Trotting Races Set at Jefferson-Aiken Center
William Bell reports tracks and grounds being prepared for the March 6 trotting event at 2 p.m. The plan includes a new parking area and the razing of an old building. A Cancer Society committee will handle ticket sales and net proceeds. Ronnie Stratton remains in Aiken through race day. Aiken hosts three events titled Aiken's Triple Crown in March with race days on March 6 13 and 20.
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William Bell
Abraham Schultz
Jefferson - Aiken
Aiken
The
Cancer Society
Ronnie Stratton
All Schultz Stables
East Bank Mill Road
Philadelphia police charge three in double patrolman killings
Police say three men are charged in the weekend killings of two Philadelphia patrolmen. Joseph Bowen, 25, is charged with murder in the death of Patrolman Joseph Kelly. Comissioner O Neill announced Bowen’s arrest after earlier disclosures that two teens were in custody for Patrolman John McEntee’s murder.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Bowen
Bowen
Joseph F. O'Neill
John McEntee
Rattlesnake bite death in religious ceremony in Alabama
A 64-year-old woman identified as Miss Earsline Meadows of Pumpkin Center died after a rattlesnake bite at a religious ceremony in DeKalb County, Alabama. A Fort Payne physician reported she arrived about 13 hours after the bite and received large antivenom doses, noting she doubted her faith.
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Fort Payne
Ala
DeKalb County
Earsline Meadows
Pumpkin Center
Southern Baptist Church Membership Rises in 1970
The Southern Baptist Convention reports church membership at 11.6 million in 1970, up 1.2 percent, with 25 more churches than 1969 and 638 more baptisms. However Sunday School and training enrollments declined for the sixth straight year. The national executive committee will adopt a proposed 1972 budget.
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Nashville, Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Convention
Nixon popularity rises in Israel over policy shifts
A public poll of 1,200 Jews across Israel finds 56.4 percent satisfied with U.S. policy toward Israel, up from 55.9 percent last summer and well above 15.6 percent a year ago. The change follows Rogers’ statement on minor frontier adjustments in any Middle East peace deal.
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Tel Aviv
Nixon
U.S
Israel
William P. Rogers
Middle East
George's Revenge Blamed On Holiday Shift
An Omaha woman linked a Monday blizzard crippling southeast Nebraska to a political shift. She said George just isn't going to stand for this, calling the storm George's revenge over moving George Washington's birthday holiday from February 22 to February 15.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Nebraska
George
Congressional
George Washington
City to sue over welfare costs in landmark challenge
New York officials plan to go to court Wednesday to challenge federal and state welfare laws. A City Hall spokesman said the move seeks to force federal and state governments to stop compelling the city to bear 29 percent of welfare costs.
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New York
Deadline Near for $470 Standard Stumper Contest
The Aiken Standard invites entries for the $470 Standard Stumper with a noon Wednesday deadline. Fill every block carefully and drop your entry in the Stamper box at the newspaper office for a chance at the prize.
Moderate turnout in Aiken County special election
Early voting shows a steady trickle under sunny skies as voters decide the county supervisor and the 7th District senator. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm with 20 ballots cast by 8:30 at the South African precincts and a total county turnout shaping the Senate race between A J Dooley and Carlton Truax.
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Aiken County
South Airicn
Supervisor Post
GOP
Eugene Hamlet
Fred Scott
A. J. Dooley
Carlton Truax
Lexington
Heaviest Raids In 3 Months In North Vietnam
The US Command reports its heaviest air strikes in three months against SAM sites and anti aircraft positions in North Vietnam. American fighters accompanied by support aircraft attacked near the Laotian border below the 19th parallel with no aircraft losses. A general was killed in a helicopter crash amid stalled South Vietnamese gains in Laos.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
U.S
Nixon Pledges Federal Aid For Tornado Stricken Area
Federal relief workers flood Mississippi Delta after 82 dead and hundreds injured from 100 tornadoes across seven counties. A major disaster designation enables grants for public facilities, mobile homes, and low cost loans. Governor Williams to meet with federal officials to coordinate aid.
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Nixon
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Delta
John Bell Williams
George Lincoln
U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness
Cablevision To Stream State Senate And Local Results
Aiken Cablevision will show election returns tonight for the State Senate and Aiken County supervisor. Results will be flashed on Channel 2 the local weather channel as soon as they are available.
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Senate
Aiken County
Aiken
Deputies Suspended For Sleeping On The Job
Sheriff Paul Grant suspended two deputies for 15 days without pay for sleeping on duty. Identified as Henry Kirkland and Robert Joyner, both from eastern Aiken County, the suspensions followed being spotted by fellow officers.
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Paul Grant
Grant
Henry Kirkland
Robert Joyner
Aiken County
Thousands Snowbound In Late Winter Storm
A late winter storm hammered the central states with 15 foot snowdrifts and 2 foot depths in Oklahoma. Tornadoes in Indiana Ohio Georgia Florida and Carolinas caused deaths injuries and damage. Weather warnings extended to northern New York and New England with freezing rain along the Ohio Valley.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Indiana
Ohio
Georgia
Florida
North
South Carolina
Fayetteville
Columbus
Ohio Valley
New England
STAR Student Awards Set Thursday in Aiken County
One of seven area high schools STAR students will be named at a 7 30 p m awards meeting at the Aiken Jaycee Hut The county winner advances to district and state competitions with a 500 scholarship an overseas tour and a four day trip to South Carolina Names and teachers for all seven Aiken County STAR students are listed from Aiken High Saint Angela Academy Ridge Spring Leavelle Mc Campbell Wagener Salley North Augusta and Jackson High Schools.
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Aiken County
Aiken Jaycee Hut
South Carolina
Seven Star
Aiken High School
David L. Covington
Margaret Bobo
Saint Angela Academy
Janet J. Sloan
Lucy Albenesius
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Beverly G. Scott
Jennie Bergkamp
Leavelle Mc Campbell
Eleanor K. Cromwell
Lottie Wade
Wagener-Salley High School
Kenney R. Baughman
Mary Lou Willis
North Augusta High School
Brenda Gail Malone
V. A. Hammond
Jackson High
Paul A. Hicks
Benjamin Baldy
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Welfare Law Challenge
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Edgefield
Saluda
Richard Freeman
Warrenville
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Freeman
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Edward Simpson
Pickens County
Earle Morris
Chesterfield Street
Hindman
DO Cao Tri
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Delhi
Inverness
Sunflower County
Bill Kellum
Leflore County Civil Defense
Red Cross
Greenville
Senatobia
Greenwood
Moorhead
Cablevision
Associated Press
Ers
National Weather Service
Aiken Tec Seminar
Martin Broadwell
Atlanta
Aiken Tec
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
James Holloway
Kimberly Clark
George Gilmer
DuPont
T. H. Pardue
Graniteville Company
STAR
College Board
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