One Man One Bomb and Red China Signals
Analyzes a table tennis invitation to a U S team to visit Red China as a possible diplomatic signal while noting Mao signs. Compares U S bombing in Vietnam with a proposed 72 ton bomb and cites General Zapp’s controversial efficiency claims. The column mixes geopolitical guessing with satire about war de escalation and anti American sentiment.
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Red China
Peking
U.S. State Department
United States
State Department
U.S
Mainland
China
Chairman Mao
Pentagon
Warlock K. Zapp
Zapp
Vietnam
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
White House
President Nixon's Vietnam Strategy and Public Opinion
The piece argues Nixon seeks Silent Majority support for phased withdrawal and Vietnamization to keep Saigon anti Communist, recover POWs, and gain time while Hanoi tires. It notes North Vietnam cannot mount a full general offensive in 1971 and cites losses along Ho Chi Minh trails and Cambodia.
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Hanoi
Giap
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trailways
ARVN
Army of Vietnam
U.S
Man's Best Friend and Exuberant Civic Duty in Aiken
A letter writer pleads for action after recurring fatal collie accidents on Highway 1 North. They urge a 24 hour on call veterinarian and better animal safety, while praising police, and warn that neglect could expose the public to further harm. Another reader defends Aiken's unique character and the horse industry’s role in the city’s identity and economy.
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Sheriff's Department
Patrol-Errand Use in SC Patrol Sparks Budget Debate
South Carolina patrol chief defends officers from being used for lawmakers errands while Aiken County Rep. Dunbar, a former trooper, questions if excess personnel are diverted from law enforcement. He warns the relay system could be abused, urging a budget and staffing review.
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South Carolina
Highway Patrol
Aiken Journal Snippets Reflect 19th Century Town Life
Items note a local band under Professor Amende, praise for watering troughs, balloon skepticism, Laurens Street whist parties, tree trimming, and street improvements. Col W Perronneau Findley returns from Charleston refreshed. Aiken ponders a town clock for the courthouse and mentions the Gregg mansion sale to Dr. Francis Robinson. past local figures like George Roll, Mr Coffin, and Mrs Groaning are cited.
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Aiken
Laurens Street
Col. W. Perronneau
Findley
Charleston
William Gregg
Kalmia
Francis Robinson
Nova Scotia
Nixon policy sustains Vietnam war aims and success
The article argues that opponents demand a withdrawal date, warning such action would aid Communists and expand the Iron Curtain. It credits President Nixon's Vietnam policy for reducing U S forces and defeating Viet Cong in South Vietnam, while noting China and the Soviet Union monitor efforts.
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U.S. Air Force
Navy
South Vietnam
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Cambodia
Laos
Soviet Union
Red China
Soviet Russia
North Vietnam
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Arthur Hoppe
Oliver Cromwell
Highway 1
North
Aiken County
Heart of Aiken
Crosland Park
H. J. Glenn
Vincent Ave
Charles S. Bird
Orangeburg
Union
Britain
Bird
Samuel A. Cothran
Aiken, S.C
Eugene J. Oyler
Cee
Citizen Smith
Dorothy K. Macdowell
George Roll
Coffin
Southeast Asia
Chou En Lai
Greece
South Korea
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