Flag Day Reflections In Aiken South Carolina
Reporter notes sparse flag displays on Flag Day with town flags missing except Barton’s yard bell. Becky Roberts at the Aiken Standard retrieved all weather flags after rain showing continued respect, while Victor Schleicher wore a flag pin to express pride. A local theater finale featured a carried flag as audience stood.
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W. F. Barton
York Street
Laurens Street
Becky Roberts
Aiken Standard
Miss Roberts
Air Officers Guide
New Jersey
Victor Schleicher
Visting Aiken
American Soldier From Walterboro Charged In Hong Kong
A 22 year old American soldier from Walterboro South Carolina was charged in Hong Kong court with possessing dangerous drugs. Pamela Marie Tsang a 19 year old Chinese girl faced the same charges and both were ordered held for another hearing. No plea was taken.
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Hong Kong
Walterboro
S.C
Pamela Marie
Tsang
Fire Base Siege Continues Amid Cambodian, Saigon Firefights
Cambodian and South Vietnamese troops clash with Communist forces on three fronts in Cambodia. In South Vietnam the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong intensify attacks in the central highlands and press the three week siege of Fire Base 5 near the wire perimeter while Pham Van Dong urges stepping up the war.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Pham van Dong
North Vietnam
New National Assembly
U.S
South
Nixon launches six point plan for veteran job aid
President Nixon expresses deep concern over Vietnam veterans facing unemployment and orders an intensive six point federal program to provide jobs and training. He names the secretary of labor to direct the effort and says all available resources should be used to maximum.
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Washington
Nixon
James D. Hodgson
Secretary of Labor
Search Continues For Jet in Pacific Ocean
AP reports a four engine C135 transport jet carrying 24 people missing after disappearing Sunday on a Pago Pago to Hawaii flight. Military search operations centered 200 miles north of Palmyra Island after rescue crews detected a crash position signal.
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Honolulu
Pacific Ocean
Here
Air Force
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Hawaii
Palmyra Island
Bill Ballee
Soviet Voters Turn Out In Huge Numbers
In Moscow and across the 15 Soviet republics a massive turnout accompanied elections for parliament and local councils. Nikita Khrushchev appeared at a polling site with his wife Nina and the three cosmonauts voted by radio, while party members pressed voters whose names were not checked off for explanations.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich
Nina Petrovna
Island Perim Seen as Possible Spark for Next Middle East War
Israelis speculate that the small Arabian island Perim in the Bab al Mandab strait could trigger the next Middle East war by blocking the Red Sea to sail to Aqaba. The location mirrors Sharm el Sheikh in potential impact on sea lanes to Israel.
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Tel Aviv
Perim, In
The
Bab al Mandab
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Sharm el Sheikh
Israel
Aqaba
Envoys to Six Nations Join White House Parley
President Nixon called seven U.S. ambassadors and key officials to the White House for a wide review of drug abuse in American society. Envoys to Mexico Turkey South Vietnam Thailand France Luxembourg and the United Nations attended along with Secretary Rogers Attorney General Mitchell and Treasury Secretary Connally.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
U.S
Mexico
Turkey
South Vietnam
Thailand
France
Luxembourg
United Nations
William P Rogers
Atty
John M. Mitchell
Treasury
John B. Connally
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Saigon
Robert H. Finch
Donald Rumsfeld
Europe
Africa
Finch
Rumsfeld
Leonard Unger
Robert McBride
Arthur K. Watson
William J Handley
George Bush
Youth To Face Charges In Armed Robbery Case
A 15 year old in New York City was returned to Aiken to face arraignment before Magistrate Glenn Holley on armed robbery charges. The alleged incident occurred May 18 at Minit Saver Store No 64 on Richland Ave. Aiken police requested the fugitive warrant leading to the arrest.
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New York City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Aiken
Glenn Holley
Minit Saver
Richland Ave
Frank Whitecotton
State Law Enforcement Division
Becky Bolt
Vaucluse Road
Humphrey Outlines New Civil Rights Plan For Cities
Sen Hubert H Humphrey told the U S Conference of Mayors lack of city funding fuels civil rights violations and proposed eight programs including a low cost loan bank. He said basic services like air quality lighting sanitation and public safety are rights, especially for the poor in inner cities.
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Philadelphia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Housing and Urban Development
George Romney
Minnesota Democrat
Nephew Held in Graniteville Murder Case
Furman Feaster, 43, nephew of Benjamin J. Murphy, is held for trial on murder and robbery charges after being bound over in Aiken County. Murphy, a Graniteville resident and local worker, was found dead near a car on a dirt road two miles off Highway 191. A 30 caliber rifle and shell were recovered at the scene. investigators believe Murphy may have been run over and dragged.
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Benjamin J. (Whitey) Murphy
Graniteville
Aiken County
Paul Grant
Furman
Howard Feaster
Feaster
Quimby A Wise
Court of General Sessions
Columbia
Murphy
Grant
Highway 191
Vaucluse
Stumper Cash Prize Reaches 630 Dollars
Aiken Standard invites readers to enter the Stumper puzzle with a prize of 630 dollars. Extra copies of Friday's puzzle paper are available at the Aiken Standard office, 124 Rutland Drive.
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Stumper
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Sick Leopard Warns Humanity
A sick black leopard at the Staten Island Zoo and other zoo animals show high lead levels in a warning about airborne lead from gasoline fumes and industry. Pathologists cite exposure in animals and environments around New York City as a potential human threat.
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New York
New York Medical College
Staten Island Zoo
New York City
Leo Pard
Ralph Strebel
City Council To Hear Youth Center Plea
Brown Memorial Youth Center directors seek council permission to reopen at 955 Laurens St NW as a youth center. The facility was ordered closed as a nuisance after residents petitioned over noise and youth behavior. council meets at 8 tonight.
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Brown Memorial Youth Center
Laurens St. NW
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Cohen
Nancy Harley
Denise Seigmond
Lynn Burrows
Emily Bul
Six Nations
Ellsworth Bunker
Andrews Air Force Base
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Vietnam
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H.H. Humphrey
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Rennie St
Bronx Zoo
Strebel
Medical College
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Dennis F. Crafton
Craston
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