Jury Selected In Armed Robbery Trial In Aiken
The trial of James Rayman ford and Mitchell Lambert Jr. began in Aiken County General Sessions Court after a jury was drawn for an armed robbery at Millbrook Grocery on Whiskey Road on November 7, 1970. FBI arrested Ford in Richmond February 23 and Lambert in Augusta April 5. Vernon Frederickson Jr. was killed in Beech Island after a high speed chase.
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James Raymanford
Mitchell Lambert Jr
Millbrook
Aiken County
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Pat Hallman
FBI
Ford
Richmond
Lambert
Augusta
Vernon Frederickson Jr
Fayetteville
N. C
Beech Island
Truman To Skip Celebration In Kansas City Luncheon
Former President Harry S. Truman, 87, will not attend a downtown Kansas City birthday luncheon after his hospital stay. Guests from Los Angeles New York and Louisville plus 15 Battery D Army Artillery veterans will join ceremonies at the Truman Library in Independence for the eight cent commemorative stamp and Missouri's 150 years of statehood.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence
Los Angeles
New York
Louisville
Missouri
Yippie Leader Abbie Hoffman Arrested in Washington
FBI agents arrested Abbie Hoffman at his Manhattan apartment late Wednesday on charges of interstate travel to incite a riot and assaulting a police officer during antiwar demonstrations in Washington. The arrest followed a warrant issued by U.S. Magistrate Arthur L. Burnett, with the complaint noting Hoffman traveled to Washington between April 29 and May 3 with intent to riot.
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Washington
FBI
Abbie Hoffman
Manhattan
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Hoffman
Guard To Get Black General In District Of Columbia
Col. C C Bryant 49 year old World War II combat veteran and adjutant general of the District of Columbia National Guard is named the first black general in the National Guard. Maj. Gen. Winston P Wilson says the promotion is not race related. Bryant was promoted locally last Saturday and awaits federal approval before receiving the brigadier star.
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Washington
National Guard
Col
C.C. Bryant
District of Columbia National Guard
Army Guard
Air Guard
Winston P. Wilson
Bryant
District of Columbia
Rogers Visits Cairo Seeks Dialed In Middle East Talks
Secretary of State William P. Rogers arrives in Cairo with American and Egyptian officials praising the cordial mood while noting caution over whether talks will push Egypt and Israel toward a breakthrough.
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Cairo
William P
Rogers
Egypt
Israel
Fighting Rages In Cambodia Amid New Allied Assault
South Vietnamese ground forces and allied air units pounded North Vietnamese troops in eastern Cambodia on Wednesday. Allies said 127 enemy casualties at three points, many from air strikes. One South Vietnamese soldier died and six were wounded. A 24 hour ceasefire in South Vietnam for Buddha’s birthday was announced, starting at noon Saturday. No Viet Cong response yet.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Buddha
Reagan Press Fight Sparks Tax Inquiry in California
Sacramento AP Reagan accuses the press of privacy invasion while facing a furor over acknowledgment that he paid no state personal income tax this year.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Standard Stumper Celebrates Birth
The Aiken Standard Stumper marks its first birthday with a special puzzle. Organizers tease a larger prize pool and plan to reveal the answers on page 8, inviting readers to try their luck tomorrow.
Drug cases dismissed in Aiken County court
Two men from Horse Creek Valley facing illegal drug possession charges will not be prosecuted after three terms of court due to insufficient evidence, per Assistant State Attorney General G T Goolsby. J C Spradley and Tyrone Mason were indicted after March 1970 drug raids that Sheriff Paul D Grant said yielded 1000 amphetamine tablets. Other cases dismissed include forging a prescription and uttering a false prescription, racing on a public road, larceny, and driving while license suspended.
