Salvation Army Center Paint Party Saturday
Salvation Army seeks volunteers for a paint party at the Strom Thurmond Youth Center located at 252 Pendleton St in Aiken. The event runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m with refreshments provided. The center will offer athletics, music, and crafts for local youth.
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Salvation Army Center
Army
Salvation Army
Strom
Thomas Cundiff
Aiken
Alex Stevens
Rich
Doc Adams actor Milburn Stone rehabbing after heart surgery
Milburn Stone of Gunsmoke says he is recovering well from open heart surgery and expects to return to work by September with episodes airing in December. The 66 year old actor previously suffered a heart attack in 1968 and was hospitalized at University Hospital for a checkup.
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Birmingham
Ala
Milburn Stone
Doc Adams
Stone
University Hospital
Tension Mounts At Kent State
Riot police pushed a crowd of 200 college aged individuals from downtown Kent to the Kent State University campus for a third straight night of mass gatherings. More than 50 people were arrested including over 25 after the crowd reached campus. The downtown crowd had numbered 400 to 500 and included members of the Chosen Few motorcycle gang. About a dozen gang members charged the crowd with belts and chains. one cyclist was arrested and weapons were confiscated.
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Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
Campus
Kent
Chosen Few
Everest Southwest Face attempt ends amid dissension illness
The international Everest expedition abandons its three month climb on the unconquered southwest face after conflicts and illness. British climbers Don Whillans and Dougal Haston, ages 37 and 29, fail to reach the 29,028 foot summit as lack of oxygen food and rope is blamed because two Nepalese Sherpas could not assist the leaders.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Don Whillans
Dougal Haston
Israelis Defy Sadat in Call for Full Withdrawal
TEL AVIV AP Israeli leaders rejected Anwar Sadat's appeal to Washington to force Israel to withdraw from the entire 1967 occupied territories. Foreign Minister Abba Eban branded Sadat’s demand as improper and said Israel will not bow to external pressure. Sadat, speaking in Cairo, urged Nixon to squeeze Israel into a complete pullout.
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Tel Aviv
Anwar Sadat
Washington
Israel
Abba Eban
Sadat
Cairo
Nixon
Students Arrested In Drug Probe at Campbell College
The State Bureau of Investigation capped a drug and narcotics probe at Campbell College with 19 student arrests on Thursday in Buses Creek North Carolina.
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Buses Creek
N. C
State Bureau of Investigation
Cotics
Campbell College
Werner Found Guilty Drug Possession Case Among Last Of Court Term
In Aiken County Marc Werner, 22, was found guilty of marijuana possession after an hour and twenty six minutes of deliberation. He received two years in prison and a $2,000 fine with fifteen months to serve and four years of probation.
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Werner
Aiken County
Marc Werner
John Henry Williams
Julius B. Ness
Williams
Supreme Court
Marc
Ness
Robert A. Hallman
Columbia
Aiken
USCA
Hallman
Atlanta
State Penitentiary
Barney J. Riley
Aiken County Stockade
Riley
Richard E. Kitchings
Thurmond strength split in Aiken on Blatts appointment
GOP leaders in Aiken County divide over Sol Blatt Jr.’s federal judgeship and Thurmond’s re election prospects. Five of nine polled see no statewide weakness, while three view a loss of ground and three think he’s in trouble locally. Local officials differ on the impact and comments are mixed.
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Sen
Strom Thurmond
Aiken
Sol Blatt Jr
Thurmond
GOP
Columbia
Fred Langdon
Aiken County
Republican Women's Club
Alice Wilder
South Carolina
National Republican
Blatt Not Switching Parties at Columbia GOP Breakfast
Sol Blatt Jr. refused to switch parties as he attends a Columbia Republican meeting with fellow judgeship nominee Robert Chapman of Spartanburg. Sen. Strom Thurmond will be present as state officials seek to settle differences over nominations though the breakfast remains a routine GOP gathering.
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Columbia
Sol Blatt Jr
Barnwell Democrat
Ken Powell
Blatt
Robert Chapman
Spartanburg
Sen
Strom Thurmond
GOP
Powell
Watson Named For Judgeship
President Nixon selected Albert W. Watson a conservative Republican from Columbia for a seat on the US Military Court of Appeals. The 48-year-old attorney, former eight-year House member, would win a 15-year term if Senate confirmation, joining a three-member panel.
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Washington
Albert W. Watson
South Carolina
Nixon
US Military Court of Appeals
Strom Thurmond
S.C
Columbia
Thurmond
Watson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
GOP
C. Kenneth Power
Army
William Calley
My Lai
Nixon and Soviet negotiator pursue SALT phase change
President Nixon calls his top disarmament adviser to a White House conference as SALT moves into a crucial phase. The two powers agree to focus this year on limiting ABM deployment and to link any ABM deal with limits on offensive strategic weapons.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
U.S
Aiken Fireman Named Fireman of the Year
Capt. Ronald A. Higgenbottom receives the James B. Murphy Award from the South Carolina State Firemen's Association for heroic action during a November 24 fire at 544 Williamsburg Street N. E. in Aiken. He crawled through heavy smoke to rescue an elderly woman, Maud Baker, with assistance from fellow firefighters.
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Aiken
S.C
Ronald A. Higgenbottom
James B. Murphy
J. C. Busbee
Higgenbottom
Williamsburg St. N. E
Cadet Price
Capt
Scott
Brunson
Cadet Sheppard
Engineer Blitchington
Capt. Higgenbottom
Capt. Lawton
Aiken County Hospital
Maud Baker
USC Aiken Ceremonies Set for Tuesday Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the University of South Carolina in Aiken will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the new campus site at Trolleyline Road and the north Aiken bypass. Gov. West’s education aide will attend on his behalf. The event gathers current and former Aiken County legislators and the Higher Education Commission. The 100 acre campus will start with a $15 million building for 600 students, funded by a $256,000 federal grant and a $13 million county bond issue.
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University of South Carolina
Aiken
North Aiken
Robert E
Jack) David
John C. West
Switzerland
Aiken County
US Department of Health Education and Welfare
Stumper Jackpot Creates Dilemma for Winner
The Standard Stumper jackpot leaves the winner with a tough choice to make about spending or saving six hundred dollars. Options include spend all, save all, or split in various ways. Readers are invited to solve the puzzle on page and obtain extra copies at the Aiken Standard offices.
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Aiken
Rutland Drive
Ness Court Wraps Up 90 Cases In Aiken County
Judge Julius B. Ness concluded a term of the Aiken County General Sessions Criminal Court disposing of about 90 cases and hearing 168 defendants. He praised local law enforcement and defense offices, cautioned residents near the Georgia line, and urged stronger local enforcement of law and order. Solicitor Leonard Williamson commended Assistant State Attorney General C T Goolsby.
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Aiken County General Sessions
Aiken County
Ness
Georgia
Leonard Williamson
CT. Goolsby
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