Yamasee District Fall Camporee Planned at Camp Yamasee
Camporee chief Al Boni announced Yamasee District Boy Scouts of America will host the District Fall Camporee November 2 to 4 at Camp Yamasee in Aiken State Park. Registration Friday evening, activities Saturday and evening campfire, church service and awards Sunday. Parents and citizens invited.
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Camporee
al Boni
Yamasee District
Aiken
Edgefield Counties
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Yamasee
Aiken State Park
Activites
Preschool Leadership Conference Set at Memorial Baptist Church
Preschool Leadership Conference scheduled for November 4 5 6 at Memorial Baptist Church in Aiken invites preschool teachers from churches in the Aiken Association. Conference leader is Mrs Robert E Blackburn with husband an Augusta area missionary residing in Martinez Georgia.
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Memorial Baptist Church
Aiken
Aiken Association
Robert E. Blackburn
Augusta
Martinez
Cast Party Set Following Opening Performance
First nighters for the Friday night November 2 opening of The Boy Friend at the Aiken Community Playhouse on Marlboro Street will attend a post show party. Will Cole says reservations for seats are open this week 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm at 648-1438, and the same hours apply next week for the November 9 and 10 performances. A 3:30 pm Sunday November 11 matinee is planned. The text also notes the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley was created by a Colorado River levee breach 68 years ago.
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Aiken Community Playhouse
Marlboro Street
Playhouse
Will Cole
Salton Sea
California
Imperial Valley
AT&T Plans $500 Million Nonconvertible Preferred Shares
AT&T announces a second issue this year of 500 million dollars in cumulative preferred stock to the general public. The shares are nonconvertible, with no preemptive rights for existing holders. Dividend rate and other terms will be set in November, with the issue expected to be completed by year’s end.
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At&t
Blind Sculptor Naranjo Gains West Coast Recognition
Michael Naranjo, 29, an American Indian painter turned sculptor after losing his sight and right hand in Vietnam, has gained notice for realistic animal figures and mythic dancers crafted by touch. His work has been shown in Santa Fe galleries and a Library of Congress exhibit sponsored by the VA, with a 12 foot bronze looming.
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Los Angeles
Michael Naranjo
Vietnam
Naranjo
West
New Mexico
Veterans Administration
Library of Congress
Washington
Nixon
Santa Fe
N.M
Taos, N.M
Fertilizer Shortage Threatens Bread and Farm Costs
The article notes a global fertilizer shortage driven by high world demand and a U.S. price freeze, risking higher bread prices as wheat supply relies on fertilizer. It cites Aiken County's 16 000 ton annual usage, shrinking inventories, and expectations of rising costs into 1974, urging support for farmers to ensure long term plant food access.
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Johnnie Q
Life
U.S
Aiken County
Area Donors Generous With Blood Donations
During October the Red Cross Bloodmobile visits to Aiken County produced 356 pints for the ill and injured. Beech Island and Belvedere contributed 71 pints while Clearwater Finishing Company sent 104 pints and Owens Corning Fiberglas Plant 181 pints on October 25.
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Red Cross
Aiken County
Lucius Eubanks, Jr
American Red Cross
Beech Island
Belvedere
Clearwater Finishing Company
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Sasquatch Sighted by Vancouver Fishermen on Beach
Three Vancouver fishermen reported sighting a tall light gray creature on the beach. Nick Pisac described a roughly 10 foot tall figure walking slowly along the shore, fueling Sasquatch lore in the area.
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Vancouver
Nick Pisac
Memo outlines plan to use federal agencies against news media
Sen. Weicker says a 1969 Magruder memorandum proposed using the IRS, the Justice Department antitrust division, and the FCC to monitor and pressure media. The document titled The Shotgun versus the Rifle was directed to White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman and discussed leveraging official complaints and potential actions to curb anti administration coverage. Magruder cited 21 requests from Nixon for action against perceived unfair coverage.
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Washington
Jeb S. Magruder
White House
Lowell P. Weicker
Connecticut Republican
Magruder
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Federal Communications Commission
Weicker
Senate
Watergate Committee
Nixon
Herb Klein
Pat Buchanan
Atce
IRS
Dorn To Address Local Group At Savannah River Chapter Meeting
U S Rep William Jennings Bryan Dorn of South Carolina third district will speak at the Savannah River Chapter American Society for Metals November meeting. The event on November 8 at the Aiken Holiday Inn begins 6 15 P M with public access and a buffet dinner. Reservations via Norman Mack call 803 824 6331 or 803 649 6211 extension 3474. Dorn will discuss South Carolina and the Energy Crisis.
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U. S
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
South Carolina
Savannah River
American Society For Metals
Aiken Holiday Inn
I-20
S.C
Norman Mack
Three Guilty In Greenville Coroner Death Case
Three men were found guilty of assault in the death of former Greenville County Coroner Mercer Brissey. A jury convicted Donald Galloway 22 of assault and battery with intent to kill and James Dennis 23 and Robert Carl Robinson Jr. 24 of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Brissey died May 9 after an altercation at a garage he owned. medical testimony said the cause was a heart attack. Sentencing was set for today.
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Greenville
Greenville County
Mercer Brissey
Brissey
Donald Galloway
James Dennis
Robert Carl Robinson Jr
Dennis
Robinson
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Ala
Jim
Atkins
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Q. Jutson
Fulmer
Frampton
Durban
Wyman
Rose
Clay
Highlands Univer
Sity
Las Vegas
Mekong Delta
David Pelletier
Black Mountain
N.C
Howlandville Baptist Church
North Aiken Baptist Church
David
Christopher Lee Poole
Norway United Methodist Church
Wagener United Methodist Church
Spartanburg Jr. College
College of Charleston
Duke Seminary
Christopher
Barbara Johnson
Salley
Chris
Lona
Chad
Nancy Anne Collins
Ncnb Corp
North Carolina National Bank
Mint Museum of Art
Raleigh
N. C
Collins
St. Angela Academy
Shorter College
Rome
Arthur W. Courtney
Rt. 6
Eubanks
Gary Grimes
Hansel & Gretel
Kiddy Matinee Sat. & Son
Mark
Cineme
Ve LA Ene CC
Associated Press
Senate Watergate Committee
FCC
Dean Burch
Dorn
Aiken Office Supply and Book Shop Inc
Park Ave
Sanders’ Barber
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Richland Ave
Kentucky
NEW Luxury Theatre
FOX
Chell Pam Grier
Ponuienet Marshall
Fick
Drivein Theatre
Tennessee
Buford Pusser
the Golden Fox
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