Bruce Skips Vietnam Peace Talks Shake At Paris
U S chief delegate David K E Bruce did not attend the weekly Vietnam peace talks in Paris fueling speculation of a boycott until North Vietnam and Viet Cong return. Bruce’s deputy Philip C Habib said Bruce was working in his office while absent.
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Paris
David K. E. Bruce
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Bruce
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Xuan Thuy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Habib
Sea Burial For Explosives Off Maryland Coast
A ship carrying 5,000 tons of explosives was to be sunk at sea in 7,200 feet of water, 135 miles off Maryland after leaving Sandy Hook. Navy officials said valves would flood the vessel to sink it, and the site was moved from Barnegat Light due to public opinion.
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Earle
N.J
Maryland
Sandy Hook
U.S. Navy
Navy
Barnegat Light
Bomber Found With Four Skeletons In New Guinea
Lutheran missionary Rev. Davis Schendall located a World War II American bomber wreck on Mt Schrader about 120 miles west of Madang. Skeletons in the craft were identified by tags, and Australian officials prepare details for Washington. Plane believed to have crashed in 1943.
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Port Moresby
New Guinea Trust Territory
Washington
Reward For Zsa Zsa's Diamond
Zsa Zsa Gabor offers a 30000 reward for the return of a 38 carat diamond ring worth 500000 stolen from her in a Waldorf Towers elevator. She described the theft to reporters on Wednesday noting two men also took earrings and a turquoise ring. The actress said the jewelry was not insured due to prohibitive rates for actresses.
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New York
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Gabor
FAA Drops Plan for Passenger Smoke Hoods
The Federal Aviation Administration withdrew its proposal to require airlines to provide smoke protection hoods for passenger use during emergencies. The FAA cited improved assessment prioritizing rapid evacuation over hood use and noted current hoods could delay evacuation.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Soviet Unmanned Cosmos Satellite Launch Reported
The 357th Cosmos unmanned satellite launched by the Soviet Union is functioning normally. Tass announced the craft conducts space research and orbits Earth every 92 minutes at 71 degree inclination, with a high point of 310 miles and a low point of 175 miles.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Bomb destroys customs post on busy road to Dublin
A bomb wrecked a customs post on a main road from Northern Ireland to Dublin early today. Windows of houses at Enniskillen were shattered but no injuries were reported. It marked Northern Ireland's 98th explosion this year and the second customs post struck in less than a week.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Ennis
Killen
Stumper Pot Reaches $210 in Puzzle No 16
Amused organizers report 790 entries with no winner yet as top puzzle workers Gale Wilkins R T Hair Jane Thompson and others competed. More puzzles arrived by mail and readers await Friday’s paper to try Puzzle No 17 for the $210 prize.
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Amn
Gale Wilkins
R.T. Hair
Jane Thompson
Tom Barton
R. M. Henderson
Interest Lags In Filing For Council Seats In Aiken County
Election officials report low interest in county council and chairman seats with only two or three inquiries and one filed candidate, T S Brown of New Ellenton. Filing closes Sept. 1. Nomination by petition requires 320 qualified electors. Council seats, if referendum passes, shift to a council form of government on Jan 1 1971.
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Aiken County
Eugene England
England
T. S. Brown
New Ellenton
Election Board
Coun
Inside Today Section Shuffles Through Comics Editorials and Sports
A fragment of Inside Today shows shuffled pages with comics editorial notes and sports listings. The unreadable scan hints at TV listings, ads, and women's section content but lacks coherent readable items to summarize.
Arab Guerrilla Fire Kills Two Israelis
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and four wounded as artillery fire from Lebanon struck the eastern frontier. Israeli forces and Arab guerrillas exchanged fire for about an hour near Mt. Hermon. Beit Shean and Jordan also saw shelling with no casualties reported. U S responses drew mixed reactions in Israel and Egypt.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Mt. Hermon
Jordan
Beit Shean
Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
Two Aiken County Men Charged In Thefts
Aiken County deputies charge Douglas Mundy 28 of RFD 3 Aiken and Donald Boyd 30 of Burnettown with breaking and entering and grand larceny. Mundy is detained in Jacksonville Florida and Boyd in McCormick County Jail. A fugitive warrant is planned for Olin Mitchell 46 of Langley. About 3600 dollars worth of goods including TVs radios cameras shotguns and stereo consoles were stolen from homes in Aiken and McCormick counties dating back to June and most items have been recovered.
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Aiken County
Paul Grant
Douglas McArthur Mundy
RFD
Aiken
Donald Corlett Boyd
Burnettown
Mundy
Jacksonville
Fla
Boyd
McCormick County
Olin Mitchell
Langley
McCormick
Sheriff's Department
Viet Cong threaten Phnom Penh as Prek Tameak battles surge
Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces overran Cambodian defenders near Prek Tameak nine miles from Phnom Penh and pressed six miles toward the capital. Cambodian and South Vietnamese gunboats shelled across the river as fighting continued, with casualties reported on both sides and a large Cambodian retreat taking wounded comrades by boat. American bombers were not confirmed, with interdiction raids cited as daily but locations undisclosed.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Prek Tameak
Mekong
Racially Balanced Schools Assured in Aiken Area
Local officials anticipate minimal surprises as about 3 000 black and 6 000 white students begin integrated attendance. Superintendent Beasley notes grouping by IQ and achievement tests plus teacher judgment, with no race or name considered. Schools shift toward departmental teaching and multiple-group classrooms.
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Aiken
P.E. Beasley
Beasley
Aiken Elementary
Senate debates replacing the draft with an all volunteer army
The Senate shifts from the Safeguard antimissile issue to a major push for a volunteer army replacing conscription. Leaders of a broad coalition seek an up or down vote on merits, warning that debate may be lengthy if no direct vote is allowed. Estimates place annual implementation costs at about four billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
National Guard
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
McCarthy
Ohio National Guard
Kent State University
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nevada A Test Site Contaminated by Plutonium
A draft AEC environmental statement says about 250 square miles of the Nevada test site are contaminated with plutonium and 49 RADEX areas are off limits due to high radiation. Most areas show low radiation, but one in twelve leaks radioactivity beyond site boundaries, while all 210 announced explosions since 1963 have been underground.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Test Site
New York City
AEC
Environmental Quality Council
Desert
Las Vegas
Nevada
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