Dirksen's Senate Leadership and Political Rise Traced
The piece recounts Everett Dirksen's long rise in American politics from House member in 1930 to Senate GOP leader in 1959. It notes his clashes with Nixon and influence on appointments, his health battles, and his shift from isolationism to internationalism. It highlights his role opposing Kennedy and Johnson policies and the televised Ev and Charlie Show with Halleck.
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Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Johnson
Kennedy
Tike Mansfield
Dirksen
American Mecical Association
Nixon
Robert H. Finch
John Knowles
Clifford L. Alexander
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
White House
Alexander
Larksen
Ant
Wizard of
Cove
Dirkeen
GOP
Lovella Carver
Danice Joy
Howard B.) Baker Jr
Scott Lucas
House of Representatives
Pekin
Tirksen
Sen
Robert A Taft
Ohio
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Charlie
Aiken Standard editorial and publication details
Aiken Standard 1867 no Sunday edition published each morning from 213 Richland Avenue W Aiken SC 29801 Us postal info includes Second class and AP and UP International service rights with correction policy and carrier rate 25 cents per week.
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Aiken Standard
Richland Avenue
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
United Press International
Elbrick Returns Home Amid Release by Kidnappers
Envoy Burke Elbrick arrived with his wife Elvira at their guarded residence after authorities found a note from him and from his abductors. Brazilian officials hailed the release as the hostage crisis intersected Independence Day with UN security concerns.
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Elbrick
Elvira
Elfie
Fif
Burke
Jornal Do Brasil
Burke Ibrick
MR-8
National Liberation Action
Man Charged in Gun Theft Had Knives
An Aiken man Lewis Richardson aged 40 was charged with petty larceny for stealing a pistol from Salley Pollard of Colleton Avenue. Police also charged him with unlawful weapons possession after finding two knives in his car during the pistol recovery.
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Salley’ Mae Pollard
Colleton Avenue
Lewis Richardson
Union Street
Cpl
Ralph Center
J. D. Allen
Mary Broadwater
Barnwell Street
Mitchell Shopping Center
Shirley Key
New Ellenton
South Carolina relaxes brown bag enforcement at games
South Carolina policing shifts as ABC and SLED confirm limited agents will not target quiet public drinkers at football games. Major crime focus remains on bootleggers and unlicensed venues. Brown bag law arrests dropped at Darlington race despite new enforcement policy.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Joe G. Shinn
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
J. P. Strom
Shinn
SLED
Strom
Associated Press
Darlington
Brown
ABC
Otis W. Livingston
Livingston
Gev.bert 8
Bessinger Steps Down From Active Politics
Maurice Bessinger announces retirement from active politics and resigns as chairman of the South Carolina Independent party. The party names W A Barnett of Moncks Corner as successor. Bessinger, a Columbia resident, vows continued fight for his segregationist agenda and notes past legal battles over race and property rights.
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Columbia
Maurice Bessinger
South Carolina
Bessinger
Independent Party
Wallace
Congress
St Angela Saints Dominate Blackville 36 6 In Friday Gridiron
Aiken area crowd sees St Angela beat Blackville 36 6 as Ronald Razor recovers a blocked punt for the Saints first touchdown. Orsini and Caver score, Honeken and Duches add on, and a safety seals the win. Graniteville Ridgeland and Strom Thurmond also win in 8-AA play.
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St. Angela
Riddle Blackville High
Ronald Razor
Saints
Mike Orsini
Tony Caver
Orsini
Bobby Honeken
Caver
Honeken
Arnold Duches
Blackville
Graniteville
Ridgeland
Bobby Thompson
Rocks
Ken Widener
Strom Thurmond
Senior Mens Club Meets Thursday
The Senior Men's Club opens its fall program at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Hotel Commercial. George H. Grant, chairman of the Aiken County delegation, will discuss "The Responsibilities of the Delegation." Jack Conover leads the planning, considering members' suggestions for the season's activities.
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Commercelal
George H. Grant
Aiken County
Jack Conover
Jesse R. Clark Dies After Long Aiken County Life
Jesse R. Clark 66 of Combs Drive died Saturday in Aiken County Hospital. Services at 8:30 p.m. today in Couchton Baptist Church with Rev. Edward Samples and Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Burial at Sunset Memory Gardens. A Kentucky native, he lived in Aiken County since 1951 and was a DuPont Savannah River Plant chief operator. Survived by widow Jessie Edwards Clark a son R. W. Clark three daughters Juanita Watts W E ORear and R F E Chase two sisters Paul Harper Mae Fox and a brother Virgil Clark. Bearers listed with Men’s Sunday School Class honorary bearers.
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Jesse R. Clark
Combs Drive
Aiken County Hospital
Couchton Baptist Church
Edward Samples
Jimmy Rogers
Sunset Memory Gardens
Kentucky
Will and
Amanda Vives Clark
Aiken County
Couchton
Jessie Edwards Clark
R. W. Clark
Aiken
Juanita Watts
W. E. O'Rear
R. FE. Chase
Paul Harper
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mae Fox
Beattyville
Virgil Clark
Washington Courthouse
S K Surasky Graduates From University of Georgia
Stephen Kent Surasky son of Mr and Mrs Harry Surasky of Forest Hill Drive graduated August 22 from the University of Georgia with an A B degree in economics.
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Stephen Kent Surasky
Harry Surasky
Forest Hill Drive
University of Georgia
Surasky
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