Aiken Trials Meet Highlights Three Race Programs
The thirtieth annual thoroughbred racing program at Aiken Training Track features harness races on the second annual trotters and pacers program. Aiken Cancer Society benefit is held at Jefferson-Aiken Training Center with steeplechase events and turf and hurdle racing. The Aiken County Hospital benefit closes the lineup.
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Aiken
Aiken Training Track
Aiken Cancer Society
Jeferson-Aiken Training Center
Aiken Hunt
Aiken County Hospital
Howard Hughes Leaves Bahamas Secretly En Route Possible Mexico
Reports from Nassau say billionaire recluse Howard Hughes has moved from his Brittania Beach Hotel hideaway on Paradise Island and may have departed the Bahamas with a few staff. The 66 year old recluse has not appeared publicly since 1953 and was last seen leaving Las Vegas on Thanksgiving Eve 1970. One source says he might be headed for Mexico.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Howard Hughes
Paradise Island Limited
Hughes
Brittania Beach
Las Vegas
Nev
Mexico
Teacher Talk: Agnew Calls Schooling for Careers
Vice President Spiro Agnew spoke at the convention of the American Association of School Administrators in Atlantic City New Jersey urging educators to focus on career preparation and earning a living for students.
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Spiro Agnew
American Association of School Administrators
Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Labor MP Calls Prince Charles a twerp in Commons
In London a Labour MP insults Prince Charles calling him a twerp before retracting. He then urges mining exile for the heir while pushing a bill to nationalize crown lands and duchies. The House rejects the measure by 233 to 104.
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London
House of Commons
Prince Charles
William Hamilton
Lancaster and
Cornwall
Charles
Ex Senator Watson Plans Marriage in Salt Lake City
Former U S Senator Arthur V Watkins 85 says he will remarry to Dorothy Watkins in Salt Lake City. The widow of Watkins is a temple worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Watkins served two Senate terms and chaired a committee that censured Joseph R McCarthy. He later led the Indian Claims Commission until retirement in 1967.
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Salt Lake City
Arthur V. Watkins
Watkins
Dorothy Watkins
Salt
Julie Nixon Eisenhower Calls China Trip a Breakthrough
Julie Nixon Eisenhower said the China visit could be a breakthrough even if nothing earth shattering results. She spoke with reporters in the White House library while accepting a $2,000 check from Eastern Airline Silverliners for the Lions Eye Bank and Research Foundation.
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower
China
White House
Silverliners
Lions’ Eye Bank and Research Foundation
UPI Telephoto
Dollar Falls Across Europe After Connally Gold Policy
The dollar slid to record lows in France West Germany and Switzerland while recovering slightly in Britain. A wave of selling followed reports of a large US balance of payments deficit and Connally confirming no dollar gold convertibility this year. London bucked the trend as power shortages weighed on the pound.
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London
France
West Germany
Switzerland
Britain
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Winthrop Coeducation Bill Prompts House Row
The South Carolina House tentatively passes a Winthrop College coeducation bill allowing men as day students at Rock Hill while living off campus. Senate opposition looms as amendments to delay failed and a shouting match over birth control notes marred debate.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Winthrop College
Senate
Rock Hill
House
Winthrop
Reds Demand Session of Paris Peace Talks
North Vietnam pressed for a new session of the Paris peace talks with the United States and South Vietnam to be held next Thursday. The antiwar side had not yet decided when to agree to another meeting. Delegates sent messages as the previous talks were called off after a Versailles antiwar conference, which Allies called injurious to the talks’ neutral atmosphere. North Vietnam called the delay indefensible and said the U S stance masked intensification of the war.
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Reds
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Versailles
Senate expects final approval of mini bottle bill in South Carolina
The South Carolina Senate planned final passage on third reading for the mini bottle legislation and related constitutional tax measures. Amendments cut licensing fees for commercial minibottle sellers and private clubs and reduced required restaurant seats and motel units for licenses, prompting potential House-Senate negotiations.
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House
Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Columbia
South Carolina
Claymon Grimes
Dgeorgetown
House-Senate
James P. Harrelson
Dcolleton
Upstate
Harrelson
Bombing drives heavy toll as U S hits North Vietnam
U S war planes end two days of large scale strikes inside North Vietnam with about 150 raids against long range artillery and air defenses. Five artillery guns and two surface to air missile launchers were destroyed, with additional hits on ammunition stores and trucks, as Nixon departs for China.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Dmz
Nixon
Communist
China
North
Court Ordered Busing Under Fire In Georgia
Georgia officials clashed with court ordered desegregation busing as seven Richmond County Augusta schools again reported rising attendance amid continued pupil boycott efforts. Officials said students were nearly back to full strength despite resentment over the desegregation order implemented Monday.
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Georgia
Associated Press
Augusta
Rich
Mond County
Aiken Man Killed By Shotgun Blast
Aiken County Sheriff reports a man named James Simmons of 707 Washington Circle was killed by a shotgun blast at his home while cleaning a gun. Nearby, a pressman at the Aiken Standard suffered severe arm injuries after an accident at the printing press. Street incidents include an exhibitionist in Beech Island and a robbery at Eastern’s Grocery. Public safety officials investigated arson at a Burger Chef restroom. Richmond County schools face attendance dips due to busing, while Sen. Gambrell criticized President Nixon over the busing delay.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Maron Bell
Rt. 3
Aiken County Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Augusta
Beech Island
Paul D. Grant
Eastern’s
Pine Log Road
Richmond County
David Gambrell
D-Ga
Richmond
Nixon
White House
Gambrell
Washington
Georgia
Pierce Trial Set in Georgia Court for Second Murder Charge
William J. Pierce Jr. faces the second of nine murder charges in Hazlehurst Georgia as his new trial date is scheduled for the week of March 6. He was previously convicted of killing storekeeper Vivian Miles during an attempted robbery and given life by Superior Court Judge James O Connor. The venue appeal failed.
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Hazlehurst
William J. Pierce Jr
Pierce
Vivian Miles
James O'Connor
Wayne County
Georgia Court of Appeals
Stumper Jackpot Climbs to Three Twenty Dollars
The Stumper remains undefeated as the jackpot grows to 320 dollars. Readers are urged to put on thinking caps and compete for the prize, with results to be announced in Friday's paper.
Nixon Heads to China on Historic Peace Mission
President Nixon and a small delegation begin a landmark trip to Communist China aimed at easing two decades of hostility. The helicopter departed the White House at 10 18 a.m. EST after briefing Congress leaders. about 1000 local students gathered along the route as part of a preparatory welcome.
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Nixon
China
White House Lawn
Congress
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
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Demilitarized Zone
Creighton W. Abrams
Coast Guard
James A. van der Heydt
Vladimir Artemovy
Igor Bovtun
Nickolai Pazluk
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Red China
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