Watery Grave Planned For Nerve Gas Rounds Aboard USS Hartley
A rusty surplus Liberty ship tows toward a 16,000 foot deep site 282 miles east of Cape Kennedy where the LeBaron Russell Briggs will be scuttled with 418 concrete vaults containing over 12,500 nerve gas rockets. Florida Governor Kirk and the Environmental Defense Fund ended their court fight, allowing disposal to proceed citing oceanic danger.
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Hartley
Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
Fla
LeBaron Russell Briggs
Florida
Claude Kirk
Environmental Defense Fund
County landfill controversy over sanitation and funding
Residents of Clear Water and Vaucluse protest county landfill upkeep and safety as private dumping grows after the Aiken City dump closed. They cite smoke, pests, and close housing, while officials argue for more money, supervision, and gear.
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Clearwater
Vaucluse
Aiken City
Aiken
Fragmentary OCR note with unreadable numeric strings
An unclear OCR fragment shows scattered numbers and symbols without coherent sentences. No identifiable people, organizations, places, or events are readable.
Mayor Endorses Plans For Annual Aiken Jaycee Fair
Aiken Mayor Odell Weeks backs the Second Annual Aiken Jaycee County Fair to run October 12 through 17 at the Aiken Driving Range south of Aiken. The Jaycees promise a larger midway with more rides and exhibits, plus commercial displays in the exhibition tent.
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Aiken
Odell Weeks
Charles T. Watts
Highway 19
Aiken County
Charles Watts
Jaycees
Deggellar Amusements
Watts
Congo Republic reports new plot uncovered
President Marien Ngouabi announced a new plot against the government with punishment for the guilty. Earlier, on March 23, about 20 rebels briefly seized the state radio and were defeated. The clash left 63 dead. four leaders were executed and five sentenced to death in absentia.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Marien Ngouabi
Booby trapped suitcase explodes killing Omaha officer
A booby trapped suitcase detonated in a vacant two story house on Omaha's near North Side killing Officer Larry Menard and injuring seven others two officers were not seriously hurt. Police responded after a 2 am report of a screaming woman and nine officers responded to search the home. The blast knocked officers to the ground and through doorways.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Near North Side
John Bozak
Larry Menard
Bozak
Government narrows focus to overseas heroin sources
Narcotics Bureau Director John E. Ingersoll admits federal efforts fail to curb heroin supply domestically. He says border interdiction is impossible and pledges to concentrate on overseas sources. He notes arrests are only a fraction of traffickers, with many others ready to take their place.
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Washington
Narcotics Bureau
John E. Ingersoll
United States
POW Treatment Probe Seeks Congressional Committee
Sen Byrd and Sen Brooke introdu ce a joint five member per chamber panel to probe POW treatment in Vietnam. The inquiry would cover North and South Vietnam the United States and the National Liberation Front with a final report due by December 1 and recommendations for action.
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Washington
Vietnam
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Senate
House
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
National Liberation Front
Cufflink Recovered After Nixon Port Visit
Mrs Richard M Nixon saved the day during a New Orleans stop by spotting and recovering an errant cufflink from the Presidential limousine. The other cufflink was feared lost until a family aide later confirmed its recovery.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New Orleans
Hart asks FTC to review gasoline pricing anti-trust claims
Sen. Philip A. Hart of Michigan asked the Federal Trade Commission to examine testimony from Senate anti trust hearings on gasoline pricing. He urged a priority review and a 60 day response, and said results could prompt new legislation if no laws are violated but the situation warrants action.
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Washington
Philip A. Hart
Federal Trade Commission
Michigan Democrat
Senate Antitrust
FTC
Hart
Stumper Pot Reaches 200 Dollars This Thursday
The notice promises a $200 prize for the Stumper puzzle with encouragement to try harder. It urges readers to win and outfits for school days as Thursday draws near.
Inquest Set Today In Saturday Shooting In Aiken
Lt. Roger Martin of the Aiken Police Department faces homicide charges after the shooting death of Harry Lee Williams in Aiken. Williams died at Aiken County Hospital after a confrontation during a traffic stop. Counts was charged with assault and battery and released on bail.
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Inquest
Aiken
Augusta
Roger Martin
Harry Lee Williams
Martin
Julius B. Ness
Bamberg
J. Carroll Busbee
James Gregory
Aiken County
Busbee
Martin Posey
Williams
James Lewis
Aiken County Hospital
Counts
Glenn Holley
TCD Discussions Are Set Tomorrow
More than 100 business and professional leaders will meet at the Heart of Aiken Restaurant starting 11 a.m. for about three hours to discuss community problems. Six to eight person groups will share views, a lunch break will occur, and a final report will be published by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce. Representatives from business, industry, government, the School Board, Welfare Department and the Lower Savannah Planning and Development Commission are invited.
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Greater Aiken
Heart of Aiken
Soviet Venus 7 Probe Launch Explains Preset Course
The Soviet Union launched an uncrewed Venus 7 automatic interplanetary station from Moscow time 8 38 am. It entered an initial Earth orbit before boosting toward Venus. Venus 7 is reported functioning with systems normal and data relayed from a long distance station. Previous Venus missions include Venus 4 5 and 6 soft landings and Mariner 5 flyby. The United States has not landed on Venus. The flight path covers about 217 million miles and took a little over three months.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Earth
Mariner 5
United States
One Candidate Files For Aiken County Council
With a Sept. 1 filing deadline approaching only one candidate has announced intent to run for the county council. The council would govern Aiken County if the county council referendum passes Nov. 3. Chair John Bodenheimer says a full slate is hoped for before the deadline despite low filing interest.
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Aiken County
John T. Bodenheimer
Bodenheimer
100 B52s Hit Reds Full Blast
SAIGON AP The United States mobilized its entire Pacific B52 fleet against a new Communist offensive in the northern South Vietnam provinces. About 100 bombers from Guam Okinawa and Thailand dropped roughly 3000 tons on North Vietnamese targets near Laos border over 48 hours. Clouds hindered precise damage estimates but secondary explosions suggested ammunition storage hits.
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Saigon
United States
Pacific
South Vietnam
Guam
Okinawa
Thailand
U.S
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
North Augusta Mayor Outlines Growth Plans and Needs
North Augusta Mayor Cecil Collins described rapid growth from about 3600 residents in 1950 to 13000 today. He cited water supply expansion to four million gallons, plans for sewage treatment, a 22 acre recreation tract, and a 256000 project funded half by the city over five years. He urged dual services and a split county facility with separate library and hospital needs.
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North Augusta
Cecil Collins
Collins
Aiken
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