Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin Dies at 102 Noted Sportswoman
Hope Goddard Iselin a Rhode Island social figure and widow of a syndicate member died at a local nursing home at 102. Funeral services are planned at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with memorials to St. Thaddeus in Aiken or Garden Clubs of America. She supported yachting golf and horse racing, directed the Aiken Training Track, chaired its committee, and raced in England and Saratoga. She retired American stable in 1962 and valued gentlemen’s racing in England.
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Hope Goddard
Charles Oliver
Iselin
Rhode Island
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Aiken
Garden Clubs of America
Madison Ave
New York
Woolworth
England
Newmarket
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
Saratoga
Prince of Wales
Dr Sam Shepard Dies In Columbus After Illness
Dr Sam Shepard a former Cleveland osteopath convicted and later acquitted in the killing of his first wife died at his Columbus home today Colleen Shepard his third wife said the cause of death was not learned He had the flu for several days and no doctor had been seen during the illness.
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Columbus, Ohio
Sam Shepard
Cleveland
Colleen
Shepard
U S consul in Porto Alegre fends off kidnap attempt
Curtis C. Cutter the 41 year old consul and Korean War veteran was wounded slightly as he used his car to prevent a kidnapping in Porto Alegre Brazil He escaped amid a hail of bullets while his wife and a former State Department official witnessed the attack and a gang of gunmen blocked his path.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
U.S
Curtis C. Cutter
Latin America
Cutter
Catherine
State Department
Hovey Clark
Nixon proposal on 10 cent stamp doomed by Senate leader
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says Nixon's plan to raise letter postage to a dime to fund federal wage boosts has no chance. Sen. Gale McGee and the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee already rejected the idea, noting first class mail covers its costs at six cents. McGee would consider a smaller increase, at most two cents.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
McGee
Nixon Tightens Newsmen Rules At White House
Restrictions on newsmen restrict personal access to the President. Reporters were barred from joining the receiving line with guests at the White House worship service, hindering informal conversations and potential story material.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Few Tickets Remain For Charleston Tour
A morning trip to Charleston offers a visit to 9 homes and gardens in the Battery area and Magnolia Gardens with a chartered bus from Crosland Park. Tickets and bus cost 11.45 dollars each, lunch separate. boarding at 6:45 a.m. For more information call 648-2311 after 5:30.
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Charleston
Battery
Magnolia Gardens
Senior Citizens Club
Crosland Park
Guatemalan Police Seek FAR After West German Envoy Slain
West German Ambassador Karl Von Sprell was found shot to death in a mud hut near Guatemala City after kidnapping by the Rebel Armed Forces. Police patrols widened as officials warned the group would kill the envoy if ransom demands were not met. Chancellor Brandt condemned the attack and urged international cooperation against terrorism.
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Guatemala
Karl von Sprell
Guatemala City
Count von Spreti
FAR
Willy Brandt
Planes Downed in Laos Border Strife Abates Camp Siege
North Vietnamese forces intensified attacks on Dak Seang Special Forces camp near the Laotian border causing the loss of nine American crewmen and injuring eleven others. Allied reports note helicopters and transports struck as Dak Seang runway fell under enemy control, with heavy action across Laos Cambodia and central highlands.
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Saigon
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
Central Coastal Plain
Dak Seang
Radcliff
An Khe
Highlands
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Census Crews Begin 1970 Special Count in Aiken County
Tonight 90 enumerators under six crews will canvass Aiken County counting transients in flop houses missions and jails. The April 1 census aims to cover 400 to 500 homes per enumerator and will run three to five weeks with officials stressing identification and confidentiality.
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Aiken County
Anita Harbin
Greenwood
Department of Commerce
Four Patrolmen Die In Shootout Near Saugus California
Four California Highway Patrol officers were killed when they checked the car of two armed men on a mountain freeway. A gun battle with deputies followed at a small house hours later. one suspect was believed wounded. The gunmen fled in a red late-model sedan as 40 customers hid in a coffee shop. Police pursued with helicopters and 100 officers through rough terrain. The dead officers were joined by a mortally wounded survivor who died later. a radio call “11 99” indicated a request for help.
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Saugus
Calif
California
Highway Patrol
Thief On The Run After Store Gunfire in Aiken
Aiken police report two men robbed Milner's Service Station on Richland Avenue at 1 54 this morning, beating clerk J C Asbelle who was treated and released. A Sharp's Shopping Center break-in followed as owner fired at a running suspect.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Milner
Richland Avenue
J. C. Asbelle
Aiken County Hospital
Sharp
Highway 19
A.W. Sharp
Zionist Offer Refused
The Israeli government rejected an offer by Dr. Nahum Goldmann head of the World Jewish Congress to represent Israel in talks with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Cairo denied that Nasser agreed to meet and called the claim fabrication. The Israeli government said it would welcome such a meeting if Egypt showed willingness, with each side free to appoint its own representative.
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Jerusalem
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nahum Goldmann
World Jewish Congress
Golda Meir
Nasser
Cairo
Goldmann
Egypt
Israel
Dietzel outlines USC expansion and stadium funding
University of South Carolina officials outline campus growth including a new stadium and a new law school. Athletic Director Paul Dietzel reported a state bill seeking about five million dollars for the stadium. Dietzel spoke as a guest at the Aiken Rotary Club meeting.
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University of South Carolina
Paul Dietzel
University
South Carolina
Dietzel
Aiken Rotary Club
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Lexington
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