Aiken Native Paul G Amos Honored by State Patrol
State Highway Patrol names Paul G Amos of Columbia as District One Highway Patrolman of the Year 1969. The eight year veteran, a former Marine, was one of six district winners in the annual South Carolina Patrolman of the Year competition. He and his family belong to Shandon Baptist Church.
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Columbia
Paul G. Amos
South Carolina Petroleum Council
S. N. Pearman
Amos
Wade Hampton Hotel
South Carolina
Lexington
Richland
Sumter
Corp. L. G. Dobson
Greenwood
Vention
Highway Patrol
United States Marine Corps
St. Angela Academy
Aiken
Brenda Bushee
Belvedere
Cindy
III
Monica
Patrolman Amos
Shandon Baptist Church
J. A. Spell
Educators Seek Expanded Front Against South Carolina Dropouts
South Carolina educators, facing a possible limit on expanding a pilot kindergarten program, propose broader, low cost strategies to reduce the dropout rate from 79 percent to just under 50 percent. They rely on local districts to design experimental curricula using available federal Title Three funds and other sources.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
Robert McNair
South Carolina Department
Britain Welcomes Nixon Gas and Germ Warfare Decision
The British Foreign Office welcomed President Nixon's move to renounce chemical and germ warfare. A spokesman said officials would comment after seeing the full text and noted delight that the United States endorses the Geneva Convention draft prohibiting biological methods of warfare.
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London
Foreign Office
Nixon
Senate
Geneva
United States
Agnew Likely to End Attacks on Press
Vice President Spiro Agnew has no desire to continue his criticisms of the news media and will likely let the matter drop. His spokesman said the point was made, stimulating discussion and self examination among press and television, with Agnew focusing on a different subject at the December 11 governors conference in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Herbert Thompson
Hot Springs
Ark
Thompson
Nixon
Vietnam
New
HEW Charges Mississippi Misuse Of School Funds
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare reports widespread misspending of federal aid in Mississippi schools. Findings show funds used for normal operations and construction that aided segregation, with white districts receiving more state and local money than black ones. Improvements in attendance, lunches, and materials noted, though inequalities persist.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Mississippi
Supreme Court
US Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Health, Education and Welfare Department
James E. Allen
U.S
Allen
More Money For Schools In South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Education said the state will receive about 70.7 million dollars in federal funds under the new congressional appropriations bill. About 42.9 million goes to strengthen elementary and high school programs, 10.4 million to federally affected areas, and 6.9 million for higher education. The Council of Chief State School Officers met in Phoenix and urged the Nixon Administration to release funds to avoid emasculating school programs. Cyril B. Busbee heads the department policy committee that drafted the resolution.
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South Carolina
Beaufort High School
Beaufort County
Cooper
Columbia
Nixon Renounces Germ Warfare And Chemical First Use
President Nixon announced the United States will not use germ warfare even if attacked and will destroy all bacteriological stockpiles. Research will shift to countering germ warfare with immunizations under HEW oversight. The policy extends to first use of incapacitating chemicals in war.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Pentagon
Nixon outlines policy to curb chemical and biological weapons
The President announced a six month review of chemical and biological defense policies completed by the National Security Council. He said the decisions will sharply reduce the chance these weapons will be used and that mankind holds seeds of destruction. He expressed hope the actions foster peace and understanding among nations.
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National Security Council
Nixon
Army Plans Briefing On Alleged Massacre
Secretary Resor and General Counsel Jordan will brief the Senate Armed Services Committee on the alleged My Lai massacre. Senators condemn CBS interview with a veteran claiming orders to kill civilians and question the trial process and media coverage. The Army states Lt. William L. Calley Jr. will face a general court martial for the My Lai killings.
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Washington
Stanley R. Resor
Robert Jordan
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
CBS
My Lai
Seif Peter Dominick
R-Colo
William L. Calley Jr
Paul Meadle
West Terre Haute
Ind
Calley Dominick
Dominick
Armed Services Committee
Ruth Pittman Leads Home Economics Outreach
Ruth Pittman is described as the chief Home Economist guiding groups from Girl Scouts to social organizations. Her team teaches at no cost, offering programs on kitchen efficiency to help hundreds of women save time, trouble, and money in managing households.
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Ruth Pittman
Girl Scouts
Ruth
FHA
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State Highway Patrol
Sidney Cooper
Grams
Spiro Agnew
HEW
Ote
Army
Commence Inc
Kalmia Plaza
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
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