Merchants Report Strong Pre Christmas Sales In Aiken
Aiken merchants report outstanding sales Friday and Saturday as they anticipate a booming four week holiday season. Buyers shifted to decorations and warm clothing with many families traveling in for shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Brooks Mills of Roses
Mills
Lionel Smith Ltd
Lionel Smith
Smith
Russ Johnson
J.B. White and Co
Johnson
Sissy Brodie
Gazebo
Court Rules Nixon Tapes Are Public
The Supreme Court cleared the way for public playback of 24 years of Nixon Oval Office tapes. Non Watergate recordings must be released, with public listening possible at regional centers by 1964 at the earliest. About 12% of Watergate hours are already available in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Nixon
Oval Office
Federal Appeals Court
Christmas charitable drives aid Aiken County families
The Salvation Army, the Aiken Jaycees, and the Valley Empty Stocking Fund launch drives to aid hundreds in Aiken County. Salvation Army aims for 26500 dollars for food baskets toys and rest home gifts with year round projects funded if surplus. Contributions via mail kettle and War Cry. volunteer inquiries to Captain Melton. Jaycees run Christmas Shopping Tour aiding underprivileged children with proceeds also aiding Columbia mental hospital. Valley Empty Stocking Fund targets 11,000 dollars last year for 223 families. applications open with interviews, deadlines December 17. donations sent to multiple POs in Clearwater Langley Graniteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Salvation Army
The
Aiken Jaycees
Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Aiken County
Aiken Youth Correction Center
Robert Melton
Gayle Ave
N.W
Linda Christine
P.O
State Mental Hospital
Columbia
Jaycees
P.O. Box
Valley
L.B.C. American Legion Post
Graniteville Legion Post
L.B.C. Lions Club
Mary Etta Walker
Archie Dean
William F. Farmer
Grace Walker
Valley Empty
Clearwater
Langley
Graniteville
British Spy Gets Nine Month Suspended Term
Rhona Jane Ritchie, a former British Embassy diplomat in Tel Aviv, received a nine month suspended jail sentence for passing confidential telegrams to her Egyptian diplomat lover. Judge Sir David Croom-Johnson noted she should be eyes and ears, not the mouth, of diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rhona Jane Ritchie
Tel Aviv
Britain
U.S
David Croom-Johnson
Miss Ritchie
Refaat el-Ansary
Reagan rumored to ride helicopter to Salley’s Chitlin Strut
Report claims former president Ronald Reagan attended Salley’s Chitlin Strut on Saturday and allegedly observed a dozen people carrying chitlins. Strut King Jack West reportedly shared the joke with attendees of the annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack West
Salley
Ginny Southworth
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Reagan urges Congress to back urban tax breaks and highway plan
President Reagan pressed the lame duck session to consider his enterprise zone package to lure business to distressed cities and backed a highway repair and jobs program funded by a 5 cent per gallon fuel tax. The plan seeks tax relief and regulatory relief to boost inner city growth while warning House action is uncertain. The League of Cities faces funding cuts as urban unemployment and fiscal strain grow across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
Congress
National League of Cities
Los Angeles
Senate
House
League of Cities
Charles Royer
Seattle
League
Roger
Fern Harrison
Scotland Neck
N.C
Harrison
Editor Lo Fu of Xin Wanbao Charged With Spying for U.S.
Peiking authorities have detained Lo Fu, editor in chief of Xin Wanbao in Hong Kong, for six months on allegations of spying for United States intelligence. The case, disclosed by unnamed Chinese sources, notes his recall to Peiking last May and house arrest, with no formal charges or specifics released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Hong Kong
United States
Lo Fu
Xin Wanbao
New Evening Post
U.S
Information Department
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aiken County Today
Erma Bombeck
Vienna
Cairo
Geoffrey Prime
Cheltenham
Soviet Union
Aiken Standard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!