PCA Weighs Reclassifying Five Aiken County Waterways
The state Pollution Control Authority plans hearings Thursday 4 to 7 p.m. at the Greenwood County Courthouse to reconsider water quality classifications for five Aiken County waterways as part of a broader review of 70 streams in the Third Congressional District. Public input is invited. officials say current classifications are outdated and aim to reflect best uses for the waters.
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State Pollution Control Authority
Aiken County
Greenwood
PCA
Greenwood County
Augusta
H.J. Webb
Board of Governors
The
Savannah River
Horse Creek
Wilkerson
Little Horse Creeks
Deaths Mrs Willie Marone Cum mings at 327 York Street
Mrs Willie Marone Cummings died Sunday at her home in Aiken County widow of Joseph R. Cummings. Funeral service Wednesday at 4 p.m. Friendship Baptist Church with Rev N L Bush officiating. Burial in Pine Lawn Cemetery. Survived by five cousins in New York Alabama California and Alaska.
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Willie Marone Cummings
York St
Friendship Baptist Church
N.L. Bush
Pine Lawn Cemetery
Joseph R. Cummings
Aiken
Aiken County
Annie Ball Wessels
Ruth Ball Dowdy
Astugegee
Ala
Gwen
Funeral services held for Sammie Thomas Batesburg
Funeral services for Sammie Thomas 74 of RFD 2 Batesburg were held this afternoon. Burial followed in New Holland Cemetery with pallbearers Gyles Storey Jr Victor Thomas Robert Fulmer William Storey Wade Thomas and Harold Kirkland.
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Batesburg
Sammie Thomas
RFD 2
New Holland Cemetery
Gyles Storey Jr
Victor Thomas
Robert Fulmer
William Storey
Wade Thomas
Harold Kirkland
Schofield Campus Presents Thurber Carnival
The Schofield Campus at Aiken High School presents Thurber Carnival by the freshman and sophomore classes. The 12 skits based on James Thurber run at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in room C-2. Directed by Cathy Cole and produced by Nathaniel Dicks. Admission 75 cents for students and $1 for adults.
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Aiken High School
Schofield
Thurber
James Thurber
Cathy Cole
Nathaniel Dicks
Thieves Try Break-In At North Augusta Home
North Augusta police report an attempted break-in at the Emma Bohler residence 1537 Aiken Ave as a screen door was cut but entry prevented. A theft of Eldred M. Andrews’s car from Ridgeview Baptist Church is noted, with eggs thrown around the city.
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North Augusta
Emma Bohler
Aiken Ave
Bohler
Eldred M. Andrews
Ridgeview Baptist Church
St Thaddeus Church Schedules Two Morning Holy Communions
St Thaddeus Episcopal Church will switch from one Sunday service to two choral Holy Communion services at 8 and 11 a.m. A children’s service for preschool through second grade will be held in the parish house at 11 a.m. featuring the Flowering of the Cross.
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St Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Candlelight Tour Planned in Charleston Historic Homes
The South Carolina Historical Society will host a candlelight tour of historic private homes in Charleston on Friday April 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. Advance tickets available at 19 East Bay Street and at Ft Sumter and Mills Hyatt Hotels on tour day.
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The
South Carolina Historical Society
Charleston
Charleston Historical Society
East Bay St
Ft. Sumter
Mills-Hyatt
City Managers Get Grant
The U S Civil Service Commission approved a 4500 grant to the South Carolina City Managers Association. Sen Strom Thurmond announced the funds will let members attend the Manage rial Grid Seminar by Scientific Methods Inc of Athens Georgia under the Inter Governmental Personnel Act of 1970.
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Washington
U.S. Civil Service Commission
South Carolina City Managers Association
Strom Thurmond
Rl.c
Scientific Methods Inc
Athens
Thurmond
Nixon welfare reform plan faces uncertain Senate fate
President Nixon pressed for rapid Senate action on welfare reform, but key lawmakers show doubt. Finance Committee chair Russell Long remains opposed and plans a substitute trimming two main features: a 2400 guaranteed family income and first-time cash aid to working poor. Senator Ribicoff praised the message yet noted the bill falls short of what could pass.
