IRS says library checks not directed from Washington
The IRS says its library-record checks, tied to bomb-maker probes, were local field actions in Milwaukee Atlanta and San Francisco and are no longer practiced. The agency denies compiling lists of readers of books on explosives. ALA chief David H. Clift warns of frightening consequences and urges librarians to refuse patron-name disclosures.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
National
Milwaukee
Atlanta
San Francisco
David H. Clift
Direcor
American Library Association
IRS
NASA Procurement Under Fire Over Satellite Contract
Senate investigations question NASA procurement practices. Sen John L McClellan chair says NASA spent 22 million dollars to fund the competition and evaluation for a 50 million contract to build two experimental communications satellites. He criticizes the excessively long selection process that began in 1966.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senate
John L. McClellan
Space Agency
McClellan
D-Ark
Antiwar Women Call Economic War on War
Washington AP reports the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom urges American women to stop shopping on the first Saturday monthly and boycott products from major war suppliers. Leader Katharina L. Camp says tightening household budgets will dramatize opposition to the war in Indochina. The pocketbook is a powerful persuader.
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Washington
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Women of America
Katherina L. Camp
League
Indochina
Camp
Hampton
Darlington
South Carolina
Jane
Road funds kept at 1.225 billion amid potential cuts
The Nixon administration assures highway interests that federal road system funding will stay at 1.225 billion dollars despite rumors of a 20 to 25 percent reduction. The American Association of State Highway Officials warned states of a possible administration sponsored highway cutback.
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Washington
The
American Association of State Highway Officials
State Highway Departments
Administration
Police Strike Warning To Congress Over Overtime
A Milwaukee police officer warned a House subcommittee that a nationwide police strike could occur over overtime pay. Jerome Dudzik urged extending the Fair Labor Standards Act to police to guarantee minimum pay and time and a half for overtime.
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Washington
Milwaukee Police Department
Congress
Jerome Dudzik
House
Premier Be nediktsson dies in Icelandic cottage fire
Icelandic premier Bjarni Benediktsson, his wife, and a grandson were killed in a blaze at the government cottage near Reykjavik. A nearby priest alerted authorities but firemen found the three bodies in the wooden villa used by cabinet members.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bjarni Benediktsson
Wall Street Cautious After Two Day Dow Rally
Wall Street analysts were cautiously optimistic after a two day stock market ramp. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks rose 10.68 points to close at 692.77, erasing a 20 point loss from the first two sessions of the week.
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New York
Wall Street
Dow
Slaying Identified at Ft. Bragg Vehicle
Army investigators identify the man found shot to death in the rear seat of a 1970 Cadillac on the Ft. Bragg reservation as Albert D. Chavis. He was shot twice in the back of the head. two empty cartridges were found nearby. The FBI also investigates the shooting death.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Albert D. Chavis
Chavis
Japan rejects military dominance role in Asia after US withdrawal
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato says Japan would not assume a military role held by the United States in Asia and the Pacific as American forces withdraw. The idea of Japan taking preeminent military power had been floated by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and other Asian leaders.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
United States
Asia
Pacific
Japan
Ferdinand Marcos
Teacher Running Against Humphrey in Minnesota Primary
Earl D. Craig Jr., a Negro teacher at the University of Minnesota, is running as a Democrat against former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey for the U.S. Senate nomination. Craig is a Vietnam War critic and filed his nominating papers Thursday. The party primary is set for September 10. Humphrey has the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor convention from last month.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Earl D. Craig Jr
Univrsity of Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S. Senate
Craig
Humphrey
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Convention
Tricentennial Parade Leads to Public Library in Aiken
A 37 unit parade featuring beauty queens floats and costumed participants begins Aiken County Tricentennial Week activities at 2 p.m. Saturday ending with a reenactment of Fort Galphin at Battlefield Park three miles northwest of Aiken.
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Aiken County
Fort Galphin
Aiken
Battlefield Park
Vauluse Road
Mayfields
Allies Launch Ground War Action Near Helicopter Crash Site
American troops renewed efforts to reach the wreckage of a helicopter crash that killed Maj. Gen. George W. Casey and six others. The crash site lies near a military hospital route as U.S. forces press a ground sweep around Khe Sanh and report heavy Viet Cong losses elsewhere in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Saigon
George W. Casey
Casey
1St
Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Khe Sanh
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
173Rd Airborne
Cambodia
Siem Reap
Angkor Temple
Norodom Sihanouk
Angkor
Sihanouk
Viet Cong
Phnom Penh
Kompong Thom
Chamber Breakfast Is Rescheduled
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce monthly board meeting is rescheduled to Tuesday at 7 30 a m at the Commercial Hotel. A Dutch breakfast will be served to board members.
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Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Burcham Appointed Circulation Chief
The Aiken Standard names Jeffery H. Burcham as circulation manager moving from the business department. A native of Elkin North Carolina he served in the Air Force and Vietnam era, and now supervises about 70 carriers while studying at the University of South Carolina Aiken Branch. He emphasizes youth engagement through employment.
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Aiken Standard
Jeffery H. Burcham
Burcham
Elkin
N. C
East Wilkes High School
Air Force
University of Maryland
Vietnam
14Th Air Commando Wing
Becky George
Aiken
University of South Carolina
Aitken
Town Creek Baptist Church
Jackpot Promises $150 Stumper This Week
The notice touts a $150 prize for a stumper puzzle and hints at a next week winner. It urges solvers to make plans for the winnings and promises an easy challenge.
Aiken Eyes Census Recount Funding Question
City officials have not decided to request a census recount at city expense. City Manager Windham says funds are not budgeted and the final population guess remains disputed. Officials await mailman checks for missed addresses to validate growth.
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Aiken
Roland Windham
Windham
Charleston
Census Bureau
Woodard
Post Office
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Aiken Junior High School
Wilbur Thompson
Thompson
City of Columbia
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