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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1976
Page
5
The article urges bike owners to register bicycles with the police for 50 cents, suggesting it increases chances of recovery after theft. Captain O W Ray explains that registered bikes can be traced by serial numbers, aiding recovery if stolen.
Aiken police report that city bike registration, begun three years ago, has helped recover stolen bikes and identify owners. About 2,800 bikes are registered and thieves remain a concern with three thefts weekly. officials urge owners to lock bikes, not leave them unattended, and supervise lending to others.
Three Aiken teens Phil Welch Ira Gilbert and Pete Payette rode two days to Myrtle Beach and back for a 200 mile cycling adventure. They traveled light with sleeping gear tools and spare tubes riding mostly on highways to avoid interstates. They endured wind from Mack Trucks and a rain stretch on the return leg before spending four days at the beach and staying at Summerville Fire Department on the way home.
AP reports a massive British armada anchored near Manhattan with 32,000 troops on Staten Island and Hessians en route. Nearly 20,000 New Yorkers have fled, loyalties split, as Washington read the Declaration to troops and townsfolk on July 9, signaling a fragile frontier between liberty and occupation.
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