A reader recounts a man asking for “bad books” at Aiken Office Supply and Book Store last Saturday. Over 1,000 books were left in a library drop box during a brief closing caused by snow. Banksia hosts temporary Southern Mortgage offices while renovations occur at 136 Laurens St NW.
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Aiken
Margaret Holley
Aiken County
Banksia
University of South Carolina
Aiken County Library
Southern Mortgage
Laurens St. NW
Laos Cease-Fire Report Prompts Signing Ceremony
Vientiane radio said the royal Laotian government and the Pathet Lao have agreed to a cease-fire with a signing ceremony set for 11 a.m. Wednesday in Vientiane local time. The terms and effective date were not disclosed.
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Saigon
Vientiane Radio
Pathet Lao
Laos
Vientiane
Aiken commissioner makes hospital overhaul top priority
Wade Brodie vice chairman of the Aiken County Board of Commissioners outlines three priorities for the new government including a new hospital a county administration building and solving the landfill problem He says a new hospital could cost 10 to 12 million and that current bed space and facilities hinder attracting doctors with a doctor shortage noted and consultants studying the situation.
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Brodie
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken Hospital
Aiken
Hos
Pital
Administrator To Be Picked Today In Aiken County
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners planned a closed session to select a new county administrator from two finalists. Vice-Chairman Wade Brodie noted the field narrowed from seven to two, with the chosen name to be announced at the Feb 27 meeting. Background checks will follow the executive session.
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Aiken
Brodie
Commission
Congress Asked For Shield Law
Sen Alan Cranston urged Congress to grant reporters complete privilege to refuse disclosure of confidential sources. He testified at a Senate subcommittee hearing on newsmen privilege amid eight proposed laws in the constitutional rights panel.
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Washington
Alan Cranston
Germany
Italy
Congress
Senate
California
Cranston
Subcommittee On
Treasury accuses Canada of aluminum ingot dumping
The Treasury Department alleges Canada sold aluminum ingots in the U.S. market at illegal cut-rate prices, finding reasonable cause that imports were dumped below fair value in violation of the 1921 antidumping law.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Canada
U.S
The
Treasury
United States
Court Won't Review Sirhan Case
The Supreme Court declined to review Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's conviction for killing Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Court rejected the appeal 4 to 3 without comment. Sirhan, 28, remains serving a life sentence and his lawyers argued unlawful police searches and new evidence.
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Sirhan
Nixon Meany push toward compromise on protectionist bill
President Nixon and AFL CIO head George Meany signal a practical path on protectionist legislation aimed at trimming the US trade deficit. After a 40 minute White House visit, AFL-CIO leaders reserve judgment until White House proposals are released.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
George Meany
Afl-Cio
White House
Meany
North Vietnamese Push More Troops Into Laos Trail
US intelligence reports indicate hundreds of tanks and thousands of fresh troops have been poured into the Laotian supply route in recent weeks after the January cease-fire. No proof of crossing into South Vietnam yet, but officials say the matériel likely bound for South Vietnam under the one-for-one resupply rule.
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Washington
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodian Leader May Step Down Under U S Pressure
President Lon Nol faces U S pressure and will hand Cambodia’s government to a former close associate. He plans to travel to Hawaii for medical treatment, sources say.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
United States
Hawaii
Plan Enacted To Save Pisa Tower
In Pisa Italy workers bury large cement blocks around the Tower of Pisa as part of an emergency plan to protect the structure if its loan worsens. A government commission studying proposals will prepare groundwork for 16 retaining cables attached to the tower and surrounding blocks.
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Pisa
Italy
Weekend Weather Outlook in Aiken County
Aiken County expects a cold weekend with mostly sunny mild days. Highs around 60 today and tomorrow with nights in the mid 30s, limited rain chances near zero today and tomorrow. Winds light and become westerly tomorrow. extended outlook shows a Thursday rain chance, then partly cloudy and colder Friday and Saturday with highs in the 50s and 40s and lows in the 20s to 30s.
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Aiken County
President Nixon hailed as man of peace before South Carolina legislature
Gov. John West introduced President Nixon to a joint session praising him as a man of peace and thanking him for backing peace efforts in Southeast Asia. Nixon visited Columbia to receive a legislature resolution supporting ending the war while security teams guarded the State House amid heavy turnout.
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West
Nixon
Associated Press
Columbia
John West
South Carolina
Southeast Asia
State House
John Rowland
Capitol
House
Marshall Cain
Aiken
Carolyn Frederick
Greenville
Gilbert McMillan
Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Ralph Gasque
Marion
Julius Baggett
McCormick
New Apartment 3-G Comic Debuts in Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard publishes eight Apartment 3-G comic strips today to bring readers up to date after a delay from the syndicate. Seven strips appear on Page 10 and one on the comic page.
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Aiken Standard
The
North Augusta Chamber Aims to Boost County Ties and City Manager Drive
The Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce promotes involvement with county programs and Aiken area ties. Director James Gunnells outlines goals for 1973 including economic development, an industrial brochure, a area survey, and pushing for a city manager form of government.
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North Augusta
Greater North
Gunnells
Augusta
Gunnell
Graniteville Youth Charged In Slaying
A 16 year old Graniteville youth is held in the Aiken County jail on murder charges for the shooting death of another 16 year old. Both are black. An Aiken County Coroner's jury ruled yesterday.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
South Carolina Ranks Second in Kaolin Production
New figures from the Bureau of Mines show South Carolina is second in the nation for kaolin production, with all five mining operations in Aiken County. The 1972 mineral value reached a record $72 million, up eight percent from 1971, with clay and sand and gravel driving gains in the state's mining industry.
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Bureau of Mines
U.S. Department of the Interior
South Carolina
Aiken County
Tery and Ceramics
Aiken
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