McGovern Says Black Delegates Back First Ballot Nomination
Senator George S. McGovern announced assurances of enough black delegate support for a first ballot Democratic National Convention nomination. Rep. Walter Fauntroy Louis Stokes and other black delegates reported they have rallied previously uncommitted votes for the South Dakota senator.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Walter Fauntroy
District of Columbia
Louis Stokes
Dohio
South Dakota
Monetary Crisis Subject of Meeting
Finance and foreign ministers of six Common Market nations meet in Luxembourg to resolve the international monetary crisis triggered by Britain's pound float. British Chancellor Anthony Barber to join late today as they debate the 2 percent band agreement with Britain and three prospective members.
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Luxembourg
Britain
Anthony Barber
House To Debate U S Arms Policy Under Moscow Accord
President Nixon seeks expanded weapons development as the House opens debate on arms policy under the Moscow accord. Opponents call for a 1.6 billion dollar cut, but no cuts are expected in today or the upcoming vote.
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Nixon
House
Congress
U.S
British troops claim 14 guerrillas shot in Belfast clashes
British troops reported 14 guerrillas killed in gun battles as a cease-fire nears in Northern Ireland. Six other weekend deaths raise toll to at least 383 in three years of sectarian violence. Three British soldiers died when their truck hit a mine near Londonderry. One gunman was killed. the other two victims were a Protestant and a Catholic, with assassination rumors cited.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
Israelis Arabs exchange fire across Golan Heights
Tel Aviv reports Israelis and Arab gunners traded shells across the Golan Heights after a week of attacks. The Israeli command says Arabs fired several shells at Israeli positions and the fire was returned. No casualties were reported.
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Tel Aviv
Golan Heights
Bomb on Cathay Pacific Plane Likely Cause of Crash
Informed sources say a bomb on board likely caused the Cathay Pacific jetliner crash in the central highlands killing 81. Investigators check passengers insurance policies. 16 Americans were aboard. All other causes such as collision weather or military activity have been ruled out.
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Saigon
Cathay Pacific Airways
Delegation Approves Breezy Hill Loan Bid With FHA
The Aiken Delegation approved a $75,000 Breezy Hill North Valley loan request to the Farmers Home Administration after a Langley meeting where most members balked. HUD warned funds must come from a single consolidated agency, inviting a Valley Authority option while plans for future consolidation faced opposition and critical quotes from Sen. Michael Laughlin.
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Farmers Home Administration
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Breezy Hill Water District
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Trucker Overturns On Martintown Road Cabbage Spill
A tractor trailer carrying 37 000 pounds of cabbage overturned on the 700 block of W Martintown Road North Augusta at 343 p m Sunday. The driver James David Dudley escaped injury and the truck owned by F H Steedley of Waycross Ga. Firefighters reported an apartment fire nearby with 175 dollars in damages.
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W. Martintown
Robert H. Fields
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James David Dudley
F.H. Steedley
Waycross
Apt
Washington Homes
William Stewart
Aikenite Named Interim Chief of Protocol
Marion Smoak of Aiken and Washington will assume Emil Mosbacher's duties as chief of protocol for the time being. Mosbacher resigns effective June 30 to return to family real estate work in White Plains New York. Smoak has been deputy chief of protocol since March 1970 and is a retired Army colonel with prior service in the South Carolina Senate.
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Aiken
Washington
Emil Mosbacher
Ronald L. Ziegler
Mosbacher
White Plains
N.Y
Smoak
South Carolina
Senate
Bandit Robs Four Service Stations in Aiken Augusta Area
A black male described as not nervous robbed Race Service Stations in Richland Avenue and 340 Aiken Highway within an hour, forcing cash from registers and demanding wallets. He matched a mid 30s heavy build and 6 foot height, driving a dark green car, with total losses including cash and cigarettes.
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Aiken County- Augusta
Richland Avenue
Aiken
North Augusta
Aiken Hwy
J.C. Busbee
Augusta
Szasz
Aiken Race Service
Neal Durden
Aiken Highway
Sheriff's Department
Ray Padgett
Sheriff Budget Push Seeks Hike and Cuts in County Bill
Sen Michael Laughlin proposes an amendment to add 404 196 to the Ai ken County Sheriff Department budget this year an increase from last year by 33446 The measure also backs a 3 million county budget amendment cutting 1230 from the Cooperative Extension Program eliminating two part time stenographers The plan calls for a central distribution point for all gasoline and oil for sheriff patrol cars and county vehicles as Laughlin hints at broader vehicle oversight Sheriff Grant had sought higher pay for deputies more officers and vehicles but two positions and a vehicle were cut with Grant noting rising violence and major crimes
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Aiken County
Michael Laughlin
Sheriff's Department
Paul Grant
Laughlin
Aiken Council Sets Hearing on Five Acre Crosland Park Rezoning
The Aiken City Council plans a public hearing tonight to decide the rezoning of a five acre tract at Crosland Park mouth. A landowner and a Columbia developer seek apartments on the site. The council may accept a $49 272 urban beautification grant and discuss street resurfacing and storm drainage on Rollingwood Road and Parsons Lane.
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Aiken City
Crosland Park
Columbia
Aiken
Rollingwood Road
Parsons Lane
Wallace Regains Some Feeling
Gov. George C. Wallace shows further recovery signs as doctors report he now has some feeling in his thighs in Silver Spring Maryland. The update reflects cautious progress in his health.
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Silver Spring, Md
George C. Wallace
Weather: Rain Possible Through Tomorrow With Warm, Partly Cloudy Skies
The forecast from the Weather Bureau calls for partly cloudy skies and warm conditions through tomorrow. A 30 percent chance of showers today plus a 20 percent chance tonight and on Tuesday. High near 90, lows around the upper 60s, winds about 10 mph.
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US Weather Bureau
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