New USCA Aiken Branch to Feature Doughnut Courtyard
Preliminary drawings reveal a 51 000 square foot two story brick and glass building with a central square doughnut shaped courtyard. The project costs 1 550 000 with a target completion about 18 months, on a 100 acre site with 300 car parking and athletic field.
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University of South Carolina, Aiken Branch
Aiken County Higher Education Commission
Robert E. Penland
Aiken
Commission
Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle and Wolff
Penland
Helicopters Shot Down Near Cambodian Border
Two US helicopters were shot down Tuesday night just inside South Vietnam near the Cambodian border. Eight Americans were killed and five wounded. The mission type was unclear. Across the border, last American combat troops in Cambodia had withdrawn the day before. U.S. and South Vietnamese commands report 86 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in scattered clashes, mostly by air strikes.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S. Command
U.S
Israel loses two warplanes in Suez raid
Tel Aviv confirms two aircraft were shot down during bombing along the Suez Canal. A senior army officer says Russian SAM2 missiles likely downed them, with the Jerusalem Post noting SAM3 missiles possibly involved. Egyptians with Soviet advisers reportedly manning SAM sites.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Suez Canal
Jerusalem Post
Egypt
Nile Valley
Canal Zone
Baker Conviction Upheld In Corruption case
Bob Baker former Senate aide and protege of President Lyndon B Johnson had his conviction for burglary larceny income tax evasion and conspiracy upheld by the U S Court of Appeals. He planned to appeal to the Supreme Court arguing transcripts from bugged conversations tainted evidence. The case returns to U S District Court Judge Oliver Gasch with a 1 to 3 year sentence pending.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
U.S. Court of Appeals
Baker
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Supreme Court
US District Court
Oliver Gasch
Emergency bill imposes jail terms for rioters in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's parliament rushed an emergency bill through after an all night debate. It sets mandatory jail terms for rioters with a six month minimum for riotous behavior and twelve months for gasoline bomb offenses. Jury trials raise the gasoline bomb minimum to two years.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
First Lady Pat Nixon Returns Home From Peru Mission
First Lady Pat Nixon returns to California from Peru describing a goodwill relief mission as diplomatically and personally successful. She aims to draw world attention to 800000 homeless after the May 31 earthquake and notes potential international competition in relief aid, which she welcomes as healthy.
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San Clemente
Calif
Pat Nixon
Peru
Stumper Solution Due Tomorrow in Print
A note announces the Stumper contest with a $130 prize and a promise to publish results in tomorrow’s paper. Players are urged to test their brain power and hope to see their name in print as the winner.
Fate Of Millions At Stake In New National Draft Lottery
Fire Chief J C Busbee demonstrates a repeater at the Aiken Police Department as city leaders view the device. The repeater, bought through the Law Enforcement Assistance program, was showcased during a police school session led by Tom Medlock of the Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission.
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J.C. Busbee
Aiken
Roland Windham
Tom Medlock
Law Enforcement Assistance
Medlock
Lower Savannah
Meek
Thomas Medlock
Washington
Aiken Police Schooled on Civil Disturbances
Aiken police officers attended a four day social and civil disturbances school at the Aiken Police Department with leaders from the black community urging mutual respect. Lt Meek led sessions on improving police image and understanding community obligations while Medlock outlined federal funds for riot control and crime prevention.
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Aiken Police
Aiken
Junius Reed
Aiken-Edgefield
Max Meek
Meek
Roger Martin
Fort Gordon
FBI
Warrenville Armory
Senate curbs Nixon power over Cambodia action
Senate rebukes President Nixon for Cambodian troop incursion with a 58 to 37 vote approving the Cooper Church amendment to curb future U S troop operations in Southeast Asia. Debate on House and Senate versions continues with possible conference changes and further antiwar actions.
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Washington
Nixon
Cambodia
U.S
Senate
House
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Indochina
California
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Gulf of Tonkin
George 5. McGovern
South Dakota
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Cooper Church
Limit Urged On Water Districts
The Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission announced a policy favoring expanding existing water systems and consolidating efforts amid federal funding competition. Joel Gunnels, the commission’s executive director, cited proliferation of districts as a factor and noted Aiken County falls under its jurisdiction as it reviews area federal fund applications.
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Lower Savannah
Charleston Hamburg Railroad to be Named National Historic Landmark
Thomas M. Niles of Chicago will unveil a plaque at the old Hamburg Railroad Station Tuesday marking the Charleston Hamburg Railroad as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The dedication honors the line as the origin of the modern US railway system with the first time schedule passenger service and the 1833 completion once the longest railroad, featuring the Best Friend of Charleston locomotive.
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Thomas M. Niles
Chicago
American Society of Civil Engineers
Hamburg
Charleston-Hamburg
U.S
Charleston
South Carolina
Niles
Graham Willoughby
Mobile
W.H. Wisely
ASCE
Gen. Tillson
Ft. Gordon
North
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Usca Branch
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