America’s Junior Miss crowned in Mobile
Karen Stenwall from Phoenix Arizona won the national Junior Miss title in Mobile Alabama. The Sunnyslope High School senior received a $10,000 college scholarship and, with preliminary judging prizes, total along the pageant night reached $12,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Karen Stenwall
Phoenix
Ariz
America
Sunnyslope High School
Cathy Dixon
Lisa
Lynn
Martha
Eisenhower Silver Dollars Move Forward In Senate Plan
The Coinage Commission reversed its stance and backed minting 150 million Eisenhower silver dollars after the Treasury aide said 25.5 million ounces of silver would be freed by the Office of Emergency Preparedness. A House vote previously favored a non silver coin by 267 to 65.
Hart to seek auto insurance bill with stricter licenses
Sen. Philip A. Hart plans to introduce a federal auto insurance bill that tightens drivers license standards and requires compulsory inspections. He cites a three year probe into rising premiums and repair costs, saying industry alone cannot ensure victims are adequately compensated at a reasonable price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association
Nixon plans Domestic Council to coordinate programs
President Nixon advances an executive reorganization plan creating a Cabinet level Domestic Council. The House defeated a veto attempt on Wednesday, signaling enactment unless the Senate acts. No Senate vetoes are scheduled, and opponents warn the plan could conceal key decisions behind executive secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Demonstrators Arrested at Finch Office Over Income War Stance
Twenty one protesters occupied Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Robert H. Finch's office for eight hours. They demanded a $5,500 guaranteed annual income and an end to the war in Southeast Asia. Police charged them with disorderly conduct after they invaded the noon office visit. Finch declined to comment against the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
Finch
Southeast Asia
Postal Reform Moves Forward In Senate Action
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee, with Postmaster General Blount, shaped a reform bill backed by the administration. Sen. Gale McGee said final committee action is expected late this week the measure differs from the House version by eliminating Congress veto power over postal rate increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Winton M. Blount
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Senate
House
Congress
McGee
Blount
Secret Talks Berlin opens third Four Power session
The third session of secret Four Power talks on easing Berlin tension began in West Berlin at the former Allied Control Council building. Ambassadors from Britain France the Soviet Union and the United States attended chaired by Sir Roger Jackling amid protests opposing a renewed cold war atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
Allied Control Council
U.S
Germany
Supreme Court
Britain
Roger Jackling
Stocks Open Lower as Dow Dips Below 700
The New York Stock Exchange saw marginal price moves with declining stocks ahead of advances. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 10.75 points to 693.84, its first close under 700 since July 29, 1963, when it closed at 690.71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Seminole land settlement offer sparks appeal threat
The Indian Claims Commission proposed 12.3 million to replace 30 million acres seized by the U.S. government after 1820s treaties. Seminole leader Joe Dan Osceola warned an appeal to the Court of Claims, saying the offer amounts to peanuts after 20 years of litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Florida
Joe Dan Osceola
United Southeastern Tribes
Osceola
U.S. Court of Claims
Andrew Jackson
Washington
The
Indian Claims Commission
War toll soars in Southeast Asia as casualties top eight months
U S and South Vietnamese commands report 168 Americans killed in action last week. Total enemy losses reach 5 898 for the week and 6 212 since the 16 day Cambodia offensive. South Vietnamese losses total 863 last week with 400 killed in Cambodia in two weeks. Air and artillery support described as heavy as operations continue around Svay Rieng and Parrot's Beak regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Svay Rieng
Fishhook
Student Of Year Honored At USCA Awards Ceremony
Outstanding Student Council President Larry Abney was named Student of the Year at USCA Aiken Regional Campus awards day. He also received the William C Casper Award as president, with Gil Maroney as outgoing VP receiving the Duffy award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Student Council
Larry Abney
Gil Maro
Martha Clarke
William C. Cas
USCA
William Sanders
Admisney
John J. Duffy
Sions
Armour
University of South Carolina
James Holley
Dianne Newton
Jody Springer
Ray Feaster
American Legion
Aiken Public Schools
Sherry Grenade
William Gallman
Kalmia Hill School
Dewey Drayton
Drayton
Aiken
Kenneth Weaver
Bill Galardi
Lack of Jurors Halts Sessions Court Trial
The Court of General Sessions halted as jurors exhausted delaying the trial of William C. Copley and Gary Allen Sr on conspiracy breach of trust and forgery charges. Judge Julius B. Ness ordered 15 additional names drawn for next week and a venue change from the county at large. Frank Bing was acquitted of grand larceny involving 28 radiators from a junkyard. Other dispositions include guilty pleas and prison terms for several defendants on driving while suspended, carrying a pistol, driving under the influence, failure to stop, housebreaking, petit larceny and larceny with varying sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of General Sessions
William C. Copley
Gary Allen Sr
Julius B. Ness
L.C.W. Corp
Frank Bing
Robert Duncan
Harold Edward Cobb
Kenneth Gerald Cartledge
Robert Lee Bradley
Three Arrests In Curfew Violation At USC Campus
Militant students followed leaders to cool it as the University of South Carolina campus, scarred by two nights of violence, remained quiet under National Guardsmen. Three arrests were made for curfew violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of South Carolina
Robert McNair
Jane Fonda
Miss Fonda
Ft. Jackson
U.S
Southeast Asia
National Guard
Greenville
Stumper Prize Rises to Seventy Dollars
The Stumper announces the prize increases from sixty to seventy dollars. Readers are urged to submit more entries with hints and corrections from multiple residents and offices. A new puzzle begins tomorrow, and extra copies are sold at 124 Rutland Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon Fox
Rutland Drive
Two Egyptian Mig21s Shot Down Over Suez Canal Fight
Two Egyptian MIG 21 aircraft were shot down while attempting to intercept Israeli warplanes striking military targets along the Suez Canal. The clash involved Israeli defense forces and regional air operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Suez Canal
Third Egyptian Plane Hit in Air Battle Over Canal
A spokesman said a third Egyptian plane was struck in the air battle over the canal but was not observed to go down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jodi
New Democratic Council
East Germany
Pyotr Abrassimov
Klaus Schuetz
Abrassimov
Aiken County
Public Librar
Seminoles
Billy Ray Martin
State Law Enforcement Division
Columbia City
Gov. McNair
Stumper
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!