Kennedy faults Nixon on Southern nominees for Supreme Court
Sen Edward M Kennedy criticizes President Nixon for dismissing Southern jurists as potential Supreme Court nominees calling it a disservice to the South and noting divisions between North and South. He did not name individuals but praised many Southern federal district and circuit judges as worthy court candidates after a Fall River fundraiser speech.
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Swansea
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Nixon
South
Supreme Court
Sus
Kennedy
Federal District
Circuit Courts
Bishop Connolly High School
Fall River
Loophole in Law: Utah Store Plans Monday to Saturday Operation
Broadway Shopping Center owners Gus and Tommin Sotirious say they will run the market Monday through Saturday to meet the Common Day of Rest Act. A sister will operate Sundays under a lease, effectively creating a second company for one day a week.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Gus and
Tommin Sotirious
Broadway Shopping Center
House Hit By Train Near Virden Illinois
A slowly moved house struck by a fast Gulf Mobile and Ohio passenger train near Virden Illinois. The crossing had not been cleared in time, front room damaged, no injuries reported as the train proceeded toward Chicago about 20 minutes later.
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Virden, Ill
Virden
St. Louis
Chicago
Skunk Pet Sale Banned in Illinois
Illinois outlawed selling skunks as pets starting today under a new animal regulation. John Lewis of the Department of Agriculture cited rabies data showing skunks accounted for 61 percent of 998 rabid animals over five years.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
John Lewis
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Lewis
Stocks Open Lower In Early Trading Amid Mixed Dow Downturn
Stocks opened lower in moderate activity as losers edged winners on the New York Exchange. Big boat prices showed declines with Occidental Petroleum up 20% noted, Ramada Inns down 21 4, Swift down 32, and Foster Wheeler down 20 2. The Dow fell 2.04 to 790.46, its lowest level this month. The AP 60-stock average dropped .8 to 278.5, also a monthly low.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Cidental Petroleum
Ramada Inns
Swift
Foster Wheeler
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Seven Charlotte Residents Arrested in LSD and Marijuana Bust
Charlotte police seized 147 LSD tablets valued at 578 dollars and three pounds of marijuana worth 400 dollars in a stake-out at city edge after an Atlanta tip. Seven residents faced $10,000 bonds and will have District Court hearings on April 23. The arrestees are Theodore Bef choff 18 Lawrence Cohen 17 David Fair 18 Bruce Farnell 20 Ken Firman 19 Donald Hollifield 16 and Don Sprinkle 22.
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Charlotte
Atlanta
Theodore Arthur Befchoff
Lawrence William Cohen
David C. Fair
Bruce L. Farnell
Ken G. Firman
Donald E. Hollifield
Don Sprinkle
Henry Ford II Visits Moscow for Soviet Trade Talks
Henry Ford II chairman of Ford Motor Co arrived in Moscow for talks with the State Committee for Science and Technology. Ford sources say the company seeks to sell products to the Soviet Union, which has not previously done business with Ford. He arrived Sunday.
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Moscow
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
State Committee For Science and Technology
Ford
Ucts
Soviet Union
State Committee
Funeral set for author John O'Hara in Princeton
Dr. Ernest Gordon, Princeton University chaplain, will officiate the funeral for author John O'Hara at the university chapel. O'Hara died in his sleep from a heart attack at his home in Line Brook near Princeton at age 65. He rose to fame at 29 with Appointment in Samar ra, and other notable works include Butterfield 8, Ten North Frederick, and From the Terrace.
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Princeton
Ernest Gordon
Princeton University
John O'Hara
O'Hara
Linebrook
Samarra
Butterfield
North Frederick
Pal Joey
Nixon Returns to Washington After Camp David Visit
President Nixon drove back to Washington in bright spring weather after an overnight stay with Florida friend and neighbor C G Bebe Rebozo at Camp David in Maryland. The 70 mile trip was a surprise, the pair had gone to Camp David by helicopter and were expected to return the same way.
