16 Jun 1970
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1970
Page
1
A local plea promotes a puzzle with a prize worth $110 and urges families to submit answers by 6 PM tonight. The writer reports completing a puzzle and encourages participation to win cash while avoiding pollution.
Soviet cosmonauts Andrian Ni kolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov reportedly circled Earth while Tass noted the Soyuz 9 spent 13 days 22 hours in orbit. The agency avoided U S comparisons after Apollo 11 and did not mention Gemini 7’s 1965 record.
Congress faces a looming funding crisis for South Carolina food stamps as a $160 million emergency appropriation expires June 30. The 1970 71 appropriation of $1.2 billion is stalled in the House Agriculture Committee, threatening a return to the $170 million level for the remaining six months of the year.
White House curator Clement Conger said he will alter Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis improvements. He dislikes the blue striped wallpaper in the Blue Room and will return it toward a bluer tone, and he will replace the purplish Red Room shade with something redder.
The House passed a veterans disability bill by 313 to 0 to raise benefits effective July 1. The plan adds 8 percent for 10 to 40 percent rated, 11 percent for 50 to 90 percent, and 12 percent for total disability. It also would raise aid for vehicle purchases for disabled veterans from 1600 to 2500 dollars.
Dr Linus Pauling accepted the Lenin Peace Prize at the Soviet Embassy in Washington urging the United States and the Soviet Union to halt arms transfers to poorer nations. He called for banning jet planes bombs tanks guns and ammunition to less developed nations while Dmitry Skobeltsyn praised his peace efforts.
The House approved a pro-Youth Conservation Corps bill to fund 3000 teenagers for summer work reseeding forests fighting fires and maintaining trails and campsites. The vote was 256 to 54 with objections labeling it a kiddie corps and noting race and sex concerns. The minimum age was raised to 16 from 14 and the Senate has passed a similar measure.
AP reports actor Robert Wagner of It Takes a Thief fame and his wife Marion have separated after seven years of marriage and a six year old daughter Katharine. The announcement came Monday.
Two stop signs that once guarded the Rutland Drive railroad crossing in Aiken have vanished. City officials appealed to the South Carolina Highway Department to reinstall them, while police say vandals took them and promised replacement. The highway department had not been informed of the loss, and no collisions have been reported.
The Virginia Supreme Court sustains the State Corporation Commission decision finding Koscot Interplanetary Inc of Winter Haven Florida engaged in sales promotions in Virginia without authority. The firm sponsored a drug abuse education program in Aiken and distributed educational film strips in schools. Billboards with Glenn Turner’s image and the slogan Even a millionaire cant afford the habit. It kills were erected and a hot line was installed awaiting further action.
South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces breached Kompong Speu but found the large enemy force had vanished. Officials reported five enemy divisions surrounding Phnom Penh, with refugees hinting at an attack plans for Thursday. In Saigon 183 enemy killed, four South Vietnamese dead, 22 wounded.
Aiken County residents are urged to donate a pint of blood today and tomorrow from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Aiken Municipal Auditorium. Blood Program chairman Joseph M. Thompson says donations support local needs, keep quotas met, and benefits donors and patients alike.
Associated Press reports that American physician Dr. William Paul Shrum was released by Arab guerrillas today after a period of captivity. Details on his condition and the captors’ demands were not disclosed.
The Minit Saver Store at 1050 York St NE was robbed for a second time this month. The manager Miss Mandy Dubose was hit with a pistol and lacerations were reported as the bandit fled on foot. Police described the suspect as a slender white male 22 to 25 in a dark green suit.
New Lions Club president Harold Wessinger is pinned by William R. Bailey former Lions International district governor. Installed officers include William Charlton first vice president William Howell second vice president Bennie Newman third vice president James Price secretary William Emslie treasurer Mikell Ross Jr tail twister Richard Edwards Lion tamer and directors Charles Dixon Woodrow Wilson Malcom Dailey and John Monroe.
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