Tricentennial Launch in Aiken County Feb Four Day Weekend
Aiken County prepares a four day celebration February 12 to 15 to launch South Carolina's tricentennial observance. events include a museum opening at the old jail, the premiere of Drums Along the Savannah, pageant scenes from De Soto through Fort Galphin, and home tours.
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Aiken County
Charles Town
South Carolina
Liam T. Slaughter
Chesterfield Street
Whiskey Road
MacDowell
de Soto
Cofitachequi
George Galphin
Savannah
Herman Hahn
St Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Aiken Pony Club
Sleepy Hollow Farm
Robert E. McNair
Censorship Denied in AFVN News Reports Probe
Investigators for the U S Command said charges of censorship at the American Forces Vietnam Network are unfounded. Spec 5 Robert E Lawrence denied being persecuted for his remarks after a transfer from Saigon to Pleiku where he later served as a chaplain assistant.
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Saigon
Pleiku
Lawrence
AFVN
Economic Forecast Signals Slow Growth for 1970
The Commerce Department foresees minimal growth for 1970 with higher unemployment and rising prices. It notes restraint policies cooled late last year after a sharp early-year impact and warns that a budget surplus could be endangered by Social Security payments tax changes and a federal employee pay rise.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Ing
Young Drug Pushers Arrested In Brooklyn After Class
Three Brooklyn schoolboys aged 11 13 and 15 were arrested on heroin selling charges after class in Coney Island. Detectives said the youths each handled 30 envelopes daily from an adult supplier who collected receipts every two hours. The trio earned about 50 daily from selling at 10 per envelope while the supplier took 750 daily. They were charged with juvenile delinquency and sent to Children's Court.
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NEW York
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Tension in Belfast as troops quell Protestant march
British troops with fixed bayonets halted a Protestant march toward a Catholic area in Belfast. Crowds roamed the streets for a fourth night amid fears of renewed sectarian violence. About 500 protesters tried to breach the peace line but retreated after troops formed a gas-masked, tear gas prepared stance. The Northern Ireland garrison stands at 6,000, deemed insufficient for a guerrilla crisis.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Shankill Road
Catholic Falls Road
United Kingdom
Spruce Goose Hid In Hangar With Extended Lease
Howard Hughes keeping the Spruce Goose out of sight as a waterfront hangar lease is renewed for one year at 36054 dollars. The eight engine plywood seaplane flew once for a minute in 1947 with Hughes aboard and has not been public since.
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Howard Hughes
Hughes
U S and Australia Agree on Drug Abuse Information Exchange
Attorney General John N. Mitchell announced that the United States and Australia will exchange technical and scientific information on controlling drug abuse. The cooperation will involve the Justice Department Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and Australia's Department of Science and Education, marking the fourth country in new international narcotics projects.
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Washington
Australia
United States
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Justice Department
Bureau of Narcotics
Department of Science and Education
Von Braun Transferred to NASA Headquarters Planning Post
Dr. Wernher von Braun, the German born rocket expert, moves from Huntsville Alabama to NASA headquarters in Washington to take a planning deputy administrator role. The appointment by NASA administrator Thomas O Paine is effective immediately.
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Washington
Wernher von Braun
Huntsville
Ala
Space Agency
von Braun
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Thomas O. Paine
McMillan Pushes Five Percent Tax Levy Cap in Senate
Senator Gilbert McMillan of Aiken introduces a bill to cap the annual tax levy increase at five percent unless a referendum approves more. Senator Michael Laughlin opposes, calling the measure useless due to perceived veto power by the legislature. The debate also covers relocating the county courthouse with a referendum and potential county property sites adjacent to the jail.
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Columbia
Aiken County
Senate
Gilbert McMillan
Raiken
Aiken
Michael Laughlin
Laughlin
McMillan
House
April Showers Crime Prevention Program Seeks Federal Grant
The Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission plans to apply for a $6000 federal grant to sponsor the April Showers education program on crime control. Local coordinator Thomas Medlock said community letters of support have arrived since last week’s Aiken Standard article.
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Lower Savannah
Fire destroys home of eight in Ball Town
Fire swept through the Ball Town residence of Eugene Mays yesterday evening, destroying the house and all furnishings. Neighbors notified the family of eight away from home after 2 30 p m as Aiken firefighters battled flames from two burning gas tanks and multiple smaller fires until water supply was replenished.
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Ball Town
Aiken
Eugene Mays
Mays
Gas Company
Tet Truce Planned Like Every Year Amid Vietnam War Tensions
President Thieu signaled a Truce for Tet on Feb 6 in principle though government decision awaited. The Viet Cong has announced a four day cease fire from Feb 5. Allied sources expect a 24 hour South Vietnamese halt with full alert. US forces will observe the government cease fire. South Vietnam cancels most leaves for two weeks and tightens curfews. operations in the U Minh Forest end as troops redeploy. Allied reports claim 86 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties in six clashes over the last day.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
U Minh Forest
Aiken Residents Hear Sheriff And Judge On Drug Problem
A standing room crowd of about 600 at St John’s Methodist Church heard Sheriff Paul Grant Judge Howard K Williamson Dr Kenneth Owens and Rev M D Hudnall discuss local drug abuse concerns. A Navy film depicted LSD barbiturates and amphetamines effects. About 55 Aiken County youths were involved.
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Aiken
St. John’s Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Aiken County
Paul Grant
Howard K. Williamson
Kenneth Owens
M.D. Hudnall
Meeting on Narcotics Problems At St Mary Help Hall
A 7:45 p.m. meeting in the Parish Hall of St Mary Help of Christian Church will discuss narcotics dangers. Capt John Tebow of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Dept will speak and show drug samples. Two movies "Trip or Trap" and "Narcotics Pits of Despair" will be shown, followed by a social hour. Public invited.
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St. Mary Help of Christian Church
John Tebow
Richmond County
Sheriff's Department
Local youths cited for drug abuse age range 11 to 16
Grant reported to the sheriff that over the last 18 months the department has handled numerous drug abuse cases, mostly brought in by parents. The majority involve youths aged 14 to 16, with the youngest being 11, and amphetamines are the predominant drugs mentioned. Three cases were noted.
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Sheriff's Department
Grant
Major Disclosures On Abuse Of Drugs In Aiken County
Public meeting reveals 55 drug violations in 18 months in Aiken County. Most involved youths aged 14 to 16, including an 11 year old. Marijuana cultivation is reported in the county and drug pushers are active. A girl bought drugs from three suppliers yesterday. Six indictments are pending in local court.
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Aiken County
Aiken
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