Two County Notables Recovering From Illness
Investigator Jim Whitehurst of the Sheriff's Office is at home after a two week hospital stay and cannot receive visitors. Assistant County Agent William Beasley is in University Hospital Augusta room 635 and will have visitors by the weekend.
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Aiken County
Jim Whitehurst
Sheriff’s Office
Aiken County Hospital
Jim
William Beasley
University Hospital
Augusta
Bill
FBI Faces Pressure on Details of New Left Counter Intel Operation
Washington AP reports the FBI faces demands for full disclosure of a three year operation designed to expose disrupt and neutralize the New Left. Director Clarence M Kelley to issue a statement about the operation begun May 10 1968 and terminated April 28 1971 by J Edgar Hoover.
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Washington
FBI
New Left
Clarence M. Kelley
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Market Rallies on Kissinger Peace Optimism in Middle East
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 25.81 to 814.12 in heavy trading on Thursday as Kissinger expressed confidence that the Middle East peace conference would proceed as scheduled in Geneva on December 18. Advancers outpaced decliners nearly 2 to 1.
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New York
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
New York Stock Exchange
Kissinger
Geneva
Rockefeller resignation eyed before Christmas for presidential bid
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller plans to resign before Christmas to devote full time to a presidential campaign. The move would also clear Lt Gov Malcolm Wilson to run as incumbent in next year’s gubernatorial race, per The New York Times and The Daily News citing closest associates.
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New York
The
New York Times
Daily News
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Malcolm Wilson
the Times
Kidnapping of American Executive Stirs Argentina Tensions
Eight armed guerrillas burst into the Esso Campana refinery dining room 160 miles north of Buenos Aires and abducted 36-year-old manager Victor Samuelson of Cleveland Ohio. The incident reinforces fears that left wing extremists aim to expel foreigners from Argentina and that the government struggles to halt such attacks.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Esso
Douglas Starts Sex Identity Study In Washington
Cathy Douglas wife of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas chairs the International Institute of Sex Identity a Washington group collecting data on the nature of man and woman The study aims to examine how biology and society shape gender roles and explore sex identities and their consequences.
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Yakima, Wash
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Cathy Douglas
Torney
International Institute of Sex Identity
Washington
New Ulster Unionist Council Forms to Block Coalition
Militant Protestant groups in Northern Ireland unite as the United Ulster Unionist Council to block a Protestant Catholic coalition government and to thwart plans for a Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland with the Republic. The alliance groups Rev Ian Paisley, William Craig, 10 dissident Faulkner Unionists, and the Orange Order.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Council of Ireland
Irish Republic
United Ulster Unionist Council
Ian Paisley
William Craig
Brian Faulkner
Unionist Party
Orange Order
Charleston Chairman Charged With Extortion
Charleston County Council chair James J. Price 44 faced extortion charges. FBI says he violated the Hobbs Act by extorting 12000 dollars from Robert H. Harris of Greenville over the Royal Scottsman Motel project. he was released on a 10000 personal recognizance bond.
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Columbia
Charleston County Council
James J. Price
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Price
Harold Swanson
Colum
Robert H. Harris
Greenville
Wallace Takes Deduction for Campaign Papers
Gov George C Wallace claimed a personal income tax deduction by donating his 1968 presidential campaign papers to Alabama state authorities. The Montgomery Advertiser says the deduction totaled about 30000 under the same law used by President Nixon for similar papers.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Nixon
Remembering Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941
Survivors and witnesses from across the United States recall how the Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor redirected lives and history. George Stiefel, Jim Simeon, Swint Bradberry, Irving Williams, and others share their early reactions, fear of invasion, and wartime mobilization memories.
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U.S
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United States
Swint Bradberry
Bradberry
United States Navy
Iceland
Irving Williams
Ford sworn in as 40th vice president in Nixon era
Gerald R. Ford took the oath as the 40th vice president of the United States, pledging loyalty to President Nixon and a search for truth. Congress approved his confirmation 387-35 in the House and 92-3 in the Senate, marking the first VP chosen under the 25th Amendment after Spiro Agnew’s resignation.
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Ford
Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Betty
Susan Elizabeth
Capitol Hill Club
Washington
United States
Warren E. Burger
Congress
House
Spark M. Matsunaga
Hawaii
Senate
Spiro T. Agnew
Christmas Funds Reach Over 800 Dollars In Aid Drives
Donations to the Salvation Army Christmas Fund total 537.17 while the Jaycee Christmas Shopping Tour fund stands at 307. A single mother of seven, faced with desertion and bills, seeks welfare but may wait past Christmas, prompting Jaycees to assist with local contributions.
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Salvation Army
Jaycee Fund
Jaycees
Aiken
Thurmond Declines 1974 Governorship Bid
Staff reports show Lt. Gov. Morris sparked talk Thurmond might seek the governorship in 1974 but Thurmond stated he has no intention to run. Dorn, a Democratic congressman, is already eyeing the Senate if Thurmond leaves. Westmoreland is rumored to consider a bid if he wins the Democratic primary.
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Earle E. Morris Jr
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Morris
Bryan Dorn
Greenville Press Club
Washington
South Carolina
Senate
Solon
D-S.c
Didate
Greenwood
William Childs Westmoreland
Dorn
Welfare Series Starts Monday in Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard announces a four part welfare series beginning Monday. Staff reporter Emily L. Bull outlines questions about welfare in South Carolina and Aiken County by interviewing social workers and others involved.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
The
Aiken Standard
Emily L. Bull
Local Service Stations Clash Over Sunday Closings
Gas station owners split on Sunday closings with most saying the move fails to conserve fuel. Clyde Ready of Six Points American Service Station claims a price manipulation case, while Tom Lybrand of Lybrand Smith Citgo asserts a real shortage and uncertain supply.
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Clyde Ready
Ready
Tom Lybrand
Lybrand - Smith Citgo Ser
Ford’s oath Amid Applause As He Commits to Equal Justice
In the House chamber Ford delivered an eight minute speech interrupted by applause from both parties. He pledged dedication to the rule of law and equal justice for all Americans. His wife held the Bible as he swore to support and defend the Constitution with four children nearby in a gallery.
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Jud Brodie
U.S.S. Yorktown
Richmond
Norfolk
E.A. Whitfield
Oconee County
Ford
House
United States
Nixon
Weather outlook for tomorrow’s parade cool but dry
Highs tomorrow in the low 50s with a low around 30 tonight. Partly cloudy skies and northeasterly winds from 10 mph increasing to 15 mph tomorrow help jackets stay comfortable for the Christmas parade.
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Jim Simeona
Ford Island
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Marietta
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Carl Stutzman
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