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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1974
Page
7
Gov John C West signed a law allowing residents aged 65 and over to attend state supported colleges and universities without tuition on a space available basis. Rep Marshall Cain praised the measure saying it helps elderly citizens on fixed incomes pursue education. Classes may be taken for credit or noncredit.
Ravenel presses turnout precautions amid accusations of improper payments by campaign workers. He criticizes past practices and argues debates reveal platform differences. Dorn supporters attend Rock Hill debate. second debate set for Mullins in a tobacco warehouse.
Dorn leads with just over 33 percent as Morris trails with about 25 percent in the July 16 contest. Dorn courts undecided voters while addressing editors and staffers in Camden and Woodruff. He backs caution on impeachment and opposes siphoning state retirement funds for education while supporting teacher aid outside the retirement system.
Aiken police arrested three individuals including two juveniles on charges of housebreaking and grand larceny linked to a break-in at 430 Union Street. Lynwood Gadson of 416 Union Street was named among those arrested, with other juveniles connected to the case. Investigations also cover separate vehicle and shoplifting incidents and a Perry Drive-in break-in with $30 missing.
London AP reports Sir James Chadwick, 82, Nobel Physics 1935 winner for the neutron discovery, died at his Cambridge home after heart trouble. A Cavendish Laboratory member, Chadwick helped reveal neutron existence and, with Liverpool colleagues, contributed to early atomic bomb chain reaction concepts.
Joe Byrd of Aiken USC student designed and built a desktop computer for education or general control and won first place in a national design contest for engineering students. His microprocessor based unit highlights a major shift in computing as microprocessors advance across industries. Byrd's machine was developed as part of his master's thesis.
District Deputy Richard K. Sullivan presented the gavel to incoming Grand Knight John F. LaBonte at a Knights of Columbus Council in Aiken. New officers included Donald E. Haggerty Pa trick D. Danning Kenneth W. MacMurdo Eugene L. Pajerski Gilbert B. Thomas Paul T. Ferriter Gary Wardlow Larry Pelletier H. Lee Martin Thomas A. Murray Joseph M. Keller William J. Desmond John F. Fannon.
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