Five Miss Aiken contestants honor volunteer with engraved bracelet
Mrs. Steve Mehder received an engraved silver bracelet from the five Miss Aiken contestants for helping with the pageant. Langley Bath Clearwater High students sponsor Yong Bok Lee a five year old Korean boy via Foster Parents Plan pledging monthly gifts. Yong Bok Lee will appear in the yearbook and on bulletin boards. Render Crayton brother of Mrs. Milton Davis of Aiken listed on early Prisoner of War lists due to seven year prior expectancy. Aiken Tec to hold night class registration at 6 30 p m with guidance to go to the building nearest the highway.
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Miss Aiken
Steve Mehder
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School
Yong Bok Lee
Render Crayton
Milton Davis
Aiken
Crayton
Aiken Tec
Viet Cong Stall Peace Talks. Saigon Delays Credentials
In Saigon the Viet Cong delegation refused at two sessions to present credentials to the four party joint military commission delaying the peace process. A third meeting was set for tonight to resolve the credential issue amid reports of widespread cease-fire violations. About 150 North Vietnamese delegates flown from Hanoi to Saigon staged a plane sit‑in at Tan Son Nhut, reportedly avoiding customs forms.
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Hanoi
Saigon
US Air Force
Tan Son Nhut
Nixon Proposes 1974 Budget Aims for New Era of Progress
President Nixon sends to Congress a 1974 budget totaling 268.7 billion dollars. He says it avoids tax increases, seeks a ceiling on total spending, and flags a 12 billion dollar deficit, well below the 25 billion projected for 1973.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Nixon budget cuts delay Weinberger nomination hearing
Delay in confirming Caspar Weinberger as secretary of health, education and welfare grows as Democrats seek answers on cutbacks in Nixon's new budget. Senators want to question Weinberger first about specifics before Senate action.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Caspar W. Weinberger
Health
Education
Weinberger
Capitol Hill
Viet Marines Trapped After Cease Fire Fails
South Vietnamese marines were trapped on a peninsula at the mouth of the Cua Viet river for 28 hours after a cease fire. Newsmen observed a burning tank and shell bursts around about 20 other tanks near the estuary seven miles below the DMZ.
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Vietnam
Cua Viet River
Demilitarized Zone
Force Reduction Talks To Begin In Vienna
The United States and 11 NATO allies agreed to attend in Vienna for talks with the Communist bloc on mutual and balanced force reductions in central Europe. Talks open Wednesday in Vienna. France Portugal and Iceland will not participate.
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Brussels
Belgium
United States
North Atlantic
Vienna
Europe
Ital
NATO Group
North Atlantic Council
Alliance
France
Portugal
Iceland
Ten Die In Nursing Home Fire At Street's Rest Home
Pleasantville New Jersey authorities report ten residents killed as a fast moving blaze engulfed Street's Rest Home for elderly people. Fire officials say six residents survived the fire at the facility.
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Pleasantville
N.J
Street
Fire Department
North Augusta Council Seeks Six Month ARTS Deferment
North Augusta City Council plans a 8 p.m. meeting to ask Aiken County Commission to defer action on the Augusta Regional Transportation Study ARTS for six months. Mayor Raymond L Walters says the council wants hearings and public input before the commission acts.
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North Augusta
Aiken County Commission
Augusta Regional Transportation Study
ARTS
Raymond L. Walters
Commission
Jwann Cooper and Jan Hogsed Win Beauty Contests
Jwann Cooper of Ridge Spring wins Miss Aiken after Jane Sherer crowns her. Debbie Crawford is named Junior Miss Aiken and crowns Jan Hogsed. Twenty contestants vied for Junior Miss and five for Miss Aiken over two nights of pageants. Grace Rushe and Mary Beth Permar earned preliminary talent and fitness honors Friday. Patty Mappus earned Saturday fitness honors.
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Jwann Cooper
Jan Hogsed
Aiken
Jane Sherer
Ridge Spring
Debbie Crawford
Cold Wave Warning For Aiken Area And Lake Ports
A cold wave warning is in effect for the Aiken area with small craft advisories on the lakes. Forecast lows around 20 and daytime highs in the 40s, with a warming trend by Friday. Winds will shift from northwest to north and ease to 10 to 15 mph tomorrow night into Wednesday morning.
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Aiken
Camellia Show Pays Homage at Aiken Event With Guests
Beauty queens and royalty joined attendees at the Aiken Camellia Show held at Kennedy Junior High School. Entrants included Mr and Mrs Jack Jones of Savannah with guest Lady Claire Knox of England, as camellias from neighboring states were showcased by the Aiken Camellia Club and Garden Club Council.
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Kennedy Junior High School
Jack Jones
Savannah
Claire Knox
England
The
Aiken Camellia Club
Garden Club Council
Bloom winners shine at show with Elegant Splendor
Related Pictures Aiken and the Farmers and Merchants Bank won best bloom with Elegant Splendor. Other winners include J.D Rosser and Jack Jones of Savannah, Rita Faucett and several Aiken residents, plus winners in camel lia arrangements. Certificates went to Cereus Gardeners and Four Seasons Garden Club members.
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Clinton
J.D Rosser
Savannah
Jack Jones
Rita Faucett
Aiken
Marie and Paul Dahlen
C.T Freeman
New Ellenton
Frantis W. Johnson
Davidson, N.C
Alfred Bissell
Lynn Herndon
J.J. See
H.C. Morris
L.S. Deaton
Cereus
HC Scott
Cereus Gardeners
M.C. Brown
Four Seasons Garden Club
Fighting Reported Across Vietnam as Cease Fire Holds
Saigon reports widespread cease-fire violations by Communists while observers rush to field. An American soldier dies from wounds. 400 more U.S. troops depart, leaving 22 700 in country.累计 casualties total 6 133 with 575 government troops killed.
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Saigon
International
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
SRP Seeks Billions for Army Corps Projects Budget
Washington AP reports Nixon administration requests about 12 million for Army Corps of Engineers work in North and South Carolina, with Savannah River atomic installation receiving a modest rise to 18 million. South Carolina trails last year with only around 1 million for water projects including 610000 for Hunting Island Beach erosion control.
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Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
North
South Carolina
Congress
Savannah River
Atomic Energy Commission
Hunting Island Beach
Teen-Ager Dies When Hit By Automobile
A 19-year-old Aiken County resident died Saturday from injuries after being struck by a car on a secondary road about one mile east of Aiken. Claude Abner of Rt. 2 Box 636 was killed. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home. He was a native of Aiken and a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church. He attended Oakwood Training.
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Aiken Countian
Claude Abner
Rt. 2
Aiken
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Rock Hill
Mrs. King Dies Aiken Civic Leader and Publisher
Annie Howell King, longtime owner of the Aiken Standard and Review, died after a four week illness at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with multiple pastors officiating. She earned numerous honors including Woman of the Year and received the City of Aiken key plaque in 1968.
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Annie Howell) King
Palmetto Lane
S.W
Aiken
Aiken Standard and Review
Aiken County Hospital
First Baptist Church
R.L. Cate
A.D. Howard
John B. McCullough
Bethany Cemetery
Career Press
Southport
N.C
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Thomas W. Greene
Robert M. Oswald
William J. Mottel
Eben S. Smith
Miss Aiken Jwann Cooper
Elliotts
D.G. Elliott
Wendell Hall
Aiken and
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Mrs
Lig
Jack Teague
Columbia
U S
Laos
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
SRP
Elizabeth Dosher Howell
Annie King
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