Swiss Ambassador Kidnapped in Rio Amid Terrorism Wave
Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher was abducted in his car after terrorists blocked the vehicle in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian government guard was wounded as he tried to intervene. This marks Brazil's fourth political kidnapping in the wave that began with the Sept. 4, 1969, abduction of the U.S. ambassador, who was later released after prisoners were freed by the military government.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Giovanni Enrico Bucher
Switzerland
Bucher
U.S
C. Burke Elbrich
Pearl Harbor memories of USS Reid sailor
George Steifel of Aiken recalls December 7 1941 aboard the USS Reid during the Pearl Harbor attack. He describes the surprise disbelief and how battleships and aircraft were destroyed while some ships survived. Steifel notes comrades from boot camp on other ships and recalls the broader memorial observances.
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Pearl Harbor
George Steifel
Aiken
Reid
United States Paci
Steifel
Cassin
USS
Downs
Plane Wreckage Found After C123 Crash in Vietnam
The wreckage of a C123 transport plane missing since November 27 was located in central Vietnam mountains. Six U S personnel and 73 Vietnamese aboard were killed. A rescue team found no survivors and recovery efforts continue at both this site and a second C123 crash nearby on November 29.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Drugstore Hit By Fire Bomb in Columbia Suburb
Police blame a fire bomb for the partial destruction of a Columbia suburb drugstore early Sunday. Fire officials report 30,000 in damage with no injuries. An unused bottle kerosene bomb was found outside. officers say gasoline odor was noted at the rear.
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Columbia
Month-Long Vietnam Truce Suggested Over Holidays
Secretary of State William P. Rogers says the United States is weighing a month long Vietnam truce during the holidays to push toward a permanent end of fighting. State Department spokesman notes Rogers discussed the idea after Sen Henry M Jackson endorsed it on television and told the Washington Democrat of his approval. Jackson proposed extending the Christmas cease fire through Tet at the end of January.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
United States
State Department
Rogers
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Cable TV May Be Answer Says Cronkite at Seminar
CBS newsman Walter Cronkite warned the United States faces a communications crisis and that cable television could prevent a fall. He said the public crisis could threaten democracy and a free press while noting cable offers multiple channels as diverse revenue sources.
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Los Angeles
United States
CBS
Jordan Forces Retake Jerash Police Station in Jordan
The Jordanian Army says it retook a Jerash police station from Palestinian guerrillas who seized it Sunday. King Hussein's forces also reopened routes to the Syrian border and to the Jordan river cease fire line with Israel, Amman Radio reports.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jerash
King Hussein
Jordan River
Israel
Amman
Fulbright Seeks POW Names From North Vietnam
Sen. J W Fulbright says his appeal to North Vietnam for the names of American prisoners of war has gone unanswered after nearly six months. This marks his second effort as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, following an earlier request to Ho Chi Minh a year ago.
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Washington
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
North Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ho Chi Minh
Christmas Message From Capt. Mac Daniel Broadcast to Family
Radio Hanoi aired a Christmas message from Capt. Norman Alexander Mac Daniel, a Greensboro pilot held as a prisoner, to his wife and children in North Carolina. The broadcast conveyed holiday wishes and hope for a reunion next year.
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Hong Kong
Radio
Hanoi
North Carolina
Norman Alexander MacDaniel
Greensboro
Standard Stumper Jackpot Clues and Deadline
The puzzle offers a $360 jackpot with three free words to assist solving. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday noon. Extra copies are available at 124 Rutland Drive.
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Rutland Drive
Explosion Suspect Sabotage Plague at Humble Oil Complex
Police seek the caller who warned the refinery would burn hours before a blast at the Humble Oil Co complex in Linden New Jersey. 29 injured, millions in damage as investigators, FBI and company security probe sabotage and a possible aircraft touch off.
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John Gregorio
Widestead
New York
Wins Early
United Socialist Revolutionary Front
Humble
Six Aiken youths bond for bus driver beating
Bonds of 1000 each were set for six 17 year old Aiken High School students Robert Penn Nathaniel Nicholson Ryson Carter Jr Clinton Nichols Tarcelli Simpkins and Alfred Gramb lin in magistrate court. They face assault with intent to kill and conspiracy charges with trial set for the next term beginning January 4. A seventh juvenile already released faces January court action. Barry Kirby the bus driver was attacked while waiting to finish the route. a baseball bat and belt were confiscated and he was briefly hospitalized.
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Aiken High School
Robert Penn
Nathaniel Nicholson
Ryson Carter Jr
Clinton Nichols
Tarcelli Simpkins
Alfred Gramblin
Ken County
Howard Williamson
Glenn Holley
Barry Kirby
Kirby
SRP Anniversary Dinner Tonight
The South Carolina Georgia Nuclear Council marks 20 years since Savannah River Site selection with a 7 45 PM dinner at the Augusta Town House. Guest speaker is Dr Glenn T Seaborg, chairman of the U S Atomic Energy Commission.
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South Carolina-Georgia Nuclear Council
Savannah River
Augusta Town House
Glenn To Seaborg
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Aiken Man Found Dead In Bathtub
Jesse J. Satcher of 807 Woodward Drive was found dead in his bathtub today by an employee worried when he did not show up at work. Sheriff Paul Grant said the death appears due to a heart attack while bathing.
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Jesse J. Satcher
Woodward Drive
Paul Grant
Grant
Satcher
Little Explains TEC To Rotary
Ashley J. Little outlines Aiken Tech programs and the first phase plan to Rotarians. He cites a 100 acre site on U.S. 1 south and the goal to provide trained employment to attract industry, with government and industry support noted.
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Little
Aiken Tech
Ashley J. Little
Aiken
Pyle National
State Committee For Technical Education
U.S. 1 South
Islature
John West
Small Fire Interrupts School Start
Aiken Fire Department responded to Schofield High School at 8:30 a.m. after a duffle bag with athletic uniforms burned in a gym storage room. Public Safety Director J C Busbee said the fire, likely caused by a careless smoker, caused no damage to the building.
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Aiken Fire Department
Schofield High School
Public Safety
J.C. Busbee
Busbee
Cambodian Outpost Overrun By Enemy
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces reportedly wiped out a Cambodian battalion and seized the Peam Chikang district headquarters 37 miles northeast of Phnom Penh after a weekend assault. Air support could not contact defenders, helicopters grounded by mechanical failures, and both sides suffered heavy losses.
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UPI
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Peam Chikang
Delegation schedules public meeting on tax and planning issues
The Aiken County Legislative Delegation will meet at 7 p.m. in the Delegation Office to review Act 1098 motor vehicle property taxes and licensing, with Treasurer Frank Thomas explaining. The group will also consider expanding the Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission and hear a building completion schedule from architect W. E Hallman. Public meetings are planned for the first and third Mondays each month.
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Aiken County
Park Ave. East
Frank Thomas
Lower Savannah
Christmas Fund Aids Deprived Aiken Children
Community drives raise 116.77 for ten children and a family in need. Donations from local groups and individuals support the Jaycee Shopping Tour and Salvation Army food and toys as the father shows disability but continues odd jobs. Contributions welcome to aid schooling and comfort.
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Aiken
S.C
Maybel Lee Bradwell
Mandle Suras
Salvation Army
Gayle Drive
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