South Viets abandon bases as Hanoi drive nears Kontum
South Vietnamese forces pulled back from two more bases in the central highlands under heavy fire while U S bombers hit a highway bridge to slow the North Vietnamese advance toward Kontum City. Kontum, the target of the offensive in its 27th day, sees ten Americans killed in a helicopter crash and three shot down during the retreat, including six advisers and four crewmen.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Kontum City
Kontum
GOP Touts Miami Beach Bid Over San Diego for Convention
Sen. Robert Dole says the Republican National Committee seeks a convention bid in Miami Beach citing nearly insurmountable problems with the San Diego site. AP Wirephoto.
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GOP
Robert Dole
Kansas
Republican National Committee
Miami
Miami Beach
San Diego
Apollo 16 crew weigh volcanic moon rocks for return
NASA reports Apollo 16 astronauts and Mission Control debated if collected lunar samples include volcanic rocks. Charles M. Duke Jr. doubted finding volcanic rock while ground control said evidence exists, after the spacecraft fired from lunar orbit toward a Pacific splashdown on Thursday.
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Charles M. Duke Jr
Lunar
Pacific Ocean
Two Presidential Primaries Today In PA and MA
The Associated Press reports Democrats in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts vote today in doubleheader primaries. Senator Edmund Muskie faces a tightening race with fading early lead while Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern forecast victories and campaign in support.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Hubert H Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
GM Open to Vacating Hall for GOP Convention Move
GM says it will give up the lease on Miami Beach Convention Hall to clear the way for moving the GOP National Convention from San Diego to Miami Beach. A GM spokesman in Detroit stated the company is willing to shift its August Buick Division convention out of Miami Beach. A GDP source noted GM’s date change as the major issue in negotiations.
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Miami Beach
Fla
General Motors
San Diego
Detroit
Brandt Wins 2 Test Votes in West Germany Committees
Premier Willy Brandt preserved his coalition's hold in two committee votes over nonaggression pacts with Moscow and Warsaw. The Christian Democratic opposition drafted a constructive motion of no confidence, with a key vote anticipated Thursday. The report also mentions a 114-year-old welfare recipient from Reading, Pennsylvania, briefly in the same dispatch.
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Bonn
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Brandt
Social Democrats
Free Democrats
Moscow
Warsaw
Christian Democratic
North Augusta elects three Democrats to City Council
In North Augusta the Democratic slate defeated three incumbent Republicans in an off year vote of about 2,204 ballots. Oswald Heos and Januario won seats alongside party chair S. L. Anderson citing water sewerage as top issue and vows to curb wasteful spending while Mayor Walters keeps a Republican tie breaking vote.
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North Augusta
North Augustan
Robert M. Oswald Jr
Robert R. Heos
Marks Surgical Supplies
Albert P. Januario
Sears
Oswald
Heos
Januario
Mocratic Party
Anderson
North
Lewis Jolley
Floyd Moore
Wesley Summers
Raymond L. Walters
Cooling Trend Predicted In Aiken Area Tonight
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts cooler temperatures and partly cloudy skies in the Aiken area tonight with a 10 percent chance of rain today tonight and tomorrow. Lows will be in the low 40s and the high tomorrow mid 60s to around 70 with continued cool, fair weather. The outlook signals a warming trend but still cool Thursday with a chance of rain Saturday.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Aikenite Charged In Shooting
Nathaniel Corley 19 of 426 Sumter St. Aiken charged with murder in Feb 26 shooting of Rose Simmons who died at Aiken County Hospital. He was arrested after being released from the hospital where he shot himself during a February warrant attempt. Also reports theft at Star Chrysler Plymouth and vandalism at South Aiken Elementary.
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Nathaniel Corley
Sumter St
Aiken
Rose Simmons
Aiken County Hospital
Corley
Max Meek
Parity yardstick named obsolete by secretary
Washington AP Earl L Butz Agriculture Secretary declares the parity formula, long used to tie farmer costs to prices, as perfectly obsolete The term had been praised by Nixon in 1968 when set at 74 percent as intolerable in a Midwest campaign speech
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Midwest
Two Democrats File for Board Seats Amid Filing Deadline
Two more Democrats beat the filing deadline for county commissioner posts with Constance Ashton Myers filing for District 2 and Robert Esposito for Board Chair. Myers, from North Augusta, is the second woman candidate to enter the race and will oppose Republican Edwin Farmer in District 2. Esposito, a printer from Aiken, rounds out the chair contest alongside other independents and Republicans.
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Board of Commissioner
Constance Ashton Myers
Robert Esposito
Esposito
Aiken
Alan M. Tewkesbury
Harold V. Graybeal
William D. Gingrey
Ms. Myers
North Augusta
Candidates Listed After Board of Commissioner Filing
The filing deadline for Board of Commissioner seats passed with two Democrats, Robert Esposito and Constance Myers, among the candidates. District 1 includes E H Arbaugh and Jo Ann Price, District 2 Edwin E Farmer and Constance Ashton Myers, District 3 Dr. Paul Weston J Z Addie Wyman H Busch and Richard Freeman, District 4 G C Garvin and C H Warner, At Large Seat 5 Lucas Ray Larry Kelly Wade M Brodie L J Murphy, At Large Seat 6 E Anthony Bridges and Ralph F Cullinan, At Large Seat 7 Chairman Alan M Tewkesbury William D Gringrey Robert Esposito Harold V Graybeal. Esposito age 44 outlined leadership needs for the county and Myers age 45 urged women to participate in public life.
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Board of Commissioner
Robert Esposito
Constance Myers
E.H. Arbaugh
Jo Ann Price
Edwin E. Farmer
Constance Ashton Myers
Paul Weston
J.Z. Addie
Wyman H. Busch
Richard Freeman
G.C. Garvin
C.H. Warner
Lucas Ray
Larry Kelly
Wade M. Brodie
L.J. Murphy
E. Anthony Bridges
Ralph F Cullinan
Alan M. Tewkesbury
William D. Gringrey
Harold V. Graybeal
Hopelands development begins with first city phase
Aiken City Council approved phase one of Hopelands plans left by Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin for a public garden. The $95,000 project funds urban beautification and Friends of Hopelands contributions and covers the front gardens facing Dupree Street, the grand entrance, lower terrace near Whiskey Road, two fountains, pools, and renovation of the formal gardens.
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Aiken
Hopelands
C. Oliver Iselin
Roland Windham
Walterboro
Robert Marvin
Dupree Street
Friends of Hopelands
Whiskey Road
Windham
Tyson Resigns from Aiken Zoning Commission
William R. Tyson resigns after 15 years on the planning and zoning committee saying he will be away about half the time. He will work in England for six months. Council approves William Seymour of Aiken’s east side to fill the post by unanimous vote.
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Windham
H.A
Parker
Council
Aiken County
City Council
Roland Windham
William R. Tyson
Tyson
Aiken
Aiken County set to sign Para-Med ambulance contract
The Aiken County Commission and Para-Med officials will meet in the County Supervisor's office to sign the original contract creating a 3-3 ambulance system. They could not increase subsidies for funeral directors due to lack of funds, and a base fee structure was approved with projected costs over three years.
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Aiken County
Mackey Scott
Granville DeWitt
DeWitt
Commission
Augusta
Columbia
Doris Jones
North Augusta
Guy Hey
Heyl
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Warren
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W.R. Tyson
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