Belfast Pubs Go Dry to Curb Violence
The Northern Ireland Security Committee ordered pubs and restaurants in Belfast closed to after 8:30 p m tonight and Saturday to curb violence. A parade ban was extended to Feb 5. British Home Secretary Callaghan blamed teenage hoodlums for disturbances and a gasoline bomb was thrown at a British army jeep in Londonderry.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Security Committee
James Callaghan
Londonderry
Marine recruit training extended from eight to nine weeks
A Marine Corps spokesman said training is extended to nine weeks as fewer recruits are rushed to Vietnam. The change applies to Parris Island and San Diego depots and follows an eight week program started in August 1965, after a prior twelve week period.
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San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Ington
Marine
Parris Island
S.C
Squirrel Population Halves At Capitol Park Sacramento
A seven month state study finds Capitol Park squirrels down to 36 from unspecified earlier numbers. The report cites lack of prior census data but notes visitor familiarity suggests a decline and recommends further study with possible relocation of country squirrels to the park.
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Sacramento
Calif
Capitol Park
Frank P. Belotti
Belotti
Bounty Paid After 61 Years for Coyotes in Colorado
Henry Grove 84 of Williamsburg New Mexico received $5 for a 61 year old scalp bounty on three coyotes he killed while a Colorado rancher. The 1909 payment had been blocked by a dry bounty fund. The Colorado House debated the claim before Rep Eldon Cooper's bill. Rep Forrest Burns initially opposed but then agreed to personally write Grove the check.
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Denver
Colo
Henry Grove
Williamsburg
N.M
Grove
Rio Blanco County
Colorado
House of Representatives
Eldon Cooper
Forrest Burns
CAB warns majors over $300 million annual fare rise
The Civil Aeronautics Board threatened to rescind the 6.35 percent fare increase granted last September unless the 11 major airlines reach a joint revenue-sharing agreement with nine government subsidized local service carriers. The CAB approved a local-service fare pact but rejected one from the major carriers. The earlier order set October 1 as the start date for the increases, averaging 6.35 percent for trunks and 7 percent for regionals.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Nixon to Send 1971 Budget Plan to Congress
Washington Post reports President Nixon will propose a fiscal 1971 budget totaling 200.8 billion dollars with a 5.8 billion defense cut from 79.4 billion and trims in space agriculture and veterans benefits. The plan forecasts a 1.3 billion surplus to steady the economy and signals possible monetary policy relaxation.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
Nixon
Congress
Post
Tricentennial Reception Tickets Go On Sale In Aiken
Tickets go on sale Monday for a gala benefit in Aiken marking the Tricentennial with a 150 cap. Gov. McNair and dignitaries will attend the Feb 14 reception after the Drums Along the Savannah performance at the Witham Home. Proceeds fund the new Aiken County Museum on Whiskey Road.
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Aiken
Witham
Colleton Avenue
Robert E. MecNair
Savannah
Aiken County
Whiskey Road
M. DuBose MacDowell
Task Force set to review LEAP grant approvals
The Regional LEAP Task Force will consider local applications for federal LEAP funds on Tuesday. The Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission must approve by Feb 20 before sending to state headquarters. About $128,000 in federal action grants was received. 40 percent local match is required. The region includes Aiken Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.
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LEAP
Lower Savannah
Aiken
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
Orangeburg
Calhoun
South Carolina
Medlock
Rivers Denounces Critics Of Military Philosophy
L Mendel Rivers of Charleston addressed 600 at the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. He blasted critics of the military and described Washington's new philosophy as welfare first, defense last. Rivers chairs the House Armed Services Committee and is an outspoken opponent of cuts to defense.
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Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
L. Mendel Rivers
North Augusta
Charleston
Nual
Washington
Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Israeli Planes Damage Egyptian Oil Installations
Israeli planes damaged Egyptian oil facilities in the Suez Canal area and engaged in extended air duels with Syria. Egypt reported a civilian oil company employee killed and 11 wounded in an attack on the refinery at the canal’s southern end, with damage estimates not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Syria
Egypt
Ploye
Steel Prices Rise Across Industry Following Steelmaker Moves
US Steel Corp joins smaller producers in lifting prices on hot rolled cold rolled and coated sheets by four to six dollars per ton effective February 1. Auto appliance and machinery manufacturing rely on these products which account for about 36 percent of total shipments. Earlier cuts sparked by Armco Bethlehem Jones & Laughlin and Republic raised overall carbon steel plate and structural shape costs.
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Pittsburgh
US Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin
Republic Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Advocates Link U S Global Leadership to Military Strength
A defense analyst argued that U S leadership of the free world rests on military power. He noted that since 1960 the defense budget rose by about 75 percent. Additional context appears on Rivers Page 2.
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United States
Free World
Budget May Force Early Closing Date
Aiken County School District faces a worst crisis due to a veto on Health Education and Welfare funds. Loss of 257,050 in P L 874 funds could force closing schools 14 days early or cutting services. Restoration via a conference committee could require tax increases of 6 to 12 mills.
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Aiken County
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
P. L
Conference Committee
G. T. Myers
Dr. Myers
Washington
Congress
U S Planes Attack Red Gun Sites in North Vietnam
The U S Command said American aircraft attacked anti aircraft weapons in North Vietnam that fired on them after the bombing halt but the actions were not publicized as not significant. A SAN missile launcher was hit after it fired on an American reconnaissance flight and escort. An escorting F105 was shot down by antiaircraft fire and a U S rescue helicopter was downed while searching for the crew. The command noted ground fire on recon planes and that escorts sometimes fire back as policy.
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Saigon
USS
North Vietnam
U.S
San
Campaign Urges Action to Curb Dope Traffic
Sheriff Paul Grant and Dr. James Suhrer spoke at St Mary Help of Christians in Augusta about drug abuse. Capt John Tebow of Richmond County outlined drug threats and showed two films on heroin and LSD. Tebow warned of rising youth LSD trips and urged better training and equipment for police, while Grant urged harsh penalties for drug pushers.
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Paul Grant
Aiken County
Grant
James H. Suhrer
Aiken
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Capt
John Tebow
Richmond County
Dict
Tebow
Augusta
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