Sandbagging Proposed To Curb Downtown Floods In Aiken
John Hunter of the Great er Aiken Chamber of Commerce urged sandbag barriers as a temporary fix after a Friday afternoon four inch rain flooded downtown businesses for the third time in 18 months. Mayor Odell Weeks said drainage work is under way but bids on a Newberry Street drainage line are not yet let.
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John Hunter
Greater Aiken
Hunter
Aiken
Odell Weeks
Newberry Street
Football Contest Winner Is Named Martin Wingard
Martin Wingard of Graniteville had only one wrong pick in last week’s football contest choosing South Carolina over Georgia Tech. He will win $50 and the contest runs weekly in the Aiken Standard, with entries due by 5 p.m. Fridays.
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Martin W. Wingard
Trolley Line Road
Graniteville
South Carolina
Georgia Tech
Wingard
Aiken
Politicians of Panic Highlighted by Kennedy Speech
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told Boston University’s Distinguished Lecture Series audience that threats of campus turmoil fuel politicians of panic. He warned that demagoguery and rhetoric from the vice president and others create a smoke screen for hidden agendas.
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Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Boston University
FAA estimates $80 million yearly for armed sky marshal program
FAA Director John Shaffer said the anti hijack plan will place 4,000 guards in the air by year end at about $20 000 each. The guards include FBI Secret Service and Treasury personnel with soldiers as well and follow Nixon orders for armed protection on international flights.
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New York
Federal Aviation Administration
John Shaffer
FAA
FBI
Secret Service
Treasury
Nixon
Shaffer
U N commission urges stronger United Nations role
A White House panel led by Henry Cabot Lodge told President Nixon the United Nations has been weakened and misused by its members. The interim findings call for strengthening the world body and note waning U.S. public support. The report highlights UN mediation value in the Middle East and seeks prompt procedures and expert staff to prevent breaches of international security.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
U.N
United States
Middle East
Lodge
Pope Paul VI to Visit Philippines and Australia
The Vatican announced Pope Paul VI will undertake his ninth and longest journey, flying to the Philippines in late November and to Australia in early December.
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Pope
Vatican City
Paul VI
Australia
Vember
Vatican
Registration Opens At USC Aiken Campus
Registration began this morning at the Aiken Regional Campus of the University of South Carolina and about 100 persons enrolled before noon. Officials expect roughly 400 more to register before the enrollment period ends tomorrow.
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Aiken
University of South Carolina
Stumper No 20 Worth $240.00
Puzzle No 20 offers a $240 prize with a Monday start and Wednesday noon entry deadline. Readers are urged to participate, with playful quips about the contest and a call to send in entries.
Aiken County Beauty Kathy Kneece Sets Her Own Path
Five foot four Kathy Kneece of Monet ta balances beauty with seamstress work cooking art and choir singing She holds Miss Bates burg Leesville 1970 and Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands XV While a rising senior at Ridge Spring Monetta High School she excels in Future Homemakers of America Beta Club and basketball and plans to attend Winthrop or Clemson She enjoys swimming water skiing and fishing but prefers lake visits over living by a shore.
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R. Jeffry Shannon
Kathy
Kneece
Charles Kneece
Monetta
Batesburg-Leesville
Carolina Sea Islands
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Bethel Baptist Church
Newport Glee Club
Clark Hill
Lake Murray
Future Teacher's Association
Future Homemakers of America
State Department of Education
Ridge Spring Monetta
Winthrop
Clemson
Travis Outlines Developments In Communications
J. W. Travis vice president and general manager of Southern Bell in South Carolina spoke to the Aiken Rotary Club. A Nashville native and Vanderbilt engineering graduate, he outlined advances and global trends in communications and reviewed his 1967 appointment.
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J. W. Travis
Southern Bell Telephone Company
South Carolina
Aiken
Nashville, Tenn
Travis
Vanderbilt University
Southern Belt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Aiken faces repeat floods as downtown drains urged
After another major flood in 18 months the town calls for a full drainage system. Public Safety quickly contained the deluge during business hours, preventing far greater damage to the Commercial Hotel and nearby shops. Residents urge prompt action to avoid repeating costly flooding.
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Aiken
Public Safety Department
Aiken County
Aiken Police raid three liquor houses Saturday night
Public Safety Director J C Busbee said 104 half pints of bottled in bond whiskies 24 cans of beer bottled egg nog and moonshine were seized. Arrested: Thomas T Williams 125 Horry St N E Rheumel LaBoard 355 Chesterfield St N and Robert Lewis 210 East Boundary.
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Aiken
Public Safety
J.C. Busbee
Thomas T. Williams
Horry St. N.E
Rheumel LaBoard
Chesterfield St. N
Robert Lewis
East Boundary
Landfill Tour Shows County Maintained Sites Well Run
Aiken County officials led by Sen. Gilbert E. McMillan toured four county maintained landfills finding them well maintained, clearly marked, and supervised. Six full time workers operate the sites with equipment borrowed from street and road maintenance. a $50 000 initial equipment outlay is eyed to improve operations and planning for four distinct landfill types.
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Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Gilbert E. McMillan
Fred Scott
Arthur W Courtney
Z. Guy Derrick
Sen. McMillan
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Jack E. Duncan
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