McMillan questions Barnwell nuclear waste plant plans
South Carolina Senator Gilbert McMillan criticizes Allied Chemical and Gulf Oil proposals to locate a 70 million dollar atomic waste disposal plant near the Savannah River Plant in Barnwell County. He warns of permanent pollution and limited job impact, while Gov McNair and local lawmakers back the project.
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South Carolina
Gilbert McMillan
Barnwell County
McMillan
Aiken
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Allied Chemical Corp
Gulf Oil Corp
Walter Bristow
Richland
Senate Atomic and Nuclear Energy Committee
Bristow
Robert McNair
Edgar A. Brown
House
Solomon Blatt
Kennedy mobbed in Dublin after Trinity College speech
In Dublin, about six Irish youths assaulted Sen. Ed Kennedy as his car left Trinity College after a talk. Demonstrators outside displayed Mao posters and a Down with Kennedy banner while plastering campus walls with hostile images. One protester was arrested amid minor injuries.
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Dublin
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Trinity College
Tor
Mao Tse-tung
Ed Kennedy
Captured Boat Leaves Cuba After Seizure
Richard M. Shamp of Sub-Mare Inc says the treasure hunting vessel Jocelyn-C has been freed from Cuban seizure. A Cuban patrol boat seized it Sunday and forced it into port. it has left Cuba and was heading toward its original destination, per Shamp. The Swiss Embassy had earlier reported the vessel freed to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard M. Shamp
Sub-Mare, Inc
Coast Guard
Cuba
Shamp
Antismoking Victory Moves Cigarette Ads to History
A conference committee approved a bill banning cigarette commercials on radio and television after January 1, 1971. Senator Warren G Magnuson stated the public will no longer tolerate promoting a dangerous product in living rooms as antismoking forces score a major victory toward quick passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Television
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Legisla
Congressional Conference
Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
U S Earth Resources Satellite Draws International Scrutiny
A State Department official warned that an upcoming earth resources satellite could trigger global concern if the program is not openly conducted. Robert F. Packard urged maximum foreign participation as NASA plans the first satellite launch in March 1972 to map minerals, oil, pollution, urban growth, arable land, fisheries, and crop health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis, Md
America
Earth Resources
State Department
Honolulu Jet Complex Dedicated for 747 Flights
An $18 million jumbo jet complex at Honolulu International Airport was dedicated to handle Boeing 747s. Gov. John A Burns and 275 dignitaries including Charles A Lindbergh attended along with a Pan American jumbo jet flown in for the ceremony. Flights from Los Angeles to Tokyo begin March 10.
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Honolulu
Honolulu International
Los Angeles
Tokyo
John A. Burns
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pan American Airways
Oil Pollutes Alaska Shore on Kodiak Island
Officials investigate a slick fouling about 200 miles of Kodiak Island shoreline killing over 1000 seabirds. Alaska Fish and Game reports about 40000 gallons of oil washed ashore since February 15 with ongoing finds on rocks and beaches. The source may be ballast oil discharged from ships carried in by wind and tide.
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Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak Island
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
McGuirk seeks Maryland study on light bulb standards
State Senator Harry J. McGuirk of Baltimore proposes a General Assembly resolution to create a study commission to set standards for light bulbs. He argues many people are unprepared to replace a burned out bulb when it expires.
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Harry J. McGuirk
Baltimore
Maryland General Assembly
Toy Bomb Halts Mitsui Bank In Tokyo Stunt
In Tokyo at the Oji Mitsui Bank branch a man wearing dark glasses brandished a pistol and a bomb like toy at a cash counter shouting holdup. Police arrived minutes later and arrested him without trouble. The weapon and bomb were revealed as toys.
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Tokyo
Oji
Mitsui Bank
Seal Rescued After Rain Splash Near Pacific Ocean
A seal seen splashing in a puddle at an intersection near the Pacific Ocean attracted Humane Society officers. The animal was captured and taken to a sea life park for care after a three inch rainstorm.
