Aiken ties cross continents and Senate birthdays
The Ellington family reports Langdon and his wife living in Australia for a year while their daughter Shelia spent six months there and just left for Europe. Langdon and Shelia are expected home to Aiken soon. The Rt. Rev. Monsignor George Lewis Smith returned from New Jersey to spend Christmas with family for the first time in 41 years. A curious Senate moment had each member finding a cigar and Sen Strom Thurmond’s business card as Young J Strom Jr. was born after adjournment. Locals endure Berks sale crowds and downtown parking shortages test patience.
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Aiken
Australia
Bill Ellington
Langdon
Ellington
Shelia
Europe
Langdon Ellington
United States
George Lewis Smith
New Jersey
U.S. Senate
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Young J. Strom Jr
Communist Offensive Continues in South Vietnam
The Communist winter spring campaign enters a third day with nearly 100 attacks reported across South Vietnam. South Vietnamese command says 97 enemy attacks in the 24 hours ending at dawn, two thirds by rockets and mortars, following 116 then 81 attacks on prior days.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
No Bomb Found on TWA Plane at Ellsworth AFB
Air Force specialists found no trace of a bomb aboard a Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 forced to land at Ellsworth Air Force Base by a threat. A TWA spokesman said the jet would be searched again as 233 passengers and crew remained calm.
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Ellsworth Air Force Base
8.D
Air Force
Trans World Airlines
TWA
New York
Counterfeit Haul Seized in Chattanooga Raid
Federal state and local authorities raided two cottages near Chattanooga Tennessee late Thursday night and seized about 52 million dollars in counterfeit twenty dollar bills. Five people were arrested in the operation with Secret Service official Paul B Doster calling it the largest seizure in recent history.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Here
Paul B. Doster
Secret Service
Nashville
Death Penalty Debate Sparks Congressional Clash
The Nixon administration will seek a mandatory death penalty for cold blooded premeditated crimes, while a Democratic Senator proposes letting juries decide. The conflict signals a major capital punishment fight in Congress with opponents already forming lines. Attorney General Kleindienst announced the plan to mandate the death penalty for kidnaping assassination bombing a public building killing a prison guard and air hijacking.
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Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Peace Talks Continue In Paris
In Paris US and North Vietnamese experts met for the fourth straight day to work on annexes to a proposed cease fire. Top level talks between Kissinger and Le Duc Tho must still resolve questions of principle before any peace agreement can be signed.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Truman Memorial Stamp Issued On Truman’s Birthday
The U S Postal Service plans a special postage stamp in memory of former President Harry S. Truman who died December 26. The stamp is set for May 8, Truman’s would be 89th birthday, with a first day ceremony likely in Independence Missouri, Truman’s home.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence, Mo
Anti Hijacking Measures Spread to 500 Airports
Security procedures to thwart hijackings begin at about 500 airports. Electronic screening of all passengers and inspection of carry on items including handbags cause inspection delays. The Air Transport Association urges travelers to arrive earlier to allow for added time.
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Washington
The
Air Transport Association
Winds of Fate Shape Judge Hayes Career In Aiken
Judge Robert Wesley Hayes of the 16th circuit, a Mullins native and USC Law School alumnus, discusses career turning points and judicial reform. He will preside in Aiken during the January term, overseeing more than 150 General Sessions Court cases.
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Robert Wesley Hayes
Aiken
Aiken County
Mullins
16Th Circuit
Hayes
Senate
Aiken County Court
General Sessions Court
More Rain In Forecast For Aiken
Persistent rain and dismal weather continue in Aiken with a brief break today. The U S Weather Bureau expects increasing cloudiness with rain tonight and Saturday and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Overnight lows will be mid 40s, with showers possible through Tuesday and lows around 30s.
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Aiken
U.S
Economic Controls Under Discussion
Congressional leaders from both parties met with President Nixon at the White House for breakfast to discuss economic matters focusing on wage and price controls. Treasury Secretary George Shultz, John Ehrlichman, and Vice President Agnew attended, with Nixon officials presenting data on the economic situation.
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Nixon
House
White House
Senate
Democrats
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Washington
Treasury
George Shultz
John Ehrlichman
Spiro T. Agnew
North Augusta Chamber Banquet Rescheduled to Feb 16
The Great North Augusta Chamber of Commerce annual banquet is moved from Jan 19 to Feb 16 at 8 p.m. Fellowship runs 7 to 7:45 p.m. John H. Lumpkin will speak. Location remains North Augusta Senior High School Cafeteria. Ticket holders should note the new date.
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North Augusta
Greater
Co op official blasts Nixon action over rural credit changes
Bob Bennett public relations director for the South Carolina State Electric Cooperative Association criticizes the Nixon administration for replacing the 2 percent rural electric loans with higher-rate loans. He says higher rates hurt co ops in South Carolina and questions executive power usurpation while noting REA history and rural service concerns.
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Columbia
South Carolina State Electric Cooperative Association
Nixon
America
Bob Bennett
The
Association
South Carolina
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Bennett
Congress
Executive
Eight indicted in marijuana smuggling plot from Jamaica
A U S grand jury indicted eight people on conspiracy charges for hauling 213 pounds of marijuana to Lexington County from Jamaica. The men and women named include Randall Bartlett Thomason and David Gaston of Columbia, Marc Werner once of Aiken, Charlotte Gaston, Lisa Hallman, John Tope, and Norman Peters. Werner and Hallman are fugitives.
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Columbia
United States
Lexington County
Jamaica
South Carolina
Randall Bartlett Thomason
David William Gaston
Marc William Werner
Aiken
Joseph Michael Willoughby
Charlotte M Gaston
Lisa Hallman
John Jeffrey Tope
Charleston
Norman Douglas Peters
Summerville
Harold Stein
US. Customs
Werner
Miss Hallman
Idaho Congressman Holesman visits Allied Gulf site
Idaho Congressman Orville Hansen, member of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, tours Allied Gulf Operations at Barnwell today and meets officials. A dinner in his honor will be held at the Palmetto Club in Columbia with South Carolina dignitaries and Allied Chemical and Allied Gulf officials.
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Barnwell
Idaho
Orville Hansen
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Allied Gulf
Palmetto Club
Columbia
South Carolina
Allied Chemical
Two Local Landfills Could Close in Aiken County Plan
Aiken County officials expect the Vaucluse and Wire Road landfills to close soon to meet the February 1 regulatory deadline. Langley landfill may serve for three more years with adjacent land usable for 15 to 20 years, while a countywide 350 mile seven-route system and new waste trucks purchases costing about 300000 dollars over 10 years are planned.
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Aiken County
Arthur Courtney
H.W. Truesdal
State Board of Health
Vaucluse
Wire Road
Shaw's
Courtney
Aiken
Langley
Larry Murphy
Ralph Cullinan
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Howard Hughes
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Wilbur Ruth Kirkland
Aiken Gynecolo
Gist
Niles Borop
USC
West Pont
Lake Wylie
Rock Hill
N. Augusta
S.C
Nixon Action
COOP
Arkenites
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock Center
Wes Constable
March of Dimes County
Conrad Hartzog
T.B. Horton
Hitchcock Center Board of Directors
Constable
Judy Rich
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