Upset Weekend Stumps Grid Contestants in Aiken
Seven entries tied for first with two wrong picks in a tie breaker. Sidney Taprell of 121 Chesterfield Street, Aiken, guessed 21 points for the Florida State Houston game and wins $50. Other winners listed with street addresses. entries due by 5 p.m. Friday.
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Sidney Taprell
Chesterfield Street
Aiken
Florida State
Houston
Taprell
Leslie Boland
Jim Day
Rosemary Dr
DL. Mc. Lane
Collier St. Aiken
BE. Bates
Mickey Walker
Boardman Rd
James C. Callahan
Rt. 5
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
EERIE HAPPENING CROSSES APPEAR IN BRUNSWICK CHURCH WINDOWS
Soft glowing crosses of unknown origin appeared in three Mount Olive Baptist Church windows in Brunswick Georgia yesterday and have recurred since last Sunday. Police closed streets within four blocks as crowds gathered nightly, while similar crosses were seen Oct. 25 at St Pauls Church in the port city.
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Mount Olive Baptist Church
Brunswick
St. Pauls Methodist Church
UPI
Pentagon Fails to Treat Alcoholics Report Says
The General Accounting Office says the Pentagon does little to treat alcohol abuse among troops, preferring punishment. The report suggests potential savings and reform options for the Defense Department and Army cases.
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Washington
Pentagon
The
Gener
al Accounting Office
Defense Department
Computerized mental health treatment eyed in South Carolina
Dr. William Hall state mental health commissioner outlines a central computerized system to diagnose prescribe and treat mentally ill patients. The plan would center in Columbia and link the 14 regional centers across the state and could even predict death by self harm attempts.
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Columbia
South Carolina
William §. Hall
Mental Health
Commission
Security tightened in London for Queen Elizabeth II visit
Four thousand extra police were called to duty in London doubling the force for a major security operation to protect Queen Elizabeth II during her parade with Prince Philip and Prince Charles for the opening of Parliament after two terrorist bombings.
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London
Elizabeth II
Scotland Yard
Sovereign
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Nixon trade policy boosts exports and lowers imports
NEW YORK AP The first phase of Nixon’s foreign trade steps shows improved trade balance as exports rise and imports fall despite a global slowdown. The U S sells more overseas than it buys while war costs keep spending above earnings. foreigners invest more in the U S and farmers face less meat competition, with machinery makers expanding both at home and abroad.
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New York
Nixon
America
United States
Removal Of Billboards Is Doubtful
South Carolina faces a billboard control bill that could reorder but not remove signs. The plan may shift signs farther from roads and raise costs, potentially affecting rural advertisers while city signs largely escape change. Federal highway aid linked to compliance risks a $45 million shortfall, prompting debates over tax hikes and removal costs.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
Federal Department of Transportation
State Highway Department
Rembert Dennis
Berkeley
Senate
Jack Lindsay
Light turnout as Aiken voters head to polls
Voters trickle to the polls under cloudy skies for Aiken general election. Three city council seats and the mayor’s post are at stake with polls open until 7 p.m. Final totals after six precincts will be read at the city auditorium. Democratic incumbents Marvin Jr and Jones plus Maurice Williams seek reelection. Republicans Perry Jr Olsen Lowery seek council seats. Mayor Weeks seeks an eighth term unopposed.
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City of Aiken
City Auditorium
Park Avenue
Weeks
Charles H. Marvin Jr
Charles M Jones
Maurice M. Williams
Robert S
Lewis Brown
County Delegation Clash Over Voting Equipment Funds
A county legislative delegation clashed with District 1 Commissioner Raymond A. Holley over paying for punch card voting equipment. Holley refused to sign a purchase approval, saying funds should be used for drainage improvements. Two commissioners later supported accepting the equipment once funds are appropriated.
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District 1
Raymond A. Holley
Marshall Cain
Holley
South Carolina
Aiken
Mackey Scott
District 2
Bill Good
Election Commission
Eugene England
Commissioners Board
Gilbert McMillan
Tidal Wave Death Toll Tops 3,000
A tidal wave and cyclone devastated 1000 square miles along the Orissa coast. Official death toll reached 3391, with thousands feared perished and two million missing amid widespread floodwaters. most victims were refugees moved to Jambu island near Calcutta.
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New Delhi
United News of India
Orissa
Jambu
Calcutta
Bhubaneswar
Aid Rescue Attempt Under Way
Washington lawmakers clash over foreign aid funding as Mansfield and Church push for overhaul and possible lapse. Senate opposition to another carbon copy bill and calls to curb military aid mark key tensions while the White House seeks authority beyond November 15.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
United States
Mansfield
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Church
U.S
Indochina
Defense
Melvin
Nuclear Test Fees Make Last Appeal
Environmental groups led by the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility appeal to a federal court in Washington seeking a preliminary injunction to halt the Amchitka underground test. The AEC plans a five megaton detonation on Amchitka Island, likely this Friday, with Judge Hart denying a temporary block for lack of irreparable environmental damage proof.
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Washington
Alaskan
Amchitka
Atomic Energy Commission
Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
U.S. Court of Appeals
US. Dist
George L. Hart Jr
Navy Fighter-Bomber Strikes North of DMZ
The U S Navy A6C Intruder conducted its 70th North Vietnam strike this year after two surface to air missiles were fired. No damage reported from the missiles, the command said. The mission targeted the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos while aircraft losses rose to 8 004. Ground clashes persisted with helicopter gunships killing 24 enemy troops in the Mekong Delta. Marshal Lon Nol flew to the northeastern front.
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U.S
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Bricks Suggested Over Guns for Home Defense
Quinn Tamm executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police testifies before the Senate Juvenile Delinquency Subcommittee endorsing pending legislation to curb small caliber weapons. He says homeowners buying handguns to guard property pose a menace and could be better off armed with a brick.
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Quinn Tamm
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Senate
Tamm
UPI
Safety Check Assured At Nuclear Fuel Plant
A South Carolina committee heard assurances from James T. Ramey that the Allied Gulf $80 million nuclear fuel reprocessing plant near Barnwell will be built and operated safely. He said the total radiation exposure to nearby residents would be about 2 percent of natural background levels and that the facility will be governed by state and federal laws and inspected by the AEC Division of Compliance. Opponent Townsend Belser Jr. criticized the project, but Ramey argued the site can be developed with reasonable assurance of public safety.
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Marlboro
Senate
Lindsay
Columbia
South Carolina
Atomic Energy Commis
James T. Ramey
Allied Gulf
Barnwell County
AEC
Savannah River
Barnwell
AEC Division of Compliance
Ramey
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Manning Owen
Walter Burckhalter
Aiken High School
John Busch
GOP
H. Odell Weeks
Orissa Rice Bowl
Hart
Navy
Dmz
Mand
Central Highlands
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Sion
Townsend Belser Jr
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