Pamela Eldred Named Miss America 1967 Hopeful Idol of Mercy College
New York announces Pamela Anne Eldred a 21 year old Detroit ballet solo dancer as Miss America. She aims to finish college and perhaps graduate work, while avoiding student revolt and not wanting the stage or film contracts now. She supports a future black Miss America and notes dancers walk and college life feel like a single family.
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New York
Pamela Anne Eldred
Pamela
Atlantic City
Detroit City Ballet
Little Mercy College
Detroit
Nixon visit features joint dedication of a Mexican American dam
The dedication scene includes President Nixon, wife Pat, and daughters Julie and Tricia with celebrations in festive attire and parasols. Officials unveil an eagle monument marking the dam near 330 air miles from the Rio Grande mouth. The project costs 8 million dollars shared proportionally by the United States and Mexico to provide power, irrigation, and flood control.
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Rio Grande
United States
Mexico
Amistad
Eocles
Woodrow Richardson Dies at 53 in Aiken County
Woodrow Richardson 53 of Aiken died Monday in Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral at 4 p.m. today at Aiken Church of God with Reverends Marion Shaw and J W Terry. burial at Merritts Bridge Christian Church cemetery. Surviving: widow Elvira Cook Richardson. daughters Bonnie Faye Sanders Brenda Kay Scott Geraldine Richardson. sons Lonnie Ray Richardson and David Thomas Richardson. sisters Rodell Payton and Andrew Adams. brothers Joe Idell and Austin Richardson. George Funeral Homes in charge.
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Woodrow Richardson
Poute
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken Church
Austin Richardson
Langley
The
George Funeral Homes
Aiken Standard Annual Information Page
The notice outlines publication details for the Aiken Standard established 1867. It lists office address 21 Richland Avenue W Aiken South Carolina and PO Box 456. It notes AP dispatch rights and United Press International membership with warranty on corrections and subscription rates.
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Aiken Standard
Richland Avenue
Aiken
Ss. C
S.C
Associated Press
United Press International
Aiken Methodists to Hold Special Church School
The United Methodist Churches of the Aiken Area plan a four day school from Sept 28 to Oct 1 at St. John's United Methodist Church. Dr Bill Butler of Columbia College conducts The Church Our Mission and the Sermon on the Mount while Dr J Carlisle Holler leads A Workshop for the Council on Ministries. Kickoff supper at Charles Wesley Church with Rev C LeGrande Moody Jr as speaker. Participants include St John’s Aiken Charles Wesley Aiken Trinity Aiken Belvedere St John Graniteville Jackson Wesley Chapel Vaucluse Warrenville Pentecost St Paul New Ellenton Langley Capers Chapel.
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United Methodist Churches
Aiken
St. John's United Methodist Church
Bill Butler
Columbia College
J. Carlisle Holler
Council On Ministries
Holler
State Department of Education
United Methodist
Methodist Conference
Charles Wesley United Methodist Church
C. LeGrande Moody Jr
Moody
Greenwood
St. John’s
Charles Wesley
Trinity
Belvedere
St. John
Graniteville
Jackson and Wesley Chapel
Vaucluse
Warrenville
Pentecost
St. Paul
New Ellenton
Langley and Capers Chapel
Council Hears Pleas On Precinct Representation And Youth Events
The council discussed electing a representative from each precinct and heard teen leaders James Jordan and Michael Orsini seek permission for street dances at a drive in or similar venue. Police Chief James Brown cited a city ordinance against loud music that disturbs neighbors while safety concerns for students crossing U S Highway 1 were noted. Parking changes in Pendleton Street east lane near Aiken Junior High were set for school bus loading and unloading times. The Aiken Pony League baseball team was praised for World Series participation.
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James Jordan
Michael Orsini
James Brown
Pendleton Street
Aiken Junior High School
cease fire confusion slows South Vietnam operations near border
Allied forces withdrew from the Arizona Territory area as light resistance persisted. Cease-fire confusion caused mixed orders for field commanders. South Vietnamese troops waited for helicopters that were recalled by U.S. authorities. B52 raids were canceled, some flights redirected to Laos. The 1st Air Cavalry and 25th Infantry paused offensives while defending actions continued. An official near Phuoc Vinh reported no offensive helicopter assaults. An incident left one crewman wounded after enemy fire against a helicopter. South Vietnamese irregulars faced small-arms fire south of Quan Loi near the Cambodian border.
