Aiken City Council blocks hearing on Brown dismissal
Brown seeks a formal hearing as city officials dispute if a public forum is required. Public Safety Director Busbee demotes Lt. Meek for discrepancies in arrest records. Brown calls for due process while Mayor Weeks awaits council action and the full resolution text appears.
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Aiken
J.B. Brown
Brown
Cleveland A. Lytle
Fort Mill
Roland Windham
J. C. Busbee
Max Meek
Public Safety
Meek
Busbee
Lytle
Odell Weeks
Windham
City of
States Challenge 18 Year Old Vote Law in Supreme Court
Oregon and Texas filed direct Supreme Court challenges to the 18 year old voting age nationwide, arguing Congress lacks power to alter the 21 year old minimum in state constitutions. The petitions, filed Monday within Mitch ell’s deadline, mark the first test of the 1970 Voting Rights Act at the high court. Indiana and North Carolina oppose compliance while Oregon pursues a lower court challenge. President Nixon signed the law June 22 amid constitutional questions and urged court review.
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Washington
Oregon
Texas
Supreme Court
Congress
Ore
Atty
John N. Mitch
Justice Department
Indiana
North Carolina
Nixon
Postal Reform Bill Passes Senate in Landmark Move
The Senate approved a reform bill to privatize postal management under a corporation style agency and grant an 8 percent pay raise to mail carriers. Passage was 57 to 7, sending the measure to Nixon for final approval pending House action likely Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Percy Seeks 25 Percent Cut in Military Station Changes
Senator Charles H. Percy proposes lengthening duty tours to cut station changes by 25 percent, saving about 140 million dollars in 1971. He argues stabilizing assignments aids military families while preserving combat zone tours.
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Washington
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Percy
Southeast Asia
Justices Report No Outside Income
Five Supreme Court justices reported no outside earned income for the first half of the year. The rest were expected to file. Chief Justice Warren E Burger and Justices Brennan Blackmun Stewart and Marshall listed few outside roles. Blackmun, the newest member, showed ten group memberships, resigning seven in the period.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Judicial Conference of the United States
Warren E. Burger
William J. Brennan Jr
Harry A. Blackmun
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Blackmun
Drive On Against Boll Weevils in Southern States
The U S Department of Agriculture will launch an operation boll weevil drive across Southern Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana counties for a year. The campaign spans five stages starting later in August with insecticide spraying at five and ten day intervals to curb weevils before winter. A second phase will defoliate and destroy cotton stalks to deprive the pests of food from September until frost.
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Memphis, Tenn
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Stumper puzzle deadline nears for 180 dollar prize
Time is running out with a 12 noon tomorrow deadline for the $180 Stumper puzzle. Solvers are urged to submit answers now, as organizers expect a winner this week and caution not to miss the chance.
Comics Editorial Deaths Sports TV Want Ads Women's News
The readable text presents a mixed page with sections including comics, editorials, and briefs on deaths sports television and want ads in a midcentury newspaper layout. It hints at local society notices and features suggesting a broad daily agenda.
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Women’s
Celia Ravages Corpus Christi Area Killing Four
Hurricane Celia with 145 mph winds battered Corpus Christi and nearby towns as a blackout hampered rescue efforts. Four deaths were confirmed with up to 200 injured feared in Aransas Pass and Corpus Christi. City officials described widespread destruction including 90 percent of buildings in Aransas Pass and near-total devastation of Rockport.
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Texas Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Gregory
Texas
UPI
Tex
Bayside
Wayland Pilcher
Aransas Pass
Celia
Weather Bureau
Jack Blackmon
Bay
Gay Walker
Ingleside
Troy Kizer
Rockport
Civil Defense
Dick Hawkins
Corpus Christi Bay
Padre Island
Defense lawyers seek mistrial over Nixon Manson remarks
Los Angeles AP defense lawyers in the Sharon Tate murder trial plan another mistrial bid after President Nixon linked Charles Manson to eight murders. Irving Kanarek and others argued publicity is prejudicial while Nixon denied intent to decide guilt or innocence. Judge Older delayed ruling to assess the statement.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Nixon
Charles M. Manson
Paul Fitzgerald
Washington
Manson
Denver
Superior Court
Charles Older
Irving Kanarek
Dave Shinn
Ronald Hughes
Fitzgerald
Thurmond and Tower Split on Integration Policy
Two conservative senators from the South critique federal school desegregation pressure in contrasting ways. Thurmond accuses Nixon of breaking faith with the South and hints at backing another candidate in 1972. Tower targets HEW bureaucrats for misinterpreting the Nixon ban on busing to achieve racial balance.
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Washington
South
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Senate
Nixon
Thurmond
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Tower
HEW
Harry Dent
White House
Elliot Richardson
Texas
County Delegation Sets 97 Mills For 1970 71 Tax
The Aiken County Legislative Delegation sets the 1970 71 tax millage at 97 mills with 74 for schools 23 for county operations and bonds. Bond needs rise from 3 to 10 mills for bonds while county bonds total 2 5 million for a new courthouse and 1 million outstanding. Additional 300 000 requested for university facilities. Sheriff’s department grant 2 533 matched by 8 707 program funds with federal aid. Funds cover prisoner transport riot gear and records division improvements.
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Aiken County
Aiken
University of South Carolina
Sheriff's Department
Law Enforcement
Reports Hint Israeli Air Force Fought Soviet Pilots
US sources say evidence suggests four MIG21 jets were downed by Israeli pilots over the Suez area last week in a clash with Soviet pilots. No official confirmation from Israel or the United States. If true, it would mark the first direct Israeli Soviet combat.
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Washington
Suez Canal
Israel
United States
Egypt
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