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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1970
Page
5
A fragmented note mentions curls and silk in a tense scene. Parents, tennis, and political hints appear amid garbled text. The read suggests a personal conflict with fashion, leisure, and public life intersecting.
Langley residents see readers with Cato and Hibberts among graduates and pilots. McKinney and Robbins report on board ships and training in the Western Pacific and Vietnam. Hoff man earns Navy Commendation Medal for meritorious service. Porter receives Combat Infantryman Badge in Vietnam. Jefferson assigned to Korea. Burkette returns to North Island California. Vickers serves with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 121 in Gulfport. Gregory completes vehicle operator course in Albany.
USC director Ralph Wahl announces a six concert Tricentennial Tour in Charleston and Columbia with the USC Jazz Ensemble Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. The Sunday concert at Carolina Coliseum features Sounds of Carolina a vocal group and includes Gershwin pieces and Carolina songs. About 200 musicians perform with three USC band members from Aiken Graniteville and Wagener providing local talent.
Clemson University hosts a three day program May 13 to 15 for about 125 water and wastewater plant operators. Courses cover public health safety, bacteriology, chemical treatment, plant operations, disinfection, hydraulics and water quality controls. State certification tests are supported by the program.
AP reports the rise in living costs blamed less on food and more on taxes and social charges. Budgets for urban families show taxes, Social Security, and insurance drive most increases while housing and transportation contribute less. The Chamber notes Americans work until May to cover taxes.
South Carolina saw a 24 percent rise in drunk driving convictions in February and March, the first two full months of the implied consent law. Col. P. F. Thompson of the state highway patrol credits the law, which uses breathalyzer tests, for strengthening enforcement and suspending licenses of test refusals for 90 days.
A two day briefing in Columbia May 21 22 features state and local officials two governors Rep Chet Holifield and AEC member Dr Theos Thompson. Panel discussions cover nuclear power development environmental impact and regulatory responsibilities with leaders from Duke Power Oak Ridge Johns Hopkins and Florida Power among others.
Transportation Services for The Aged offers free rides to hospitals clinics private doctors mental health centers social security offices and welfare offices for residents 62 or older or disabled. Call 648 2363 or visit 721 Richland Ave West Aiken to check eligibility.
Guidance advises selecting the cheapest lumber grade that meets the intended use. When in doubt compare material grades and price, prioritizing cost efficiency while ensuring structural or practical requirements are satisfied for the project.
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