Candidates Present at NAACP Meet the Candidates Rally
About 60 attended a Cumberland Church event where 20 contenders for Second Circuit Solicitor discussed qualifications. Sylvia Westerdahl and John W. Harte Jr. seek the Democratic nomination. no GOP opposition. Westerdahl highlighted 2,000 criminal cases, 700 in General Sessions Court.
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Cumberland A.M.E. Church
Sylvia W. Westerdahl
John W. Harte Jr
Aiken
Barnwell
Bamberg
Westerdahl
Manila Airliner Crash Kills 45 On Guam
An Air Manila propjet crashed after takeoff from Guam International Airport, burning on impact. Officials say 45 people aboard the Lockheed Electra perished along with a ground vehicle driver. The vessel carried 33 Filipino contract workers and 12 crew members bound for Manila from Wake Island.
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Agana
Guam
Guam International
Manila
Wake Island
Cleothas Cox
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S. Island
Ford plans private and public uranium plants option
The Ford administration shifts toward enabling both a private enrichment plant and a government plant. If Congress mandates a new Portsmouth Ohio government plant, officials say the government facility could withhold processing services, making a private enrichment plant in Dothan Alabama the supplier for new customers.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Portsmouth
Ohio
Dothan
Ala
Cuba to Get Nuclear Reactor from Soviet Union
Cuba plans to obtain a nuclear reactor from the Soviet Union for electrical power. Levi Parah, Cuba’s minister of construction, said at a United Nations conference that Cuba endorses peaceful nuclear energy and opposes curbs. He stressed the world must find new energy sources to replace oil.
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Cuba
Vancouver
Canada
Soviet Union
Levi Parah
Caribbean
Guerrillas Defy Syrian Ultimatum in Lebanon Fight
Leftist Lebanese and Palestinian guerrillas refused a Syrian order to evacuate mountain strongholds along the Christian enclave north of Beirut. A guerrilla spokesman said the Syrian invasion force commanded Jumblatt’s troops to abandon eastern Lebanon positions by midnight. He noted no attack had occurred by midmorning.
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Deirut
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Beirut
Nun Indicted For Manslaughter In Infant Death
Sister Maureen known as Sis er Maureen, a 35 year old elementary principal in Pittsford, was indicted by a Monroe County grand jury on first degree manslaughter for the death of an infant believed born to her in the Our Lady of Lourdes convent room in Brighton. The panel did not charge second degree murder, saying circumstances showed extreme emotional disturbance.
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Rochester
N.Y
Carol Murphy
Siser Maureen
Monroe County
Maureen
Pittsford
Our Lady of Lourdes Convent
Brighton
Aggressive Position on Chile Rights In U N Delegation
A U S delegate says Washington will take an aggressive stand on human rights in Chile at the OAS general assembly. Chile counters that it is pursuing an aggressive line too, and both sides acknowledge misinterpretation but see no chance of full reconciliation.
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Santiago
Chile
United States
U.S
General Assembly
the Organization of American States
Bombed Reporter Identifies Suspect Photo in Phoenix
Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles, wounded after a hotel bombing, identified John Harvey Adamson, 32, as the man who lured him to the midtown hotel where the blast happened, police said Thursday.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona Republic
Don Bolles
Bolles
John Harvey Adamson
County officials discuss equity at Tuesday meeting
County Attorney JH Williams explained equity using a house example during the Board of Commissioners session while noting new ordinance details. The library story hour begins this week and city sponsored playground pro ams Red Cross swimming lessons and vacation Bible school projects are set to start. The text notes children may have little time to watch reruns of I Love Lucy and Gilligan's Island.
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Board of Commissioners
JH. Williams
Library
Red Cross
AGNS Officials Confident License Will Be Granted
AGNS officials voiced optimism that the Allied General Nuclear Services facility will receive NRC approval. President Eugene Schubert cited no major health or safety issues and blamed delays on environmental reviews and intricate technical hurdles within the licensing process.
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AGNS
Barnwell
Allied General Nuclear Services
Nucler Regulatory Commission
NRC
Eugene Schubert
Schubert
Economic Reports Show Modest U S Jobless Drop
The Labor Department reports the May unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent from 7.5 percent as joblessness eased from a two month stall. Wholesale prices rose only 0.3 percent after April’s 0.8 percent surge, easing inflation fears.
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Washington
Labor Department
Maynard Comiez
Commerce Department
Ford
Williams Still On Job Faces Possible Resignation
County Attorney John Henry Williams remains on the job and says he cannot leave now due to forthcoming critical matters. Commissioner Ralph F. Cullinan continues to withhold apology to his wife, keeping resignation as a possibility discussed at a recent Ai ken County Commission meeting.
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John Henry Williams
Williams
Ralph F. Cullinan
Aiken
Cal
Graniteville Bank Robbery Case Goes to Jury in 1974 Heist
The Graniteville Farmers & Merchants Bank robbery trial ends with closing arguments and the judge charging the jury. Defendants Theo McDaniel William Gravitt and Charles Gary face armed robbery and accessory charges while Charlotte Streeter pleads guilty to receiving stolen goods. Star witness Frank Welborn testified about hiding the loot and their movements the day of the crime. Welborn awaits sentencing on conspiracy counts.
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Jeane Hall
Columbia
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Graniteville
USS
J. Robert Martin Jr
U.S
Thomas P. Simpson
Theo Donald McDaniel
William Eddie Gravitt
Charles Calvin Gary
Charles Garrett
McDaniel
Gravitt
Gary
Charlotte Streeter
Ms Streeter
Ms. Streeter
Atlanta
Frank Black Welborn
Welborn
Gravatt Welborn
Gail
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Aiken County Young Democrats
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Charles W Prosser
Cleo Allen Bradberry
Congress
Larry Sears
Lin Smithwick
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