General Tallman Among 4 Officers Killed in Vietnam
In An Loc a North Vietnamese artillery shell killed Brig. Gen. Richard Tallman and three other U.S. officers during an inspection mission. Two officers were wounded. Tallman, 47, was the eighth American general killed in the Vietnam War after his June 28 promotion to brigadier general and appointment as deputy commander of the 3rd Regional Assistance Command.
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Saigon
Richard Tallman
An Loc
U.S
Tallman
3Rd Regional Assistance Command
IRA Breaks Provisional Cease Fire in Belfast Violence
The Provisional Irish Republican Army ended its 13 day cease fire Sunday night and resumed guerrilla actions. At least six people were killed as Northern Ireland faced possible civil war.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Terrorist Plea Of Guilty Rejected In Israel Trial
The Japanese suspect Kozo Okamoto 24 pleaded guilty at the opening of the Tel Aviv airport massacre trial but the Israeli military court rejected the plea. The court postponed a defense request for a mental examination.
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Lod
Israel
Tel Aviv
Kozo Okamoto
Wallace Makes Face-To-Face Appeals From Wheelchair
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace directs convention efforts from a wheelchair in Miami Beach. He urges uncommitted delegates to back him and joins a stop McGovern coalition, inviting state delegations to travel by chartered bus to his hotel suite as aides withhold one visiting candidate’s name until today.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George C. Wallace
Elisberg Trial Begins Today in Pentagon Papers Case
In Los Angeles U.S. District Court Judge William Byrne begins jury selection for Daniel Elisberg and Anthony Russo trial. The judge bars attorney voir dire and will conduct all questions himself using queries from both sides.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
U.S. District Court
William M. Byrne Jr
Collins To Testify On Aide Kickbacks
Texas congressman Jim Collins is set to testify in a case involving former aide George A Haag 33 accused of taking kickbacks. Haag says Collins ordered over 13000 dollars in kickbacks for a political slush fund from fellow workers.
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Washington
Texas
Jim Collins
George A. Haag
Collins
Dallas
Italian Premier Rogers Hold First Talks in Rome
Secretary of State William P. Rogers met Italy's new Premier Giulio Andreotti in Rome for their first discussions. The talks centered on bilateral ties and regional issues as both governments chart a course on postwar diplomacy and cooperation.
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Rogers
Rome
William P. Rogers
Italy
Giulio Andreotti
Delegation Pinpoints Horse Creek Pollution Cause
Federal and state pollution officials along with area planning agencies met in Augusta to push Aiken County Delegation to act on Horse Creek pollution. They said a county driven solution is essential and noted the bill to place oversight with the Valley Authority stalled when the delegation withdrew support. James Hammond urged action to the Aiken delegation with no response.
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Horse Creek
Aiken County
Charles Hollis
State Pollution Control Authority
PCA
Valley Authority
James Hammond
Lower Savannah
Aiken
County urged to meet EPA deadlines on Horse Creek sewage
A group said the meeting's message would be carried to the delegation today to gain support. One EPA deadline July 1 passed requiring designation of a responsible county agency for Horse Creek Sewage system. November 1 deadline for an action study was set by an environmental conference in Augusta. EPA officials hinted conferees may reconvene to address county inaction. Hollis urged an engineering report ready for brick and mortar action.
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Wayne Rogers
Augusta - Aiken
Hollis
South Carolina
Horse Creek
EPA
Augusta
Aiken County
Hollis Hollis
Ambulance Service Begins In Aiken County
The Paramedical Services of S C Inc ambulance system begins operation in Aiken County with a noon ceremony. Funeral homes and county officials attended as Lt Gev Earle Morris Sen Gilbert McMillan and Thomas A Hulfish inaugurated the service and keys were presented to EMTs by county supervisor Mackey Scott.
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S.C. Inc
Aiken County Ambulance Service
D.M. George
Miller's
Jackson-Brooks
Aiken
Posey Funeral Homes
North Augusta
Langley
Graniteville
Haynes-Nix
Belvedere
Your Funeral Home
New Ellenton
Gev Earle Morris
Gilbert McMillan
Legislative County
Thomas A. Hulfish
Paramed
Mackey Scott
House Aspirants Must File Again, Election Reset
Filing for county candidates for the House of Representatives reopened for two weeks. County Commissioner filings may be invalidated later by a Justice Department ruling. The process follows an Aug. 29 primary date and hinges on numbered seating rulings affecting commissioners.
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Steve Craw
House of Representatives
U.S. Justice Department
John Harte Jr
County Democrats
County Board of Commissioner
Justice Department
State General Assembly
US Justice Department
House
Aiken
Harte
Ed Hennely
The
County Republicans
McGovern Fights for California Delegates at Nominating Convention
Democrats gather for the 1972 nominating convention with George McGovern pushing to reinstate 151 California votes stripped on the Credentials Committee. A key showdown could bring him within 50 votes of a first ballot victory as Humphrey backers contend the seating decision.
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George McGovern
California
McGovern
Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Credentials Committee
Aiken City Council Considers Field Rules and Gaston Street Paving
City council to adopt rules for Citizens Field use and to receive a petition for Gaston Street paving. Meeting schedule notes no fourth week meetings in July and August. next session August 14. Council member Charles Marvin ill during July Fourth holiday, in satisfactory condition at Wantauga County Hospital Boone North Carolina.
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Aiken
Citizens Field
Gaston Street
Charles Marvin
Wantauga County Hospital
Boone
N.C
Nine Accidents Reported In City Over Weekend
Over the weekend nine traffic accidents were reported in the city. Two 16 year olds, Garry Seigmann and Bryan Marx, were injured in a crash on Friday when J M Dukes lost control. Dukes was charged with driving too fast for conditions. Breeland and Brant Court residents were also involved in crashes. A county courthouse office was burglarized, a garage broken into, and a firearm and tapes stolen. Two youths were arrested for stealing gasoline.
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J.C. Busbee
Garry Seigmann
Bryan Marx
J.M. Dukes
Dukes
Fox Chase
Hitchcock Woods
Busbee
Sam Nesbit
Aiken County Hospital
Marx
Seigmann
Rutland Drive
Yvonne Breeland
Brant Court
Nesbit
Thundershowers Expected Tomorrow Through Friday
Weather brief notes thundershowers possible from tomorrow through Friday. Highs near 88, lows around 70. Rain chances rise from 10 percent today to 30 percent Tuesday, then remain warm and humid with daily thunder chances.
Jane Sherer Competes in Miss South Carolina Pageant
Jane Sherer returns to Greenville for the Miss South Carolina Pageant as Miss Aiken with prior experience as Miss North Augusta in 1969. The 21-year-old Brown hair contestant focuses on the evening gown and swimsuit rounds, balancing pageant prep with art studies at USC Aiken, Belk employment, and community work with blind children and orphans.
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Jane Sherer
South Carolina
Greenville
Miss Sherer
Susan Stallworth
Lawrence D. Sherer
Jane
Mrs. Sherer
Root
Miss Aiken
University of South Carolina - Aiken
Belk of Aiken
Sherer
Power Squadron
Augusta
Cullum
Hitchcock
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Edmund S. Muskie
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