Arrest Likely Soon in Supper Club Fire
Aiken County Sheriff Paul Grant says investigators from the SLED and sheriff's office plan to make an arrest soon in the April 29 fire that destroyed the Colonial Supper Club on Atomic Highway near Clearwater. Club manager Johnny Heos died after being rescued from the blaze at University Hospital in Augusta. The club was registered as a non profit eleemosynary corporation in Columbia.
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S.C. Law Enforcement Division
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University Hospital
Augusta
Eleemosynary Corporation
S.C. Secretary of State’s Office
Columbia
Firebomb damages WNOO radio station in Chattanooga
Arsonists threw a fire bomb onto the roof of WNOO in Chattanooga early today, heavily damaging the station. Police said the rhythm and blues station reported on fire just after midnight as city-wide disturbances continued from a week of unrest.
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Chattanooga
Tanooga
Mariner Spacecraft to Launch Saturday for Mars Orbit
NASA plans a 6 20 p m EDT Saturday liftoff for the Mariner craft aimed at a Mars orbit by November 14. Administrator James C Fletcher said the craft has been corrected to avoid a repeat of the May 8 first launch mishap.
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Washington
U.S. Space Agency
Mariner
James C. Fletcher
Trator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lava Engulfs Villa as Etna Threatens Fornazzo
Mt Etna lava devours another villa on the outskirts of Fornazzo while fire trucks and a Red Cross column move in for possible evacuation. About 400 residents stay awake watching the erratic flow, which at times gutters into a gulch and at others crushes vineyards and farm buildings.
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Sicily
Mt. Etna
Red Cross
Politics Over Science in FDA Safety Debates
A blue ribbon advisory panel says political factors drive food and drug safety decisions more than science. The panel found FDA lacks capacity for complex consumer protection questions, while the FDA backs the report and cites steps to strengthen scientific buffers against political pressure.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
FBI to Probe Federal Violations in Slaying of Honor Graduate
In Ruleville Mississippi FBI agents under presidential orders investigate possible federal charges in the shooting death of Jostha Collier a Black high school honors graduate. Protests followed in Drew and Ruleville where 31 demonstrators were arrested for obstructing traffic. Three white men including two brothers and a nephew face murder charges. President Nixon called the death an unnecessary tragedy and ordered the federal inquiry.
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Mississippi
Jostha Collier
Ruleville
Drew
Collier
Nixon
Senator's Charge Challenged Over Beef Contamination Claim
Washington AP An Agriculture Department official challenged a senator's charge that beef sold to consumers carries cancer causing DES. Richard E Lyng assistant secretary of agriculture said no red meat with detectable DES has reached the market.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Richard E. Lyng
Graduation Pride Joy And Sorrow In Aiken County
Nearly 1 000 Aiken County high school seniors took part in commencement exercises across four schools. Aiken High School led with 635 diplomas in Hagood Stadium while Granitetville and Leavelle-McCampbell presented the Samuel H Swint awards totaling 7 000 dollars.
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Teresa Jane Jennings
David Robert Safford
David Leo Covington
Judy Kay Craft
Emily Bartlett Karriker
Julie Anna Olcott
Lois
Samuel H. Swint
Graniteville High School
Leavelle - McCampbell High School
Daniel C. Willis
Swint
Eleanor Cromwell
Robert Downing
Debra Lee Myers
James Chappell
Ground Action Near Snuol Rages in Cambodia Fight
U S and South Vietnamese air craft bomb and strafe North Vietnamese forces near Snuol Cambodia. Reported enemy casualties exceed 200 with a three hour ground clash west of the town. South Vietnamese troops claim control as U S forces fly hundreds of missions in support.
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le Trung Hien
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North Augusta drug fight group forms in town
A North Augusta meeting led by Mayor Ray Walters discussed creating a temporary referral center for drug and alcohol abuse. The center would coordinate treatment education referrals after care and prevention with volunteers until a permanent staffed facility is financed. About 50 people attended as Joel Gunnells and Lucius Eubanks outlined funding issues and next steps.
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North Augusta
Ray Walters
Paul Hyer
Eubanks
Gunnells
Machete Murders Toll Rises to Twenty in California
In Yuba City area near Feather River eight more bodies were unearthed, bringing the total to 20. Sheriff Whiteaker confirmed 15 found earlier and noted renewed searches in a mile square along the river. Juan Corona, 37, of Yuba City, remained jailed on 10 murders as investigators pressed the case.
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Roy D. Whiteaker
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Juan V. Corona
Corona
Mexico
Allied Gulf Evaluates Waste Storage Charges
The State Development Board released a 39 page evaluation addressing allegations about Allied-Gulf Nuclear Services facility under construction in Barnwell. It answers questions on pollution safety transport and natural hazards using public information and offers copies to residents.
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State Development Board Today
Barnwell
Allied-Gulf Nuclear Services, Inc
Development Board
South Carolina
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
J Bonner Manly
Communications Division
D.C
State Development Board
Columbia
Homeowner Survival Kit: gauging monthly gas and electric use
Editor notes offer quick checks on utility bills. The piece explains typical monthly electricity consumption for a family, with ranges for lighting, appliances, electric heat, water heating, and central air conditioning, highlighting how bills vary with usage and season.
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Stumper Prize Raised to Six Ten for This Week
The Standard Stumper prize increases to 610 dollars after last week’s contest. Players are urged to submit entries today with extra copies at The Aiken Standard, 124 Rutland Drive, before noon Wednesday.
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Aiken
Rutland Drive
Watson denies soliciting U.S. Military Appeals post
Former U S Rep Albert Watson of South Carolina says he did not solicit nomination to the three judge U S Court of Military Appeals and will not accept it if offered He blasts Senate critics as Northern liberal racists and says no office is high enough to compromise his principles. The statement follows Senate criticism by Birch Bayh and others.
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