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San Diego
Calif
Humane Society
Water Grant Awarded To Aiken
Washington Senator Strom Thurmond announced a 375000 federal grant from the Economic Development Administration to the City of Aiken for water and sewer lines in the industrial park at the airport. City officials expect construction to start on the park utilities and to replace lines on Cherokee Street Cushman Drive and in Balltown. The project totals 714000 with city funding matching the federal grant. Disco-Wayne Industries had sought a site there and planned to hire about 80 workers for mobile home production for low income housing areas.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
The
Economic Development Administration
Aiken
Roland Windham
Cherokee Street
Cushman Drive
Balltown
Highway 19
Disco-Wayne Industries Inc
South Vietnamese report tallies 78 enemy killed on Cambodia border
U S and South Vietnamese communiques say 78 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers were killed in four border actions. allied forces report seizing tons of arms and supplies from enemy bases in Cambodia. South Vietnamese mercenaries led by U S Green Berets clash in the western Mekong Delta with 49 enemy killed and ground troops seizing rifles, ammunition, rocket launchers, and antiaircraft guns. The Chau Doc area sees intensified NV threat with regiments 18B and 101D involved. a 1st Air Cavalry Division battalion endures a 50 round mortar barrage and ground probe.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Green Berets
Mekong
Chau Doc
101D
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Senatorial Payrolls Near Half Million in 1969
Washington reports Thurmond and Hollings payrolls for 1969 rose to 414 089.93 dollars from 369 206.12 the previous year. Hollings paid 208 093 to staffers while Thurmond paid 205 995 93. top aides were Michael Joy 21277 and Stephen Boynton 19765 for Hollings and James Lucier 17844 for Thurmond. No close relatives among SC senators on payrolls.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
Ernest F. Hollings
Senate
Hollings
Thurmond
Michael B. Joy
Stephen S. Boynton
Joy
Boynton
James P.lucier
South Carolina
Jets Cross Suez Canal Attack Targets In Egypt Report
Tel Aviv reports Israeli planes crossed the Suez Canal and hit targets in central sector of the waterway before returning safely. In the Gaza Strip a grenade attack wounded two soldiers, and Lebanon warning notes circulated through UN channels. Oil drilling near Ashdod eyed as first major strike looms. Swissair and Austrian jet incidents linked by investigators with no conclusive evidence.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Lebanon
U.S
United Nations
U.N
U Thant
Ashdod
Shimon Cohen
Belpatco Co
Belco Petroleum Co
Houston
Tex
Belpatco
Mediterranean
Rail Strike Block Said to Rest With Congress
Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz told the Senate Labor Committee that the Nixon administration exhausted legal remedies and Congress must act to stop a nationwide rail strike by 45 000 shopcraft members set to begin at one minute past midnight. He urged public protection and noted the emergency Senate hearing and planned House testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George P. Shultz
Senate Labor Committee
Nixon
Congress
United States
Shultz
Senate
100 Acre Tract for TEC Receives State Priority
A 100 acre tract seven miles west of Aiken on U S 1 across from the County Vocational Center has been optioned for a technical education center with top funding priority for 1970 71. The 180 day option and a total project cost near 2 million include land costs.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Craig Musick
Commission
State Technical Education Commission
Musick
Tip-Top Track Maintains Aiken Trials Standards
Track Manager Allan Coward oversees the tip-top maintenance of the Aiken Training Track for ten years. With the 28th annual Aiken Trials nearing, crews work around the clock to prepare eight races. Five races feature two year-old fillies and geldings as the day opens. Coward details upkeep of the busy track and stables for the upcoming event.
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Aiken
Allan Coward
Arkenites
Coward
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Robert F. Packard
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Seal
Pacific Ocean
Florida
Lion Country Safari
West Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Delta
Suez
Zurich
Switzerland
Swissair
Frankfurt
Claude Baumann
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Senate Committee
Lockwood- Green, Architects
Spartanburg
Ing
Dessel
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