Crop Production For Wheat, Feed To Remain Same
The federal government will continue a hands off policy keeping full crop production for 3900 wheat and feed grain farmers in Aiken County. ASCS director James W. Padgett notes continued nonintervention and private stock holdings, with discussion on commodity loans and 115 percent target price for grains under 1975 programs.
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Washington
Aiken County
James W. Padgett
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Earl L. Butz
Kenneth E. Frick
Frick
National Association of Farmer
Goren On Bridge Grand Slam Bid In Vancouver
In the Vanderbilt Cup team event in Vancouver B C the youngest champions included brothers Robert and David Crossley of San Rafael California and Joe Silver of Montreal. North reached four spades but the slam was found a small one after cue bidding revealed the missing diamond king. declarer secured twelve tricks with a sequence of cross ruffing heart and club play to clinch the win.
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Vancouver
B.C
Joe Silver
Montreal
Robert
David Crossley
San Rafael
Cal
Bob
Crossley
North
South
West
Declarer
Achievements Listed For Aiken Countians
The U S Air Force announced honors for three Aiken County men. Technical Sergeant Charles M Maneri received his third U S Air Force Commendation Medal at Fuchu Air Station Japan for meritorious service with the 475th Air Base Wing at Yokota AB Japan. Second Lieutenant William J Magee an F 15 armament flight test engineer at Edwards AFB California is with a joint test force evaluating the F 15 Eagle at speeds over 1600 mph and altitudes above 13 miles. Magee is a 1967 graduate of St Angela Academy Aiken. Staff Sergeant William W Hydrick serves at Shaw AFB S C as a communications specialist with an Air Force Communications Service unit. He attended Wagener High School.
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Aiken County
U.S. Air Force
Charles M. Maneri
Philip Maneri
Dexter St
Aiken
U. S. Air Force Commendation Medal
Fuchu Air Station
Japan
Maneri
475Th Air Base
Yokota AB
William J. Magee
Special Air Force
Magee
Don Wardell
S. Palm Drive
Edwards Afb
California
Air Force Flight Test Center
Joint Test Force
St. Angela Academy
William W. Hydrick
Laurie Hydrick
Wagener
Shaw Afb
S. C
Air Force
Wagener High School
Waco Named Murder Capital of Texas Cities
Waco leads Texas in murder rate with 14.58 per 100000 in 1973, highest among the 14 largest cities. Dallas is second, San Antonio third, per a Waco Tribune-Herald poll.
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Waco
Tex
Texas
Waco Tribune-Herald
Dallas
San Antonio
Fairfax Defendants Are Found Innocent
In Allendale area a racially mixed jury acquitted Preston Polk and Albert Cook of murder in the 1970 Fairfax shooting of Wallace Youmans. The prosecutor then dropped charges against three other white men, with the case tied to racial disturbances near Cook's store.
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Allendale
Preston Polk
Albert A. Cook
Cook
Polk
Wallace Youmans
Fairfax
Randolph Murdaugh
Murdaugh
J. Blanton O'Neal Jr
Jerry Byrd
W. A. Duggan Jr
O'Neal
Byrd
Youmans
Convicts Surrender After 105-Hour Courthouse Siege
Two armed convicts Frank Gorham Jr and Robert N Jones surrendered to officers after a 105 hour siege at the U S District Courthouse in Washington They were flown to the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary The men seized eight hostages and used an air duct escape attempt before surrendering without injuries
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Washington
U.S
Frank Gorham Jr
Robert N. Jones
Atlanta
Gorham
Jones
Algeria
District of Columbia
Cullinane
U.S. Capitol
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Charles H. Goren
The
Chicago Tribune
EAST
Queen of
Aaas
Joyce Florsheim Srr
Trotters
Coleman Shoes
Augustary
Athens
Georgia
Battani
John Romain
BerksHire
Laurens NW
DIAL
William L. Rhodes
Maurice Cullinane
Trrooked
By Bob Lominick
Fominick’s
Richland Ave
Robert Lominick
R.ph
Ivory
Magic Chef
Childrens
Rockers
Cascade
Discount Furniture Company
Aiken Augusta
Augusta
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