Home Rule bill faces opposition in Langley Bath area
A Jaycee told the County Government Study Committee that the Langley Bath Clearwater area would mount the strongest opposition to the Aiken County Home Rule Bill in a referendum set for November 3. He warned opposition stems from residents in this district rather than a general dislike of county council government, citing at large election concerns and potential dominance by Aiken and North Augusta.
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Bath
Aiken County
Langley - Bath - Clearwater
LBC Jaycee
Jaycee
Ben Rusche
SBC Jaycees
Rusche
Jaycees
Aiken
North Augusta
Rusche cites county maps in push for one man one vote
Rusche defends county seat apportionment citing population maps and a need to meet one man one vote standards. He notes a uniformly biased performance from course A and stresses local representation concerns as his committee studies population data for fair districts.
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Rusche
No Bail For Marxist Angela Davis
Angela Davis a 26 year old Marxist black militant was held without bail for a November 9 extradition hearing to California on murder and kidnapping charges. An FBI arrest at a Manhattan motel followed a courthouse shootout that killed four. She faced a federal unlawful flight charge, then was jailed on state charges as extradition proceedings began.
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New York
Angela Davis
California
Miss Davis
FBI
Manhattan
Cution
U.S
Merle Haggard Wins Entertainer of the Year at CMA
Merle Haggard captained a six award night at the Country Music Association ceremonies in Nashville. He took Entertainer of the Year and also earned Male Vocalist of the Year plus awards for Okie from Muskogee in album and single. Kris Kristofferson won Song of the Year for Sunday Morning Coming Down. Other finalists included Johnny Cash Glen Campbell Roy Clark and Charley Pride.
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Nashville, Tenn
Merle Haggard
Country Music Association
Haggard
Grand Ole Opry House
California
Okie
Muskogee
Kris Kristofferson
Johnny Cash
Glen Campbell
Roy Clark
Charley Pride
Cash
Campbell
Nobel Prize Awarded for Nerve Transmitter Research
The 1970 Nobel Prize in Medicine Physiology goes to Bernard Katz of London UCL Julius Axelrod of Bethesda Md and Ulf von Euler of Stockholm for discoveries on chemical transmitters in nerve terminals and their storage release and inactivation They share an 80000 prize for fundamental work on neural communication mechanisms.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Bernard Katz
London
Ulf von Euler
Julius Axelrod
Bethesda
Leipzig
Germany
University College
England
National Institute of Mental Health
von Euler
Karolinska Institute
Air War Tactics Shift as Bombing Dips in South Vietnam
Saigon sources report the US Air Force is scaling down raids in South Vietnam while pressing North Vietnamese supply routes in Laos. Since 1968, air attacks have fallen up to 70 percent as Vietnamization progresses, with Gen. Lucius D. Clay Jr. revising tactics to target more valuable aims. The 7th Air Force now numbers about 175 fighter bombers in Vietnam, and the South Vietnamese air force has risen to around 600 aircraft.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Laos
Vietnam
Nixon
7Th Air Force
Lucius D. Clay Jr
Cambodia
U.S
West Campaigns In Aiken With Busy Schedule
John West and his wife arrived at Aiken Airport at noon and attended a luncheon with supporters at Fermata Club. The campaign plans a 6 p.m. fair visit and a 7 p.m. barbecue in Warrenville, with Dick Scott noting Wests Senate record and four years as lieutenant governor.
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John West
Aiken
West
Fermata Club
Warrenville
Dick Scott
State Senate
Leadership in sales highlighted at Chamber clinic
Leonard F. Maiden of the University of South Carolina urged a service oriented approach to selling in the Chamber sponsored Sales Clinic. He said America needs skilled salespeople in a service economy and urged professionals to sell an attitude and continually improve through experience and product knowledge. The final session, led by Jim Kitchings of Sears, meets today at 8:30 a.m. in Heritage Room, Farmers and Merchants Bank, closing the series sponsored by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce.
