Trophies Donated For Harness Races In Aiken
Harness race trophies donated by the USCA basketball team the Air Force Base near Aiken and Fort Gordon will be awarded at the Jefferson Aiken Training Track with two heats per race. Four races total eight events sixteen horses. Proceeds go to the local American Cancer Society chapter. Tickets sell for 1.25 in advance.
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Jefferson-Aiken
Aiken
American Cancer Society
USCA
University of South Carolina Pacers
Aiken Banks
Commercial Hotel
Aiken Standard
Chamber of Commerce
Woodruff Drugstore
Mitchell Shopping Center
Manning-Owens
Kalmia
Powderhouse Road
Air Force A-10 crashes near Greenville Alabama
An Air Force A-10 plane crashed and burned near Greenville killing three on board. The aircraft had just departed Maxwell Air Force Base and was based at Hurlburt Field and Elgin Air Force Base. Names included pilot Harold K. Club from Charleston South Carolina co pilot Richard W. Ham from Munster Indiana and Airman Farr J. Olson from Chicago Illinois. The crash is under investigation.
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Greenville
Ala
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Hurlburt Field
Elgin Air Force Base
Florida
Harold K. Club
Charleston
S. C
Richard W. Ham
Munster Ind
Farr J. Olson
Chicago, Ill
Yorty Signals Possible Run in New Hampshire Primary
Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty said he might enter the New Hampshire presidential primary if only unsound opponents remain in the race. He criticized Sen. Edmund Muskie over Vietnam withdrawal and urged Sen. Henry Jackson to run because Jackson supports U.S. policy in Vietnam.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
New Hampshire
Yorty
Southeast Asia
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Sen
Henry Jackson
D Wash
Jackson
U.S
Vietnam
Judge rules media on Hughes health not substantial evidence
A Nevada judge refused Robert Maheu's bid to force an immediate deposition from Howard Hughes. Maheu, ousted as Hughes operations chief, sues Hughes and Hughes Tool Co. for 50 million. Hughes reportedly resides in the Bahamas.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Howard Hughes
Howard Babcock
Robert Maheu
Hughes
Nevada
Maheu
Hughes Tool Co
Bahamas
Tension in Dacca as protests ebb after assembly delay
Violence in East Pakistan eased after the postponement of the constitutional assembly. Awami League leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman urged troops to withdraw to barracks and praised Bengali peacekeeping without the army. He called volunteers to resist looters and burnings as the crowd demanded independence.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Pakistan
Constitutional Assembly
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Awami League
Mujibur
West Pakistan
Rail Labor Talks Break Off Then Rejoin Under Pressure
Washington reports a railroad labor dispute threatened a nationwide strike with talks ending after an 18 hour session. The union team walked out of the Labor Department at dawn saying no agreement, as Assistant Secretary W J Usery met with UTU President Charles Luna for further hours of bargaining.
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Washington
Ment
W. J. Usery
Charles Luna
United Transportation Union
Standard Stumper Proves Too Tough
A Newberry region puzzle scene reports 1,595 entries yet no winner for the Standard Stumper. Near winners include Eva Blassengale, 517 Morgan St, Aiken residents B W Warden Rt 5 Box 440 and Herman E Waters 1003 Rosemont Dr. Graniteville names Barbara N Cook Laurel Dr Langley Harry Ogden 6 Minter Ave Langley. The pot rises to 490.00 with Friday’s press.
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Eva Blassengale
Morgan St
B. W. Warden
Rt. 5
Box 440
Herman E. Waters
Rosemont Drive
Aiken
Barbara N. Cook
Laurel Drive
County Auditors Call For Central Accounting Department
Auditors urged a central accounting department to improve internal control and financial reporting in Aiken County. The Sheriff's office shows progress with cash journals and reconciliations, but magistrates, the clerk of court and the board of commissioners need system-wide updates and new personnel records and payroll controls.
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Augusta Certified Public Accountant
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Board of Commissioners’ Office
Clerk of Court’s Office
S.C
Clerk of Court
Inside Today Want Ads Women’s News
Want ads and women’s news brief items from today’s paper highlight guidance on shopping, events, and community notices. Read for concise updates and local postings reflecting the era’s social and consumer interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s News
Still-Wet Streets Threat To Drivers
Heavy rain in Aiken left streets and puddles hazardous as a hard freeze looms. Evacuations occurred in Bonnieview Estates near Highway 215, with homes at risk behind a trailer park. Rescue crews stacked sandbags to keep rising water from trailers and houses, while residents recall the 1969 flood and brace for weeks of recovery.
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Aiken
Bonnieview Estates
Highway 215
Owens Corning
Rollingwood Road
GE. Esdorn
Teacher Pay Talks End In Frustration
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 250 dollar average yearly teacher pay raise for the July budget. The panel rejected a 350 dollar hike and faced revenue doubts. They also added 750,000 for kindergarten and funded the Liberty Tree outdoor drama at Myrtle Beach, plus 30,000 for a Summerville airport and 15 million for special education programs.
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Columbia
House
Ways and Means
R. J. Aycock
D-Sumter
Liberty Tree
University of South Carlina
Aycock
Myrtle Beach
Sesquicentennial State Park
State Budget and Control Board
Summerville
State Department of Education
Budget and Control Board
Williams House Talkathon Cut Short by Sol Blatt
Rep. John H. Williams of Aiken County led a three day one man talkathon on the bill to abolish the elected Aiken County Superintendent of Education post. Speaker Sol Blatt adjourned the session yesterday ending his prolonged remarks. Williams denies filibustering and aims to defeat the Senate approved measure preserving Irene Rudnick in office ahead of a possible local referendum. The 1967 county plan had created a full-time superintendent as part of school system reorganization.
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John H. Williams
D Aiken
Aiken County
Williams
Willams
Irene Rudnick
Aiken
House
Senate Committee Revises Proposed Power Rate Code
The South Carolina Senate Commerce and Manufacturers Committee revised a resolution seeking investigation of power rate increases. The plan now directs the standing committee to confer with Duke Power and Carolina Power and Light about rate differentials, with a report expected soon.
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Senate
Columbia
South Carolina
Senate Commerce and Manufacturers Committee
Frank Roddey
Lancaster
Roddey
North Carolina
Commerce and Manufacturers Committee
Duke Power
Carolina Power and Light
Drunk Driving Curbs Sought By Dunbar
Rep C Julian Dunbar Jr of Aiken says he is deeply disturbed by letters accusing the General Assembly of inaction on drunk driving. He notes highways safety concern and cites 1 033 traffic deaths statewide last year. He and six others authored a bill he believes could substantially reduce highway deaths.
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C. Julian Dunbar Jr. Raiken
General Assembly
South Carolina
Dunbar
Palmetto
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Hughes’ Health
Graniteville
Harry Ogden
Minter Avenue
Langley
Sidiary Ledger
Masters In Equity
Abbeville Avenue
Busch
Michael McManaway
Sol Blatt
South Carolina Public Service Commission
Paul Moore
Spartanburg
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