Scouts from Pack No 146 aim for Jamboree trip to Butler
The Scouts of Pack 146 work toward an August journey to the Jamboree in Butler Pennsylvania. They have held rummage sales and recycling days and now total 300 dollars with a goal of 1500 dollars for tents and gear. A recycling day is planned for January 20 at Mitchell Shopping Center 9 am to 6 pm. Public Safety Director J C Busbee notes officers faced heavy ice and quips about iced tea. A college bound son pressures for more money, prompting a father son exchange about kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Mitchell Shopping
Americans Killed In Action In Saigon
AP reports three Americans killed in action last week, eight wounded, and two deaths from nonhostile causes. It notes the toll as the lowest weekly figure since the Hanoi Haiphong aerial blitz. No missing or captured listed. U S planes continued heavy raids on the North Vietnamese panhandle as ground actions eased in the south. South Vietnamese officials counted 54 enemy attacks in the 24 hours before dawn, the lowest since the New Year truces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Thieves Take Crown Jewels From Brooklyn Shrine Altar
Thieves hidden in a church stole two diamond encrusted gold crowns and other jewels worth 350000 from an altar mural in a Brooklyn shrine. The same crowns vanished in 1952 and were mysteriously returned eight days later. Police say Mafia figure Carlo Gambino connected to the church indicated he wanted them back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Carlo Gambino
Drowsy Driving Found Common by Duke Researchers
Durham AP reports Duke University researchers find drowsiness among drivers is more common than thought and may significantly cause accidents. Those easily annoyed or prone to worry and prone to evading responsibility show higher accident risk due to fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duke University
Wald Named NBC News President Succeeding Reuven Frank
Richard C. Wald is named president of NBC News succeeding Reuven Frank who will step down as administrator to return to production. Frank, 52, has led NBC News since 1968 and will become a senior executive producer in the network news division after nine years as producer of the Huntley Brinkley Report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard C. Wald
NBC News
Reuven Frank
Frank
Network News
Actress Sandy Duncan Weds Doctor After Eye Tumor Surgery
AP reports actress Sandy Duncan 26 has married her eye tumor surgeon, Dr. Thomas C. Calcettera 35, in a civil ceremony conducted by Justice Thomas Davis. The couple, witnessed by two courthouse employees, left for a honeymoon at Lake Tahoe after the brief ceremony. Duncan previously had a 10 hour operation on Nov. 1 1971 to remove a benign tumor behind her left eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City, New
Sandy Duncan
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Davis
Thomas C. Calcettera
Witneses
Davis
Lake Tahoe
Playwright Sydney Wexler Indicted for Flight Crew Interference
A federal grand jury indicted playwright and screenwriter Sydney Wexler of New York on charges of interfering with a flight crew. He was arrested in San Francisco after arriving from New York on December 14. He allegedly muttered vague threats against President Nixon and abused the crew and passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Norman Sydney Wexler
American Airlines
New York
Nixon
Grateful Dead Bassist Philip Lesh Arrested on Drug Possession
Fairfax California police arrest Grateful Dead bassist Philip Lesh on suspicion of possessing marijuana and dangerous drugs. Officers found liquid LSD marijuana hashish and other substances in a safe and elsewhere in the home after a warrant-based search prompted by an informant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax
Calif
Philip Lesh
Grateful Dead
Lesh
Hughes Pleased With Court Ruling Over TWA Judgment
An aide says Howard Hughes is pleased by a Supreme Court decision dismissing Trans World Airlines claim for 145.4 million dollars against his company. Hughes, living in London after fleeing Managua during the Nicaraguan earthquake, reacts from afar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Supreme Court
Trans World Airlines
Hughes
London
Managua
Defense Narrative Highlights Transplant Tied to Murder Dream
Larry Mitchell described the Oct 8 killing of his wife as “like a dream” while testifying in his own defense. Dr. Roland Bieren testified Mitchell had schizophrenia and that transplant medications can trigger mental illness, linking the crime to alleged medical factors amid intense cross examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Mitchell
Mitchell
Thomas F. Allgood
Rober Hayes
Baliff
Roland E. Bieren
State Hospital
Columbia
Bieren
Graniteville
Augusta
Aiken County Faces Prolonged Ice Storm Outages
In the hard hit Aiken County area many residents remain without heat and water four days after the first ice storm of 1973. Center Fire Department volunteers, led by Chief Terry Smith, work from Sunday night onward using generators from the National Guard to bring power and water to homes. Firefighters and a women’s auxiliary supply hot coffee and soup as they clear blocked roads and restore essential services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Driggers
The
Center Community Volunteer Fire Department
Aiken County
Monetta
Ridge Spring
Johnston
Edgefield
U.S. 1
Center Fire Department
Terry Smith
Bridge Creek
Smith
Nixon abolishes most wage price controls
President Nixon announced the end of mandatory wage and price controls except for the food and health sectors and set up a self-administering system aligned with government standards. He also asked Congress for a one year extension of his controlling authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Pay Board
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
White House
Ice threat eases. Aiken conditions improve and schools to reopen
An updated forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in Columbia cancels freezing rain concerns for Aiken and raises chances of rain to 20 percent today and tomorrow. Highs reach upper 30s today and mid 40s tomorrow with the low around mid 20s tonight. Cloudiness continues through Friday as power outages slowly recover and cablevision works to restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
U.S. Weather Bureau
Columbia
G.T. Myers
Aiken County
North Vietnam vows resistance amid peace talks stalemate
North Vietnam declares it will not be intimidated by American bombing or force and will not accept what it calls unreasonable terms in Paris negotiations. Kissinger and Tho meet with technical experts as stalls persist over Thieu recognition and the 17th parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
North
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Nguyen Minh Vy
United States
Kissinger
Tho
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Mothers March This Sunday In Aiken County
The annual Mothers March on birth defects will be held this Sunday across Aiken County. Several hundred volunteers will canvass neighborhoods to promote prevention and treatment of birth defects. Volunteers identified by March of Dimes badges will distribute information materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Wes Constable
Also Mentioned on This Page
Public Safety
J.C. Busbee
Wald
NBC
Judy Rich
Allgood
Leonard A. Williamson
Williamson
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Susan Schubert
Aikenites
Swanner Bicycle Shop
Price Group
South Corona Electric and Gas Company
Nadine Vuick
Aiken Cablevision
Georgia
West Aiken
Cablevision
Secretary of the Treasury
George Shultz
Aflcio
George Meany
Kissinger, the
Meet
United
Ayease F
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!