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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1970

Page

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Standard Stumper Now Worth $130.00

Puzzle fans are invited to submit entries for the new Standard Stumper with a $130 prize. Participants can fill in as many blanks as they wish and mail in multiple guesses for a chance to win the money.

District attorney drops marijuana charge for governor candidate's son

Los Angeles AP reports 18 year old Randall Unruh son of California's Democratic gubernatorial hopeful had marijuana possession charges dismissed for lack of evidence. Deputies said a bag was tossed from a car and found to contain marijuana after an arrest of three youths last Sunday.

Los Angeles District Attorney's Office Randall Unruh California Young UN Ruh Atty Marvin Kaye

Morphine Seized in Raids Across Marseilles and Milan

U S narcotics agents aided by French and Italian authorities reported 34 pounds of morphine seized in raids at Marseilles and Milan. Attorney General John N. Mitchell announced the heroin conversion risk, noting the substance could be worth 3.5 million dollars in U S wholesale markets.

Washington U.S Marseilles France Milan Italy John N. Mitchell U. S

Unauthorized Charter Flights Charged to Major Airlines

The Civil Aeronautics Board enforcement arm accuses Pan American World Airways Trans World Airlines and KLM of unauthorized business masquerading as charter flights. Also named are American Flyers Airline Corp in Middletown Pennsylvania and Saturn Airways in Oakland California along with several smaller airlines and chartering entities.

Washington Civil Aeronautics Board U.S Travel Pan American World Airways Trans World Airlines KLM Royal Dutch Airlines American Flyers Airline Corp Middletown Saturn Airways Oakland Calif

Stocks Open Mixed on New York Exchange

The market opened mixed in moderate trading with advances ahead of declines on the New York Stock Exchange. Initial quotes show American Telephone up 40 percent, Boeing down 4 percent, Teledyne up 42, Texaco up 4 to 27, Continental Oil up 21, and Holiday Inn down due to a lack of complete figures.

New York Stock Exchange American Telephone Boeing Teledyne Texaco Continental Oil Holiday Inn

Art Donations Rise as Business Boosts Arts Funding

Washington reports business gifts to the arts have quadrupled in six years, reaching 85 million with a goal of 250 thousand more by 1975. G A McLellan of New York, head of the Business Committee for the Arts, says education spurred corporate aid and the arts now pursue new tactics to attract funds and prove benefits to executives.

Washington G. A. McLellan New York Presi Becme

Two Sailors Indicted in Mutiny and Kidnapping Case

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Alvin Leonard Glatkowski and Clyde William McKay Jr. on mutiny on the high seas and kidnapping charges connected to the hijacking of the Columbia Eagle on March 14. The napalm laden vessel bound for Vietnam was diverted to Cambodia after gunmen forced control. Glatkowski, 20, from Long Beach, and McKay Jr., 26, from Escondido, were named in the indictments.

Los Angeles Columbia Eagle Vietnam Alvin Leonard Glatkowski Long Beach Calif Clyde William McKay Jr Escondido

No Generation Gap at Franconia College

Leon Botstein, age 23, will become president of Franconia College in New Hampshire next fall after serving as a special assistant to the New York City Board of Education. The Rev. Paul Rahmeier calls him the youngest college president in the nation as the 250 student college announces his appointment.

New York Board of Education Leon Botstein Franconia College New Hampshire Paul W. Rahmeier Experimental College White Mountains Franconia N.H

Fuller Wins AIA Gold Medal For Geodesic Dome

Boston AP reports architect R Buckminster Fuller received the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal at the convention windup. Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, earns the institute’s highest honor.

Boston R. Buckminster Fuller American Institute of Architects Fuller

Employment Up In Atomic Energy Field in Southeast

The Southeast saw a rise in atomic energy employment from 23 715 in 1968 to 24 914 in 1969, a 5.1 percent gain, with South Carolina listing 5 677 workers including 491 engineers and 372 scientists. The region held 16.7 percent of the nation's 149 900 atomic energy workers in May 1969, and SRP was a major employer.

Brunswick A. Bagdon U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics South Carolina SRP Southeastern Atomic Energy

Hard Work Turning Museum Into One Of State's Finest

Aiken County Museum rises as a premier small museum in South Carolina. With limited funds S Perrin Toole spearheads efforts from the former county jail site during Aiken County Tricentennial Week open hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 9 and 10. Exhibits include an 1834 City of Aiken plan, an 1718 Edgefield County map, Toole's Fort Moore scale model, and items loaned by local collectors along with displays from Graniteville Company and Savannah River Plant.

Frances Perrin Toole S. Perrin Toole Aiken Fort Moore Aiken County McManaway South Carolina Mer County Chesterfield Street Edgefield County Edgefield Barnwell Toole Elizabeth Teague H. N. Salley Ola Hitt Irvin Willis Bessie Lee Garvin Roy J. Lyons B. P. Moseley Kevin Landry Arthur Courtney John Weems Graniteville Company Atomic Energy Commission Savannah River Sand Bar Ferry Savannah S. C. Canal

Air Ground Battle Sees Third Day of Fighting

Israel and Syria clash in major ground and air combat for the third day with claims of jets downed on both sides. Syria reports six Israeli jets shot down, while Israel says two Syrian MiGs fell and one Israeli plane was lost.

Israel Syria Damascus Golan Heights Beirut Gamal Abdel Nasser U. S Middle East Washington Jerusalem Davar

Reds Launch New Attack In Cambodia

North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops attacked Kompong Speu early today threatening Oudong and imperiling a supply depot at Long Vek near Phnom Penh. U S Navy escort plane attacked gun positions in North Vietnam 15 miles northwest of Vinh after a recon aircraft was fired on.

Phnom Penh Cambodia Kompong Speu Long Vek Oudong U.S Saigon North Vietnam Vinh Demilitarized Zone Pentagon

AEC pays in lieu of taxes to three counties

Checks totaling 547,927.84 were mailed to Aiken Barnwell and Allendale Counties for 1954 to 1968 property acquisitions by the Atomic Energy Commission Savannah River Plant. Amounts were 225,451.32 for Aiken 333,343.13 for Barnwell and 9,132.39 for Allendale.

Atomic Energy Commission Savannah River Aiken Barnwell Allendale Aiken County Mission Washington U.S Barnwell County

Beech Island Water Dumping Not Investigated

Local officials say there is no active probe into alleged water contamination during May Augusta riots. Beech Island Water Commission chair L H Carter and Aiken County Sheriff’s staff say no formal request or investigation exists. FBI Columbia confirms no federal probe.

Beech Island Augusta Asbill Hutto Aiken County Sheriff's Department Paul Grant Pete’’ Strom The S.C. Law Enforcement Division FBI Columbia Beech Island Water Commission L.H. Carter

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert L. Meyer Architects Atomic Energy Southeast Aiken County Museum By Emily Hindman Historical Commission Associated Press Reds AEC W.T. Linton S.C. Bureau of Sanitary Engineering Linton Greater Aiken
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