Negro Leaders Demand Unity To Elect Black Politicians
A coalition of NAACP and Democratic party figures in Columbia announced that South Carolina's more than 200,000 Black voters will show increased political unity to elect more Black candidates. The multipartisan group, meeting behind closed doors, urged parties to close the representation gap and support Black candidates under the United Citizens Party banner.
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Columbia
South Carolina
NAACP
Democratic Party
United Citizens Party
Isaac Williams
Augusta Man Faces Trial For Murder
Forrest Ward Phillips of Augusta Georgia is charged with murdering South Carolina state trooper Cpl Richard W Woods near Beaufort Marine Air Station on August 15. He allegedly shot Woods after stopping a car with several men then forced a couple with a 17 month old baby to drive him to Johns Island. He was arrested in Ohio after a gun battle with FBI agents.
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Beaufort
Forrest Ward Phillips
South Carolina
Phillips
Augusta
Richard W. Woods
Beaufort Marine Air Station
Woods
John’s Island
Charleston County
Ohio
FBI
Eight Traffic Fatalities Mar Long Holiday Weekend
The Associated Press reports eight people died in South Carolina traffic accidents during the long New Years holiday weekend. Victims include Wallace S. Stevens 70 Blythwood killed crossing U S 21 in Richland County and Eliza A Wynns 55 Summerville killed in a head on collision on U S 78 two miles west of Summerville. Morton Kerner Forest Hills New York died in a wreck near Yemassee and Edward L Jordan 21 Columbia was killed pushing a stalled car after it was struck. Other victims include Edward O Neal Poston 26 Hemingway Donald Warden Sirline 35 Charleston Heights Jessie Love 46 Gallivants Ferry and Charles Lester Butler 22 Ft Jackson.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Wallace S. Stevens
Blythwood
U.S. 21
Richland County
Edward O'Neal Poston
Hemingway
Brown's Ferry
Georgetown County
Alston High School
Summerville
Eliza A. Wynns
U.S. 78
Donald Warden Sirline
Charleston Heights
Green Pond
Forest Hills
N. Y
Morton Kerner
Yemassee
Edward L. Jordan
Columbia
Jessie Love
Gallivants Ferry
Horry County
Charles
Pressure Vessel Heads to Duke Power Project via Long Move
The 325 ton pressure vessel arrives at North Augusta docks after a 10 day river trip and will be transferred to a 240 wheel land vehicle for overland travel to Clark Hill. It then moves by rail to Anderson and Newry for the power station site.
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North Augusta
Duke Power Co
Oconee
Clark Hill
Seaboard Coast Line
Bandit Robs Ingles Market in Oteen Narrows Escape
At Ingles Super Market in Oteen North Carolina a masked bandit robbed manager Charles Dameron of 2600 dollars before dawn. The thief tied Dameron and warned him not to call police, escaping 12 minutes later before officers arrived.
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Oteen
N.C
Charles Dameron
Ingles
Dameron
Cameron
Riot hearing set Jan 12 in Orangeburg
Cleveland Sellers Jr. an SNCC official, charged with conspiracy incitement to riot and riot, is set for trial January 12 in Orangeburg. Three Negro students were killed and 27 wounded in clashes with state highway patrol on February 8, 1968 near South Carolina State College. Bond set at 20000 dollars.
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Orangeburg
Cleveland Sellers Jr
South Carolina State College
Sellers
Julian S. Wolfe
First Judicial Circuit
Daniel R. McLeod
J.C. Coleman
Wayne Corley
Robert McNair
Pollution concerns spark Beaufort County plant probe
Gov. McNair may name a panel of independent experts to study pollution risks from BASF's proposed Port Victoria chemical plant. Hilton Head developer Charles Fraser and Beaufort County Citizens Association head Rufus Taylor press safeguards and a $25 million bond to cover potential damages. The plan could bring a $200 million to $400 million investment, with tourism and seafood industries at stake.
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Beaufort
S.C
Beaufort County
Robert McNair
McNair
Hans Lautenschlager
West Germany
Badische Anilin Und Sociafabrik
BASF
Charles Fraser
Hilton Head Island
Rufus Taylor
Citizens Association of
Port Victoria
Gov. McNair
Fraser
Sea Pines Corporation
South Carolina
Hilton Head
Watson to Speak at Langley Jaycee Banquet
U S Rep Albert Watson of South Carolina will address Langley Bath Clearwater Jaycee's annual awards banquet January 22 at 7 30 p m at the Dixie Lee Restaurant Highway 1 near Clearwater The meeting will announce the Distinguished Service Award and Outstanding Young Educator Award winners National Director Gene Chumley will present the chapter s presidential awards Jerome Rogers is banquet chairman.
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U. S
Albert Watson
Drums Along the Savannah Cast Recreates Old Hamburg Life
About 20 cast members re enacted life at the Hamburg railroad terminal in a 15 minute color movie to promote Hamburg as a state historic landmark. Costumes depict 1833 the year the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Co line opened. The recreated scene centers on the restored but not original station near the old town of Hamburg which vanished after a bridge linked the Savannah River railroad to Augusta. Hamburg will be designated a state landmark during Aiken County s tricentennial in July.
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Savannah
Hamburg
South Carolina Canal and Railroad Co
Henry Schultz
Augusta
Savannah River
Camera Club Meeting Set Wednesday
The Aiken Camera Club meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Aiken Day School Grace Avenue. Robert G Speet presents Color Portrait Photography PSA slide show on lenses lighting and posing. Newly elected officers assume duties: President O N Hall Vice President R R Foster Treasurer J J Urban Secretary Starr Wilcox Hospitality Marie Clark News Editor W L Dietz Publicity R D Caldwell. Public invited.
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Aiken Camera Club
Aiken Day School
Grace Avenue
Robert G. Speet
O. N. Hall
R. R. Foster
J. J. Urban
Starr Wilcox
Marie Clark
W. L. Dietz
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