Snowman Evidence Won’t Melt Away
In Pursuing the Unexplained Part V, Szykitka and Durant relate Mount Everest 1951 tales. Eric Shipton and aides spotted 13 by 10 inch prints at 18 000 feet resembling a human ape hybrid. Native legends of the Yeti persist, challenging scientific skepticism on Himalayan cryptids.
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Himalayas
Walter Szykitka
Robert J. Durant
Eric Shipton
Mount
Everest
Shipton
Tibet
Nepal
Vance Starts Rhodesia Power Transfer Talks with Owen
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance began talks with British Foreign Secretary David Owen to craft a U S British plan to transfer power to Rhodesia's black majority. He entered Whitehall avoiding demonstrators outside the main entrance as a South African official awaited inside. Vance shifts focus from a Middle East peace mission to Africa.
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London
Cyrus R. Vance
David Owen
Rhodesia
Vance
Whitehall
South Africa
Africa
Middle East
PLO Says Guerrillas Repel Israeli Tank Attacks
A PLO communique claims guerrillas repelled three Israeli tank assaults near the southern Lebanese border aimed at Yarine. It reports a three hour artillery barrage and rocket fire, with one Israeli tank seen ablaze and no casualties mentioned.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Yarine
Astronauts Prepare For First Flight Of Space Shuttle Enterprise
At Edwards Air Force Base California two computer aided astronauts Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton prepared the airliner sized shuttle Enterprise for its first flight and landing free of the Boeing 747 carrier. The 75 ton craft aims to fly into near earth orbit with crews and cargo up to 65000 pounds during the next decade. The crew practiced maneuvers in a jet trainer ahead of the test.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Desert
Los Angeles
Fred Haise
Gordon Fullerton
Aiken Weekend Weather: Heat With Chance of Showers
The Aiken area expects hot humid conditions this weekend with highs in the mid 90s. Rain chances of 50 percent are noted for tomorrow and again Sunday, with overnight lows around the low 70s.
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Aiken
Border dispute ends up before the Supreme Court
President Carter visited Charleston saying there is no border between South Carolina and Georgia. Governors dispute the line while residents are cautioned about parkway fruit trees sprayed for nonedible use. The Perseid meteor shower peaks early tomorrow with best viewing 2 to 5 a.m. southeast of the horizon.
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South Carolina
Georgia
U.S. Supreme Court
Carter
Charleston
Carter to push Panama Canal pact with sales drive
President Carter reviews the Panama Canal treaty word for word aiming to win ratification. He clears his schedule to study the agreement and prepares a public sales push with Ambassador partners Bunker and Linowitz. Officials from State and Defense joined the review.
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Carter
Washington
Congress
White House
Jody Powell
Ellsworth Bunker
Sol Linowitz
Departments of State and Defense
Bunker
Linowitz
Belvedere Debates Funding Options for Fire Protection
At a Belvedere meeting about 50 residents heard options including annexation, incorporation, forming a special tax district, and municipal water and sewer service to fund fire protection. Billie Trapp led the group. Carroll Warner said county funds can’t cover Belvedere’s volunteer department as it isn’t a county-wide function.
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North Augusta
Belvedere
Aiken County
Belvedere Jaycee Hut
Billie Trapp
Fire Commission
Carrol H. Warner
Salvation Army Lodge Fund Goal Surpassed in Drive
Salvation Army fundraising exceeded 225000 with 203000 pledged and Graniteville Co. pledging 25000 after initial sums. Campaign chair Richard G Flynt said groundbreaking could start in early spring as supporters from civic groups and businesses contributed. One third of construction costs must be on hand before work begins.
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Salvation Army
Richard G. Flynt
Flynt
Graniteville Co
United Way sets 1977 goal at 450000 in Aiken campaign
The Aiken United Way announces a 1977 campaign goal of 450000, up 7.1 percent from last year. Campaign chair Lionel Smitty Smith and president Craig Musick express optimism as 22 agencies are listed with allocated budgets and goals. The drive runs September 15 through late September, inviting donors to give one hour's pay per month for 12 months.
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Aiken
United Way
Craig Musick
Graniteville Co
Lionel
Smitty
Aiken County
Smith
Adult Development Center
Boy Scouts
Child
Council On Aging
Girl Scouts
Hitchcock Center
Mental Health Association
Red Cross
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Aiken's Parkways
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Sam
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PGA
Cleveland
Panama
Peter O’boyle
Salvation Army Lodge
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