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Washington
Nixon
Florida
C.G
Bebe’’ Rebozo
Camp David
Presidential Lodge
Catoctin Mountains
Maryland
Everest Climber Killed By Ice Fall On Everest
A Sherpa porter for a Japanese expedition died after being struck by a falling block of ice on Mount Everest. The fatality marks the eighth Nepali death on the peak in three weeks.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Apollo 13 Aims for Moon On Target After Engine Burst
Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert rest before a lunar orbit flight. They plan to inspect Aquarius for a Wednesday night descent and deploy a nuclear powered science station near Fra Mauro. They skimmed past halfway to the moon and fired to refine their trajectory. Swigert forgot to file his 1969 tax return during broadcast prep. The crew began a telecast with a moon view as they shed water overboard.
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Lovell
Haise
Fra Mauro Highlands
Lovell and
Earth
Moon
Lunar
Swigert
Thomas K. Mattingly
Mission Control
Houston
Regional plan eyed for parks and historic sites
Lower Savannah Regional Commission reveals plans to form a Regional Advisory Council on Parks Recreation Historic Sites and Tourism. The group will develop a regional plan for historic sites outdoor parks and tourist attractions across Aiken Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Calhoun and Orangeburg.
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Historical Society
Lower Savannah
Negotiators Bear Nixon Directives To Arm Talks
U S negotiators led by Gerard Smith depart for Brussels to brief NATO allies before SALT talks with the Soviet Union. The six man team then moves to Vienna for months of bargaining on curbing the arms race and nuclear weapons power. The Helsinki session last fall laid groundwork for a landmark accord.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Helsinki
United States
Soviet Union
Weekend vandalism hits Aiken businesses and homes
Police reported a series of weekend break ins and property damage in Aiken. Economy Auto Store warehouse window damaged with 40 dollars estimated loss. Freeman's Grocery front window shattered by a bottle but no items stolen. Mowers taken or damaged at Sumter and Marlboro streets. Price's service station window entry, pennies and gum missing. Vehicle rear window broken on Richland Avenue at the Ponderosa restaurant.
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Aiken
Freeman's Grocery
Hampton Avenue
Francina White
Sumter Street
Dam
G.H. Griffin
Graniteville
Richland Avenue
Vietnam War offensive enters 13th day with helicopters down
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces push into the 13th day of the offensive in the Central Highlands and northern South Vietnam. Four U.S. helicopters were shot down, with two Americans killed and seven wounded, while 15 Americans and 170 South Vietnamese were also wounded. The conflict saw a deadly assault on a Ranger family camp near Dak Seang and the first breach into Dak Pek. North Vietnamese casualties included 61 killed at Dak Pek.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
South Vietnam
U.S
Dak Seang
Pleiku
Dak Pek
Laos
Future Opens for Aviation, Manning Says
J. Hampton Manning manager of an Augusta airport told the Aiken Rotary Club that aviation has a wide open future. He cited rapid growth in the field and noted the impact already felt locally and nationally will expand in the years ahead.
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J. Hampton Manning
Augusta
Savannah River
Manning
Aiken
City council to study Morgan Street Richland Avenue traffic
City council tonight will hear a report from the South Carolina Highway Department on street improvements at the Morgan Street and Richland Avenue intersection near Aiken County Hospital. Traffic lane revisions on Richland Avenue from Vaucluse Road to Kalmia Hill will be studied to improve flow and safety. The meeting also includes a public hearing for adopting the 1969 Southern Standard Building Code and ordinance to rezone property from B-2 to B-1 near Park Avenue Charleston Street Thorpe Lane and East Boundary.
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S. C. Highway Department
Morgan Street
Richland Avenue
Aiken County Hospital
Vaucluse Road
Kalmia Hill
Park Avenue
Charleston Street
Thorpe Lane
East Boundary
Aiken Teachers Receive Contracts With Salary Details
Contracts mailed April 8 spell out annual salary framework for most Aiken teachers. State aid plus a minimum county supplement forms the basis, with exact totals deferred to the state aid schedule. assignments for a few special education teachers remain tentative and will be fixed after conference.
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Aiken
G. S. Myers
Greendale
New Ellenton
P. E. Beasley
Beasley
Israeli Warplanes Raid Nile Delta Airspace
Israeli warplanes attacked targets in the Nile Delta area southwest of Cairo and near El Manzala, returning safely after the strikes. The military said no confirmed civilian casualties and one Israeli soldier killed in later artillery exchanges near the Suez Canal.
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Nile Delta
Tel Aviv
Cairo
el Manzala
Lake Manzala
Port Said
Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
North East Delta
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