Police Pursue Thurmond Then Issue No Citation
Washington AP A patrolman says he chased Sen Strom Thurmond for 16 blocks after a red light incident but no citation was issued Thurmond said no chase no violation and the case is closed Lt Maurice McDonald noted Congress members are exempt from arrest while on official business and Thurmond is satisfied
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
James O. Johnson
Johnson
South Carolina
Maurice McDonald
Congress
Sen. Thurmond
Aiken Bargain Days Kick Off in Greater Townwide Sales
Thursday marks the start of Greater Aiken Bargain Days with numerous local businesses participating. Shoppers can outfit children for school, restock household needs, and explore potential deals on a second car as the town hosts a coordinated sale event across multiple shops.
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Aiken
Bomb threat delays Brandt Moscow treaty flight
An anonymous bomb threat halted the departure of the big jet at Cologne Bonn Airport intended to carry Chancellor Willy Brandt to Moscow to sign a Soviet treaty. Security officers ordered a field lockdown as police swarmed the area.
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Bonn
Germany
Willy Brandt
Moscow
Soviet Union
Cologne- Bonn
Lethal chemical canisters wash ashore on Isle of Wight beaches
More than 40 canisters resembling ferric chloride, a boiler cleaner, washed up on Isle of Wight beaches. Berk Chemicals warned the chemical can release toxic gas when mixed with water and be dangerous on contact. Police warned residents not to touch any additional canisters as crowds flood the resort beaches.
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Isle of Wight
England
Royal Navy
Berk Chemicals
Britain
Mexico to shut border quickie divorce mills
President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz moves to close quickie divorce mills for foreigners along the Mexican border. The Interior Ministry says they contradict Mexico's family values. Current law demands a three month waiting period for Mexicans and foreign residents. foreigners can still obtain uncontested annulments or divorces in a day.
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Mexico City
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
U.S
Mexico
Istry
Stamp Program Shows Increase in South Carolina
The USDA food stamp program aided 213 428 people in South Carolina during June, up 84 089 or 65 percent from last year. In Aiken County 6 791 participated in June 1970, up from 2 665 in June 1969. FNS said SC participants received nearly 4 million dollars in bonus coupons, four times the June 1969 amount.
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Atlanta
U.S. Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Aiken County
FNS
Lowenstein to Build $3 Million Plant in Union County
M. Lowenstein & Sons announces a new textile facility costing 3 million dollars in Union County. President Robert Bendheim says the plant will produce warped knit fabrics for outerwear, start operations in early 1972, and employ about 100 workers. The site lies about five miles north of Union city.
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Union County
Lowenstein
Robert Bendheim
City of
Union
Deadline Tomorrow For $190 Stumper Puzzle
The notice invites entries for the $190 Standard Stumper with a noon Wednesday deadline. Extra copies are available at 124 Rutland Drive and the puzzle promises a simple, money winning challenge this week.
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Rutland Drive
Aiken City Council blocks hearings on former Chief Brown
The Aiken City Council refused two requests to hold a hearing on former Police Chief James B. Brown. City Attorney Busbee said there is no authority for such a hearing, and council asked for the bill of particulars detailing Brown's July 20 dismissal.
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Aiken
James B. Brown
Board of Investigation
Support
C.A. Lytle
Fort Mill
Brown
Henry Busbee
Busbee
Roland Windham
James H. Mathis
Support Your Local Police Committee
Manson Attorneys Clash Over Defense Strategy
In Los Angeles the Sharon Tate murder trial sees three defense lawyers accuse Charles Manson’s attorney Irving Kanarek of trying to dump three women defendants. Manson contends Kanarek does not speak for him as cross examination of Linda Kasabian continues and immunity for Kasabian is granted.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Charles M. Manson
Manson
Miss Tate
Irving Kanarek
Kanarek
Linda Kasabian
Bel Air
Paul Fitzgerald
Patricia Krenwinkel
Robbery Suspected in Slaying of Bank President and Wife
Orangeburg Police Chief John Cook says robbery was likely the motive in the killings of O. S. Burns, 72, president of the First National Bank of Orangeburg, and his wife Louise. The couple were found at their home Monday morning, with Burns bludgeoned upstairs and Louise beaten downstairs. Police link the slayings to three nearby break-ins, noting the intruder entered via a second floor window. The killer ransacked drawers, including Burns’ wallet, and the Browns died from multiple head injuries.
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Orangeburg
John Cook
O. S. Burns
First National Bank of
Louise
Cook
Burns
Chief Cook
Revolting Experiment To Committee Sparks Probe
A House subcommittee blasts White House researchers for monitoring 23 young men watching a stag film. Chairman Nix calls the UNC trio’s porn study revolting and threatens subpoenas if they do not testify. He says the work suggests prolonged exposure to pornography becomes boring.
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Washington
House
White House
Robert N.C. Nix
D-Pa
Nix
James L. Howard
Clifford S. Reisler
Myron B. Liptzin
President's Commission
University of North Carolina
Guerrilla groups withdraw support threaten truce
Palestinian guerrilla outfits led by the Action Organization for the Liberation of Palestine and the Arab Palestine Organization pulled their backing from Nasser’s cease-fire. A spokesman said they would join campaigns to sabotage the truce after fighting in Jordan. The Palestine Armed Struggle Command reported 12 commandos killed since the cease-fire took effect, as Jordanian officials said violations stemmed from clashes with Jordanian commandos. In Gaza, a 19 year old youth was found dead in an orchard, the 14th unsolved murder in an ongoing wave.
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Associated Press
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Issam Saratawi
Action Organization For the Liberation of Palestine
Arab Palestine Organization
Nasser
Israel
Saratawai
Jordan
Palestine Armed Struggle Command
Anton Atallah
Air battle near Fire base O Reilly in Laos frontier region
U S B52s dropped 600 tons on NVA bunkers and base camps near Fire base O Reilly as North Vietnamese troops mass for an attack. Fighters and helicopter gunships supported by air strikes, while casualties rose on both sides, with reports of more than 200 enemy killed in three days and ongoing assaults around the base.
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Saigon
Laos
O'Reilly
Nguyen van Diem
Ripcord
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Namese
101St Airborne
A Shau
Ngo Quang Truong
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Roland H. Windham
Ronald Hughes
Leslie van Houten
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