McGovern Seeks Running Mate as Eagleton Exit Looms
Democratic nominee George McGovern is weighing about six candidates for a new running mate to replace Thomas Eagleton. The leading prospect appears to be Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, a former presidential candidate, Catholic and New Englander, seen as balance for McGovern’s Midwestern Methodist background.
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George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
McGovern
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Kissinger To Report On North Viet Talks
Henry Kissinger returns from Paris and will brief President Nixon on renewed U S efforts to break the Vietnam peace talks stalemate. A White House spokesman says Kissinger met Tuesday night with Hanoi Politburo member Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy in secret talks. Details remain undisclosed.
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Henry Kissinger
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Vietnam
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le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
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North Vietnamese Shell Quang Tri Pounding Marines
Saigon reports North Vietnamese forces shelled the edges of Quang Tri City with artillery rockets and mortars, firing over 1000 rounds. A Saigon spokesman said the bombardment was the heaviest since the South Vietnamese drive into Quang Tri Province began five weeks earlier.
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Egypt Libya State May Be Formed
Cairo reports Egypt and Libya near proclaiming the formation of one state. The disclosure comes from Benghazi where the leaders of both nations are meeting.
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Libya
Cairo
Benghazi
Tropical low mood Moving Westward
The outer Bahama Islands were placed on alert as a tropical depression about 400 miles north of Puerto Rico moved westward at 15 mph.
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Bahama Islands
Puerto Rico
Auditors Open Audit of Nixon Campaign Finances
Government auditors began a full audit of the Committee for Re-election of the President to determine if Republicans were connected to the Democratic National Committee break-in. GAO officials said cooperation was pledged by the committee.
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Officials Hope For Ransom Return From Algeria
In Algiers US officials expressed hope that Algeria would return the $1 million paid to hijackers of a Delta Airlines DC8. The jet and crew spent Tuesday night in Barcelona on the way back to the United States while Algeria held the hijackers and the money.
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Spain
United States
Grassroots Reform Spurs Debate Ahead of Miami GOP Convention
Local Republicans in Aiken County back Nixon’s re election while split over a proposed delegate quotas plan. Proposals would mix gender and race quotas with youth seats at the 1976 convention, drawing opposition from Dan Ross and Sen. McMillan who warn quotas harm American ideals.
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South Carolina
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Larry Murphy
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Jo Ann Price
Price
Local Gazette Notes Aiken County Public Notice
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Weather Outlook Sees Heat and Thunderstorms Through Sunday
The weather stays partly cloudy and hot with a midlevel humidity, as the U.S. Weather Bureau forecasts highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Showers are 30 percent today and tomorrow, 20 percent tonight, with variable winds turning gusty near storms.
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Aiken County Board Ed Adopts 15.49 Million Budget
The Aiken County Board of Education approved a 15,489,507 dollar school budget before discussion, with about one percent for capital outlay. The plan increases teacher and administrator salaries amid splits over tax hikes and use of surplus funds.
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G.T. Myers
Chamber to aid ex‑prisoners with job program
South Carolina Department of Corrections will hire a job development and placement officer to link former inmates with jobs in the Aiken area. The assistant manager, paid $8,000 starting, will split time between Project Transition and the Aiken Chamber, using office space and chamber resources.
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Aiken Chamber
Alleged Hijacker Melvin McNair Linked to Winston-Salem Woman
AP reports Melvin McNair, 26, identified as one of the Delta Airlines jet hijackers, is linked to Winston-Salem via records listing Jean Carroll Allen McNair at 2139 Gerald Street. Gerald St. address, Detroit credit records, and Reynolds Tobacco employee Gary Allen confirm Jean McNair’s marriage to Melvin and her Winston-Salem State College background.
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Winston-Salem State College
Pollution Report To Be Made Soon
State local and federal leaders meet to craft a clean up plan for Horse Creek pollution. Sen. Gilbert McMillan and the county delegation seek access to the federal and state findings to include them in a proposed study.
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Gilbert McMillan
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Sen
McMillan
Charles Hollis
Board Acts in Secret Session
The Aiken County Board of Education affirmed actions from a July 20 secret session including a research project, a new sick leave policy, and the first reading of a student discipline code. The 4 to 3 vote to reaffirm occurred at the latest meeting, held with limited attendance.
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Aiken County
Olin Osbon
Community push cuts theft with Operation Identification
North Augustans, aided by the Exchange Club, promote Operation Identification to deter burglary. The program offers 12 engraving pencils at 12.95 each, enabling residents to mark valuables with Social Security or license numbers. Police Chief Walter Newman notes the service is free and pencils are loaned for three days.
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North Augusta
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Walter Newman
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Stick identification program aims to deter thefts in Augusta
Residents join Operation Identification and mark valuables for police. In Augusta and North Augusta six month theft totals show 45 house break ins grand larcenies 30 business thefts 2 school thefts 38 residential thefts 38 auto thefts 30 bicycle thefts with cycling crimes rising to 30 this year from 23 last year.
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North Augusta
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