North Augusta and Aiken form joint council
The North Augusta Aiken Joint Council held its first planning meeting with Albert George of Aiken as chairman and John L. Hixon as vice chairman. It drafted a purpose and guidelines to improve liaison, goodwill, and mutual action between the two chambers of commerce while avoiding political questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta-Aiken Joint Council
Albert George
Aiken
John L. Hixon
Greater North Augusta Chamber Board
Aiken and
North Augusta Chambers of Commerce
Park Project in Aiken Spurs Federal Grant News
The City of Aiken Recreation Department earned a $25,000 federal matching grant from the U S Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to convert a former clay pit into a neighborhood park for Kalmia Hill South residents. The plan could inspire countywide reuse of eroded kaolin-rich lands through land improvement funds.
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City of Aiken
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Kalmia Hill South
Aiken County
What Was Given Up In Name Of Peace
The brief euphoria over an Israeli Syria cease-fire fades as reality returns. Concessions were substantial for both sides and may not be fully revealed soon. The United States likely made concessions too though not yet clear. Kissinger’s role is praised for moving parties toward understanding but may need reduced engagement at Geneva. The Middle East is not the only global flashpoint demanding attention.
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Middle East
Israel
Syria
United States
Geneva
Tel Aviv
United Nations
U.S
Mr. Kissinger
Kissinger
Dale
Big Mother In Action At CPSC Meeting
Reporter John D. Lofton Jr describes a Consumer Product Safety Commission meeting where staff debated a pedal powered vehicle from Environmental Vehicles Inc. CU urged a ban citing safety flaws while EVI defended the PPV as safe. The article pokes at pro consumer fervor and questions cost to taxpayers.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Bureau of Engineering Sciences
Bureau of Compliance
Bureau of Epidemiology
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Office of Standards Coordination
Office of General Counsel
Office of
Commission
Washington
Environmental Vehicles, Inc
Sterling Heights
Michigan
Consumers Union
R.R. Rutherford
Rutherford
PPV
EVI, Inc
Our Man In Geneva by Holmes Alexander
Ambassador Francis L. Dale, chief of the U S mission to the European Office of the United Nations, discusses global patterns in meetings and conflicts. He argues for historical perspective, cautious progress, and anthropology as a path to understanding, stressing human sympathy and faith over mere organization.
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Francis L. Dale
Geneva
United States
United Nations
Dale
Cincinnati
Ohio
Portugal
Chile
Cincinnati Reds
Bengals
Enquirer
Canal Zone
Mid East
United Nations General Assembly
Security Council
New York City
Madame Mironova
Nancy Kissinger
Cincinnati Bar Associations
Ambassador Dale
Spartan ethic call echoed in Graham sermon
Billy Graham argues for a new Spartan ethic to tackle America’s problems. He compares Ralph Nader's ideas with Christianity and urges better people over better technology. He cites Rome and stresses love of country and God, diligence, repentance, faith, and service as paths to a stronger nation at its 200th anniversary.
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Billy Graham
Ralph Nader
A.H
Sparta
Mr. Nader
America
Rome
Girl Scout Day Camp Sets New Aiken Site
Aiken Girl Scout Community Committee announces a day camp at Dr. Howard G. Royal farm on Silver Bluff Rd twelve miles from Aiken. The donated wooded site offers swimming and facilities with Eleanor Haasis leading a trained staff including Mrs. Julius Rubens and Mrs. James Chapman among others to oversee waterfront and unit leadership.
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Aiken
Girl Scout Community Committee
Howard G. Royal
Silver Bluff
Royal
Eleanor Haasis
Haasis
Knoxville
Julius Rubens
James Chapman
A.B. Cox
Eldon Vass
Paul Hinson
Phillip Gee
Hoyt Bodie
James Oswald
Warren Kruger
Margell Sullivan
C.W. Church
Richard Lewis
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North Augusta
Golan Heights
Mt. Hermon
Jerusalem
John D. Lofton JR
By Holmes Alexander
Marcate
Yesteryear
Dorothy Macdowell
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
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