Aiken Bypass Awarded to Fox Construction Co
The State Highway Commission awarded the 4.8 mile Aiken bypass to Fox Construction Co of Orangeburg for 805774 dollars. No horse crossing is included. The project aims to relieve Whiskey Road traffic and serve about 1500 cars daily.
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State Highway Commission
Orangeburg
Aiken
Highway 19
Hitchcock Woods
Fox Construction Co., Inc
Pine Log Road
U.S. 1
State Highway Department
Fox
Laughlin
Remap Plan Approved for South Carolina Senate
A three judge federal panel approved a proposed state senate remap of 16 districts with about 9.9 percent population variance. The plan, adopted by the South Carolina Senate, must still gain clearance from the U.S. Justice Department before taking effect.
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Columbia
South Carolina
McGovern Seeks Transcontinental Primary Doubleheader Win
Sen. George McGovern aims for a Rhode Island and Oregon victory to gain momentum before a California showdown with Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. The Associated Press notes the two coast primaries are pivotal in shaping the race.
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George McGovern
Rhode Island
Oregon
California
Hubert H. Humphrey
Wallace's Condition Unchanged Says Doctors
In Silver Spring Maryland doctors said Gov George C Wallace's paralyzed legs remained essentially unchanged from Monday when he first showed movement an involuntary twitching of his toes was reported doctors added no new signs of improvement and noted stability in his condition noted today by his medical team.
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Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Belfast women march to IRA HQ over executions
Two hundred Roman Catholic housewives in Londonderry protest the Irish Republican Army executions of a young British Army soldier. They threaten to open barricaded Catholic districts to British troops, heightening factional tensions within the IRA.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Londonder
Bogside
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Pentagon antiwar protests end with 20 arrests
More than 20 antiwar demonstrators were arrested at the Pentagon on Monday, while organizers failed to muster a crowd large enough to disrupt activity at the vast military office complex.
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Washington
Pentagon
U S Bombers Hit Bridges Station In Hanoi Area
Saigon reports six bridges on the northwest North Vietnam railway to China destroyed by U S fighter bombers and five large secondary explosions at the transformer station feeding Hanoi military installations. In ground fighting, South Vietnamese repel attacks at My Chanh river and An Loc, while guerrilla actions persist in the Mekong delta.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
China
Hanoi
My Chanh
An Loc
Mekong
City Hikes Garbage Rates In Aiken Budget Plan
City of Aiken moves toward a 1972 73 budget with a first reading of a proposed garbage rate increase that could double fees. The plan also includes a five percent city employee pay raise and maintains no tax increase. City Manager Roland Windham cites backyard collection as a factor and notes on street collection could cut personnel but may affect service.
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Aiken
Roland Windham
Windham
Crosland Park Zoning Hearing Set June 26
City Council voted to hold a public hearing June 26 on a zoning ordinance that would change land at the mouth of Crosland Park for a 60 unit apartment project owned by Clifford L. Boyd of Granittsville. Opponents cited a 400 signature petition and urged preserving the area’s character.
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Crosland Park
Clifford L. Boyd
Graniteville
Planning and Zoning Commission
Marshall Cain
Council
State of
South
Nixon and Soviet Union Reach First Moscow Accord
In Moscow the Nixon administration and Soviet leaders announce their first summit accord. Both sides commit to joint efforts against dread diseases and environmental pollution, with further talks described as frank and businesslike.
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Moscow
Nixon
Vietnam
Brezhnev
Zamyatin
Showers Continue In Aiken Weather Pattern
The outlook shows mild cloudy conditions with ongoing showers in Aiken for nearly a week. A Weather Bureau forecast predicts partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 70s to around 80 and lows in the 60s through Saturday. Rain chances taper to 6% today then rise to 40% tomorrow with northeasterly winds 5 to 10 mph, gusty in thunderstorms.
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Aiken
U.S
Weather Bureau
Several Thefts Probed In Aiken County Night Crime
The Aiken County Sheriff reports thefts including a 3% ton electric winch from Henry Blakewood's truck on Catawba Street. A tape player and tapes were stolen from Evelyn Boyd's car on Jackson Street near Owens Corning Fiberglas. J M Walton notes follow up.
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Aiken County
Parks Commission Revived In Aiken City
The Aiken City Council revived the Parks Commission after three years of inactivity appointing John Elliott as chairman GH Lehman and William A Beasley to serve and naming three residents to be added later Odell Gregory was made ex officio liaison. The panel will advise on parkways improvements reporting to the city manager with annual meetings.
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Aiken
Parks Commission
John Elliott
GH. Lehman
William A. Beasley
Odell Gregory
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D.aiken
Highway Department
Aiken Preparatory School
Hitchcock
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Wallace
N. Viet Bridges
Jay Seabolt
Pine St
New Ellenton
AEC
Savannah River Laboratory
Seabolt
Aiken High School
Rick Hawkins
Carolina
Fire
Russia
Leonid M. Zamyatin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
William P. Rogers
Boris V. Petrovsky
Washington, D.C
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