Thurmond egg incident and local civic news from Aiken
Senator Strom Thurmond faced egg throwing protesters near the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami but escaped harm. In Aiken, three firefighters graduated from state fire school: Bill Jenkins Ronny Cook and Charlie Miller. Local profiles include Mrs James Brinkley and relatives in Gloverville, and staffer shifts at Buenos Aires Herald now at Winthrop College. New appointments include Dr Reid T Johnson as psychology assistant professor at Winthrop and Wayne Johnson entering SE theological Seminary. Sertoma Club welcomed Charley Fox Carl Littlejohn and Paul Wienle as new members.
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Strom Thurmond
Fountainbleau
Miami
Aiken Republican
Aiken
State Fire School
Bill Jenkins
Ronny Cook
Charlie Miller
James Brinkley
Aiken By-Pass
Buenos Aires Herald
Virginia
Berlitz Language School
Reid T. Johnson
Aiken County Child Study Center
Winthrop College
Wayne Johnson
Southeastern Theological Seminary
Texas
Nathaniel Stetson
Marvin C. Ellison
Clemson
Rotary District
Charley Fox
Carl Littlejohn
Paul Wienle
Sertoma Club
Vietnam offers to release 600 disabled POWs and amnesty
The South Vietnamese government announced it would unconditionally return 600 disabled North Vietnamese prisoners of war and grant amnesty to 496 South Vietnamese convicts. The Foreign Ministry urged Hanoi to arrange reception for the POWs, linking the mercy to the Wu Lan festival.
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Saigon
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
Wu Lan
Val
Republic of Vietnam
Jets Step Up North Vietnam Bombing Along Coast
U S Navy jets ranged from Vinh to Hai Phong wrecking bridges supply depots and army barracks. About 150 strikes were flown overcast skies limited operations. A raid north east of Vinh destroyed 100 stacks of war material eight miles away. In Saigon area North Vietnamese forces shot down a U S F4 Phantom and attacked. Two American pilots aboard the downed aircraft are missing.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Vinh
Haiphong
U.S. Command
U.S
Navy
South Vietnam
Tri
Explosion Kills 6 In Ireland
An explosion at a Newry customs post killed six people and seriously injured two others. Police said two of the dead were guerrillas who drove in the explosives. The blast marks Northern Ireland's deadliest toll since July.
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Belfast
Newry
Northern Ireland
Claudy
Londonderry
Lunar landing set for December moon mission
NASA announced astronauts will conduct the sixth manned lunar visit with a Dec. 11 evening launch. The mission, longest moon stay to date, marks the first night launch and aims for a Taurus Littrow site near the Taurus mountains and Littrow crater to fill gaps in the moon model.
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Washington
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Taurus Mountains
Littrow Crater
Taurus-Littrow
NASA
State of Emergency Declared by Chilean President
President Salvador Allende declared a state of emergency in Santiago Province after a day of protests over food shortages caused by socialist policies. In Santiago 150,000 shopkeepers closed, housewives pounded pots, riot squads clashed with demonstrators, and flaming barricades appeared along Providencia.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Swank Providencia
Shoppers to See More Bacon Window Rule Next Feb
Consumers will see unwrapped bacon with a window displaying at least 70 percent of a strip length. Beginning February 19, the Agriculture Department requires bacon packages to feature a viewing window and include full ingredient lists for cured hams and bacon products.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Libby Brinkley Pursues Lights and Local Reform
Libby Brinkley gains signal lights on the BP by pass after a campaign sparked by a child's death and safety concerns. She thanks Irene Rudnick and Rep. Zack Fulmer, hints at possible future political moves, and notes ongoing needs for local corrections.
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Judy Rich
Libby Brinkley
Rudnick
Zack Fulmer
Aiken
GOP Floor Fight Looms Over 1976 Convention Reapportionment
Sen Thurmond signals a possible compromise as Republicans debate a compromise amendment to the conservative delegates reapportionment plan at the 1976 convention. Inter party reform moves, echoing 1968 Democratic changes, have dominated recent days as nominations draw near.
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Strom Thurmond
Rl.c
Rift over delegate apportionment at GOP convention
The GOP moderates from large states push a nine hour Rules Committee plan for delegate apportionment, signaling a floor fight at the 1976 Republican Convention. Agnew and Percy are seen as potential rivals, while Nixon’s renomination remains the main event. Mathias aims to end the draft dispute with broad platform support.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
William McLaughlin
Michigan
Agnew
Charles Percy
Illinois
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Maryland
New Mexico
Paul N. McCloskey
California
Nelson A
Conservatives Seek Bonus Votes To Reward GOP Voters
Delegations at the convention consider a rule granting extra 4.5 delegate votes to states that back the Republican presidential nominee. Liberals want wider application to gubernatorial and senatorial races. Southern delegates fear power shifts favoring larger states and member Thurmond supports maintaining regional influence as the process unfolds.
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Sen. Thurmond
Miami Beach
Agnew
Jo Ann Price
Thurmond
South Carolina
Price
Costs rise sharply as July CPI climbs
Labor Department reports cost of living up four tenths of one percent in July, fastest since February, with food leading the rise and meats and fish costing 10.1 percent more than a year earlier. Average weekly earnings rise 0.8 percent to 136.47, boosting buying power by 0.4 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Dol
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Showers Predicted Tomorrow in Aiken Area
A chance of thundershowers tomorrow is the main weather change this week. Daytime highs stay in the 90s with lows in the 60s and 70s through Saturday. Tonight and tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Thursday through Saturday expect partly cloudy skies with little change.
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Aiken
United States Weather Service
Two Aiken Businessmen Co-Chair United Way Campaign
C T Coleman owner of Coleman Shoes and Albert George owner of George Funeral Home Inc. were named co chairs of the commercial division for the United Way campaign in Aiken. They aim to reach the 1972 goal of 307410 dollars by promoting payroll deduction plans and fair share giving. Coleman is a Glasscock County Georgia native and long time Aiken resident with wife Alice and two children. George is a Clemson graduate and longtime Aiken resident, former Rotary Club leader and former United Way president. Campaign chairman Robert Perry Jr. emphasized payroll deductions to ease giving.
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Aiken
United Way
C.T. Coleman
Albert George
George
George Funeral Home Inc
Clemson
Robert Perry Jr
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