Air Force cadet boss named aerospace safety director
Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, commander of cadets at the Air Force Academy, is named the U.S. Air Force director of aerospace safety and will assume the new post February 1. Brig. Gen. Walter T. Galligan, currently at Tan Son Nhut in South Vietnam, will replace him as commandant of cadets.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
Robin Olds
U.S. Air Force
Air Cadets
Walter T. Galligan
Tactical Air Control Center
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
Miss America 1963 Hospitalized After Stroke
Jacqueline Mayer Townsend, Miss America 1963, is hospitalized in Pittsburgh after a stroke. Doctors expect a substantially total recovery. she suffered loss of speech and right-side paralysis since Friday at Montefiore hospital.
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Washington, Pa
Jacqueline Mayer Townsend
John Townsend
Solzhenitsyn Declines Nobel Trip Over Return Fears
Alexander Solzhenitsyn says he will not travel to Stockholm to accept the Nobel Prize in literature fearing the Soviet Union would not let him return. In a letter to the Swedish Academy he said he would accept in Moscow if possible. He has long criticized Soviet society and was expelled from the Writers Union last year.
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Moscow
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Stockholm
Soviet Union
Swedish Academy
Solzhenitsyn
Soviet Writers Union
Ethiopia Recognizes P R China as Sole Legal Government
Addis Ababa announced Ethiopia recognizes the Communist Chinese regime as the sole legal government of all Chinese people and that an ambassador exchange was agreed after negotiations, aligning with long standing UN and international policy.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
United Nations
People’s Republic of China
Tito to Meet Pope During Italy Visit
Vatican sources say President Tito of Yugoslavia will meet Pope Paul VI during a December 10 start to his Italy visit. Yugoslavia remains the sole European Communist nation with full diplomatic contact with the Holy See.
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Rome
Tito
Yugoslavia
Paul VI
Italy
Vatican
Holy See
Jerry Lewis settles $1 million yacht suit
Los Angeles AP reports comedian Jerry Lewis reached an out of court settlement over the sinking of his 65 foot yacht Pussycat off the California coast. Lewis and four others escaped by swimming to shore after the vessel went down following the purchase four years earlier. He sued the seller and two insurance firms. terms were not disclosed.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Lewis
Pussycat
California
Lewis
Auto labor dispute looms as UAW, Ford near deadline
In Detroit, UAW and Ford say no firm contract yet, risking a strike next Monday. Ford vice president Malcolm Denise warns time is tight and a deal is not yet "in the bag" as Dec 7 approaches.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Malcolm Denise
Ford
Rail unions threaten nationwide strike over wages and conditions
Four rail unions announce a nationwide strike set for 12:01 a.m. December 10 unless a settlement is reached for nearly 500,000 workers. President Charles Luna of the United Transportation Union says the plan could mobilize quickly, with a strike possible within hours. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and the Hotel and Restaurant Employes join the threat, moving up from the prior December 11 date. The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks agrees to the new date.
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Washington
Charles Luna
United Transportation Union
Luna
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Clerks
Census traces urban decline and suburban growth in 1970 figures
The Census Bureau reports urban cores shrinking as wealth flows to suburbs. The nation grows to 204.7 million from 1960 to 1970, with suburbs now housing more people than central cities and posing housing, land, and highway demand alongside pollution and planning challenges.
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Washington
Population Shift Drives Growth in Metropolitan Areas
The bureau reports most growth from the 70s concentrated in metropolitan zones with suburbs expanding rapidly. Thirteen of the 25 largest cities lost population, including Chicago Detroit and Baltimore, while countryside flight to cities continued and farm numbers fell from 15 million to about 10 million.
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Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Georgia population climbs to 4.63 million in decade
The Census Bureau reports Georgia's population at 4,627,306, up 604,000 from 1960 figures of 3,943,000. Officials released final figures on Monday, noting substantial growth across the state.
Senate short two members until March in South Carolina
In Columbia the South Carolina Senate will be two members short until at least mid March as resignations take effect. Attorney General Daniel R. McLeod advised Lieutenant Governor John C. West that March 9 is the likely date for a special election to fill the two vacancies created by Earle E. Morris and Floyd D. Spence. Morris becomes lieutenant governor and Spence moves to the U.S. House, with resignations effective December 31.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
Daniel R. McLeod
John C. West
Earle E. Morris
Dickens
Floyd D. Spence
Lexington
Morris
Spence
U.S
House of Representatives
McLeod
Marshall Cain Named To Ways, Means Committee
Aiken County Representative C. Marshall Cain has been named a member of the South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee. Speaker Solomon Blatt notified Cain of the appointment as he prepares to begin a third term in January. James Aycock called for three day week sessions starting December 8.
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Aiken County
C. Marshall Cain
Ways and Means
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Solomon Blatt
D-Barnwell
Cain
James Aycock
D-Sumter
Orbital Observatory OAO 3 Destroyed in Africa Launch Failure
Cape Kennedy reports the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 3 valued at 98.5 million dollars failed to reach orbit after the protective nose cone did not jettison as planned. The Atlas Centaur rocket carried extra weight, delaying deployment and leaving the mission lost with debris in Africa or the Indian Ocean.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Africa
Indian Ocean
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
OAO 3
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Orbital
Interstate 20 Opens Between Aiken and Lexington
A 31 mile section of Interstate 20 between Lexington and Aiken opens to traffic. The stretch runs from S C 6 near Lexington to U S 1 north of Aiken. Temporary signs will be replaced with permanent green Interstate markers by Jan 1.
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Aiken
Lexington
S.C. 6
U.S. 1
Camden
U.S. 25
Georgia Line
Savannah River
Highway Department
North Augusta
Standard Stumper Deadline Nears for Entries
The deadline for the $350 Standard Stumper is noon tomorrow. Submit all entries now to have them counted. Three free words to use are No. 5 down, No. 8 across, and No. 13 across.
Salvation Army and Jaycees Open Yule Fund Campaigns
The Salvation Army and Jaycees announce Christmas fund drives to aid a disabled husband and his family of three in Aiken South Carolina. Contributions support the family’s food needs and a Christmas for the 15 year old son and help the teen gain personal shopping funds.
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Salvation Army
The
Gayle Drive
Aiken
S.C
New BI-LO Opens In Aiken With Large Departments
Frank L. Outlaw announces BI-LO’s 35th store opening in Aiken located on U.S. Highway 1 next to Lee's Discount. Grand opening at 8 a.m. features 22,500 square feet, 6,500 items, and wide aisles for faster shopping. Regular hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. store highlights include largest produce meat and dairy displays in the area.
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Frank L. Outlaw
Greenville
Bi-Lo
Aiken
Outlaw
Bi-Lo’s
U.S. Highway No. 1
Lee’s Discount Department Store
Cery
Riley T. Shelton
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