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Nixon
Senate
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Dla
Long
Nate
Sen
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Orthodontist Talks Teeth At Aiken Rotary Meeting
Dr. John Tucker, practicing since 1967, told Aiken Rotarians that most orthodontic cases come from heredity or environment. He noted his typical patient is nine or ten, with some in their 50s and 60s, and showed slides illustrating common problems and treatment results. He cited thumb sucking as an environmental factor.
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John Bodenheimer
Rotary Club of
Aiken
Virginia Acres
Susan Schubert
John Tucker
Aiken Rotarians
Tucker
Registration Board Schedule for Aiken County Voters
Voters may register this week as the County Board of Registration begins signups. The registrar will travel through Langley and other communities, with office hours in Aiken at the County Courthouse weekdays and Saturdays. Registration sites include Belvedere Fire Department on Wednesday, Clearwater Fire Department on Wednesday, Vaucluse old theater building on Thursday, and Warrenville Recreation Hall on Thursday.
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Aiken County
County Board of Registration
Langley
Aiken
Board of Registration Office
Registrar of Voters
Belvedere
Fire Department
Clearwater
Vaucluse
Warrenville
Methodist Church Recreation
Triple Crown hailed as a success in Aiken event
Local leaders praised the Triple Crown show in Aiken. Sen McMillan and Mayor Weeks forecast growth, while Rep Derrick claimed the golden spitoon and $680 from an exactor bet on his mule race victory.
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Aiken
Gilbert McMillan
Odell Weeks
Butler Derrick
Edgefield
Bill Bradford
Derrick
Peach Crop Damaged in N C and Warm Georgia Winter
The Associated Press reports North Carolina peach crops were hurt by last weekend's subfreezing weather while southern Georgia may see reduced production due to an unusually warm winter. Georgia officials cited insufficient chill hours in Brooks County and other areas. SC reports minor damage with no major impact as Carolina bloom early.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
South Georgia
Georgia
Tommy Irvin
Brooks County
Irvin
South Carolina
Sand Hills
Clyde Allman
Moore County
N.C
South Carolina Peach Growers Association
F. M. Lemmon
Spartanburg
Richland County
Bob Bailey
Midland
Fort Valley
Middle Georgia
Griffin
Commerce
Senate Panel Approves Social Security Increase Plan
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimous to raise minimum Social Security benefits to 200 dollars a month for singles and 300 for married couples, narrowing the gap between long time low earners and maximum contributors. Chairman Russell B Long notes current 30 year minimum payments average about 133 dollars.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Up Your Horoscope for Tuesday March 28
Horoscopes for Aries through Pisces describe daily guidance on emotions, communication, finances, and plans. Readers are urged to balance home life, detail work, and thrift while pursuing clear progress and measured risk.
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Aries
Taurus
New Trustee To Assume USC Post
Aiken attorney George H. Grant will assume the University of South Carolina board of trustees seat for a four year term. He replaces Solomon Blatt Jr who retired from the board. Grant, born in Ware Shoals, is a Wofford College and UNC School of Law graduate and has lived in Aiken since 1952.
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Aiken
George H. Grant
University of South Carolina
Grant
S.C. House of Representatives
General Assembly
U.S. District
Solomon Blatt Jr
Ware Shoals
Wofford College
Carolina
U.S. Navy
Aiken County
Democratic Party
State Bar Associations
American Trial Lawyers Association
American Judicature Society
Garvin and
Prosecutor says passion played role in Davis escape case
In opening statements, prosecutor Albert Harris Jr. said Angela Davis acted from passion to free her lover George Jackson, detailing a conspiracy tied to the Aug 7 1970 Marin Civic Center shootout that killed a judge and others. He portrayed Davis as driven by personal motive rather than political persecution.
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San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
San Rafael
Albert Harris Jr
Miss Davis
George Jackson
UCLA
Jackson
Harris
Marin County Civic Center
Jonathan
Soledad
California
Superior Court
Harold Haley
Haley
Jonathan Jackson
James McClain
Peabody Seeks Support at State Democratic Convention
Former Massachusetts Governor En dicott Peabody travels to Columbia to seek delegate support for the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination. He runs a Washington law firm with Albert Gore and previously won 85 percent in Massachusetts. Peabody attends the Governors Fund Raising Dinner Tuesday night and the state convention Wednesday.
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Massachusetts
Endicott Peabody
Peabody
Washington
Tennessee
Albert Gore
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