Death sentence for Sirhan Sirhan appealed to California Supreme Court
Sirhan Sirhan's death sentence for the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is under appeal to the California Supreme Court. Attorney Luke McKissack says a 740 page brief raises 18 issues for possible reversal or a reduction to life imprisonment. He estimates the court may take about a year to act.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
California Supreme Court
Luke McKissack
Sirhan
McKissack
Roy Clark Hospitalized With Coronary Insufficiency
Roy Clark 37 a country music star of Hee Haw and CBS was admitted to Baptist Hospital Nashville with chest pains. Dr William Ewers called the condition coronary insufficiency. ECG readings returned to normal and he was allowed out of bed but kept under observation.
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Nashville, Tenn
Roy Clark
Hee Haw
Clark
Baptist Hospital
William Ewers
Standard Stumper Ante Up To $330
The notice raises the Standard Stumper ante to 330 dollars after no winner. Two free words are offered this week with clues for Number 15 across and Number 18 down. Extra copies are available at 124 Rutland Drive and a next week deadline is implied.
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Rutland Drive
Hippie Justice Of Peace Loses Office In Kansas Ruling
In Topeka Kansas attorney general Kent Frizzell says the 1968 legislature abolished the office of justice of the peace in Lawrence and 107 other cities. Phillip Hill a 22 year old write in candidate who described himself as a dealer in drugs received over 6000 votes. The ruling sparked immediate plans for legal challenge and Hill retained representation.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Phillip Hill
Hill
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Atty
Kent Frizzell
Washington, D.C
E Wil Shanahan
Geary
Douglas
Douglas County
Election Committee Denies of 42 C. Republican Party Protest
Rep Dorn praises scouting as a positive program and calls for adopting the Scout motto Be Prepared in facing budget cuts. He spoke at the Yamassee District Boy Scout Association banquet recognizing adults for service. The district includes Aiken and Edgefield Counties with about 1,500 scouts.
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W. J. Bryan Dorn
America
Dorn
Yamassee
Boy Scout Association
Yanabe
Yalangway
James Fair Burt
Aiken County
Nathan R. Salley
Salley
Judson F. Brauner
Explorer Post
Edgefield
Aiken
Mike Hardwick
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Virgil Addy
Nat Copenhaver
James Hill
Dick Beals
James R. Hill
Playhouse Director Brings Mild Hilarity To Aiken Tonight
Aiken Community Playhouse opens with Barefoot in the Park directed by Art Barab at Aiken Junior High Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. The revival showcases new youthful talent alongside veteran performers including Randi Ward Polly Baker Jim Smotrel and Ben Johnson in a Neil Simon comedy packed with lighthearted mischief and charm.
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Art Barab
Aiken
Aiken Junior High
Aiken Community Playhouse
Playhouse
Randi Ward
Corie Bratter
Paul Bratter
Jim Smotrel
Smotrel
Florida State University
Jim Moore
Jim Smotzel
Mike McManaway
Dick Currie
Suzanne
Neil Simon
Recount Results Upheld in Aiken County
The Aiken County Board of Canvassers upheld a recount result certifying Democrat John Henry Williams over Republican Delmos S Weeks for the fourth House seat. The board dismissed the GOP protest unanimously on a motion by Ernest Jones, with England dissenting earlier and saying the State Board should decide. Wallace Blackwell expressed surprise at the decision.
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State Board of Canvassers
Aiken County
Eugene England
England
Benjamin Surasky
State Board
GOP County
Wallace Blackwell
An Argentine Looks At Aiken
A visitor notes Aiken’s polo fame and equestrian heritage alongside picturesque avenues and visible poverty. He contrasts small city life with urban jungle trends, praising preserved traditions, Confederate symbolism, and a new prosperity through horse breeding and industry. Life after dark centers on homes rather than clubs.
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Aiken
Argentina
Sen. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Argentine visitor Michael Arbon tours Aiken Standard
Michael Arbon, a young Argentine newspaper man visiting Aiken for three days, toured the Aiken Standard to observe operations. His father is British and his mother Argentine born of Welsh lineage. he was educated in Argentina and England and served in the Argentine army before joining the Buenos Aires Herald as copy editor.
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Michael Arbon
Buenos Aires
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Arbon
Argentina
England
The
Buenos Aires Herald
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Blackwell
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McManaway
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