Wallace defies Lindsay challenge in Florida race
Alabama governor George Wallace rejects a one hour debate with John Lindsay during the Florida Democratic primary. Lindsay calls Wallace’s stance weak and hints at a possible future clash. Wallace remains a proclaimed candidate, while DNC chair OBrien questions his nominating role and Mansfield doubts his support. Gallup poll shows Muskie ahead of Kennedy.
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Alabama
George Wallace
John V. Lindsay
New York
Wallace
Lindsay
Florida
Gram
Montgomery
Ala
Washington
O’brien
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
ABC
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Egypt Goes on War Footing With Austerity Measures
Cairo imposes a war footing budget with a ban on imported luxury items and a 50 percent tax rise on such goods. Prime Minister Aziz Sidky vows strict enforcement and a new land tax of 48 dollars per acre as the cabinet promises to crack down on the black market.
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Cairo
Aziz Sidky
Parliament
Seven Die in South Carolina Weekend Traffic Crashes
The Associated Press reports seven people killed in South Carolina traffic accidents over the weekend. Victims include Willie Edmonds 23 and Isiah Anderson 23 in Lee County. Wayne Ramsey 13 in Fairfield County. Harry Lee McMahan 31 in Seneca. Grady G Rich 32 near Marion. Phyllis Rider Vickery 20 in Anderson. and Robbie Thomas 33 in an Orangeburg two car crash at U S 301.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Lee County
Bishopville
Willie Edmonds
Isiah Anderson
Rt. 2
Lynchburg
Fairfield County
Wayne Ramsey
Winnsboro
Harry Lee McMahan
Grady G. Rich
Marion
Phyllis Rider Vickery
Anderson
Orangeburg
Robbie Thomas
Nixon budget calls for large deficits to spur recovery
President Nixon sent Congress a 1973 budget of 246.3 billion dollars with deficits of 38.8 billion for the current year and 25.5 billion for 1973. He urged no new tax cuts or increases, while promising revenue growth as prosperity returns and a path to a balanced budget with full employment. He outlined defense at 76.5 billion, space at 3.191 billion, and a broad push to boost research, development, and industrial competitiveness.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Department of Transportation
City Council Reviews PR Help For Bond Issue Campaign
Aiken City Council will vote tonight on hiring a public relations firm to promote bond issues for storm drainage, new public works and safety buildings, and a multi use center. Two code amendments and water sewer bond sale are on the agenda. 1,700 of 2,800 signatures required for a referendum have been collected. Windham says local outreach has failed to convey the need and that professional help is needed.
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Aiken
Roland Windham
Chamber of Commerce
Windham
Trial Begins for Seven Antiwar Activists Over Kidnapping Plot
The Rev. Philip F. Berrigan and six co defendants stand trial on charges of planning to kidnap Presidential Adviser Henry Kissinger and disrupt heating systems in Washington and nine states. Six defendants are or were Catholic priests or nuns. They claim government harassment and pretrial publicity threaten a fair trial.
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Philip F. Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington D.C
UPI
Senate Faces EEO Enforcement Clash Over Powers
The Senate Labor Committee backs a bill granting the EEOC authority to issue cease and desist orders against job discrimination. The House previously requires the commission to seek such orders in federal court, and Sen Peter H Dominick sponsors a compromise amendment to align with the House version.
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Washington
Senate
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Senate Labor Committee
Commission
House
Peter H. Dominick
R-Corp
Royalty Attends Funeral In Copenhagen
Representatives from Europe's royal houses gathered in Copenhagen to honor King Frederik IX at Roskilde Cathedral. Four kings, five queens and many princes and princesses joined thousands of mourners for a history book funeral with 48 Marines pulling the gun carriage bearing the king's bier through Copenhagen and Roskilde.
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Copenhagen
Europe
Frederik IX
Roskilde
Denmark
Thieu Reiterates Offer to Viet Cong at Saigon Reception
South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu, at a City Hall reception in Saigon, reiterates his two and a half year old offer for Viet Cong participation in elections provided they lay down their arms first. Earlier, at the Presidential Palace, Thieu spoke to Vietnamese municipal councilors about the proposal.
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South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Thieu
UPI
Two Die In Church Rite At Seattle
Seattle police report two men in their 20s died Sunday after inhaling liquid from a plastic bag as part of the Church of Armageddon rite of breathing. Firefighters could not revive them. an autopsy was postponed at the church’s request.
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Seattle
King County
Church of Armageddon
Westmoreland Outlines Army Transition Challenge at Banquet
General Westmoreland warned the Army faces a major transition problem as strength falls from 1.2 million in 1968 to about 860,000. Speaking to the Great North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, he noted Vietnam goals have been met and praised the Army's performance while urging a shift toward education and higher degrees for officers.
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William C. Westmoreland
New North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
James Hawk
Westmoreland
Chamber
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Samuel Woodring
Hawk
Sam Woodring
Judy Rich
Soviet Union
Great
America
Vietnam
U S Planes Hit North Vietnamese Antiaircraft Sites
U S warplanes attacked five antiaircraft batteries in the DMZ and North Vietnam over Saturday and Sunday, destroying two guns and damaging another. aircraft dodged missiles over Laos, no losses to U S planes. an Army OH6 helicopter was shot down in the Mekong Delta, with one crewman wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Laos
Mekong
Delta
Ban Karai Pass
Three serious cases continued by court in Aiken County
Two DUI defendants were tried in absentia and found guilty. Larry Mitchell and Wayne Smith of Langley faced Oct 8 and the Mitchell case at Graniteville plant. Carolyn McAllister and Clayton Cullum were linked to Dec 24 and Nov 2 incidents near Batesburg. 108 of 137 cases disposed. 11 trials and 73 guilty pleas.
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Aiken County
Augusta
Clayton Cullum
Rocky Smith
Jones Cross Road
Batesburg
Luther Moore Jr
Robert Clay Schrader
Kenneth Edward Waldo
Aiken
University of South Carolina
Cloudy Warm Weather Predicted For Aiken Area
The Aiken area will have partly cloudy and warm conditions today tonight and tomorrow. A few scattered showers are possible mainly in the northwest tonight and tomorrow. Highs will be in the 70s, with a low around 30 tonight. Winds from the southwest at about 10 mph.
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Aiken
National Weather Service
Vertical Hunting Ends With Boy Rescued After Hours
15 year old Malcolm Tingen became wedged in a tree fork while hunting on Highway 25 north of Belvedere. Rescue volunteers used cooking oil to loosen the grip and jacked the fork apart to free him before an escort to Ft. Gordon Hospital for treatment.
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Belvedere
Malcolm Tingen
Malcolm
Highway 25
Bruce Scott
Aiken
Thomas Reames
Ft. Gordon Hospital
Aiken County
Richmond County
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Seneca
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Dmz
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