U.S Planes Hit Cambodian Border as Advisers Withdraw
U S planes and artillery pounded border areas vacated by American ground troops as the last advisers pulled back into South Vietnam. Some advisers stay with South Vietnamese forces but all Americans were to be out of Cambodia by midnight, attacks targeting suspected supply dumps and base camps left unexplored before the June 30 withdrawal deadline.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Ing Country
Cambodia
Nixon
Curfew Shooting Kills Woman in Gaza City
An Israeli army patrol shot and killed a woman after she was out after curfew in Gaza City. One man was arrested as others fled. Israeli planes crossed the Suez Canal to pound western Egyptian targets with all planes returning safely. Guerrillas in Jordan fired two rockets at Beit Shean with no casualties reported.
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Tel Aviv
Gaza City
Suez Canal
Jordan
Beit Shean
Soviet Claims of Second Underground Test This Year
The AEC says seismic signals at 10 p.m. Saturday likely came from a Soviet underground nuclear explosion. Estimated yield ranges from 20 to 200 kilotons, marking the second test this year and the 39th since the 1963 limited test ban treaty.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
AEC
Postal Reform Senate Backs Pornography Curbs In Postal Bill
In a 48 to 41 vote the Senate rejected a bid to toss out its postal reform bill and keep the House version. The measure introduced by Senator Barry Goldwater with Democratic and Republican backing carries strong anti pornography language. Rejection of an amendment to accept the House bill sets up votes on provisions of the reform act and raises a possible clash over union shop efforts among 750000 postal employees.
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Washington
Senate
Post Office Committee
House
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Donnybrook
Smith seeks probe of Navy destroyer contract amid espionage claims
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith urged an investigation into the Navy 2.1 billion destroyer contract alleging industrial espionage may have influenced the award. She asked GAO delay payments while the probe examines disclosures two months before the contract went to Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula Mississippi.
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Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Navy
Maine Republican
General Accounting Office
Ingalls Shipbuilding Division
Pascagoula
Miss
Litton Industries
Tradition Shatters as LCA Votes to Admit Women Ministers
Delegates at the Lutheran Church in America convention approved admitting women to the ministry, the first such vote by a major Lutheran body in the United States. After 25 minutes of debate, a 4 to 1 support from delegates approved the measure, despite a proposal to postpone action.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Lutheran Church In America
LCA
Commission On Doctrine of the Ministry
Fire at Japanese mental hospital kills 17 inmates
A fire at Sano mental hospital in Japan on Monday night killed 17 of 183 patients. Police say six inmates confessed to conspiring to start the blaze to escape during the fire.
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Sano
Japan
Stumper Solution Offers $130 Prize for Correct Answers
The Stumper contest promises a $130 prize for correct solutions arriving by 6 p.m. Today the puzzle invites readers to try for the treasure with optimistic notes and reassurance that no purchase is required.
Vikki Smith Miss Aiken 1970 A Girl On The Go
Vikki Smith the 1970 Miss Aiken spends the summer baking cakes writing songs and preparing for pageants while balancing school and family. She diets with yogurt and logs daily exercise and enjoys singing dancing and plans for a modeling or fashion career. She attends the University of South Carolina Aiken Regional Campus and cares for her nephew Gregg Naff and pets Alley Mimi Topsie and April.
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Vikki Smith
Aiken
Gregg Naff
South Carolina
Greenville
Vikki
Hampton
Beaufort
York
Tom Jones
Engelbert Humperdink
Vikki Carr
Andy Williams
University of South Carolina
Alley
Mimi
Topsie
April
Keith Cowling
Augusta College
Pretty
James R. Smith
Highland Park Country Club
Evans Road
Armour
Aiken On The Move Theme For The 1970s
The Great er Aiken Chamber of Commerce unveils Total Community Development to accelerate growth. President John Hunter outlines community problem solving while citing past efforts like the Job Fair and a new chamber building as signs of renewed momentum.
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Chamber of Commerce
Aiken
Greater Aiken
Hunter
Chamber
Guidance Couselors
Aiken County
Jerry Johnson
USC Aiken Receives HEW Construction Grant
U S C Aiken awarded a 256 274 grant by the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare for new facilities at the Aiken branch. Total project cost about 1 6 million with 100 acres purchased for site and a 1 million bond approved to cover the balance. Congressman Dorn calls it a milestone and urges priority on education in the 70s.
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Aiken
University of South Carolina
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
W.J.B. Dorn
Robert E. Penland
Aiken County
Food Stamp Recipients Double In Aiken County
Aiken County sees a surge in food stamp aid with June issuing 138 766 dollars in stamps and cash 31 969 dollars total 170 735 dollars. June households reached 2 176 with 6 791 people served versus January 1 046 households and 3 435 people.
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Aiken County
Wilhelmina Moody
Pro
July 11 Aiken Tricentennial Parade Features Hunley Model
A full scale Hunley submarine model from Mayfield Museum will headline the Aiken tricentennial parade on July 11. Parade step off at 2 p.m. includes floats from Aiken Community Playhouse, D C Forestry Division, Beech Island and First Baptist churches. Miss S C Tricentennial Vicki Lynn Chesser and local American Legion color guard will also take part.
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Hunley
Mayfields Museum
Aiken
Charleston Harbor
Beech Island Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
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