General Accused of Murder in Vietnam War
Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson, a top Joint Chiefs of Staff planner, faces murder and assault charges for killings of eight Vietnamese civilians. Lt. Col. William J. McCloskey, who served under Donaldson in Vietnam, also faces murder charges in a separate incident. The cases mark the first war crime charges against a general since the Philippine insurrection.
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FT. Meade, Md
Army
John W. Donaldson
Donaldson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
West Point
William J. McCloskey
Vietnam
McCloskey
Wedding cake to feed 600 at Tricia Nixon wedding
The White House described Tricia Nixon's wedding cake as a six foot by 350 pound lemon pound cake. White House chef Henry Haller said the cake will bear the initials of Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox and be iced white with brown sugar love birds white roses and pink cherry blossoms. It will serve 600 people though 400 guests are invited.
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Washington
White House
Tricia Nixon
Henry Haller
Edward Cox
Cardinal McIntyre Remains Hospitalized After 50th Priest Anniversary
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, former Los Angeles archbishop, was hospitalized May 22 for exhaustion and observed his 85th birthday. Church officials said he would stay at St. Vincent's Hospital at least until Sunday and was receiving complete rest and doing very well after being stricken following ceremonies marking his 50th anniversary as a priest.
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Los Angeles
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Cardinal McIntyre
St. Vincent's Hospital
Actor Clint Walker Survives Ski Pole Heart Injury
Clint Walker, star of Cheyenne, survived a skiing accident on Mammoth Mountain after a ski pole pierced a heart ventricle. He underwent open heart surgery in Bishop, then was flown to UCLA Medical Center where doctors report a fine recovery.
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Los Angeles
Clint Walker
Cheyenne
Walker
Bishop
California
Ucla Medical Center
Murder arraignment set in Corona case in Yuba City
Juan Vallejo Corona faces a continued arraignment in Yuba City on charges he murdered 10 of 23 transients and migrant workers found buried in orchard graves. District Attorney G Dave Teja said he will add murder charges on all evidence later, with the arraignment resumed at the defense request.
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Yuba City
Calif
Juan Vallejo Corona
Dist. Atty. G
Dave Teja
Corona
Rogers Prepares NATO Meeting with Allies in Lisbon
Secretary of State William P. Rogers conferred with aides and allies in Lisbon ahead of the NATO semiannual meeting set for Thursday and Friday. The eve dinner with US Britain France and West Germany discussed German problems as West German Foreign Minister Scheel urged cautious talks with the Soviet Union on troop reductions until West Berlin is resolved.
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Lisbon
William P. Rogers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
NATO
Walter Scheel
Rogers
Europe
West Berlin
Nixon tax break plan fails to spur business investment
A government survey shows businessmen expect to raise spending on new plant and equipment by 2.7 percent this year to 81.8 billion dollars, the smallest rise in a decade and a sharp drop from last year's 5.5 percent boost.
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Washington
Nixon
Etna Eruption Eases After fourth Largest Outpouring
Mt Etna eruption slows as molten lava pours thinner after its fourth greatest outpouring in three centuries. Vulcanologists climb craters report lava flow easing.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
I Red Divisions Under Air Attack
Hundreds of U S bombers and helicopter gunships attacked three North Vietnamese divisions across eastern Cambodia. The heaviest strikes hit the division that seized Snoul plantation from South Vietnamese forces. Casualties rose as South Vietnamese troops retreated from Snoul, about 90 miles north of Saigon and 10 miles from the border. Saigon said 74 troops were missing in action, with earlier reports of over 200 killed or wounded. mission totals were not yet released.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Snoul
Nixon Presses Curbs on Antiwar Protests at News Conference
President Nixon urged using Washington police tactics as a model to curb future antiwar disruptions. He labeled Mayday demonstrators vandals and hoodlums yet pledged rights protections. He outlined a four front national offensive against drug abuse, trade talks with China, UN seat for Peking, and potential arms control talks with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Nixon
China
United Nations
Peking
Europe
United States
Soviet Union
Atlantic Alliance
Senate
Civil Rights Commission
Seminar on Shoplifting Prevention Held in Aiken
Aiken and surrounding merchants will attend a South Carolina Retail Council seminar on shoplifting prevention Tuesday in the Heritage Room of the Farmers & Merchants Bank. Reservations are limited to 100. attendees should be key personnel.
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Aiken
South Carolina Retail Council
J.C. Moore
Aiken County Library Eyes USCA Campus Venue for Renovation
The Aiken County Library Commission considers buying the University of South Carolina Aiken campus for renovation into a public library. Commission leaders cite possible meeting rooms and lecture halls, with funding uncertainties and a pending federal aid decision affecting local share.
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Aiken County Library Commission
University of South Carolina In
Aiken
USCA
Commission
Douglas Garvin
Garvin
Winter Estate
Laurens Street
Robert E. Penland
Youth Center Directors Plan Counter Move Against Closure
Brown House board members debated rescinding City Council closure of the Brown Memorial Youth Center after an open house. They will present petitions totaling 105 names to the City Council as zoning and noise concerns drive opposition. John Price of Aiken urged zoning as the key issue while parents from New Ellenton joined the meeting.
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Brown House Board of Directors
Brown Memorial Youth Center
Bruce Bowdler
Aiken
John Price
Price
New Ellenton
Stumper Starts Search For Winner Of $610
The Aiken Standard highlights a $610 Stumper contest with a looming deadline and travel complications. Instructions note potential entrants may be away on vacation and that the prize money will be held until the winner returns.
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Stumper
California
New Principal Named At St. Mary’s Help of Christian
Sister Rosemary Boyd of the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy is named the new principal of St. Mary’s Help of Christian Catholic School in Aiken S.C. The announcement came from Rev Mother Marie Daniel Superior General and former principal of St Angela. Sister Rosemary, from Long Island N Y, studied at Seton Hall and will be assisted by Sister Clement Fine. The Sisters of Charity will administer St Mary’s from March 15 with the school pursuing Southern Association accreditation aided by a hired librarian.
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Rosemary Boyd
Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy
St. Mary's Help of Christian Catholic School
Marie Daniel
St. Angela
Rosemary
Long Island, N.Y
Middlesex
Seton Hall
Aiken, S.C
Frank Boyd
Long Island
Aiken
Taylor Street
Clement Fine
Stacle
St. Angela Academy
St. Mary's
George Lewis Smith
Sisters of St Dominic
St Angela Academy
St Mary's
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