Merchants To Display Latest Bridal Fashions
Nearly 20 Aiken merchants will display wedding merchandise with special appeal to brides. Models will present New York styles led by Jeane Miller Lisa Hallman Nina Baxter Laura Verenes and Mrs James Jordan. Commentary by Mrs Patricia Solomon and Ray Baldasaro. Men's formal wear will be shown by Manning Owen's.
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Aiken
New York
Jeane Miller
Lisa Hallman
Nina Baxter
Laura Verenes
James Jordan
Patricia Solomon
Piazza 52
Moncks Corner
Ray Baldasaro
House of Bianchi
Manning Owen
Rogers ends Africa trip with push for isolation from blocs
Secretary of State William P. Rogers wraps up a 16 day tour of Africa in Monrovia Liberia and Aruba after meeting leaders across the continent. He argues black Africa should remain outside cold war blocs though Tito shares only a common stance on avoiding power blocs.
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Monrovia
Liberia
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Yugoslavia
Tito
Addis Ababa
Aruba
Dutch West Indies
Africa
Black Africa
Pompidou Heads to U.S. for Nine Day Tour
President Georges Pompidou and his wife Claude depart Paris for a nine day tour of the United States. Security is tight amid anticipated demonstrations and a possible congressional boycott as Pompidou plans talks with President Nixon starting in Washington and at Camp David.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
United States
Middle East
Nixon
Pompidou
Claude
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp David
U.S
Three Children Die In Fire In Lowell North Carolina
Three young children Karl Lee 4 Christopher 3 and Mike 12 died in a house fire in Lowell Gaston County. Their parents Mrs. Mary Brown and the children's grandmother Mrs. Sarah Williams escaped with two other children and a boarder J. W. Carter. The cause of the blaze was not immediately determined.
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Lowell, N.C
Lowell
Gaston County
Jack Ridley
Michael Brown
Karl Lee
Christopher
Mike
Finch urges Nixon to veto education bill over excesses
Welfare Secretary Robert H. Finch says he would advise President Nixon to veto the House education funding bill unless the Senate makes substantial changes. He cites persistent faults and asks removal of southern-sponsored amendments weakening desegregation efforts. the measure totals $19.4 billion with $324 million more than the administration seeks.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
Nixon
Senate
Finch
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
House
Prince Charles Fluffs Lines in Cambridge Satire Preview
Prince Charles, 21, created the biggest laugh at Cambridge University when he fluffed his lines during a satirical preview of Quiet Flows the Don. The future king wore a gas mask and blue rubber flippers as a TV weather forecaster in the spoof which mocks food traditions and dons.
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Cambridge
England
Prince Charles
Cambridge University
BBC
King
Thurmond speech interrupted by marshmallow-throwing crowd
At Drew University in Madison New Jersey spectators threw marshmallows at Sen Strom Thurmond during his talk on Judge Hoffman and the Chicago conspiracy trial. Thurmond defended Hoffman saying he endured much in court and urged listeners to hear his remarks despite heckling.
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Madison
N.J
S.C
Strom Thurmond
Drew University
Sen. Thurmond
Julius Hoffman
Chicago
Hoffman
Twelve in New Ellenton seek Democratic nomination
Twelve candidates run in New Ellenton primary for six council seats and mayor. The New Ellenton Civic Center polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Incumbent F. E. Rollins, former Mayor C. H. Shaw, former councilman D W Robinson and J L McNeal vie for mayor. Eight vie for council seats including W F Alexander P A Brock Gene Crawford James Eubanks Ira Lankford Wilbur Maddox Herbert Turner and Thomas Wingo. Harry Smith seeks renomination for water commissioner and is unopposed. Primary winners face Republicans in the March 24 general election. No GOP primary due to same number of candidates as seats. Rollins is a native of Cleveland Tennessee and moved to New Ellenton.
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New Ellenton
New Ellenton Civic Center
F. E. Rollins
C. H. Shaw
D W. Robinson
J. L. McNeal
Council
W. F. Alexander
P. A Brock
Gene Crawford
James Eubanks
Ira Lankford
Wilbur Maddox
Herbert Turner
Thomas Wingo
Harry Smith
Ellenton leaders highlighted in 1953 page feature
Profiles of local figures Shaw McNeal and Robinson describe Shaw as a former mayor and business owner with ties to DuPont Owens Corning and the Shoe Barn while McNeal works in Savannah River Plant computer operations and chairs the VFW Voice of Democracy program. Robinson is a Troy native, Erskine College alumnus and retired contractor.
