Price to attend Washington inaugural events begins Friday
Rotary newsletter reports Leonard Browder overheard a tour guide in England claim the Magna Charta was signed in 1215. Len notes they missed it by 20 minutes. Actress Jill St John travels with one empty suitcase and says spending is deserved during trips. Ice storm leaves Ann Hagelstron with a broken leg. cast to stay on for some time.
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Rotary
Leonard Browder
England
Len
Frances
Jill St. John
Ann Hagelstron
Recreation Department
Sharp fighting reported in contested South Vietnam areas
In South Vietnam sharp fighting flared at both ends as Saigon forces and Communist units battled to gain or hold territory ahead of a cease fire. U S air support for South Vietnamese ground forces continued after President Nixon ordered suspension of bombing and other offensives against North Vietnam. U S planes kept combat operations in Laos and Cambodia, the U S Command said.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
U. S
Laos
Cambodia
Utah student testifies on Watergate spying urge
A Utah college student testifies he quit working as a Republican spy in the Democratic camp after a close shave while trying to bug George McGovern's headquarters. Thomas Gregory resumes testimony after a pause as four more defendants plead guilty. Only Liddy and McCord remain on trial for the break in.
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Washington
Utah
George McGovern
Thomas Gregory
Democratic Party
G. Gordon Liddy
James W. McCord Jr
Nixon Campaign
Golda Meir Heads to Switzerland for Africa Talks
Premier Golda Meir flies from Rome to Switzerland to meet Ivory Coast President Felix Houphouet Boigny. The aim is to bolster Israel's position in Africa after meetings with Italian leaders and an audience with Pope Paul VI earlier in the week.
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Golda Meir
Switzerland
Jerusalem
Rome
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Ivory Coast
Israel
Africa
Reid proposes Superbudget Agency to curb presidential funding power
Rep. Ogden R. Reid introduces a plan for a superbudget office within a reconstituted GAO. The office would operate as an arm of Congress with broad powers to withhold funds or compel executive spending to meet congressional mandates.
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Washington
Congress
Ogden R. Reid
New York Democrat
General Accounting Office
Executive
Watt to Head Revenue Sharing
Graham W. Watt deputy mayor of Washington was named to lead the Treasury Department Office of Revenue Sharing.
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Watt
Washington
Graham W. Watt
Treasury Department
Office of Revenue Sharing
Lawmakers Would Face Annual Public Financial Disclosures
Senators and representatives would be required to report income sources assets and debts each year under a bipartisan proposal by Sen Charles Mathias and Sen Adlai Stevenson. The bill covers financial transactions over five thousand dollars and gifts above one hundred dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Adlai E. Stevenson
D-Ill
Hughes seeks to block Nixon nominees over Vietnam war transparency
Washington AP Sen Harold Hughes says he will block Senate confirmations of Nixon's top intelligence and defense nominees until more information on the Vietnam War is provided. He also calls for public hearings by the Armed Services Committee into the financial holdings of Elliot L. Richardson and William P. Clements Jr. before inauguration day.
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Washington
Harold E. Hughes
Senate
Nixon
Hughes
Senate Armed Services Committee
Elliot L. Richardson
William P. Clements Jr
Defendant William Robinson testifies in murder trial
William Robinson took the witness stand in General Sessions Court to defend himself in the Sept. 30 shooting and death of Maurice Patton at a North Augusta apartment complex. He claimed he was shot at Washington Homes 18C while waiting for his girlfriend and fired after seeing a flash. He said he did not know Patton and only wanted his house key. The defense follows a lengthy prosecution case detailing officers removing a .32 caliber pistol and locating Patton’s body.
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General Sessions
William Robinson
Maurice Patton
North Augusta
Archie Gleason
Washington
Shirley Mae Sullivan
Shirley
Robinson
Mark Mitchum
Robert Fields
Maurice
Health and Education Expenditures Urged by Gov West
Gov John West urged South Carolina lawmakers to allocate 34.4 million of an 83.5 million surplus to health care and 24.1 million to education and economic programs with 25 million kept in reserve. He spoke in the State of the State urging expansion of services and jobs, citing a strong economy and higher living standards. West proposed 10 million for family care services and 9 million to clear a 1200 person waiting list at mental retardation facilities.
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Columbia
John West
West
House
Senate
South Carolina
Remeley To Speak At Banquet In Aiken
Harris T. Remeley the Civic Affairs supervisor for Seaboard Coast Line Railroad will keynote the Aiken Chamber of Commerce banquet tonight. The event begins at 7 30 p m at St John s United Methodist Church.
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Harris T. Remeley
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company
Aiken
Cease-Fire Set On Eve of Nixon Inauguration
South Vietnam and the United States planned a unilateral cease-fire on the eve of President Nixon’s inauguration to advance a peace agreement ending the Indochina war. Reports cited Thieu and Haig as briefing on a draft proposal from Kissinger and Le Duc Tho in Paris, with prisoner exchanges and a possible joint signing ahead.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Thieu
Paris
Hanoi
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Evidence Mounts Linking Cancer With Transplants
Boston AP medical researchers report mounting evidence linking cancer to heart and kidney transplants. Dr Martin S Hirsch of Harvard Medical School notes transplant recipients show a markedly increased incidence of cancer with rare reticulum cell sarcomas most common, occurring about 4 000 times more often than in matching age groups.
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Boston
Harvard Medical School
Martin S. Hirsch
Hirsch
Harvard Medical Society
Mostly Fair Weather On Tap In Aiken Area
The U S Weather Bureau predicts fair and warmer weather for Aiken today and tomorrow. Low tonight near 38 with a high around 70 tomorrow. Rain probability is near zero today, 10 percent tonight, and 20 percent tomorrow.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Aiken
California bill would add contraceptives to pet food
Assemblyman Mike Cullen proposes a measure allowing pet food makers to include contraceptive drugs and imposes a one cent tax per can. Revenue would be distributed to counties for animal population control and the product must be conspicuously labeled.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Bly
Mike Cullen
D-Long Beach
Cullen
Albert George Receives Sertoma Service to Mankind Award
Albert George of Aiken was honored with the Sertoma Club’s Service to Mankind Award for civic leadership and service. The ceremony at Ramada Inn proclaimed Jan 15, 1973 as Albert George Day with remarks by Robert S. Perry Jr. about George’s decades of community work across Red Cross blood programs United Way and youth groups.
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Albert George
Aiken
Sertoma Club
Odell Weeks
Ramada Inn
Robert S. Perry Jr
George
Perry
Aiken Institute
Clemson University
Ambiguities Remain In Peace Talks As Cease Fire Held
Official and South Vietnam sources report unresolved issues in the peace accord draft including North Vietnamese troop withdrawal and the de militarized zone. Progress cited on these points while further Haig Thieu meetings and open ended schedules continue amid hints of a Nixon letter and a broad cease fire signal.
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North Vietnam
United States
Saigon
South Vietnam
North
South
Haig
Thieu
Nixon
Washington
Hanoi
Valley Group To Hear Drug Problem Report
Langley Citizens for Valley Progress will hear Aiken County Sheriff's deputies speak on drugs when the group meets tonight at 7 30 at the Langley Club house. The proposed roads to be cut through the Valley in connection with the Augusta Regional Transportation System will also be discussed.
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Langley
Citizens For Valley Progress
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Augusta Regional Transportation
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University of Colorado
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