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Arizona
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Edisto Basin Hearing Set For Oct 8 in Orangeburg
Public hearing set for 7 30 p.m. October 8 at Orangeburg County courthouse to discuss investigation of the Edisto River basin and potential water resource development. Col Burke W Lee says open to all interested parties including federal state county municipal agencies and property owners. The session will explain the proposed investigation and potential improvements across six Edisto River Basin counties in the Lower Savannah Commission area.
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Edisto River
Charleston
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Orangeburg
Burke W. Lee
Lower Savannah Regional
All Mrs Bagley Asks Is Right Of Privacy
Mrs Rose Bagley in Tucson blocks mining access to her 13 acre property with a fence a gate and a shotgun. J R Simplot Co workers were ordered by a court to keep the road open but she demands identification before allowing access. She says the fence is for privacy not conflict and cows grazing nearby threaten her flowers and trees.
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Tucson
Ariz
Rose Bagley
J.R. Simplot Co
Elbrick Describes Kidnappers as Intelligent Fanatics
Rio based ambassador recounts first news conference since release. He says his captors were not gangsters but intelligent fanatics who blamed the United States for Brazil’s problems. They claimed ties to two underground groups, National Liberation Action and MR-8.
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Elbrick
United States
Brazil
National Liberation Action
MR-8
Ernesto
Che
Bolivia
Belser Outlines State Problems Before Rotarians
South Carolina state issues include education youth opportunities housing recreation and health. Rep C Heyward Belser chair of the House Judiciary Committee cited USC study and urged regional health services recreation commissions and regional housing authorities to address shortages.
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C. Heyward Belser
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Richmond County
Aiken
Belser
House
Judiciary Committee
University of South Carolina
Commission On Recreation
Relser
Anthony Koelker Dies Services Wednesday At 10
Anthony Koelker died after a brief illness in his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mary Help of Christians Church with Rt. Rev. Lewis Smith and Msgr. George officiating. Burial at George Funeral Home chapel follows. He lived in Aiken four years and was WWII veteran. He managed Broadcast Music Inc. Survivors include daughter Patricia Chambers Koelker and sons Michael David Koelker and Anthony James Koelker Jr. Memorials suggested to Wee Care Development Center School.
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Anthony J. Hall
St. Koelker
Mary Help of Christian Church
Lewis Smith
George
George Funeral
Iowa
Koelker Aiken
St Mary Help
Was
Christians Church
Hhe
Broadcast Music, Inc
Patricia Chambers Koelker
Maria Koelker
Aiken
Michael David Koelker
San Francisco
Calif
Anthony James Koelker Jr
Helen Breuchner
Calmer
John Koelker
Dallas
Texas
Banks
Lucius EU
Kenneth Owens
Arthur Harmon
W. F. Prior
Justin Bradshaw
Harold Henstorl
Wee Care Development Center
Nation Pays Tribute To Everett Dirksen
The Senate and House honor former Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen who died at 73. Dirksen lies in state in the Capitol rotunda with Nixon delivering a eulogy. funeral in Washington, burial in Pekin Illinois. Congress postpones Apollo 11 astronaut appearance to Sept 16.
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Washington
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Senate
Congress
Illinois
Capitol
Nixon
Pekin
Til
Dirksen
Rains Funeral Plans in Graniteville for Mrs Virginia Rains
Mrs. Virginia Lee Rains died Monday in Aiken County Hospital. Services set for 4:30 p.m. today at Posey's Chapel Graniteville with Rev William Thomason officiating. Burial in Graniteville cemetery. Survived by husband H G Rains and extensive family including six daughters and seven sons, plus 48 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Grandsons to serve as bearers.
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Graniteville
Virginia Lee Rains
Aiken County Hospital
Posey’s
William Thomason
Rains
South Carolina
Jehovah's Witnesses
H. G. Rains
Edith Davis
Nellie Owens
Davie Taylor
Ruby Brown
Louise Herndon
Thompson, Ga
Edna Sims
Columbia
Thomas Rains
Donald Rains
Johnnie Rains
Grady Rains
Ernest Rains
Aiken
William Rains
Clearwater
Clyde Rains
North Augusta
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