Aiken Naturalist Heads Ninth Book Your Insect Pet
Aiken retiree Richard Headstrom, MIT trained naturalist and longtime writer, completes his ninth book Your Insect Pet. It describes over 25 insect pets used by children, with field notes, drawings, and care tips. Headstrom, active since 1964 in Aiken, has authored 8 books in six years and contributed 2,500 articles.
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Aiken Naturalist
Richard Headstrom
Headstrom
MIT
Harvard
Aiken
America
Boston Globe
The
Boston Transcript
Worcester Telegram
New England Museum of Natural History
Worcester Museum of Science and Industry
National Science Teachers Association
Children's Book Council
Natural Science Book News
Wendell Hall
Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren cle'4 The Chinese Trigene
Bridge analysis of a hand where North opens two clubs and the declarer uses Murphy's Law to deduce opponent distribution. East covers a diamond, declarer discards, and the diamonds are set up while West cannot profit. Declarer ruffs and exits to control losing hearts and trumps.
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Charles H. Goren
North
Declarer
West
East
Murphy’s
Parole TV study questions when inmates deserve release
AP reviewer Jay Sharbutt praises Parole a sharp public TV study of parole hearings at Washington State Penitentiary. It centers on two inmates a 24 year old burglar and a 42 year old kidnapper tied to a ransom case. The program lets prisoners and others speak for themselves while avoiding conclusions.
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Jay Sharbutt
New York
E.G. Marshall
William H. Willson
Aiken County's Longtime Engineer Arthur Courtney Retires
Arthur W. Courtney, a registered civil engineer and land surveyor, retires as Aiken County engineer after a life shaping local roads and infrastructure. He notes 800 more miles of paved roads since he began, recalls WPA sidewalk work, World War II service, and plans to travel, garden, and stay active in the community.
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Arthur Courtney
Aiken County
Arthur W. Courtney
Aiken
Richland Avenue
Courtney
William Mosley
Laurens
W.P.A. Labor
Farmers and Merchants Bank
DS. Henderson
U.S. Geological Survey
Georgia Tech
University of South Carolina
Army Corps of Engineers
Brazil
Alaska
Georgia Highway Department
Greenville
Nancy Neibling
North Augusta
Atlanta
Lion’s Club
American Society For Professional Engineers
Baptist Church
Aiken County Proposes Alcoholism and Drug Problems Commission
A plan presented to the Aiken County Board of Commissioners by Paul Hyer Jr. recommends forming a seven member commission to coordinate education training treatment and inter agency efforts for alcohol and drug abuse. The group would focus on information referral and start with a $43500 budget and initial funding from mini bottle revenue projections. The proposed members include Hyer Dr W F Prior J J Boyd Dr James Ford Fred Christensen Edith Mitchell and Edward Slayton.
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United States
Aiken County
Aiken
Drug and Alcohol Information and Referral Commission
Aiken- Barnwell Mental Health Center
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Dept
Alcoholics Anonymous
Palmetto Center
State Department of Mental Health
Crafts-Farrow State Hospital
Columbia
Council On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
South Carolina Commission On Alcoholism
Hyer
W. F. Prior
J.J. Boyd
James Ford
Fred Christensen
Edith Mitchell
Edward Slayton
Aiken County Cropland Reverts to Production Plan
Soil Conservation official George Brodie reports about 3 000 acres in Aiken County now non crop land will be brought back to cropland for 1974. Most new cropland will grow soybeans and corn, with some areas prone to erosion needing cover crops and terraces.
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Aiken County
George Brodie
Soil Conservation Service District
Brodie
Aiken
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Jeane Hall
Goren
Parole
South Carolina
Chrysler
Plymouth
Augusta RD
Aiken, S.C
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