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Leonard F. Maiden
University of South Carolina
Maiden
America
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Jim Kitchings
Sears
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Dohrn Replaces Davis on FBI Ten Most Wanted List
Bernadine Dohrn, 28, added to the FBI ten most wanted list to replace Angela Davis who was arrested in Manhattan. Dohrn faces charges of unlawful interstate flight, federal riot law violations, and conspiracy linked to mob action.
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Washington
FBI
Bernadine Rae Dohrn
Weatherman
Students For A
Democratic Society
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Manhattan
Miss Dohrn
Kidnap Warning Reaches Washington Politicians
The White House warns lawmakers they may be targets for abduction by revolutionaries. Sen. William B. Saxbe says stopping political blackmail requires making it a federal crime to yield to it and urges action in Congress.
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Washington
Congress
White House
William B. Saxbe
Rohio
West Gate Bridge Collapse Kills 24 Workers in Melbourne
A 2000 ton section of the West Gate Bridge under construction in Melbourne fell 134 feet, killing 24 workers and injuring 19 with 25 missing. The 1. mile span over the Yarra River would be Australia’s largest bridge and carry 30,000 daily vehicles. completion was due next year. Unions halted work and Premier Bolte ordered an investigation.
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Melbourne
Australia
Yarra River
West Gate Bridge
Standard Stumper dominates with 815 entries
The Aiken Standard reports that the Standard Stumper drew 815 entries with an $280 prize. Many entries left blanks or misread key words, examples include Kris Gimmy and Clifford Lewis swapping words and Fred A Miller misplacing Rome and wrench. Readers are urged to grab more papers as Puzzle 25 arrives tomorrow and page 4-B shows missed solutions.
Welfare Budget Bill Faces Assembly Debate in South Carolina
The General Assembly will consider a 29.8 million state share of a 114.7 million welfare budget. Welfare director Archie Ellis told the Budget and Control Board that an 8.8 million increase in state funds is needed for rising service demands and inflation driven costs, with the federal government providing most money.
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Columbia
General Assembly
South Carolina
Archie Ellis
Budget and Control Board
Charleston Museum Receives Iselin Furnishings from Hopelands
The Charleston Museum accepted a collection of furniture paintings and other items from the estate of the late Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin. Director E. Milby Burton said the pieces will be housed in the Manigault and Heywood Washington House area and noted his four decades leading the museum. Burton, preparing gradual retirement to focus on research, led 166 314 visitors last year, and wrote about South Carolina silversmiths and Charleston furniture. He served in World War II earning the Silver Star in Brittany.
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Charleston Museum
C. Oliver Iselin
E. Milby Burton
Manigault and
Heywood Washington House
South Carolina
Burton
Sive
Charleston
Brittany
Stockade Awaiting Orders at Aiken County jail
The Aiken County Grand Jury condemned the stockade as a blot on mankind and urged cleanup. Capt. Lester Brown said no new orders have been issued since he took charge five weeks ago while he works to improve conditions and meals for 51 prisoners. He handles all stockade food purchases with no per diem funding known.
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Aiken
Stockade
Brown
Horse Season Heralded At Aiken Training Track
About 40 horses arrived to begin the annual training season at the Aiken Training Track. Cragwood Stables led by trainer Tommy Root sent 24 yearlings, while Robert Blackburn trains for William Yaggan Perry bringing 18 more. Cragwood Stables is owned by Charles Engelhard of New Jersey.
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Aiken
Cragwood Stables
Tommy Root
Charge
Robert Blackburn
William Yaggan Perry
Cragwood Stabies
Charles Engelhard
New Jersey
Nixon Signs Anticrime Bill in White House Ceremony
President Nixon signed a sweeping anticrime bill aimed at dismantling the Mafia and terrorist networks. The measure authorizes federal action, imposes a death penalty for fatal bombings, grants FBI campus bombing jurisdiction, and expands wiretap and witness protection powers amid civil liberties concerns.
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Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
Congress
FBI
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Graniteville
Fred A. Miller
Hill Avenue
Hopelands
Alty
John Mitchell
J. Fdear Hoover
Lawrence Speiser
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Ronald Ziegler
Harvard University
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