Aiken TEC to Open as Typing Lab in Former Presbyterian Space
Father Sam Miglaresi visits Rome while Rober Rahl recalls vows at the old Presbyterian Church in Aiken. Aiken TEC will reopen this fall transforming the former room into a typing lab as its faculty arrives from India and Ridge Spring. Bonnie Osbon wins Shirley Temple look alike contest round one at Channel 6. Rotary District Governor Marvin Ellison attends Aiken Rotary Club event.
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Sam Miglaresi
St. Mary’s
Aiken
Rome
Rober L. Rahl
Aiken Tec
Old Presbyterian Church
Bonnie Osbon
Olin Osbon
Channel 6
India
Ridge Spring
Rotary District
Marvin Ellison
Aiken Rotary Club
Talks Set for Second SALT Round in Geneva
The United States and Russia will hold the second SALT talks in Geneva, likely in October, after Switzerland accepted the joint request. A Swiss Foreign Ministry statement gave no opening date for SALT I.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Geneva
Bern
Ment
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Salt I
Clark says POWs will be released after bombing ends
Former U S Attorney General Ramsey Clark said North Vietnamese leaders pledged to free American prisoners when the bombing stops and peace begins. He spoke to reporters in San Francisco after a two-week Vietnam tour, noting the assurances were written and verbal but giving few details.
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San Francisco
U.S
Honolulu
North Vietnam
Clark
Platform Committee Opens Hearings In Miami Beach
The GOP platform committee airs a strong defense plank opposing Democratic calls to cut Pentagon spending and withdraw two divisions from Europe. Secretary of State William P. Rogers testifies as hearings begin ahead of the Republican National Convention.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Europe
William P. Rogers
Platform Committee
Protesters Ejected From Park Ahead of Convention
About 50 demonstrators were forced to abandon a makeshift campsite in Flamingo Park Miami Beach before dawn. Police ordered the park closure for the protest, which lacked a City Council permit. They returned at sunrise as the park opened. The council meets today to decide on future camping during the Republican National Convention.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Flamingo Park
Alaska Pipeline Hearing Opens in Federal Court
A federal judge begins hearing arguments on whether to extend the temporary ban and make permanent the proposed Alaska oil pipeline project. The case centers on environmental and regulatory concerns affecting construction and energy policy.
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Washington
Alaska
B52 Bomb North Vietnamese Division Near DMZ
U S B52 bombers hit a fresh Vietnamese division attempting to cross the DMZ to reinforce the Quang Tri Front. Saigon forces fend off southern border attacks as heavy fighting continues. Saigon reports 113 enemy, 28 South Vietnamese killed and 71 wounded.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri Front
Nam
Wage Ceiling Likely to Stay at 5.5 Percent
Officials say the Wage Board will keep the 5.5 percent standard for now as a ceiling review proceeds. Nixon aides privately doubt any near term change will occur, stressing the board holds the decision. The joint session with the Price Commission today could spark debate on altering the figure.
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Washington
Nixon
The
Price Commission
Main British Ports Remain Idle Amid Dock Strike
Militant stevedores relaxed their strike and sent vital supplies to Orkney and Shetland as Aberdeen dockers resumed emergency shipments of food and animal feed. Major ports stayed idle on the 18th day of a nationwide dock strike with no immediate settlement on job security and severance pay.
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London
Britain
Aberdeen
Orkney and
Shetland Islands
Prison Break at Aiken Stockade Linked to Drinking
Investigators report that several escapees at the Aiken County Stockade became drunk the night of the jailbreak. Guard Henry G. Moler, later fired, found 14 prisoners missing after rounds. Ten escaped inmates returned. four face charges of assault, battery and attempted rape. Sheriff Grant aims to present a full report to the Grand Jury.
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Aiken County Stockade
Moler
Aiken County Grand Jury
General Sessions Court
Aiken City Council Hears Annexation and Local Requests
The Aiken City Council will meet at 8 p.m. to discuss first reading of an annexation ordinance for land owned by McDonald's Corporation. They will consider St Angela Academy's request to use Virginia Acres for football practice and take up bids for a Boardman Road water main project. Additional items include painting parking meter posts, a bicycle license ordinance, and proposed parking on Pendleton Street east lane between Hayne and Richland.
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Aiken
McDonald’s Corporation
St. Angela Academy
Virginia Acres
Boardman Road
Pendleton Street
Hayne and
Richland
Rumble Strips Installed On Aiken By Pass Approached
John Gilreath a State Highway Department maintenance engineer said rumble strips were installed on Trolley Line Road leading to the Aiken by pass intersection and signs and road markings would be painted this week. He noted further safety measures require Columbia approval and cited two deaths on the by pass with calls for traffic lights and caution signs.
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John Gilreath
State Highway Department
Aiken-by-pass
Gilreath
Highway Department
Aiken By-Pass
Columbia
W.W. Bradley
Bradley
James F. Brinkley
Kissinger Opens Secret Vietnam Talks in Paris
White House confirms Henry Kissinger is in Paris for another secret session with North Vietnamese officials, his 16th such meeting and third in six weeks. He meets Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy as Nixon aides deny discussions of Thieu resignation and note a Switzerland trip for his parents anniversary.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Kissinger
Ronald Ziegler
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Ziegler
Time Magazine
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Laax
Zurich
Switzerland
Pollution May Raise Hazards in Southeast Heat Wave
A strong high pressure system over the Southeast traps hot air this week with muggy conditions in the mid 90s. Temperature inversions could persist day and night, raising urban pollution concerns as air stagnates.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Aiken Woman Files Complaint Over Aerial Crop Spraying
Mrs. J H Ferguson of 412 Silver Bluff Rd asks the FAA to curb an aerial sprayer after claiming a helicopter repeatedly sprayed her house and yard. She alleges headaches, fear for children and dogs, and that the pilot ignored efforts to identify him. The FAA asked for documentation with photos and maps.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
J.H. Fer
Silver Bluff Rd
FFA
Columbia
Ferguson
Ing
Arab Girls Convicted In Hijacking Case in Israel
An Israeli military court convicted Rimma Issa Tannous, 19, and Therese Halaseh, 21, of hijacking a Belgian airliner to Israel. They were found guilty of hijacking and weapons possession but cleared of planting a bomb. The hijackers, aided by two male guerrillas, seized the plane after Vienna departure and threatened to explode it unless Arab prisoners were freed.
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Lod
Israel
Rimma Issa Tannous
Therese Halaseh
Vienna
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Alaska Pipeline
N. Viet
Mackey Scott
Stockade
Paul Grant
Henry G. Moler
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Council
Vaucluse Road
Mike Hatten
Aiken Technical Education Center
First Presbyterian Church
Tek Chand
Roger Rahl
Pat Willis
Charles Hahn
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