Cooper Backs Four Year College Plan in Aiken Race
William L. Cooper a Lexington attorney and Republican candidate for the state senate today urged a four year college in Aiken in a letter to 5000 voters while facing Carlton Truax in a runoff. He cited past support for the Florence USC four year campus and defended his friendship with Floyd Spence noting his past Democratic affiliations and party switches.
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William L. Cooper
Senate
Aiken
Lexington
Cooper
Carlton Truax
GOP
Aiken- Edgefield - Lexington - Saluda
University of South Carolina
Florence
McNair
Truax
Floyd Spence
Spence
Lexington County
South Carolina
House
Floyd
Republican Party
Standard Stumper Winner Elusive Again In Aiken
Aiken readers miss the Standard Stumper by one word with 1285 entries. Mrs. R. E. Cato Missed by using sure instead of sore. The prize rises to 4100 and a fresh puzzle with three new words is planned. See page 10 for this week’s answer and tomorrow’s new puzzle.
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R. E. Cato
Colleton Ave
Aiken
Tom Hurley
Williams Drive
Eleanor Lawrence
Erskine
Manpower Cut Targets Army Helicopter Pilots
Washington AP reports Pentagon officials say about a quarter of Army helicopter pilots will be discharged April 1 as part of a broader manpower reduction. The aim is to lower Army strength from 1.5 million in 1968 to 1.2 million by June. Discharges will affect warrant officers with tours in Vietnam or Korea who do not plan to re-enlist as South Vietnamese troops take on more combat duties.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
Korea
Nixon Relaxes With Guests in California Stay
President Nixon spent the first day of a San Clemente stay exercising in the sun then dining with guests. His physician Brig. Gen. Walter Tkach said Nixon is in perfect health but should get more exercise in sunny climates. The Nixons may visit Palm Springs if weather improves.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Air Force
Walter Tkach
Pat
Palm Springs
Fatal Sea Collision Off Yasu Heads Korean Toll
A ferry named Killa-Ho and the fishing boat Samyung-Ho collided off Yasu on Korea's southern coast. Twenty five people drowned and about ten remained missing as 55 were rescued, including six crewmen. The Namyung-Ho disaster a month earlier killed 325.
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Seoul
Yasu
Korea
Samyung-Ho
Soviet Satellite Count in 1970 Report
Colorado Springs AP says 1970 saw 88 Soviet payloads vs 35 by the United States per Air Force Aerospace Defense Command annual report. The Space Defense Center at Cheyenne Mountain monitors all man made earth satellites.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Soviet Union
United States
The
Air
Aerospace Defense Command
Air Force
Space Defense Center
Cheyenne Mountain
Polish Shipyard Strike Shuts Gdansk Yards Demands Gierek Presence
About 3,000 shipyard workers in Gdansk strike to demand release of some 200 arrested during last month’s riots. They also pressed that Edward Gierek, new Polish Communist party chief, visit to hear grievances. Militias patrol streets as yards idle since Tuesday.
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Stockholm
Gdansk
Aftonbladet
Polish Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Perelman Plans Real Life Route For 80 Day Dream
American humorist S. J. Perelman living in England will retrace Phineas Fogg’s fictional journey in Around the World in 80 Days. He intends to follow Jules Verne’s outlined itinerary.
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London
S. J. Perelman
England
Phineas Fogg
Perelman
Jules Verne
Inside Today and Comics Editorial Summary
The section lists Inside Today items including comics and editorial notes. It notes deaths, sports, TV listings, and want ads for women and other briefs. This compact page outlines the day's diverse features and announcements in a traditional newspaper layout.
Blasts Wreck South Vietnam Ammunition Dump Killing Koreans
A 10 hour blast series at Qui Nhon central coast wrecked a large allied ammunition dump. Three South Korean workers were killed and over 5 000 tons of munitions destroyed while 7 Americans and 9 Koreans were injured.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Commission Rejects Milk Hike in South Carolina
The South Carolina Dairy Commission rejected a 23 cent per hundredweight milk price increase. Chairman Eugene E Sloan said higher prices would cut consumption with little evidence to justify the raise. Dairymen argued drought and blight raised feed costs, while a Clemson dairy scientist said farmers’ take home pay is in line with neighboring states.
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Columbia
South Carolina Dairy Commission
Eugene E. Sloan
Commission
Sloan
J. Allen Lambright
Spartanburg
J. T. Lazar
Clemson University
Campaigning Nearing One Year In Aiken County Primaries
The piece notes campaigns lacking traction as candidates filed last March for June primaries and outlines upcoming races. It highlights three Tuesday runoff contests in Democratic and Republican fields for county supervisor and a senate seat, with a Feb. 23 special election to follow. Turnout was only 7 percent.
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Aiken County
GOP
Mackey Scott
Raymond A. Holley
William C. Burgess
Richard Freeman
Carlton Truax
William L. Cooper
Aiken - Edgefield - Lexington Saluda Senate
Eugene England
C General Assembly
Stetson Urges Safety as SRP Life at Nuclear Plant
Nathaniel Stetson of the Savannah River Operations Office told the Town and Country Club that safety must be a way of life for nuclear plant workers. He cited 2,000 traffic deaths and 10,000 fires in three weeks to illustrate broad safety concepts and warned that small overlooked actions cause most dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Stetson
Stetson
AEC
Savannah River
Fermata Club
Winter Toll Heats Fuel Shortage Across Regions
Extreme cold paralyzed much of the nation with subzero readings from Utah to the Midwest. Albuquerque schools closed for a third day as Southern Union Gas pumped propane to raise pressure after demand for natural gas collapsed to one third normal.
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Great Lakes
Plains
Utah
New Mexico
Midwest
Albuquerque
Southern Union Gas Co
Fashions Change as Bodies Grow
Washington reports official findings from the National Bureau of Standards showing women's measurements have grown since 1939. The new sizing standard updates the classic size 12 34-25-36 to 35-26-37 with increases in bust, waist, and hips. Data came from Agriculture, HEW, the Air Force, and mail order firms.
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National Bureau of Standards
Department of Agriculture
Departments of Agriculture and Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. Air Force
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Albert Watson
W.L. Cooper JR
Carlton W. Truax
U.S
Gaedo Island
Ek Ee
Robert H. Warren
Armistead J. Selden Jr
Warren
House-Senate
UPI
Indochina
Wallace Blackwell
Associated Press
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