Warning signs missing at Rutland Drive crossing leads to cautious transport note
A report from Conyers New York describes a fatal bus crash at a railroad crossing with no crossing guards or lights. In Aiken South Carolina Rutland Drive was widened to four lanes without adding railroad crossing devices. The highway department said no plans exist for signs now but will review future traffic and need for devices. The piece mentions Aiken High School and North Aiken Elementary using four buses that cross the by pass.
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Conyers
N.Y
Aiken
South Carolina
Highway Department
Rutland Drive
North Aiken
Southern Railway
Ing
Aiken High School
Vietnamese Losses Mount as Bases Fall in North Province
AP reports South Vietnamese forces retreat from a northern base at the river mouth as U S air and naval strikes hit North Vietnamese incursions. The Cua Viet River post was abandoned after three days of heavy fighting, and Fire Base Anne reportedly fell.
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Saigon
U.S
North
Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Cua Viet River
Anne
Nixon rules out ground forces in Vietnam war
President Nixon says no reintroduction of U.S. ground troops for now to stop the North Vietnamese offensive. He keeps open the option of sending waves of American war planes against targets in the North. Administration spokesmen stress the effort is a South Vietnamese operation.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
Herschenohn resigns from USIA film service after Fulbright clash
Bruce Herschenohn told Washington reporters he will quit as director of the USIA Motion Picture and Television Service following a controversy with Senator J W Fulbright over showing a USIA film on domestic television. Fulbright argued USIA films are for overseas propaganda. Herschenohn called Fulbright’s foreign policy views naive and stupid.
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Bruce Herschenohn
Washington
USIA
Arkansas
J.W. Fulbright
Fulbright
U.S. Information Agency
Herschenohn
Viet Cong Calls U S To Return To Peace Talks
Viet Cong urged the United States to resume Vietnam peace talks. The U S delegation offered no immediate comment, having suspended talks March 23, and State Department spokesman McCloskey said Washington will not negotiate under military pressure.
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Paris
United States
Vietnam
U.S
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Washington
Nixon
Demilitarized Zone
GI Benefits Increase Hinted in Vietnam War Vet Plan
Washington lawmakers may move to raise GI Bill benefits for Vietnam era veterans this year. The precise level and timing remain unclear as Congress weighs eligibility, funding, and nationwide impact on veterans services.
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Washington
Vietnam
Turkish president urges halt to politics and decree rule
President Cevdet Sunay calls on Turkish political leaders to suspend activity and accept government rule by decree after the kidnapping and murder of three NATO technicians by terrorists.
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Cevdet Sunay
Turkey
NATO
Nuclear test blast fallout reaches most of United States
The Atomic Energy Commission reports China conducted a nuclear test on March 18 causing radioactive fallout across much of the United States. Authorities say the rise in radioactivity did not pose a significant health hazard.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Mainland
China
United States
North Augusta group opposes Aiken hospital expansion funds
The North Augusta Hospital Advisory Council accused the Aiken County Hospital Board of Trustees of spending county tax money only for Aiken residents. They urged the county delegation to halt funds for a building consultant studying an addition to the Aiken facility and pressed for a central, countywide hospital instead of expansion favored by the board.
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North Augusta
Mosquito Season Seen As Less Severe For Aiken
Dr J T Hair heads the Aiken County Board of Health says fears of a worst mosquito season are unfounded despite warnings from state officials. Local fogging machines will spray in late May or June, though officials admit coverage will be incomplete and residents worry about pollution.
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South Carolina
State Board of Health
Aiken
J. T. Hair
Aiken County
Windham
County urged to tackle Horse Creek pollution plan
Williams warns Aiken County legislators of a looming environmental crisis with Horse Creek Valley. Charles Hollis presents PCA findings from a multi state enforcement conference demanding a regional plan and a $12 million county wide sewage system by November 1, 1972 led by the Valley Public Service Authority. North Augusta is excluded as it pursues its own project under federal court orders.
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Charles Hollis
State Pollution Control Authority
Aiken County
Horse Creek Valley
Cayce
John Henry Williams
Hollis
Augusta
Georgia
South Carolina
Aiken
PCA
The
Valley Public Service Authority
North Augusta
Lucas Ray Declares Candidacy For County Commissioner Post
Lucas Ray of Wagoner announces his bid for one of three at large county commissioner seats as eighth Democrat to file. Two other Democrats Larry Kelly and E Anthony Bridges also seek seats. only Republican candidate so far is Richard Freeman. Ray, 48, has 21 years at Savannah River Plant, is married to Marabelle Hooker, and has four children.
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Lucas Ray
Wagoner
Larry Kelly
E. Anthony Bridges
Richard Freeman
New County Board of Commissioners
Ray
Savannah River
Chance Of Rain Drops As Weather Turns Partly Cloudy
A weather bulletin from the U S Weather Bureau notes the sky will be partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with rain chances diminishing to about 10 percent. Highs reach the upper 60s with lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph on Wednesday. An extended outlook shows a slow warmup Thursday through Saturday with 40s lows and 70s highs, and a chance of some rain Thursday.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
McLeese calls Carter drug charges ridiculous over Greenville role
South Carolina Narcotics Commissioner Donald G. McLeese labeled Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter’s charges that Greenville is a major drug distribution point as ridiculous. He defended Greenville Anderson and Spartanburg as not sole suppliers to Atlanta while urging a national coordinated rehab and education program and 24 hour treatment centers. He noted rising drug arrests and cited Charleston heroin addicts in discussing state and regional efforts to fund and implement the 1972 1975 drug abuse act through coordinated action with other states and federal offices.
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Donald G. McLeese
South Carolina
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Greenville
Carter
Columbia
Spartanburg
Atlanta
North Carolina
State Department of Corrections
Charleston
McLeese
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Dr. Hair
Roland Windham
Marabelle Hooker
Rays
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Anderson
John F. Conroy
Charleston Police
Peter Bourne
Frank Nelson
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California
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Virginia
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New York
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Texas
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