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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1970
Page
2
Funeral services for Lula Mae Glover Feagin of Langley, who died Wednesday, are set for 4 p m today at Burnettown Baptist Church. The Rev G W Splawn and the Rev David Kneece will officiate with burial in Sunset Memory Gardens.
In New York AP report, Robert H. Dick the government’s last full time tea taster contemplates retirement as Nixon proposes abolishing the 73 year old Federal Board of Tea Tasters in FDA. The plan aims to end batch testing July 1, with industry to cover costs and checks replaced by spot sampling.
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except weekends. Address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801 P O Box 456. Leased wire dispatches AP exclusive local news and AP dispatches. UPI member. No responsibility for ad errors. corrections in next issue.
Ralph de Jesus, 12, described starting heroin use a year ago and selling drugs at school to support his habit. Testimony to a state legislature hearing drew a hushed audience as he spoke of thefts and mugging with older friends, while receiving treatment at Odyssey House.
Swiss police linked two Amman men Kaddoumi Sufian and Mussa Badawi Jawher to a Swiss airliner crash killing 47 and the Austrian bombing that week. German warrants note they crossed from Germany in a cream car and bought altimeter and radio parts to assemble a bomb. Authorities see a possible sabotage pattern connected to Arab terrorists.
Lt. Gov. John West backs a moderate method for resolving public employee grievances and opposes an absolute ban on strikes. He argues for a hearing system to settle differences while avoiding a total strike prohibition urged by Gov. McNair. West warns of desegregation backlash if ignored.
Quotations from the NASD represent interdealer prices around midday today. Markets change through the day and prices exclude retail markups or commissions. Figures are supplied by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith.
Senate bill proposes a May 5 referendum in Aiken County to establish a Center Area Fire District and a 4 mill levy. It would create a three member Board of Fire Control appointed by the governor with delegation backing. The board would buy equipment, train volunteers, maintain gear, build facilities, and borrow up to $20,000 for operating expenses in anticipation of taxes.
National Guardsmen moved into Santa Barbara after four days of campus protests near the University of California Santa Barbara. About 300 Guardsmen were ordered in after a night clash between police and demonstrators as 300 local officers retreated. Elsewhere, students barricaded buildings at Mount Holyoke College and the SUNY Buffalo administration building was invaded with damage reported.
Douglas M. Everett, manager of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, will be guest speaker Monday at the Aiken Lions Club. A North Carolina native, he earned a political science degree from Mississippi State University in 1965 and previously worked with the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce.
Aiken Senator Gilbert E. McMillan a Republican gubernatorial candidate will speak at the Charleston County Republican Convention Monday night McMillan who chairs the Aiken County GOP resigned from DuPont Co earlier this year to devote full time to politics.
About 80 attendees from four areas gathered at Aiken High School for a six hour workshop to align education with job needs. District superintendent Dr. G T Myers opened with films on vocational education and industry impact. Four subgroups proposed actions including Career Days plant tours and better vocational orientation, with a continuing structure to maintain school business liaison and immediate activity expansion.
President Nixon urged Congress to trim or abolish 57 federal programs from school milk subsidies to the tea tasters board as part of a $2 billion cut plan aimed at a 1971 budget surplus. A Labor Department report showed wholesale price increases easing this month.
The Senate gave final approval to a House bill creating a county alcohol and drug commission in Aiken County. It directs a continuing study of local needs, provides counseling facilities, and reports annually to the county delegation while coordinating with state and federal agencies. Rep. Clyde Strom pressed that the measure creates a legal entity to engage with agencies and accept private contributions.
BASF says about 20 states including Wilmington and New Hanover County spokesmen invited it to move two large plants from South Carolina. BASF spokesman Dietrich Rogala said the company will proceed with plans to build the multimillion dollar chemical complex in Beaufort County South Carolina.
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