Thurmond pushes to reestablish Congressional Reserve unit
Senator Strom Thurmond a retired Army Reserve major general says he has written 53 reservists in Congress urging a new Congressional Reserve unit. He notes former Defense Secretary McNamara abolished such units five years ago and current Secretary Laird has no objection to bringing them back.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
R S.C
Army
Congress
Thurmond
Mer
Robert S. McNamara
Congressional
Melvin R. Laird
Stallworth Divorce Granted in Uncontested Los Angeles Case
Professional basketball player Dave Stallworth and wife Judith finalized an uncontested divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court. The seven-year marriage began April 16, 1963 in Peoria Illinois and ended after two years separation. Stallworth plays for the New York Knicks.
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Los Angeles
Dave Stallworth
Judith
Stallworth
Peoria
Ill
New York Knickerbockers
Kosygin Reelected Premier in Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet unanimously re elected Alexei Kosygin as premier. Brezhnev nominated him at a joint session and he was confirmed by a show of hands. Kosygin, 66, has led since 1964 amid speculation he might retire, but stays in office.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kosygin
Nikita Khrushchev
U S will keep Guantanamo base despite Castro opposition
Navy Secretary John H. Chafee and defense official G Warren Nutter stated the United States will retain the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba. They cited the 1903 treaty as unaffordable to break, warning that breaking it would be an act of war. Castro has demanded the U S abandon the base.
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Washington
United States
Guantanamo
Cuba
Navy
John H. Chafee
G. Warren Nutter
Defense
International Security Affairs
U.S
Nutter
Chafee
No Ill Will Toward Chinese Says Bishop Walsh
Roman Catholic Bishop James E. Walsh says he bears no ill will toward the Chinese after 12 years in a Red Chinese prison. The 79 year old American bishop, released last week, told Rev. John McCormack he could not be bitter toward the Chinese or mad at anything they did.
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Hong Kong
James E. Walsh
Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver Visits Pyongyang
The Korean Central News Agency reports Eldridge Cleaver of the Black Panther Party arrived in Pyongyang for a visit to North Korea. He is accompanied by a group of Black Panthers, number not disclosed. Cleaver currently lives in Algeria.
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Tokyo
Eldridge Cleaver
Black Panther Party
Korean Central News Agency
Pyongyang
North
Rea
Rose Kennedy Begins Vacation on Scorpios Island
Rose Kennedy mother of John F. Kennedy has started a short vacation on Scorpios in the Ionian Sea. She flew from Zurich and arrived by seaplane to join Aristotle and Jacqueline Onassis. She will spend several days with the Onassises and her grandchildren John Jr. and Caroline who are vacationing with their mother and stepfather.
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Athens
Rose Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Ionian
Scorpios
Aristotle
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Zurich
Onassis
Onassises
John Jr
Caroline
Birth Control Bill Passes Senate With Federal Aid Plan
The Senate approved a five year birth control assistance and research program costing about 1 billion dollars. It creates a federal Office of Population Affairs under HEW to provide voluntary family planning services nationwide. President Nixon supports expanding access to those who cannot afford care. About 54 million women are said to be unable to afford services.
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Washington
Senate
House
Office of Population Affairs
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Answer Due Tomorrow for $150 Stumper
Deadline today at noon for the $150 puzzle. Expect big things in tomorrow's paper with your name and maybe your picture. Results from this easy puzzle may appear tomorrow as time will tell and you may deposit money in your name.
High Priority Placed On Post Office Work in Aiken
Sen. Strom Thurmond announced a contract award to Bryant Construction Co. for a new Aiken Post Office to begin within 60 days. The project will take about 280 working days, with leasing at 36300 per year for 20 years and a future purchase option of 290000.
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Aiken
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Bryant Construction Co
Brevard
N.C
Sen. Thurmond
Post Office Department
Jack E. Bryant
No Line Forming To Obtain Aiken Post Office Property
Local officials show no intent to line up for surplus post office property as a new facility rises. City Manager Windham says council has not discussed municipal use. State Senator McMillan and library officials question it as a library site due to size limits and required renovations.
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Aiken
Roland Windham
School Statutes Revision Urged
South Carolina school superintendents backed recodification to remove obsolete laws and consolidate 168 pages of statewide statutes with 260 pages of local exceptions into a 125 page code. The measure passes a first vote and heads for final reading as Henry C. Quarles outlined flexible textbook revisions for unitary districts next year.
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Myrtle Beach
D. C
South Carolina
Harold Breazeale
Pickens
House Education Committee
Henry C. Quarles
State Education Department
Quarles
Major Saigon Assaults Target North Vietnamese Bases West of Da Nang
Nearly 5,000 South Vietnamese troops with U.S. advisers launched large sweeps west and southwest of Thuong Duc and Hiep Duc to destroy base camps. The operation involved three Marine battalions from Cambodia and two battalions of Vietnamese special forces. light contact was reported, with U.S. forces seeing the heaviest activity.
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Saigon
da Nang
Cambodia
United States
Green Berets
Thuong Duc
Nguyen van Thien
Hiep Duc
U.S
Ways and Means Approves Import Quotas Measure
The House Ways and Means Committee approved import quotas that could raise U S consumer prices for shoes shirts by up to 30 percent. The move signals a shift toward protection of domestic producers and has strong congressional backing though consumer resistance exists. The plan must become part of an omnibus trade bill and pass both houses.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Congress
Senate
Three judge panel to hear challenge to S C obscenity laws
Aiken County Sheriff and assistant solicitor seized the film Cherry, Harry and Raquel without a warrant. The case asks if obscenity rules violate constitutional rights. Plaintiffs Jerry Ballard and Willie J. Harley argue materials not marketed to juveniles, not pandering, and not universally prohibited.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Cherry, Harry and
Raquel
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
C. Lavern Fox
Clement Haynsworth
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Donald §. Russell
Charles E. Simons Jr
Nixon Seeks GOP Boost At All Star Game Stop
President Nixon used a Cincinnati All Star Game trip to back Republican candidates, notably Rep. Robert Taft Jr., as he mingled with cheering crowds. He praised Taft, rode atop a limousine with him for photos, and predicted more national forays before the election while noting the American League favored by him and observing the NL won in 12 innings. Nixon also met Appalachian governors in Louisville and urged broader outreach beyond Washington.
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Washington
Nixon
Cincinnati
Rep
Robert A. Taft Jr
Howard Metzenbaum
U.S. Senate
Taft
Riverfront Stadium
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John Twombly
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Henry M. Duches Jr
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Karen Kelligian Jr
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