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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1971

Page

3

Country star Overstreet finds success by devoting time to self

Nashville AP reports country singer Tommy Overstreet, after years of shifting between jobs and music, chose a self-focused path following kinship with Gene Austin. He credits renewed effort, family needs, and a 1960s move to Nashville for a breakthrough hit Gwen.

Nashville. Tenn Tommy Overstreet Gene Austin Overstreet Gwen Austin Oklahoma Texas National Life and Accident Insurance Company Los Angeles Henry Hurt Nashville Famous Music

State Baptists Argue Full Immersion Issue

A dispute at the South Carolina Baptist Convention 150th anniversary meeting centered on full immersion for baptism. Messengers from Greenwood First Baptist were challenged for departing from scriptural baptism, delaying certification but allowing opening ceremonies to proceed.

Columbia South Carolina Baptist Convention First Baptist Church of Greenwood Grady M. Bridwell Westside Baptist Church of Spartanburg W. Daniel Greer Greenville John C West John Campbell

Col May to Speak at Aiken County Museum Dedication

Col John A. May of Aiken will be principal speaker at the dedication of the Aiken County Museum at 8 p.m. Thursday May. The museum, housed in the old county jail, is sponsored by the Aiken County Historical Commission. The event honors late commissioners Perrin Toole and John H. Staubes, first president of the commission, with the museum open to visitors 6 to 10 p.m. under commission oversight.

John A. May Aiken Aiken County Ing Perrin Toole John H. Staubes Steubes The Historical Commission Gordon Farmer Roy J. Lyons Dorothy K. MacDowell

Farm Bureau Marketing Arm Seeks Court Relief in SC

The South Carolina Farm Bureau Marketing Association plans to seek federal court relief next month with a January 5 hearing set. Trustee Robert K Bouknight outlined a plan to reorganize the marketing arm, pay creditors, and honor principal obligations after nearly 1 million dollars in losses from handling commodities like soybeans at Charleston Port.

Columbia South Carolina Farm Bureau Marketing Association Robert K. Bouknight Lexington Bureau Charleston Harry S Bell Bouknight

Dope Flood Continues Despite Record Hauls

The United States faces a continuing flood of narcotics despite record seizures. A 1972 study by Rep. Seymour Halpern highlights large international supply, major heroin and cocaine seizures, and rising production in Turkey, Burma, Laos, and Thailand.

Washington United States Middle East Southeast Asia Mexico Seymour Halpern R-N.y House Foreign Affairs Committee Halpern Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs U.S. Bureau of Customs U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Turkey Burma Laos Thailand

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