MacDonald murder hearing to continue at Ft Bragg
An Army pretrial hearing on Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald's murder charge continues behind closed doors at Ft. Bragg despite protests from his father-in-law Alfred Kassab who seeks an open session. The Green Beret physician faces possible court martial for the February 17 deaths of his wife Colette and daughters Kimberly and Kristen.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Jeffrey MacDonald
MacDonald
Alfred Kassab
Stony Brook
N.Y
Green Beret
Colette MacDonald
Kimberly
Kristen
Howe named Ford Foundation education VP
Harold Howe II, former U.S. commissioner of education, is appointed vice president at the Ford Foundation in charge of education and research. McGeorge Bundy announced the move, effective January 1, with Howe managing a $46 million annual budget. Howe succeeds F Champion Ward, who becomes program adviser to the international division.
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New York
Harold Howe II
U.S
Education
Ford Foundation
McGeorge Bundy
Foundation
Howe
F. Champion Ward
Hollywood Marriage Ends in Santa Monica Divorce
Actor Rory Calhoun and wife Lita Baron have dissolved their 21 year marriage on grounds of irreconcilable differences in Santa Monica Superior Court. Mrs. Calhoun is granted custody of the three children.
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Santa Monica, Calif
Rory Calhoun
Lita Baron
Santa Monica Superior Court
Calhoun
Soviet Plane Missing After Atlantic Flight
In Halifax Nova Scotia AP reports planners search for a four engine Antonov 22 missing since Saturday between Iceland and Halifax with 23 aboard. Rescue planes from the United States Canada and Denmark search through fog and icebergs after the radar loss near Keflavik Iceland bound for Halifax.
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Halifax
N.S
Russia
North Atlantic
Iceland
Cials
Keflavik
Weekend At Camp David Ends Quiet Presidential Retreat
President Nixon spent the weekend at Camp David Md returning to the White House Sunday after discussions with four staff members. He planned a week of work including possible new maneuvers to end the Vietnam War and meetings with the National Security Council and diplomatic officials in Paris.
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Washington
Nixon
Camp David
White House
National Security Council
David K. E. Bruce
Paris
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Saigon
Mortgage lending drops by half in first quarter 1970
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reports net home mortgage lending fell to 1.8 billion in January through March 1970 from 3.6 billion a year earlier._decline blamed on tight funds for savings and loan associations and lenders shifting to other investments. About 85 percent of new mortgage debt came from federal agencies including FNMA FHA and VA.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan Associations
Federal National Mortgage Association
FHA
Harlem Cultural Festival concerts canceled for lack of funds
New York City cultural affairs commissioner Dore Schary says four Harlem Cultural Festival concerts are canceled due to funding gaps. The New York Shakespeare Festival and other programs faced financial issues, though contributions including 100,000 from the State Arts Council helped the Shakespeare Festival through August 2.
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New York
Dore Schary
City
Harlem
New York Shakespeare Festival
State Arts
Sun- Council
Immolation in Times Square Identified NYU Student
A man set himself ablaze in Times Square on Saturday, later identified as Hin Chi Young, 21, a former NYU student. Choleun Young of Queens confirmed the identification on Sunday.
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Times Square
New York
Hin Chi Young
Choleun Young
Queens
Time to Solve the $160 Puzzle Question
Puzzle promotion urges multiple entries and positive thinking as readers await the person who provides all the correct words and wins the $160 prize.
Leap for Mankind Stuck After Moon Landing One Year On
One year after Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon, the space program is seen as stagnating. President Nixon calls it the greatest week in history, but public interest waned after Apollo 12 and Apollo 13 faced routine reception and a dramatic crisis, respectively.
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Washington
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Edwin
Buzz Aldrin
Nixon
Aldrin
Michael Collins
Apollo 14 Postponements Mark Budget Driven Space Pace
Apollo 14 missions face two month delays amid NASA modifications and cost saving. One of seven planned moon landings canceled with potential for more cuts as Congress trims space funding. House sets 3.197 billion and Senate 3.319 billion for fiscal 1971, signaling the lowest post Apollo era NASA appropriation.
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Alan B. Shepard
America
Space Agency
House
Senate
Breakins Reported At Church and City
The report details two church breakins at Grace Presbyterian over the weekend with missing Vacation Bible School supplies, fruit juice, cookies, and a scattered first aid kit. Separate incidents include a purse theft from a RX Drug customer, two homemade time bombs found on a lawn, multiple property breakins, broken locks, vandalism at several local businesses and a school, and recapture of three escaped prisoners from the Aiken County Stockade after a robbery.
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Grace Presbyterian Church
Yvonne Simpkins
Mississippi Avenue
Eustis Park
R. S. Wells
Rollingwood Road
James E. Simons
Richard Ave
W. Curtis Park
Colonial Ice & Fuel Co
Union NE
York St
Park Avenue
Schofield School
Aiken County Stockade
Ralph Widener
Barney J. Riley
Augusta
Mac Simms
Stockae
Lonzo Gadden
Aiken
GOP Back Thurmond On School Desegregation Issue
South Carolina Republican executive committee backs Sen. Strom Thurmond against the national GOP on school desegregation. The panel approved a resolution accusing President Nixon of breaking faith with Southern Republicans and urging judicial fairness from the Republican administration.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Republican Party
Strom Thurmond
GOP
Thurmond
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
New Owner Begins Task Of Renovating Mile Track
Abraham Schultz of Cambridge Massachusetts has purchased the Aiken Mile Track from John B. O Neal and plans renovation. Horses from Pennsylvania and Florida will arrive around August 1 with 60 of Schultz harness horses expected in early fall. Fred Bradbury to manage operations with 104 stalls, some leased to other trainers, and Frank Alexander of Alexander and Moorman Architects supervising improvements.
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Aiken Mile
Abraham Schultz
Cambridge
Mass
John B. O'Neal
Aiken
Pennsylvania
Florida
Fred Bradbury
Schultz
Frank Alexander
Alexander and Moorman Architects
Crew Passengers Safe After Cruise Ship Fire
A fire at sea left the Norwegian ship Fulvia 721 aboard rescued 100 miles north of the Canary Islands. The bulk of passengers and crew reached Santa Cruz aboard the French liner Ancreville after Fulvia was abandoned. At least three passengers were injured.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Fulvia
Santa Cruz
Ancerville
B52s Strike Back In Border Raids
North Vietnam and Viet Cong attacks widen around Phnom Penh and along the DMZ with a first Saigon rocket strike in over two months. An American was killed and nine wounded as U S B52 raids returned fire. Cambodian posts and towns faced heavy fighting near Svay Rieng Kompong Trabek Tuk Meas and Kompong Chhang.
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Saigon
Indochina
Cambodia
Vietnam
Svay Rieng
Kompong Trabek
Tuk Meas
Phnom Penh
Strang
Kim Rom
Kompong Chhang
Crime Bill funds denied for Aiken County program
The Aiken County Commission on Alcoholism was not approved for Omnibus Crime Bill funds for 1970 71 delaying the referral center project. Robert Laird said they will seek other funding sources and rely on volunteers while the center proceeds. The effort aimed to open an information and referral center with about 20000 in federal and local matched funds.
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Aiken
Laird
Aiken County
Rotary leader urges clubs to bridge gaps in service
Blair Stoudemire, governor of Rotary District 775, spoke to Aiken Rotary Club about global Rotary needs. He cited 14,256 clubs in 314 districts with 676,000 members in 148 countries and urged member expansion, youth service, international understanding, and community commitments.
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Blair Stoudemire
Rotary Club
Stoudemire
Little Mountain
Walhalla
Bill Walk
Rotary
Aiken
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