Deserter and Guatemalan Girlfriend Back In Jail
Robert Lee Jackson a US Navy deserter 36 and Lydia Lucretia Sanchez 23 a Guatemalan living in Mexico remained in La Plata jail Argentina after an judge referred the Braniff hijacking case to a higher court. Authorities planned to produce them before Federal Judge Luis Gerrello on kidnapping and aircraft theft charges but the judge ruled the matter fell outside his jurisdiction.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Braniff
Robert Lee Jackson
Maryville
Tenn
Lydia Lucretia Sanchez
Mexico
la Plata
Luis Gerrello
Gerrello
Agnew Heads Peace Mission to Middle East Visits Kuwait and Saudi
Vice President Spiro Agnew left Singapore for a Middle East mission seeking Arab support for Nixon’s Arab-Israeli settlement plan. After an 82 hour flight with a Bombay refueling stop he was to spend two days in Kuwait, then travel to Jidda in Saudi Arabia.
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Singapore
Spiro T. Agnew
Middle East
Nixon
Bombay
Agnew
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Arabian Peninsula
Jidda
Saudi Arabia
Louis Armstrong Dies at 71 in Queens Home
Louis Armstrong legendary jazz trumpeter dies at his Queens home. AP reports the famous figure passed away at age 71.
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New York
Louis
Queens
Armstrong
Jazz Sunday
Nixon Heads to Missouri for regional sales pitch
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon depart the White House for a Kansas City meeting with news executives from 13 states. The hour-long session centers on revenue sharing welfare reform and government reorganization as prospects dim amid taxpayer revolt pressure.
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Washington
Congressional Register
Nixon
Missouri
White House
Kansas City
Rochester
N.Y
Birth control shot proves 100 percent effective in Atlanta study
Emory University Family Planning Clinic reports four yearly injections of depo medroxyprogesterone administered to about 200 Atlanta women since 1967 are 100 percent effective. The drug, DMPA, is provided through Grady Hospital serving DeKalb and Fulton counties. A similar New York study preceded it.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Emory University
Red Coats Back In Boston Patrol Supermarket Aisles
In Boston the red coats return by invitation to guard a supermarket with six youths aged 12 to 18 in red jackets. Store officials report a 90 percent drop in shoplifting and handbag snatching. Manager Larry McCarthy credits the kids rapport and firm attitude for saving hundreds of dollars weekly in merchandise.
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Boston
Larry McCarthy
Supply Bill Signing Scheduled by Aiken Delegation
The Aiken County Legislative Delegation planned to sign the contested supply bill in Columbia. Compromise provisions by Sen. Michael Laughlin aimed to require a majority of both houses to authorize contingency fund disbursements for county departments, with changes to jail funding and sheriff officer allocations amid ongoing amendments and a missed Senate quorum.
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Aiken County
Columbia
Michael Laughlin
House
Ments
C. Marshall Cain
Aaiken
Aiken
Sen. Laughlin
Senate
New
Typhoon Harriets Curtails Action in Indochina
U S B52s continued bombardments in North Vietnam and on the DMZ despite Typhoon Harriet curtailing some strikes in Indochina. Eight B52s dropped 270 tons on depots and bunkers while winds over 100 mph hindered carrier air attacks. Da Nang flights halted, rain and flooding reported, and Vietnamese sources said three clashes yielded 39 enemy deaths with no U S casualties.
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Saigon
Harriet
U.S
Indochina
America
South Vietnam
A Shan
Demilitarized Zone
Fire Base
Harrier
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Midway
Oriskany
Tonkin Gulf
da Nang
Dmz
Associated Press
Neal Ulreich
Quang Tri
Paris
Hanoi
Beech Island Votes on Incorporation and Mayor Race
Beech Island residents vote on incorporation today with 300 registered voters. If approved, L H Carter and Bill Seagle would contest the mayoral post as non paid officials for the 4.3 mile city with 1796 residents. The move promises improved fire police services zoning aided grants trash sewerage and matching funds. Funds come from fines state allocations and alcohol beverage refunds.
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Beech Island
Beech Islanders
L. H. Carter
Savannah River
Bill Seagle
Committee For the Improvement of
South Carolina
Secretary of State
Traffic Toll Hits Record For Holiday Weekend
Traffic deaths during the Fourth of July period reached 612, a new record for a three day observance, topping 611 in 1969 and 540 last year. The 78 hour weekend had an I 65 head on collision in southern Indiana killing ten and injuring one.
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National Safety Council
Indiana
Gunnells disputing Fulmer over in-state hiring rule
Gunnells of the Lower Savannah River commission accused Rep. Fulmer of misrepresenting the group’s stance on in-state hiring. Fulmer defended the county delegation supply bill that would cut the commission’s $22,755 allotment for any out of state employee.
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Joel Gunnells
Lower Savannah River
Fulmer
Gunnelils
Augusta
Gunnells
Aiken County
Withdrawal Pace Signals Slower US Pullout In Vietnam
AP reports US troops are leaving Vietnam faster than Nixon’s spring projection but Pentagon aides foresee a slower July August September. Officials warn those months could see North Vietnamese attacks near the DMZ while overall troop levels could drop to about 175 000 by December 1 about 9 000 below the planned goal. If peace talks progress or military pressure falters the pace may quicken toward bringing home 100 000 more troops between May 1 and December 1 with an average of about 14 300 monthly May June poised to total nearly 28 600 for those two months.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
Pentagon
Demilitarized Zone
Stumper Jackpot Promises Big Prizes for Friday Readers
The Aiken Standard invites Friday readers to enter the Stumper contest offering nearly $700 in prizes. Last week drew over 1,100 entries, with high interest when stakes rise, and readers are told to submit answers after 9 a.m. each Thursday for a chance to win.
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