County programs expand training and volunteer efforts
Aiken County reports expansion of educational services with state funded kindergarten and Distributive Education for the disadvantaged federal funds. The district notes 140 adult and college volunteers aiding teachers across 19 schools and 20 reading teachers in training under the Education Professions Development Act. New state purchased equipment totals 37000 dollars for vocational programs. Evening classes attract 260 adults across eight courses while 25 welders train for local industries. Graniteville Company United Merchants and Kimberly Clark sponsor the Junior Achievers Program at the Center as areas report extensive teacher workshops.
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Aiken County
Graniteville Company
United Merchants
Kimberly Clark
Jury awards Hazel Twiggs four thousand five hundred dollars
An Aiken County jury awarded Hazel Twiggs 4500 dollars in actual damages after a 1965 automobile crash at a Graniteville intersection. The panel ruled for defendant Charles M. Kenny Sr. and against the estate of John O Connor Sr. Both drivers are deceased.
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Aiken County
Hazel Twiggs
Charles M. Kenny Sr
John O'Connor Sr
O‘connor
Kenny
Graniteville Inter
Scouts Receive Gen Walter Richardson Trophies and Awards
Gen Walter Richardson trophies were awarded to Scouts Frontroth and Korrek along with Otis Gibson. Den Leader honors went to Mrs. Harvey Allen. Scouter awards went to James B. Newman and John Callan. Unit leader awards recognized Eugene England David Honkenen and George McKay for recruitment since July.
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Frontroth
Walter B. Richardson
Tom Korrek
Otis Gibson
Harvey Allen
James B. Newman
John Callan
Charles F. Sumner Jr
James Newman
MacDonald Lattimer
Eugene England
David Honkenen
George McKay
U S Support Urged For Programs For The Mentally Retarded
South Carolina mental retardation commissioner urged federal aid at a Senate subcommittee hearing. He supported a bill offering nearly 1 billion dollars over five years in matching grants and continued university grants at 20 million annually, calling for greater state control of funds. He cited high MR rates in some South Carolina school samples and a 1,000-person waiting list for aid.
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Washington
South Carolina
Charles D. Barnett
Senate
Barnett
National Association of Coordinators
Aiken Standard History and Publishing Details
Aiken Standard established 1867 is published each morning except Saturday and Sunday from Aiken South Carolina with subscription rates listed. The paper notes AP dispatch rights and UPCI membership, with a policy on corrections and advertising omissions.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
AP News
United Press Inter
Red China Loses Bid For U N United Nations Seat
At the United Nations General Assembly the pro Peking resolution to seat Red China was defeated 51 48 with 21 abstentions, as the Soviet Union and India supported the motion but Moscow did not campaign actively. A second US led two thirds vote resolution passed 71 to 48 with four abstentions to require a two thirds majority for the pro-Peking plan.
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N.Y
China
Soviet Union
Indonesia
India
Peking
United States
Day-Long Hearing Set On S C Drug Problem
South Carolina lawmakers plan a daylong hearing by the Mental Health and Retardation and Criminal Administration committees to gauge the drug problem. Officials like SLED Chief J P Strom and Mental Health Commissioner William Hall are expected to testify. They will decide whether to propose narcotics law changes to the 1970 General Assembly amid debates on law toughness and enforcement. A separate Commission on Alcoholism report found high school seniors show liquor experimentation but low hard narcotic use.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Earle Morris
Pickens
Criminal Administration
Walter Bristow
Morris
J. P. Strom
William Hall
General Assembly
State Commission On Alcoholism
William McCord
Commission
Merchants Plan Fall Promotion At Downtown Council Meeting
Downtown Merchants Retail Council discussed a fall promotion to be held the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. Members voted to restrict participation to those current on dues for the special advertising campaign. Merchants were urged to decorate windows in February with something old for the state tricentennial. President Frank Mills announced ballots for new officers would be mailed.
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Merchants Retail Council
Frank Mills
Aiken Chess Club Meeting Canceled
Aiken Chess Club postpones its 7:30 p.m. gathering at Pet Dairy until further notice. For information, contact C. E. Braun or H. M. Kelly.
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Aiken Chess Club
Pet Dairy
C. E. Braun
H. M. Kelly
Advisory Council Will Meet Today
The regular scheduled meeting of the Aiken Administrative Area Number One Advisory Council will be held tonight at Minnie B. Kennedy Junior High School at 7 oclock.
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Aiken
Aiken Jaycees Announce Yale Parade Date
The Aiken Jaycee sponsored Christmas Parade will start at 7 p.m. December 5 at Park Avenue and Union Street and move along Park Avenue Laurens Street to Aiken Junior High. Parade chair Larry Ricks says bands floats and city and Santa will participate. For more information contact Larry Ricks at 648-0156 or any Aiken Jaycee.
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Aiken
Jolly Old St. Nick
Larry Ricks
Doctor Robinson to speak on drug abuse at Aiken Senior Club
Dr. Donald H. Robinson director of preventive medicine for the South Carolina State Board of Health will address the Aiken Senior Men's Club at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Hotel Commercial. He has served as chief of medical operations for the 8th Army in Korea and spent eight years with the Panama Canal Health Bureau. He is active in the American Medical Association and related groups.
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Donald H. Robinson
Bureau of Preventive Medicine Service
South Carolina State Board of Health
Aiken Senior Men's Club
8Th Army
Korea
Robinson
Panama Canal Health Bureau
Canal Zone College
George A. Robinson
Alfred Street
Crosland Park
LEAP Funds Due By Dec 5 in six county region
The Law Enforcement Assistance Program task force for Aiken Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Calhoun and Orangeburg counties must submit requests for 1970 federal funds to the governor's office by December 5. County requirements must reach the Regional Task Force by November 20. Tom Medlock says funds may be requested at the November 20 meeting in Denmark. The U S Justice Department has allocated about 2.2 million for 1970 to South Carolina for law enforcement. about 1.7 million will go to local agencies.
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Aiken
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
Calhoun
Orangeburg
Governors Office
Lower Savannah
Medlock
Denmark
U. S. Justice Department
South Carolina
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