Citizens push for county council form of government in Aiken
Aiken County residents form a broad based Citizens' Committee to study adoption of a council manager system. The blue ribbon study group, lawmakers, and diverse community members back the reform with Dorcey Lybrand as chair. Critics note no plan suits all, but call the move a long overdue step forward.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Citizens’ Committee
Can
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Baltimore
F.B.H
F.H.B
U Thant Sees Record U.N. Budget Rise for 1971
The United Nations faces a projected budget near 190 million dollars for 1971 as inflation squeezes salaries and operating costs. Secretary General U Thant notes the impact on member nations with the US supplying about 31 percent of the current 1970 budget of 168 million.
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U Thant
United Nations
U.N
United States
Bean Soup on the House Menu Tradition Stays
House Speaker John W. McCormack of Massachusetts plans retirement next January but the House will keep serving bean soup in its restaurant. The custom began after a 1904 discovery by Speaker Joseph G. Cannon that soup had been omitted from the menu.
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John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Letter argues for regulated pornography limits amid debate
Abie Van Lilly of Aiken South Carolina rebuts censorship calls and endorses nuanced regulation. The letter cites research on pornography's long term effects, Denmark's liberal laws, and the President's Commission on Pornography while arguing for balanced limits to protect children.
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Commission On Pornography
Morris Ernst
Charles Rembar
Fanny Hill
Lady Chatterly
New Republic
National Review
Denmark
Charles Dorsey
France
President's Commission On Pornography
van Lilly
Evans Road
Aiken, S.C
The Travesty Of War And Court Martial
The piece laments war policy and urges fair legal defense for American soldiers facing court martial in Vietnam. It notes Marines in Company B and Pvt Michael Schwartz face life imprisonment for murder despite earlier acquittals and appeals.
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Vietnam
Company B
1St Battalion
7Th Marines
Michael Schwartz
Social Security myths aired and facts clarified
Readers’ questions about Social Security are answered with corrections to common rumors. The column refutes claims about deficit funding and noncontributing soldiers, explains proper records access, and highlights how benefits are calculated and funded, noting Medicare and other programs.
Hampton Terrace Hotel Fire Ends Dream of North Augusta Hostelry
A Dec 31 1916 blaze destroyed the Hampton Terrace Hotel near the Savannah River in North Augusta. The 1903 opened 300 room resort hosted figures like John D Rockefeller and William Howard Taft. Fire started on the third floor at 2 am and leveled the building, halting plans for a new hotel after land disputes with the city.
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Hampton Terrace
John D. Rockefeller
William Howard Taft
United States
Savannah River
Georgia
South Carolina
North Augusta
Aiken County
Aiken
John Jackson
James A. Jackson
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