First In A Series Aiken County Planning Zoning Debate
An editorial preview notes historic attempts at county planning in Aiken County, detailing a former planning commission inactive since 1968, prior legislative efforts, and current moves toward zoning. It highlights subdivision standards, road system planning, and rising right of way costs tied to proposed regional transportation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Tive Planning and Development Commission
Aiken
North Augusta
Augusta
Standard Stumper Prize Reaches Five Hundred Twenty Dollars
The Stumper prize grows by ten dollars to a total of 520. Among the entries listed are J. P. Jones Warrenville Robert Mitchell Aiken Mrs R F Anderson Belvedere Ollie M Warner Windsor and Mrs Mildred Eidson Glo verville. Answers appear on page 8 A. Next Stumper appears in tomorrow's Aiken Standard.
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Spring
J. P. Jones
P.O. Box
Warrenville
Robert Mitchell
Laurel Dr
Aiken
R. F. Anderson
Cross
M. T. Woodward
Audubon
Belvedere
Ollie M. Warner
Windsor
Mildred Eidson
Gloverville
Battle Brews Over 1950 Detention Law in Congress
Washington AP reports a clash between two House panels over the Emergency Detention Act of 1950. Blacks and antiwar demonstrators warn it could target them, citing WWII Japanese American internment. House Internal Security Committee approves a bill to retain the act but add safeguards.
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Washington
House
Internal Security Committee
Catholics Rush to Merge Churches in Augusta
In downtown Augusta three Catholic parishes Sacred Heart St Patrick and Immaculate Conception plan a merger due to dwindling membership. Parish councils met with Bishop Gerard L Frey to seek approval and no decision on which church remains or future use was announced.
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Augusta
Sacred Heart
St. Patrick
Immaculate Conception
Gerard L. Frey
Diocese of
Savannah
Laos Campaign Costly for South Vietnamese in Laos
AP reports a 45 day Laos campaign left about 10 000 South Vietnamese casualties including 3 800 KIA 775 M I A and 5 200 WIA far above Saigon figures. Latest official tallies showed 1 146 KIA 245 M I A and 4 235 WIA with U S air forces credited with 3 600 enemy deaths.
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Saigon
Laos
U.S
Samantha Eggar Wins Divorce From Tom Stern In Los Angeles
British actress Samantha Eggar, 31, is granted a divorce from actor-producer Tom Stern, 37, and receives token alimony of $1 a year for five years. They married in London in 1964, separated five years later, and a Superior Court settlement allocates $25,000 from Eggar to Stern plus custody of their two children, Nicholas and Jenna-Louise, to Eggar. Eggar claims income over $200,000 annually.
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Los Angeles
Samantha Eggar
Tom Stern
London
Eggar
Stern
Nicholas
Jenna-Louise
Aiken County Prioritizes Local Needs Over Out-of-County Transfers
Aiken County Board of Education chairman A L Maddox Jr asserts local needs take precedence before accepting students from Edgefield County. He rejects Cmdr Ralph C Scott’s claims the renewal contract’s refusal is race driven or sectionalized, stressing the board’s policy role and county electorate.
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Aiken County
A. L. Maddox Jr
South Carolina Teachers Rally Over Pay and Racial Integration
Officials voiced urgency as South Carolina teachers prepared for the annual convention. Frustrations over the first year of racially unitary schools and a only $300 raise prompted walkouts in Columbia. SCEA leaders urged a meaningful raise. executive director Gibbons said $800 might still not deter teachers from seeking jobs elsewhere. The SCEA delegates met to set plans, with general meetings scheduled for later.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Claude E. Kitchens Jr
South Carolina Education Association
Columbia City
Kitchens
SCEA
North Carolina
Georgia
Carlos Gibbons
House of Delegates
Senate completes burial of supersonic transport
The Senate voted 51 to 46 to end federal funding for the SST program, halting nearly a decade of subsidies and dealing a blow to supporters while enviromentalist groups cheered. House action mirrored the move, threatening up to 15,000 jobs and over $1 billion in funds.
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Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
SST
Scott Not Concerned About McMillan Bill
District Highway Commissioner H C Dick Scott said he is not concerned with a senate amendment by Sen Gilbert E McMillan that could allow removal of a commissioner by the same legislative delegations that elected him last spring. McMillan argued the measure would strengthen the law and cited past delays in Aiken County's 1970 paying program. Scott has three years left in a four year term as the district rotates among Barnwell Bamberg and Aiken counties.
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Aiken County
Senate
Farmer
H. C
Dick) Scott
Gilbert E. McMillan
Scott
Sen. McMillan
McMillan
Barnwell
Bamberg
North Augusta SNAPS Cleanup Gains Momentum
The Jaycee SNAPS Cleanup drive in North Augusta gains momentum with support from Ft. Gordon and the 319 Army Reserve unit. Youth workers collect junked cars and trash as Saturday marks the climax of the drive. large items should be placed at streetside for pickup or residents may call for removal.
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North Augusta
Ray Boleman
Ft. Gordon
319 Army Reserve
Augusta
Jerry Stallworth
County Officials Seek Security Improvements
Tyler, new superintendent of the Aiken County Stockade, says officials aim to strengthen security after a break in by two prisoners behind Crosland Park. A third suspect faces destruction of private property charges. guards rotate nights, two on site two nights and two for one night, paid $3,788.40 yearly.
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Tyler Tyler
Aiken County Stockade
Crosland Park
Aiken Tyler
Tyler
Williams McMillan To Attend Hearing On Courthouse Complex
Rep John H Williams and Sen Gilbert E McMillan will speak at a public hearing at 7 p m on the proposed Aiken County Courthouse Office Complex at the present courthouse in Aiken. Williams opposes a 115000 10 acre site and calls it a mud hole with drainage problems.
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John H. Williams
Aiken
Gilbert E McMillan
Aiken County
Park Avenue
Williams
Richland
Park Avenues
East Aiken
McMillan
Michael Laughlin
Marshall Cain
Zack Fulmer
Julian Dunbar
Ed Hallman
Hallman and Weems
Mackey Scott
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Lower Savannah
Planning Commission
Wayne Farm
Arthur Courtney
Battle Brews
Filmland
Maddox
Boeing
Indochina
Proxmire
Tokyo
Boeing Aircraft Co
North Austa
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