Robin Littlejohn wins top sportsmanship at N C football camp
The 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Carl Littlejohn spent a week with six Dolphins at a football camp in Lenoir North Carolina and earned the trophy for top sportsmanship. He fell asleep on the ride home with the trophy in his arms. Del Castleberry of Aiken hosted a chicken and dumplings dispute after his wife was away with signs around Crosland Park to prove the dish existed. Randy Davidson urged Rotary members to legalize and tax crime away.
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Robin Littlejohn
Carl Littlejohn
Lenoir
N.C
Robin
del Castleberry
Aiken
Linda Castleberry
Linda
Crosland Park
Fighting in Mekong Delta raises Viet Cong threat near Vi Thanh
In the Mekong Delta near the U Minh Forest Viet Cong forces gained a stronghold threatening the provincial capital Vi Thanh. Saigon reports 86 cease-fire infractions in 24 hours and heavy fighting with Viet Cong casualties estimated higher than government losses. Government units repelled an attack while sustaining 60 wounded.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U Minh Forest
Vi Than
Nist
Vi Thanh
Brezhnev Pompidou Open Nuclear Arms Talks In Paris
In Paris Brezhnev and Pompidou began two days of talks as a follow up to his U S visit. Brezhnev offered Pompidou chairmanship of a proposed super East West summit in December with Nixon’s approval reportedly. France’s spokesman noted no decision until after Helsinki Phase II of the European security conference.
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Paris
Leonid I
Georges Pompidou
United States
Pompidou
Nixon
France
Helsinki
Finland
Kelley’s FBI Nomination Clears Senate Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee backed Clarence M. Kelley Kansas City police chief for FBI director with no dissent. Nixon nominated Kelley on June 8 and may see Senate action this week while he replaces L. Patrick Gray III who resigned after the Hoover affair.
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Kelley
Nixon
L. Patrick Gray III
Ceed
J. Edgar Hoover
Gray
Kansas City
FBI
Hoover
White House
House Debates Cuts to Cambodia Bombing Funding
The House and Senate move to halt all funds for bombing in Cambodia and Indochina. Two amendments would bar new military spending and restrict any new wartime expenditures while a continuing resolution funds the Pentagon and agencies. The measures were advanced in committee but opponents plan to push them on the House floor today.
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Washington
House
Senate
U.S
Cambodia
Indochina
Pentagon
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Officials Ponder Special Session In SC Reapportionment
In Columbia AP reports state leaders weigh a special legislative session after the U S Supreme Court voided the South Carolina House apportionment plan. Speaker Solomon Blatt says a session this year is desirable to address the reapportionment issue despite reluctance.
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Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court
South Carolina
House
South Caro
Lina
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Solomon Blatt
Barnwell
County Problems Highlight Hospital and Office Crowding
Wade Brodie, vice chair of the Aiken County Board of Commissioners, cites two urgent needs: an outdated hospital and overcrowded county offices. He envisions a new hospital within two to three years and a consolidated building to improve services, records, and efficiency. The board will also pursue courthouse and administration expansion via a prior bond and a state regional center plan for the stockade and rehabilitation center.
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Aiken County
Wade Brodie
Brodie
Board of Commissioners
State Department of
Rainy Aiken Weather With Threat of Thundershowers
Forecasts predict variable cloudy skies and warm temperatures in the Aiken area with a 40 percent chance of rain today and tomorrow, 20 percent tonight. Highs near 90, lows around 70, and an extended Thursday to Saturday outlook of scattered thundershowers and upper 80s to near 90 highs.
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Aiken
Dean Believes Nixon Aware Of Watergate Cover-Up
John W. Dean III testified he believes White House aides likely told Nixon about the wiretap and cover-up. He said he had no firsthand knowledge Nixon knew in advance and noted Haldeman would have been informed through Strachan. Dean discussed timing of the operation starting within two days of the June 17, 1972 burglary.
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Washington
John W. Dean III
White House
Nixon
Dean
Senate
Samuel Cash
Gordon Strachan
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Cash
Democratic
Watergate
Mosquito Problem Here For Awhile
Dr. James Hair of the county health department cites the summer mosquito pattern in Aiken as on par with last year’s average. He notes complaints are steady now from Beech Island and the valley area and warns future spikes may come from low-lying swampy zones.
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Aiken
James Hair
County Health Department
Beech Island
Hair
Joseph Doggett
State Board of Health
Iken
Bill authorizes $125 million for SRP plant
Washington reports the House approved a bill authorizing 125 million for Savannah River Plant operations. The measure sets a 1974 AEC appropriation of about 2.43 billion and amounts to a congressional authorization to allocate funds. Jim Wise notes it is a recommendation from the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and not immediately binding.
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Washington
House
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
U.S
W.J.B. Dorn
AEC
Jim Wise
SAP
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Congress
Bidding Dates Set On Aiken Projects
City bids announced for three new Aiken buildings and storm drainage. Storm drainage bids go out July 1. Public Works Center bids July 2 to July 31 with completion by late February 1974. Public Safety Building bids go out December 15. bids due January 1974. completion expected December 1974.
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City of
Aiken
Roland Windham
Public Works Center
Public Safety
Windham
Flood damages hit Laurens Street in Aiken
Downtown merchants begin assessing last week's flood impact in Aiken with Laurens Street most affected. Lambert's Arts and Crafts suffered floor and carpet destruction and quotes signal a long cleanup, while Maxwell Brothers Furniture faces heavy carpet costs and labor. Peggy Baker at China Mart reports no damage.
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Aiken
Laurens Street
Lambert
Arts and Crafts
Laurens
Jo Lambert
Maxwell Brothers Furniture Company
Hal Givens
Dean Confesses on Watergate Wiretap Role to Committee
Former White House aide John Dean testifies in a Watergate hearing detailing his involvement in wiretap plans. He says he acted on instructions from Hal Deman and Ehrlichman and acknowledges failing to block the scheme when first proposed. He defends his motive as exposing the truth amid a growing conspiracy.
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Haldeman
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Dean
Watergate
Watergate Committee
Dash
United States
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Kelly
Committee
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Rotary Club
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Ture
Peggy Baker
China Mart
LeGrandes
Lionel Smith
Mr. Dash
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