Desegregation Aid Faces House Setback
President Nixon’s plan to fund school desegregation ran into trouble as the House Education and Labor Committee debated expanding it into a general $6.8 billion aid bill. Subcommittee action paused as Rep. Ford pushed the broader measure, drawing opposition from Rep. Quie who accused Democrats of undermining the desegregation proposal.
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Washington
Nixon
House Education and Labor Committee
William D. Ford
D-Mich
Albert H. Quie
Minnesota
Aiken Denies Radar Use as Speed Trap and Patrol Policy
City officials in Aiken defend radar use as traffic control noting one unit patrols complaint areas and main arteries. Margin of error discussed, with officers saying radar aids speed control while enforcement targets illegal speeds. Edgefield County grocer sues patrol over 15 mile stretch on U.S. 25, claims harassment. official says no specific examples given.
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Aiken
Public Safety
J. C. Busbee
South Boundary
Whiskey Road
Hayne Avenue
Richland Avenue
Laurens
Busbee
Edgefield County
Highway Patrol
U.S. 25
Edgefield
Aiken County
James Surratt
Columbia
Seaborn
Surratt
Mitchell Blasts Courts in New Public Policy Critique
U S Atty Gen John N Mitchell warned the judiciary has spent excessive effort on making new laws and public policy and far too little on determining guilt or innocence. He urged judges and lawyers to refocus on the sober task of adjudicating guilt.
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London
U.S
John N. Mitchell
Bar
Mitchell
United States
Longshoremen Strike Grips West Coast Ports
On the 16th day of a strike by 15,000 West Coast longshoremen, 100 ships idle across 34 ports from Canada to Mexico. Millions in lost wages and diverted cargo reported. hundreds laid off and thousands sent on early vacations as talks remain unscheduled between ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association.
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San Francisco
Canada
Mexico
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Pacific Maritime Association
Reds Under Attack in Heavy U S Bomb Raids North Vietnam
AP reports near nonstop air strikes by Bb2 bombers on North Vietnamese positions in northern South Vietnam the heaviest raids in five days. B52s dropped 360 tons targeting suspected troop hubs depots bunkers and antiaircraft sites spanning from just below the DMZ to 12 miles southeast of Khe Sanh. A 1,500 man South Vietnamese task force withdrew into South Vietnam after a week in eastern Cambodia with little contact.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Khe Sanh
Cambodia
Rail talks fail to avert strike against two railroads
Washington AP report says cabinet, railroad and union leaders bargained through the night but could not stop a strike against Union Pacific and Southern railroads. Charles Luna of the UTU says negotiations continue after an all night session joined by Transportation Secretary Volpe and five railroad presidents.
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Washington
Union Pacific and Southern
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Luna
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Railroad
Pope Paul VI Arrives at Castel Gandolfo for Vacation
Pope Paul VI reached Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation and described it as more nominal than real. He told a cheering crowd of nearly 3,000 that many church duties require his continuous presence during the break.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Economy Advances in Spring Sharpens Inflation Slows
Washington reports the gross national product rose by 19.7 billion in the April to June quarter reaching a 1.040 trillion seasonally adjusted annual rate. Consumer spending led the gain while inflation eased to its lowest pace in three years.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Lion
Department
GNP
Prince Carlos Named Regent If Franco Absent or Ill
In a decree published in the Official Gazette Spain designates Prince Juan Carlos as successor with the title of king. The future king, 32, will be able to rule in cases of absence or illness of Gen. Francisco Franco, 79.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos
Francisco Franco
Franco
Ex-Busboy Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
BAMBERG AP Phil lip R Link 16 was sentenced to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his former employer. He showed no emotion during the Thursday sentencing.
