Farmers and Merchants Bank Opens North Aiken Branch
The Farmers and Merchants Bank dedicates a new North Aiken Branch at Columbia Road and Rutland Drive designed by Alexander and Moorman and built by Quattlebaum Contractors. The opening day featured Mrs. Anderson Faudel and granddaughter Angela Boysett with branch manager Mrs. Max A Meek, praising the project as a sign of stability for the Aiken business community.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
New North Aiken
Columbia Road
U.S. Highway 1
Rutland Drive
Aiken
Alexander and Moorman
Quattlebaum Contractors Inc
Crosland Park
New Branch Bank
Quattlebaum
Anderson Faudel
Angela Boysett
Max A
Rebecca) Meek
North Aiken
Aiken Standard
New Hampshire Lawmakers Preserve Presidential Primary Tradition
New Hampshire protects its early presidential primary by enabling a Tuesday before any other state. Gov. Meldrim Thomson signs the bill allowing the primary on the Tuesday a week ahead. Maine Vermont Rhode Island and Massachusetts dispute any plan to move first, though privately unhappy about a statewide vote influence. The Manchester Union and publisher William New Hampshire shape local response amid shifting political traditions.
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New Hampshire
New England
Meldrim Thomson
Maine
Vermont
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
The
Manchester Union
William New Hampshire
South
Whole Bible Source Of Salvation From Genesis To Revelation
Billy Graham defends quoting the Old Testament in sermons and columns. He argues the entire Bible, including Genesis to Malachi, reveals Christ and the redemptive plan, noting Jesus and early apostles cited the Old Testament as Scripture and that inspiration covers the whole text.
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Jesus
N.A
Israel
Paul
Peter
James
John
Soviet space boast thwarted by cosmonaut death cover up
Ralph de Toledano reports from the era of Khrushchev that Soviet officials planned to reveal a manned space achievement at the UN but hid a fatal cosmonaut's death. He notes leaks despite Moscow's secrecy and describes a space program with an initial Sputnik success but later miscalculations and a deadly failure.
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Kremlin
Soviet Union
U.N
United States
Hudson River
Apollo Soyuz risks and Soviet space record analyzed
The article argues the Apollo Soyuz project is a political detente move rather than science driven. It notes the Soviet pattern of abandoning space stations after brief visits and questions whether joint flights will ease tensions or deepen rivalries. It warns of Soviet blame for any failure and the potential impact on American prestige.
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Khrushchev
Leningrad
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Kremlin
Apollo-Soyuz
Mediterranean
Persian Gulf
Little Red Hen Modern Fable Turns On Free Enterprise
A updated tale shows the Hen farming wheat alone while neighbors refuse to help. She bakes bread, denies sharing, and the farmer defends free enterprise, ending with the Hen grateful yet neighbors asking why no more bread is made. The piece satirizes class and welfare debates in a fable form.
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Company Fink
Pittsburgh Press
Russ Grady
EMC Corporation
Liken
Defense Dollar Scramble on Capitol Hill and Greek Money Rumors
Capitol Hill defends defense spending as lobbyists push for new weaponry while lawmakers, officials, and contractors swap positions. The piece notes cases of former staffers joining defense firms and a tangled web of influence and potential conflicts. It also reports Greek rumors of CIA funds tied to the Nixon Agnew campaign and a CIA request to limit inquiries.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Congressional
Earl
Red” Morgan
House Research and Development Subcommittee
McDonnell Douglas
Phillip Kelleher
House Armed Services Committee
General Dynamics
Kelleher
Congress
George Norris
Navy
House
Seapower Subcommittee
Hyman Rickover
Morgan
Jack Cloherty
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Greece
KYP
Thomas Pappas
Elias Demetracopoulos
CLA
Demetracopoulos
Michael Roufogalis
Larry O'Brien
Nixon
Mr. Agnew
Pappas
O'Brien
Nixon-Agnew
Roufogalis
Athens
Panayotis Lambrias
Letters To The Editor on Housing, Crime Law and Nursing Care
The writer lauds Senators Jimmy Martin and A J Dooley for housing legislation passed by the General Assembly. A South Carolina reader defends tough armed robbery sentences, arguing for discretion for first offenders but stiff penalties for repeat offenses. Mrs Olney L Brown writes praising Aiken County Hospital nurses after a 24 day stay in the intensive care unit.
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State Housing Authority
General Assembly
Jimmy Martin
A.J. Dooley
Aiken
House of Representatives
Senate
South Carolina
Ally
Gerald Ford
Irene K. Rudnick
P.O
Aiken County Hospital
Olney L. Brown
Audubon Avenue
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters for Publication
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Letters must be signed and include the writer's mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not accepted and all letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Letters should be up to 200 words unless editors approve longer submissions.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart
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Stacy Hulse
Hulse
Constantine Fetsis
George Rallis
Agnew
O Brien
Chronicle of
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Thomas Gage
Ministry
London
Bunker Hill
Lord Dartmouth
Gage
Ross Mackenzie
Jeff MacNelly
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