Aiken Colts Clinch World Series Spot in Dixie Run
The Aiken Colt League All Stars beat Edisto 2 to 1 to win the South Carolina Dixie Senior League tournament and earn a berth in the Dixie Senior World Series in Selma Alabama beginning August 2. The team swept the four team double elimination event with Chip Livingston winning two games. Chuck Polson and Gregg Crawdy supplied key runs, while Ed Sampson outlined travel plans.
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Barnwell
Aiken
Edisto
South Carolina
Selma
Ala
Louisiana
Washington
Colt
Henderson Johnson
Pony League
North Augusta
Chip Livingston
Chuck Polson
Gregg Crawdy
Ed Sampson
Alabama
Sampson
Steve Garner
Willie Bell
Pete Sampson
Barry Johnson
Phil Luton
Charles Smith
Dale Robinson
Cam Per
Time Is Fleeting For 690 Stumper in Aiken Standard
The notice offers 690 dollars to winners of a word stumper. Entrants can buy extra copies at the Aiken Standard to improve odds. If multiple winners, cash is split equally among them.
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Aiken
Explosion rocks Alabama city storage facility
An explosion at a Phillips Sting Co storage building near Runner Mines in Irondale, Alabama, shattered glass and disrupted utilities. About 500 residents evacuated as a second blast risk loomed. no deaths reported and hospitals treated at least 12 with minor injuries.
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Irondale
Ala
Phillips Sting Co
Birmingham
Nixon Watches Apollo 15 Liftoff From Camp David
President Nixon viewed the Apollo 15 launch with wife Pat and family at Camp David. He planned to return to Washington after the noon liftoff from Cape Kennedy while aides described him as very pleased.
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Thurmont
Ameri Ba
Nixon
Cape Kennedy
Pat
Julie
Dameon
Eisenhower
C.G
Washington
Camp David
Catoctin
Prison Guards Taken Hostage in Orleans Parish Prison
In New Orleans a group of about 30 inmates including Black Panthers seized two black guards at the 42 year old Parish Prison. They threatened to kill if officers moved in and demanded talks with Sheriff Louis A. Hyed Jr., Mayor Moon Landrieu, and Panthers' attorneys. Armed officers surrounded the area with no immediate assault reported.
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New Orleans
Parish
Saerift
Wall Street Sluggish on Open as Markets Drift
Wall Street opened with little change as trading remained sluggish. The Dow rose 1.10 to 887.78 while Big Board declines slightly outpaced advances. 12.37 million shares traded as Armco Steel Penn Central Northwest Telex and Lockheed showed mixed moves.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Armco Steel
Penn Central
Northwest Airlines
Telex
Lockheed Aircraft
Two Arrested in Weekend Liquor Raids in Pickens
Pickens County sheriff's deputies arrested Earl Crane of Norris and Ernest Kay of Central in the second straight weekend raid on area homes tied to illegal sale of beer and wine. Both men were charged with illegal sale and released on bond.
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Pickens (Ap
Pickens County Sheriff's Deputies
Earl Crane
Norris
Ernest Kay
Central
Miss Stallworth Wins Beaufort Beauty Crown
Miss Susan Moore Stallworth Miss Aiken of 1971 won the Beaufort Water Festival beauty crown. She topped 18 contestants to claim a 250 dollar scholarship luggage a weekend trip to Hilton Head a silver bowl and a charm. She will compete in upcoming festivals then enroll in USC Aiken nursing program. CAPE KENNEDY AP Apollo 15 astronauts blasted toward the moon aboard a Saturn 5 with Col. David Scott Lt. Col. James Irwin and Maj. Alfred Worden.
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Aiken
Carolina Sea Islands
Beaufort
Susan Moore Stallworth
Brownette Beauty
W.H. Stallworth
Williams Drive
Miss Stallworth
York
Fountain Inn
Westminster
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Solar System
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Air Force
Moon
Earth
Scott
Irwin
Worden
Space
Lunar
Arab Leaders Meet as Hussein's Stand Frays Ties
Jordan's King Hussein and King Faisal met in Saudi Arabia to discuss worsening Arab rifts sparked by Anwar Sadat's Friday speech accusing Hussein of crushing the Palestinian guerrilla movement. Syria closed its border with Jordan cutting access to ports, while Israel notes guerrilla defections may affect peace prospects. 96 fighters fled and surrendered to Israel.
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Associated Press
Jordan
Hussein
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Amman
Anwar Sadat
Treasure Hunter Addresses Rotary
Lee Spence, diver and treasure hunter of Sullivan's Island, spoke at the Rotary meeting recalling experiences diving for lost treasure. The program was arranged by program chairman of the month, T B Hallman.
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Lee Spence
Sullivan'’s Island
Rotary
Spence
T.B. Hallman
Local Industries Feeling Effects Of Rail Strike
Aiken County firms face layoffs as Southern Railway strike halts unloading and shipements. Clay mines report reduced car access and schedules, with some operations suspended if the strike endures. Firms shift to trucks, stockpiling materials while poultry feed dealers and pre fabricated housing suffer import and shipment delays.
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Aiken County
Southern Railway
Thomas Maurice
Southeastern Clay Co
Aiken
Savannah
JM Huber Co
Langley
George Brelsford
Owens- Corning Fiberglas Co
Brelsford
Johnston
Leesville
Augusta
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Charles Henshaw
South Carolina Dixie
Alabama City
Wall Street
Susan Stallworth
Sea Islands
Hilton Head
Endeavour
Falcon
Apennine Mountains
Aiken County Public Library
United States
UPI
Syria
Mediterranean
Lebanon
Israel
Yigal Allon
Middle East
Jordan River
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