Commission studies sites for USCA and Aiken Tech in county
Gov. West appointed a commission led by Jack David to study locating USCA and Aiken Tech on a single campus as an efficiency option. The panel met with local chairs and weighs site locations costs accessibility and future plans while local lawmakers favor keeping campuses separate.
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John West
University of South Carolina In
Aiken
USCA
Aiken Tech
Jack David
Robert E. Penland
Aiken County Higher Education Commission
Craig Musick
Aiken County Technical Education Commission
West
Gov. West
O. Stanley Smith
S.C. Technical Education Advisory Board
J. Bonner Manley
State Development Board
W. M. Patterson
University of South Carolina
Commission
The
Aiken Standard Today
Aiken County
Michael Laughlin
Time Is Running Out On Stumper Entries
One day left to mail in your Standard Stumper entry to the Rutland Drive office. Deadline is noon tomorrow. The three free words are numbers 1 down 2 down and 3 across. Three steps to a prize. hurry to be a winner.
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Rutland Drive
Fatal Plane Crash Near Merida Venezuela Kills Eighteen
An Viscount turboprop carrying 42 passengers and six crew crashed into Cruces de Daji Mountain near Merida in western Venezuela after takeoff for Caracas. Eighteen feared dead, rescuers located 30 survivors as army police and medical teams established treatment at the site. A survivor walked two miles to a military airport to report the crash.
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Merida
Venezuela
Andes
Cruces de Daji
Caracas
Conscientious objector discharged from National Guard
Pvt. Carl Stehling, former West Point cadet, was granted dismissal from the Wisconsin Army National Guard by Judge James Doyle. His father, Brig. Gen. Joseph Stehling, had urged denial in 1969 after the son cited conflict between military service and his Christian beliefs, noting riot duty at the University of Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Army National Guard
Carl Stehling
National Guard
James Doyle
U.S. District Court
West Point
Joseph Stehling
University of Wisconsin
Christ
Nevada Assembly speaker reverses skirt ban
Republican speaker Lawrence Jacobsen of Gardnerville announced a change after backlash over his opening day rule banning women from wearing pantsuits and midi skirts. He said he did not realize the furor and apologized as women protested the policy.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada Assembly
Assembly
Lawrence Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Gardnerville
Here
Stocks Open Higher as Market Advances Broadly
The New York Stock Exchange showed broad gains at the open with advancing issues leading decliners nearly 2 to 1. Notable moves include Scientific Resources up 3 percent, General Telephone down 2 at 30, Data Processing up 14, and US Steel down 4 to 34. The Dow Jones average rose 4.31 to 870.35, its highest since July 8, 1969.
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New York Stock Exchange
General Telephone
Dow Jones
Chamber Director Seeks Community Cooperation
Charles Sterritt of the Greater Aiken Chamber urges residents to support the chamber’s plans through active and financial help. He highlights 1971 officers Wade Brodie president and a board including Samuel Cothran Alfred Dufour Richard Flynt Arthur Harmon John Heaton and Alan Tewkesbury. Beulah Warneke is noted as the first female director and John M. Hunter as outgoing president.
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Charles Sterritt
Greater Aiken
William Howard
Carl Sanders
J. E. Stewart
R. E. Thompson
Jack Conover
Samuel A. Cothran
Alfred E. Dufour
Richard G. Flynt
Arthur Harmon
John W. Heaton
Alan M. Tewkesbury
Sterritt
Beulah Warneke
John M. Hunter
Chamber
Inside Today: Comics Editorial Deaths Sports TV
Inside today pages summarize comics and editorials with sporadic notes on deaths and sports. The section highlights TV listings and women’s news among miscellaneous want ads and notices.
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Women's News
Tet Cease Fire In South Vietnam Marked By Proposals
Saigon and American forces join Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in a Tet cease-fire in South Vietnam while Laos and Cambodia see continued air raids. Saigon proposes freeing all sick and wounded prisoners of war on both sides. Phnom Penh under curfew after waves of attacks but airport resumes traffic. US and South Vietnamese commands suspend combat for 24 hours. Viet Cong had claimed a four day cease-fire starting 17 hours earlier. Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam announces Saigon's plan to release sick and wounded POWs willing to return to the North.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
U.S
Laos
Tran van Lam
Full State Vote Not Necessary for School Board Seats
Voters may cast ballots for one or more of the five seats in the next Tuesday's school board election. Aiken County Election Commissioner Eugene England said it would not be necessary to vote in each race to have ballots counted.
