State's Top Officers Get Salary Increases
South Carolina Comptroller General Henry Mills says he boosted constitutional officer salaries by a total of 10 000 a year to 30 000 for several officers and 15 000 for the lieutenant governor after a law changed. The raises took effect with new terms start, but funding was not appropriated and Mills seeks a declaratory judgement from the State Supreme Court.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Henry Mills
Mills
General Assembly
Daniel R. McLeod
State Supreme Court
Lines Drawn For Battle Over State Teacher Pay
South Carolina faces a multi sided fight over teacher pay as the Budget and Control Board urges an average $250 state aid increase per teacher. Rep Sol Blatt opposes any raise tied to taxes or budget shifts. Gov John C West says a meaningful raise might be possible with careful finances.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Budget and Control Board
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Sol Blatt
D.barnwell
John C. West
Standard Stumper Says 38th Victory
The puzzle caps a week with no winner as all contestants miss by at least two words. Closest solvers include Mrs. Mary Youngblood Jonsey Faudel John E. Holmes and Dr. Howard G. Royal. The kitty rises to 430 dollars with another ten added. check Page 7 for the solution and a new puzzle tomorrow.
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Mary Youngblood
Rt. 2
Aiken
Jonsey Faudel
South Boundary Ave
John E. Holmes
Rt. 1
Ridge Spring
Howard G. Royal
Augusta Road
White House Portraits Approved For Kennedy Couple
White House Historical Association members approved portraits of President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy to hang in the White House. Aaron Shickler, a New York artist, will be paid an amount not disclosed by the association. Mrs. Onassis will be asked for her wishes on the unveiling ceremony.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
White House
Aaron Shickler
New York
Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
IRS Forms Flap: Taxpayers Skip 1040 Peel-Off Label
Washington AP report notes the IRS warns that many early filers of the new 1040 form do not peel off or fill the top label. In the first week of 1971 officials said up to 10,000 of 100,000 filers neglected the label or omitted names addresses or Social Security numbers.
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Washington
Ing
International Revenue Service
IRS
New Congress Convenes with Albert as House Speaker
Washington opens a new Congress facing old problems and Nixon era goals. Carl Albert of Oklahoma is installed as House speaker, while the Senate debates reform, party leadership, and judicial filibuster strategy as caucuses meet.
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Carl Albert
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Truman Admitted To Kansas City Hospital In Weak Condition
Former President Harry S. Truman, 86, was admitted to Research Hospital in Kansas City with a physician saying his condition is fairly weak. He arrived by ambulance with his wife and aide Mike Westwood. Diagnostic tests will determine the ailment.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Mike Westwood
Inside Today Highlights Comics and TV Listings
Feature page previews comics and editorial items with brief notes on television primetime and local want ads. Readers see highlights of sports and society notices, plus brief columns on entertainment trends and community events.
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Ieee
Ig Cao
Tania
Ee Ee
Rockets Fireworks Over Dixie Draw Southeast Attention
A high altitude Air Force research rocket launched from Eglin AFB released vaporized barium and lit skies across the Southeast. Residents from Georgia to Florida reported pink moons and red halos as an Atlanta bound jet turned back for a closer view. Jay Bowles of Montgomery was aboard an Eastern flight when the rocket ignited.
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Pensacola
Fla
Air Force
Eglin Air Force Base
Georgia
Carolinas
West Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Jay C. Bowles
Montgomery
Ala
Associated Press
Eastern Airlines
Charlotte
Atlanta
Warming Trend Expected With Cooler Mornings Ahead
The forecast shows temperatures rising from a 15 degree morning in Aiken to low thirties tonight and into the weekend with weekend highs near 60s. Precipitation chances rise with the warmth, 10 percent tonight and 30 percent tomorrow, as winds shift SW. Aiken plumbers report no unusual pipe bursts. wind favors lower break risk when calm.
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Bermuda
Aiken
23 Seeking Aiken Junior Miss Title
Twenty three girls compete for the 1971 Junior Miss title in Aiken on January 29 at 8 p.m. in the Aiken Junior High Auditorium. A panel of five out of town judges will rate scholastic achievement talent poise personality youth fitness and personal interview. Entrants practice a special dance number for the pageant. Formal wear talent costume and dance outfits accompany each contestant. The winner receives a scholarship trophy and a right to compete in the state finals.
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Aiken
Steve Mehder
Allies Nearing Linkup at Pich Nil Pass in Vietnam
Cambodian troops recaptured the northern end of Pich Nil Pass and 1,300 infantry seized high ground as South Vietnamese marines advanced from the south, three miles from joining forces. The pass remains a key halt on Highway 4, the main sea route previously cut by North Vietnamese gains.
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Saigon
Pich Nil Pass
Highway 4
Bombs Found Near Meron Settlement Raid Deepens Israeli-Lebanese Clashes
Guerrillas from Lebanon set off two bombs beside a Meron house about six miles from the border, damaging the home while three additional bombs were found and disarmed. Israel accuses Lebanon militants of rising raids as Cairo urges Security Council action. both sides reaffirm UN 1967 peace principles amid ongoing tensions.
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Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Meron
Israel
Egypt
U.N
U.N. Security Council
Mohammed H. el- Zayyat
Security Council
Golda
Threats Made To Senator McMillan’s Grandchildren
State agents investigate two telephone threats against the grandchildren of State Sen. Gilbert McMillan in Columbia. A caller asked if Mrs. Goodwin was the senator’s daughter and warned children are in danger, then urged vigilance. The incidents follow a earlier kidnapping attempt linking Bennettsville suspects and an attack on Mrs. Lindsay, now hospitalized.
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Columbia — State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Columbia Police
Gilbert McMillan
Aiken
William L. Goodwin
Crestwood
Columbia
Bennettsville
John Lindsay
Jamie Lee
Lindsay
Savannah River To Stay Closed To Fishing
Georgia official says the 180 mile Savannah River must remain closed to fishing due to mercury deposits in mud. Secretary Rock Howard of the Water Quality Control Board warned that methyl mercury forms in mud via bacteria, keeping the river off limits.
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Atlanta, Ga
Savannah
Rock” Howard
Georgia Water Quality Control Board
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