Earth Tremor Felt Across Aiken Area Last Night
A strong earth tremor lasting three to four seconds was felt in many areas of Aiken around 8 o clock. Police and radio stations received calls about a possible explosion. No damage or injuries were reported, with tremors felt from the Savannah River to Rock Hill and Charleston area paths.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
Kalmia Hill
Highland Park Country Club
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Edward Bradley
Xavier University
Anna
Weather Bureau
Beckley
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Savannah River
Augusta
Anderson
Greenville
Spartanburg
Rock Hill
Mistrial Declared In Barton Firearm Case In Aiken County
Special term of Aiken County General Sessions Court adjourned with a mistrial in the case of Mrs. Ginger Lynn Barton for pointing a firearm. Jury deliberated 2.5 hours without a verdict amid seven state witnesses. no defense witnesses testified. Earlier Claude Brown and Eddie Willie Garnett were acquitted of grand larceny over an air conditioner theft in Bath. Celester Brown was acquitted on a directed verdict.
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Aiken County
Ginger Lynn Barton
Claude Brown
Eddie Willie Garnett
Augusta
Celester Brown
Unrest in Marseille erupts at police station attack
About 20 masked youths and girls waving anarchist flags attacked a Marseille police station with Molotov cocktails. A policeman escaped harm by shutting the door as attackers rushed him. The mob damaged police vehicles and a private car before police cordoned off the area and detained about 15 youths for questioning.
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Marseille
France
Delta agent locks himself in luggage compartment
Jackie Lindsey, a ramp service agent for Delta Airlines, climbed into a DC9 baggage compartment to stow bags but found the door shut. After 52 minutes, Flight 278 landed in St. Louis where office staff realized he was missing and approved a passenger-seat return. Lindsey rejoined the flight two hours after his unwarranted detour. The 12-foot compartment is pressurized and heated.
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Memphis
Lebanese diamond dealer charged in Sierra Leone theft
A Lebanese diamond dealer named Hanneh Shamel appeared in court in Freetown on charges of armed robbery of rough and uncut diamonds worth 3.47 million dollars. He allegedly conspired with unknown persons to steal 57 packets from Michael Neal Harbottle at Hastings airport while armed with a rifle and revolver.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Hanneh Shamel
Shamel
Michael Neal Harbottle
Sierra Leone Selection Trust
Hastings
Stock Market Slumps Amid Waning Peace Hopes
The New York market fell in moderate trading after failing to find inspiration from business developments. Analysts noted no clear trend as the Dow slipped 5.21 to 839.96 and the AP 60-stock average declined 1.1 to 291.2, with industrials down and utilities up slightly.
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New York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Mental Health Group Believes In Action
Aiken County supports an active Mental Health Association aided by the United Fund. It distributes literature, helps patients with drugs, backs research, and promotes careers in mental health. Notable efforts include Operation Santa Claus for hospital patients, a state hospital ward adoption, jail ward upgrades, a dedicated Mental Health Clinic, a Prep House to aid reentry, volunteer programs, and workshops for ministers law enforcement and teachers.
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Aiken County
United Fund
Aiken
Elna Lombard
Aiken County Mental Health Clinic
Robert Waters
Frances Spencer
Bettie Dupree
Peggie Shealey
Aiken Figures Highlight Republican Dinner in Columbia
At a Columbia GOP dinner Sen. Strom Thurmond and his wife from Aiken received a standing ovation and introduced guests including Aiken City Council members. Barry Goldwater predicted Haynsworth victory while Gen. Mark Clark drew cheers from Columbia Republicans.
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R.ariz
Columbia
Strom Thurmond
R-Sc
Nancy
Alice Wilder
Wilder
Fred Langdon
Albert Watson
Republican Women’s Club
Mark Clark
Thurmond
Clement Haynsworth
Supreme Court
NAACP
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Agne
Sen
Gen
Moonwalk Begets Early Second Outing for Conrad Bean
Two American astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Alan L Bean woke early to attempt a second moonwalk after a first day of scientific work. They planned to recover a broken television camera, set up a nuclear power station, a sensitive seismometer and instruments to study gases and solar wind. They described the mission with humor and focus as they prepared for more explorations.
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Mission Control
Conrad
Bean
Area IEC Visits Center In Georgia
Aiken-Edgefield Industrial Education Center representatives toured an Rome Georgia site to gain in sight and background for Rome in plant training systems. The center on Barnwell Avenue in Aiken is run by the U S Research and Development Corporation a public management group that merged with Monogram Industries. It operates as a private company managing government and private training projects and places graduates in local industries.
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Aiken-Edgefield Industrial Education Center
Rome
Aiken-Edgefield Center
Barnwell Avenue
Aiken
U. S. Research and Development Corporation
Monogram Industries
IEC
Haynsworth nomination gains support amid shifts
Support for Clement Haynsworth Jr. to the Supreme Court grew as Sen. Stevens Boggs and Aiken pledged confirmation, while one senior Republican split. With 15 uncommitted, the vote hung in the balance as Williams the conscience of the Senate loomed large in the AP tally.
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Washington
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Caleb Boggs
Delaware
Ted Stevens
Alaska
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Senate
Associated Press
Haynsworth
Greenville
S.C
Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Williams
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
Stevens
Boggs
Aiken
White House
Draft Bill Is Sent To White House
The Senate passed President Nixon's draft lottery bill and sent it to the White House. The system would select inductees by a national birthday drawing aimed at concentrating calls on 19 year olds, replacing the oldest-first rules. Sen. Mansfield opposed. Sen. Stennis pledged February hearings for broader reform.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
White House
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
John Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Red Gunners Pound U S Base Near Saigon
North Vietnamese gunners pounded Bu Prang and Duc Lap camps as air strikes intensified. Lt. Col. Frank Simons questioned how long Vietcong could sustain shelling amid bombardments. B52s dropped over 5,000 bombs as Marine withdrawals proceed, with 48 200 U S troops remaining in country.
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Bu Prang
Duc Lap
Saigon
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