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Horse Creek Valley
G. T. Goolsby
Aiken
Goolsby
J. C. Spradley
Spradley
Midway
Langley
Tyrone Mason
Gloverville
Grand Jury
Aiken County
Alice R. Cowart
Gerald Lee Creed
Phillip Cooper Jr
Melton Clyde Boyer
Harold Jackson Bowman
Demonstrators Target South Vietnamese Embassy in Washington
Antiwar protesters in Washington aimed at the South Vietnamese Embassy and the city jail after 12 000 arrests. Mayday and SCLC planned a rally followed by a 30 block march, with authorities noting the march lacked a permit and the embassy demonstration is unlawful. About 1 160 protesters were jailed in a peaceful rally that closed the Capitol.
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Washington
Mayday
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
American University
University of Maryland
Filibuster Threatens Budget Bill at Winthrop College
South Carolina Senate faces delay as Sen. Lew Wallace threatens a lengthy filibuster over coeducation at Winthrop College Rock Hill delaying debate on the $552.7 million general appropriations bill. Wallace vows to read enrollment lists of Winthrop and other state colleges if blocked.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
Winthrop College
Lew Wallace
York
Rock Hill
Wallace
Winthrop
Governor declines comment on Aiken magistrate audit
The office of Gov. John C West declines to comment on potential actions against two Aiken County magistrates or on new appointments after an audit found deficiencies in magistrates accounting. The governor said the audit and materials are under advisement for study.
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John C West
Aiken County
South Carolina
West
Senate
Glenn Holley
Aiken
Lester Chitty
Langley
Aiken Schools Chosen for New Individualized Program
Two Aiken County elementary schools, East Aiken Elementary and Ridge Spring Monetta, are among 18 statewide selected to start individually guided education programs next year. State Superintendent Cyril Busbee announced the selection as part of a pilot to help teachers tailor learning plans to each student’s needs. Other sites include Sharon Elementary Abbeville County, Berkeley Elementary Moncks Corner, Lewisville Elementary Chester County, Ruby Elementary Chesterfield County, Greer Middle School, Hardeeville Elementary Jasper County, Camden Elementary Kershaw County, McDonald Green Elementary Lancaster County, and Seven Oaks Elementary Lexington County School District 5.
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Aiken County
East Aiken
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Cyril Busbee
Sharon
Abbeville
Berkeley
Moncks Corner
Lewisville
Chester County
Ruby
Chesterfield County
Greer
Hardeeville
Jasper County
Camden
Kershaw County
McDonald-Green
Lancaster
Seven Oaks
Lexington County
Bel
Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant Officials Promise Strong Safety Measures
Howard J. Larson and R. Newman of Allied Gulf Nuclear Services said the Barnwell County project includes extensive safety backstops and unthinkable risk planning. They spoke after a SC House committee backed a study on nuclear fuel recovery and waste disposal, noting the plant would reduce pollution and aid the environment despite safety concerns from critics.
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Columbia
Allied Gulf Nuclear Services
Barnwell
South Carolina
Howard J. Larson
R. Newman
House
Ways and Means
Butler C. Derrick Jr
Edgefield County
Barnwell County
Larson
Newman
Peaceful Walkout Ends At Graniteville High
At Leavelle McCampbell High School in Graniteville black students protested a month old cheerleader selection by a bi racial committee. About 100 students gathered before classes, delivering grievances to Principal Nobles before being told to return to class.
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Graniteville
Leavelle McCampbell High School
L. L Willis
Willis
Troy Nobles
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Charles Ray Jennings
Ray Fennings
Clary Staley
Staley
Perry
Jimmy Allen Jackson
Wagener
Leonard Williamson
D. M. Dye Jr
Edward Cushman
Sylvia Westerdahl
Cushman
Williamson
Wyman Busch
Monroe Smoak
Sheriff's Department
Donald Cheek
Otis Cummings Jr
Battery D. Army Artillery
Yippie
U.S
Arthur L. Burnett
The
National Guard Bureau
de Viet
Reagan
Tinue
Aiken School
Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant
Associated Press
Graniteville High
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