South Vietnamese Advance From Two Fronts Near Quang Tri Citadel
South Vietnamese troops pushed toward the walls of Quang Tri Citadel in the north and recaptured a second district town on the central coast. An AP report filed from Quang Tri said government paratroopers broke through heavy artillery fire and breached two points in the fortress walls, with officers noting substantial casualties but withholding figures.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Tanaka and Nixon to Hold Talks in Hawaii in August
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka accepts an invitation for talks with President Nixon in Hawaii on August 31 and September 1. No formal agenda was released, described as an exchange of views. The discussions precede Tokyo’s talks with China and the Soviet Union and follow Nixon’s looming re election bid.
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Washington
Kakuei Tanaka
Nixon
Hawaii
China
Soviet Union
Strike Shuts Down British Ports Over Jailings
Striking longshoremen halted all major British ports in protest of five London dock workers jailed for defying a new labor court. Thousands in other industries joined the sympathy stoppage, with about 42,000 longshoremen affected. The walkout began Friday in London Liverpool and Hull and expanded as miners printers auto workers and truck drivers joined in.
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London
Liverpool
Hull
Hope For Rescue Of Miners Fading In West Virginia
Rescue workers drilled a five inch hole into a burning mine where nine miners are trapped 650 feet underground at Consolidation Coal Co to reach them. No word has come since the fire started Saturday evening while 31 other men below ground escaped to safety.
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Blacksville
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville No. 1
Marcos Shifts Office to North Luzon Flood Zone
President Ferdinand E. Marcos moves his office from Manila to the flood disaster area to supervise rescue and relief operations. The death toll reaches 213, most from drowning, with at least two million homeless and losses estimated at 445 million dollars.
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Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
North Luzon
Syria pressured to expel Russians
The Syrian government faces pressure to expel Soviet military advisers mirroring Egypt’s move. The Syrian Communist Party threatens to quit the government if expulsions occur, while Nasserite groups in the Baath-led coalition press for action as solidarity with Egypt.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Syrian Communist Party
Beirut
al Hayat
Baath Socialist Party
Truck Stolen and Pulled From Pond at Clay Plant
A two ton dump truck from J M Huber Clay Company in Langley was driven through Chalk Bed Road fence and into Graniteville Blue Hole pond Friday night. Deputies divers and sheriff deputies worked Saturday from 7 a m to 11 a m to remove the submerged truck after chalk bags were mistaken for a body.
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J.M. Huber Clay Company
Langley
Aiken County
Huber Company
Sheriff’s Deputies
Graniteville
Blue Hole
Clay Company
Jim Whitehurst
Paul Lagrow
Chalk Bed Rd
Whitehurst
Sheriff's Department
Aiken
P.M. Posey
The
New Filing Creates GOP Primary In Aiken House Race
Gaines Washburn filed as a House candidate in Aiken County, triggering a GOP primary in August. Five Democrats and five Republicans now seek four county seats, with Washburn joining incumbents and refiled Democrats after a noon deadline. The Justice Department reviews the seating clause, as candidates from both parties refile to potentially adjust the at large race.
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Steve Craw
Aiken
Gaines Washburn
House of Representatives
Washburn
House
Aiken County
Larry Murphy
Edwin E. Farmer
Richard Freeman
Constance Myers
New York
U. S. Justice Department
Board of Commissioner
Civil Rights Division
Justice Department
Washington, D. C
South Carolina
Attorney General's Office
John Henry Williams
General Assembly
Jervis Arthur
Graniteville
W. E. Derrick
Wagener
Marion McGowan
Irene Rudnick
Larry Sauls
North Augusta
Marshall Cain
Zack Fulmer
Cecil Collins
John D. Lowery
Savannah River
Milbrook Baptist Church
North Carolina
Lela
No Relief In Sight For Haze Over Carolinas
A high pressure hot air dome hangs over the Carolinas with a two mile haze layer. Weather officials doubt the system will break today. Partly cloudy hot humid conditions persist with 30 percent rain chances today and Tuesday, 20 percent tonight. Highs near ninety, lows near seventy. Winds 5 to 10 mph. An extended outlook through Friday shows scattered afternoon thundershowers and warm temperatures. Washington remains on pollution alert but could be cancelled if winds continue.
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Carolinas
Pets and Children Parade at Aiken Park Show
More than 220 children and their pets gathered at Virginia Acres Recreation Park for the Aiken Recreation Department Pet Show. Dogs cats turtles mice chickens goats frogs birds fish and kids waited as judges examined entries. Winners received blue ribbons and runners up red. Funkie the turtle won for most unusual name.
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Aiken Recreation
Virginia Acres
Funkie
Ed Russel
Girl 3 Dies In Wreck On New By Pass
A three year old girl, Stephanie Lloyd of Rt 3 Aiken, died in a collision at Trolley Line Road and the by pass at 10 45 p m yesterday. Her mother Inez Lloyd survived the crash as a car driven by Bruce Hart 26 of 780 Boardman Road collided with theirs. H T Mole of the South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated the accident.
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Stephanie Lloyd
Aiken
Inez Lloyd
Bruce Hart
Boardman Road
H.T. Mole
S.C. Highway Patrol
New TEC Center Nears Opening in Aiken South Carolina
The Aiken Technical Education Center nearing completion will host its first smelter in September as the 13th TEC in the state. Director Ashley Little told Rotarians that over half the faculty and students are hired and registered 70 percent of the three building complex is done with moves planned to Palmetto Building and Schofield School temporary quarters on August 14.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Ashley Little
Aiken - Augusta
Little
First Presbyterian Church
Post Office
Aiken Tee
Palmetto
Schofield School
Aiken Tec
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Syria
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Gary Selman
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Susan Schubert
Hanahan
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