Tie Breaker Determines $50 Grid Contest Winner
Among 231 entries four were near perfect with one wrong pick. Jesse Howard of Aiken won by missing only the Texas Tech Kansas game while predicting the tie breaker score of 42. Other near-winners were Charles Simmons of Aiken and Lenwood Melton of Graniteville. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Friday.
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Charles G. Simmons
Whitehall
Aiken
Ian
Lenwood W. Melton
Laurel Drive
Graniteville
Jesse Howard
Rosemont Drive
Texas Tech
Bombing Raids Press North Vietnam and Laos Supply Lines
American warplanes pounded North Vietnamese targets and supply routes in Laos and Cambodia while expanding attacks around Fire Base O'Reilly near the Laotian border. The third week of raids also hit Fire Base Fuller south of the DMZ as clashes near O'Reilly reported new fighting and casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
O'Reilly
North
Golda Meir Returns Home After US Fund Appeal
Israeli Premier Golda Meir flew home after appealing to American Jews to support financial aid for Israel. She told 3,000 at the New York Hilton that love for Israel matches Israeli devotion and warned that if they do not fight for freedom, no one else will. The $20 dinner benefited the United Jewish Appeal and the Israel Bond Organization, with 40,000 more in 19 other cities watching via closed circuit TV.
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New York
Golda Meir
Israel
New York Hilton Hotel
United Jewish Appeal
Israel Bond Organization
Teacher Crisis in DC as Union Threatens Strike Over Reading Plan
The District of Columbia school system faces a clash as the teachers union threatens a strike if the board proceeds with a Clark plan crash program to lift reading levels. The dispute centers on a reading level test planned for today and unresolved differences with the board over intensified testing and instruction designed by Kenneth B. Clark.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Board of Education
Kenneth B. Clark
Senate Eyes New Push to End Electoral College
Senate leaders reported a renewed drive to vote on a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and enable direct presidential elections. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said a second effort would hinge on whether a fresh attempt could surpass last Thursday’s failed bid.
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Washington
Senate
Electoral College
Mike Mansfield
Charlotte Garbage Strike Halts City Trucks Again
In Charlotte the sanitation workers halted garbage collection for the fourth time this year after a mass meeting of about 200 of 400 workers approved a strike. They demand 5 percent pay raises granted to sanitation employees but 15 percent raises to department heads. No trucks operated after the vote, and no action or incidents were reported.
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Charlotte
Easy Stumper puzzle offers 250 dollar prize
An open call to enter the Easy Stumper puzzle with a $250 prize. Readers are invited to submit multiple entries from 124 Rutland Drive. no brainpower required and no entry limit stated.
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Rutland Drive
Inside Today Comics Editorial Deaths
Inside Today page fragment shows sections for comics, editorials, and women’s news with page numbers and column headings, indicating a newspaper feature layout rather than a full article with clear events or names.
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Bee
Women’s News
City to seek deed of Hopelands for public garden
City Council will ask Iselin Estate trustees to transfer Hopelands to the city for use as a public garden. City Manager Windham said details and plans will be announced at tonight's convened session.
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Iselin
Hopelands
Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Whiskey Road
DuPree Street
Hope Goddard Iselin
Charles Oliver Iselin
Francis V. L. Hoppin
Hoppin and Keen
New York City
Bailey’s Beach
Newport
New York
South Carolina
Republican Watson to Speak at Two Aiken Barbecues
Gubernatorial candidate Congressman Albert Watson will attend two barbecues in Aiken County as the campaign enters high gear. He speaks at the New Holland Grange Hall on Oct. 8 with supper at 6 30 p.m. Tickets are sold by local organizers. The Rally in the Valley at the old Valley Drive-In Theater on Oct. 16 features Watson and other GOP candidates including Jim Henderson and Inez Eddings.
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Albert Watson
Aiken County
Watson
New Holland Grange Hall
Harry Kirkland
New Holland
Roy Warner
Wagoner
Carroll Hall
Oak Grove
Melvin Fallon
Zack Fulmer
Monetta
James Hatcher
Shiloh
Jordanians Suffer In Clash With Syria
Beir ut dispatch says Jordanian forces were outnumbered and taking heavy casualties as Syrian tanks invaded Irbid, Jordan's second largest city. Tel Aviv reports Syria may have captured Irbid, but Amman Radio offered no confirmation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Irbid
Tel Aviv
Radio
Syria
Nureddin
Johnson Leads Opposition To County Council Plan
B H Johnson heads a Citizens Committee in Aiken County opposing the proposed county council government. He argues the bill changes government structure by removing party primaries and conventions, reducing voter influence and checks and balances. The stance ties to Democratic nominee John Henry Williams’ political challenge. See Council, Page 12.
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B. Henderson Johnson Jr
Aiken County
Johnson
Democratic House
John Henry Williams
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Bowers
Palmetto Golf Club
Formosa
Williamsburg Street
McManaway
Property Council
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Busch
GOP
Jim Henderson
Inez Eddings
Grady Ballard
B.H. Johnson
Council
B. Henderson Johnson
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