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Ellenton
DuPont
Owens-Corning Fiber
Foreman Memorial Baptist Church
Shaw
McNeal
Savannah River Plant
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Voice of
New Ellenton
Reds Push Offensive In Laos
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces threaten Muong Suoi near the Plain of Jars as they regroup after losing Xieng Khouang air field. Col Thongphanh Knoksy cites helicopters and tanks used in the assault and notes Meo forces of about 10,000 supported by American airpower and 7th Fleet carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Vientiane
Laos
Plain of Jars
Muong Suoi
Phou Kout
Vang Pao
Long Cheng
United States
Pathet Lao
Xieng Khouang
Thongphanh Knoksy
Laotian Defense Ministry
Thongphanh
Thailand
South Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
City Council Sets 8 PM Meeting in Aiken
Aiken City Council holds a regular session at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building. Officials will hear a first reading on annexing Two Notch Road property, award bids for a shed and weather house at the landfill, discuss Eagle Aviation lease amendments, and review a request to the County Delegation for special fire department vehicle legislation. The public is urged to attend.
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Aiken
Two Notch Road
Eagle Aviation
Newsmen Back Freedom of Information Bill in SC
The South Carolina AP News Council endorsed the bill to open government meetings and records to the public and press. It would require public access to state county and city level meetings while constitutional exceptions for committee sessions remain.
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South Carolina Associated Press News Council
General Assembly
Eugene J.oyler
Aiken Standard
AP News Council
South Carolina
Associated Press
News Council
Dan McLeod
House
Senate
South Carolina General Assembly
Arson Suspected In Weekend Farm Fires
Aiken firemen battled two weekend fires, one destroying a barn near Millbrook Baptist Church and another severely damaging the Saunders home on Palm Drive. Fire Chief J C Busbee suspects arson in the barn blaze after vandals cut hay strings. No damage estimate yet for the Saunders residence.
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Aiken
Allen Coward
Millbrook Baptist Church
Bermuda
H. C. Coward
J. C. Busbee
Chuck Saunders
Palm Drive
Aiken Standard Wins Journalism Award
The Aiken Standard wins the 1969 National Steeplechase and Hunt Association Journalism contest in Outstanding Feature or News Story for its detailed report on the Third Annual Renewal of the Aiken Hunt Races. Judges praise the staff effort and vivid local color. Cash prizes total 1500 dollars awarded August 13 in Saratoga Springs.
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Aiken Standard
Wilton Garrison
Larry Tarleton
Whitney Kelley
Charlotte
Saratoga Springs
Swiss Seek Clues In Jet Crash
Swiss investigators sifted through wreckage of the Israel-bound jet that crashed killing 47 aboard. In Jerusalem Premier Golda Meir and Cabinet met nine hours to discuss retaliation possibilities as Israeli newspapers urged action. A Swiss government statement cited a possible criminal act and said police and foreign ministry would act if confirmed. A Beirut claim by the Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine was denied by an Amman spokesman.
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Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Israel
Wuerenlingen
Zurich
Foreign Ministry
Beirut
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
General Command
Amman
US B52 raids push toward DMZ in seventh day of Laos strikes
US B52 bombers pounded Ho Chi Minh trail depots and infiltration routes in eastern Laos for a seventh straight day, dropping about 1 500 tons of explosives on Sunday and today. The raids moved to within a mile of the DMZ while North Vietnamese gunners downed a Cobra helicopter near the DMZ but the crew was saved. Saigon sources indicate North Vietnamese replacements are arriving in the 3rd Corps area as activity is expected to rise next week.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Dmz
Obscene Film Investigation Continues in Aiken
Detective V. J. Ray reported no new arrests in the Aiken obscenity case as the probe continues after an 18 year old was fined 100 dollars for possession of three rolls of obscene material. The youth allegedly tried to sell the film to a soldier in a pool hall and the soldier found it in his car but faced no charges.
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Ray
Det. Ray
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