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Aiken County
Eugene England
Candidates Seek At Large And Area Seats In County Election
Voters will choose one at large member and four area representatives with residency rules. Names listed include Douglas Clawson Ridge Spring dairy farmer Dr Henry Dible Wyman Aiken physician Ben Rusche DuPont engineer from Aiken for at large. Area 1 features C T Marsh and Osbon from Aiken. Area 2 pits Carl Shealy against Gene Daniels and DuPont workers. Area 3 sees Harry Huxford challenging Jack Taylor. Area 4 incumbent Reginald Boylston faces no opposition. Countywide ballots cover all races.
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Douglas Clawson
Ridge Spring
Henry Dibble Wyman
Aiken
Ben Rusche
DuPont
Area 1
C. T. Marsh
Olin O. Osbon
Marsh
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Osbon
Gene Daniels
Carl Shealy
North Augusta
Harry R. Huxford
Clearwater
Lewis W
Jack) Taylor
Graniteville
Horse Creek Valley
Reginald Boylston
Salley
Area 4
Aiken County
USCA Offers Field Courses For Spring Term
The University of South Carolina Aiken Regional Campus lists field credit courses for the spring semester. Admission requires an A or B teaching certificate, tuition is 20 dollars per credit hour, and registration occurs at the initial organizational meeting. The term runs through June 6 with courses to be announced.
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University of South Carolina
Drug Traffic: Growing Problem in New York
Drug traffic is a growing problem in New York as a major stopover for travellers. The piece notes New York faces a more complex drug issue than other cities and directs readers to page 8 for an in depth view of the fight against drugs.
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New York
Nation
Chamber Dinner Ticket Sales Reach 200 Mark
Wade Brodie announced that more than 200 of 300 tickets for the Annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner have been sold. The event at Heart of Ai ken Restaurant features guest speaker Dr. Thomas Haggai and the Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award presented by John M. Hunter, outgoing chamber president.
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Wade Brodie
Chamber of Commerce
Yesterdy
Heart of Aiken
Thomas Haggai
John M. Hunter
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
City Council Orders Traffic Study for Mitchell Shopping Center
City Council directed the city manager to study traffic conditions around Mitchell Shopping Center after Kerr Drive residents complained of congestion and noise from heavy trucks delivering to stores. The action followed a petition by T S Ridge T Richard Herold and John B McClain who urged relief and access issues at the rear of the stores.
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Mitchell Shopping Center
Kerr Drive
T. S. Ridge
T. Richard Herold
John B. McClain
Council
J. Howard Mitchell
Henry Busbee
Whiskey Road
Mothers' March Set For Jan. 31
Tina Hanna coordinates the March of Dimes event with about 600 volunteers in Aiken County communities including Aiken New Ellenton Couchton Beech Island Monetta Perry Wagoner White Pine and Windsor. The county goals total 10000 with 4000 for Aiken. last year raised 3365. An auction by WAKN on Sunday January 31 supports birth defects research. Volunteers will wear name tags and teens will wear Tonight I Am A Mother tags.
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Aiken
New Ellenton
Couchton
Beech Island
Monetta
Perry
Wagoner
White Pine
Windsor
Aiken County
Hanna
WAKN
Hunt Meeting Set for March 20 in Aiken
Charles S. Bird Jr. of the Aiken Steeplechase Association announced the annual Hunt Meeting will be held on March 20, the Saturday after the Aiken Trials. He said the Imperial Cup purse rises by 500 dollars to 4000, aiming to attract top jumpers from the east.
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H. H. Quattlebaum
Minimum Housing Board of Appeals
Frampton Durban
Hastings Wyman
Southwest
Aiken Land Co
Charles S. Bird Jr
Aiken
Bird
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