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Bamberg
Phillip R. Link
Ziggy's
Nixon to visit Peking within 10 months for same relations
President Nixon announced a planned trip to Peking within ten months to seek normalization of U S China relations. The plan followed a secret Chou En Lai Kissinger visit. Taipei condemned the move, and analysts expect impact on the 1972 campaign and Vietnam peace efforts.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Peking
China
Chou En-lai
U.S
Mainland China
Chou
Henry A. Kissinger
National Broadcasting Co
Burbank
Taipei
United States
James Wei
Vietnam
Kissinger Secret China Mission Reportedly Under Way
Henry Kissinger undertook a covert trip to China to meet Premier Chou En Lai while General Nixon sought to keep the mission hidden. While in Pakistan he was listed as ill and recovering in the mountains, plans show he flew directly to Peking for talks during July 9 to 11.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Nixon
U.S
Pakistan
China
Chou En-lai
Kissinger
Agha Yahya Khan
Nathingali Hill
Rawalpindi
Rawal
Management Takes Over Telephone Switchboards
130 Southern Bell employees from Aiken join more than 50 000 strikers across four Southern states as talks continue to end the CWA strike. Aiken manager Carey Shackelford says a maximum of 10 managers work the boards with 4 or 5 on a shift, while 60 percent of Aiken workers remain out. Pickets march outside the business office and Laurens Street, yet local telephone service remains largely unaffected.
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Southern Bell
Aiken
CWA
Carey Shackelford
Laurens Street
Aug 5 1972 Draft Lottery Set By Selective Service
The Selective Service System says the 1972 draft lottery will be held Aug 5 to determine draft order for the Army. The event was delayed after Congress failed to extend the draft act and is now going ahead amid ongoing legislative uncertainty.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Selective Service
Gress
Senate
Hollings Seeks Probe Into South Carolina Peach Deal
Sen. Ernest Hollings urged a full investigation into Army food procurement in Europe over 800 caseloads of South Carolina peaches in a Rotterdam cooler. He accused Rotterdam officials of rejecting the purchase to curb U.S. competition with Common Market farmers. Peaches owned by H. D. Barnett of Sumter arrived July 7 despite inspectors deeming them immature or wormy.
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Washington
South Carolina
Netherlands
Ernest F. Hollings
Europe
Rotterdam
U.S
H. D. Barnett
Sumter
South Carolina Peach Council
Peach Council
South Carolina State Department of Agriculture
Pentagon
Bob Rogers
Coker Spring Restoration Appeals for Local Contributions
Aiken residents respond to the Coker Spring restoration series with donations toward a $3,500 goal. Contributions are tax deductible and may be mailed to Coker Spring Restoration Post Office Box 1034 Aiken SC 29801. Early support from garden clubs and civic groups totaled 142 dollars with Mr P K McNair giving 10 dollars and Andy's Country Corral 15 dollars.
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Aiken Standard
Coker Spring
Aiken
S.C
P.K. McNair
Andy's Country Corral
Thurmond announces 18 to SBA district council in South Carolina
Senator Strom Thurmond named 18 South Carolinians to the Small Business Administration district advisory council in Columbia. Elrid Moody was reappointed to the national SBA advisory committee. The appointees include Lucius Bacote of Hartsville and Patricia Barnes of Greenville among others, described as a cross section of the state’s business leaders.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
S. C
Small Business Administration
Columbia
Elrid M. Moody
Bank of Beaufort
SBA
Thurmond
South Carolina
Lucius T Bacote
Hartsville
Patricia Barnes
Greenville
Paul Bowie Jr
Cowpens
Eva A. Burgess
Aiken
Frank Casey
Florence
Lula M. Curtis
William T. Haslett
Winnsboro
David Hayes
Newberry
Richard Hines
Hugh S. Jacobs
Clinton
C. B. Mitchell
Bethune
Fred Pearman
Anderson
Gladden Smoak
Gaffney
Thigpen
John White
Spartanburg
Henry Wofford
Johnston
Cale Yarborough
Timmonsville
Stumper Jackpot Climbs To $680
The Aiken Standard announces a new $680 Standard Stumper puzzle in this issue. The editors push readers to try the easy yet clinching challenge and aim for a win.
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Ford
Roman C. Pucinski
D-Ill
W.J. Seaborn
Reds
Pope
J.M. Leland Jr
South Carolina College Employment of
Leland
Orangeburg
Lai
Shackelford
Hollings
SBA Council
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