Ervin proposes limited Voting Rights Act coverage amendment
After a failed test vote the Senate debates scaling back the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Sen Sam J Ervin Jr seeks to limit coverage to Georgia and South Carolina, while others push for a middle ground between full extension and a nationwide bill.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Georgia
South Carolina
Nixon
Sen
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
White House to release Laos information this weekend
White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler said a Laos statement is a strong possibility this weekend as Congress presses for details on U.S. involvement. President Nixon will not make a public appearance or statement on Laos during his trip to Key Biscayne.
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Washington
White House
U.S
Laos
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Congress
Population Explosion Fills UW Course Fast
In Madison Wisconsin registrations for Zoology 501 Human Population Ecology climbed to 700 causing the assignment committee to turn students away for lack of room. Professor John J Magnuson noted many more could be enrolled if space allowed.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Gan
John J. Magnuson
Raquel Welch settles auto crash suit for 1500 in Los Angeles
Actress Raquel Welch settles out of court for 1500 after alleging a 1964 collision left a scar on her left temple. The auto crash occurred July 29, 1964, involving Honorio Santos, a Philippines sugar planter, with Welch seeking 35000 before the disclosure of the settlement on a court call.
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Los Angeles
Raquel Welch
Miss Welch
Honorio Santos
Philippines
Red Skelton Improves After Bronchial Infection
Comedian Red Skelton shows marked improvement in Palm Springs California after a serious bronchial infection prompted cancellation of a Washington trip. Dr Daniel Kaplan says he is responding to treatment and should be up and around in a day or so.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Red Skelton
Washington, D.C
Daniel Kaplan
Income Tax Trouble Involves House Speaker Case
Nathan P. Voloshen, indicted on fraud charges linked to dealings with House Speaker John McCormack, is accused by the IRS of underreporting 1962 taxable income. IRS records show $123,276 earned but only $30,921 reported, yielding tax due of $88,036 versus $11,689 on the return.
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Washington (Ap
Nathan P. Voloshen
John McCormack
Internal Revenue Service
Voloshen
IRS
Accidents in U S Kill 116000 in 1969
The National Safety Council reports 1969 saw 116000 deaths from accidents and over 23.5 billion dollars in costs. Accidents remained the fourth leading cause of death behind heart disease cancer and stroke. About 10.8 million were injured and 400000 permanently impaired. Motor vehicle deaths rose 2 percent to 56400 from 55200.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Aerospace workshops planned for engineers in Los Angeles
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will run job counseling workshops for aerospace engineers starting March 18 in Los Angeles. Some engineers face layoffs due to budget cuts, and an institute spokesman notes they have focused on space and aviation feats, neglecting job-hunting techniques.
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Los Angeles
The
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Institute
Floating drug centers proposed from mothball ships
Queens District Attorney Thomas J. Mackell proposed using ships from the mothball fleet as floating rehabilitation centers for drug addicts. He said each vessel could house 250 addicts at a cost of 2.5 million dollars, cheaper than a shore facility estimated at 10 million. The ships would be tied up to serve areas with high addiction numbers and to avoid local opposition.
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New York
Queens
Dist. Atty
Thomas J. Mackell
Mackell
Total Eclipse Of Sun A Rare Sight In 1900s Carolinas
The article explains the March 7 total solar eclipse visible in South Carolina with about 98 percent totality near Aiken. It notes past U.S. totals, path details from Perry Florida to Virginia Beach, and describes phenomena like Bailey's Beads and shadow bands while mentioning scientists conducting over 100 research projects worldwide.
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British Isles
Carolinas
U.S
Minnesota
Maine
Washington
South Carolina
Aiken
Perry
Fla
Tallahassee
Georgia Coast
South
North Carolina
Virginia Beach
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Laughlin Fire Bill In Senate
A bill to create a Center Area Fire District in Aiken with a four mill levy, governed by a three member board appointed by the governor, would be voted on if a May 5 referendum passes. The measure allows borrowing up to $20 000 and enables site selection, training, and equipment purchase for volunteer firefighters.
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Center Area
S.C
Senate
Michael Laughlin
Aiken
Gilbert McMillan
McMillan
Aiken City Fire Limits
Shiloh Church Road
U.S. 1
Seigler
Aiken County
Oscar Winning Actress Backs Live Theater Experience
Oscar winner Joan Fontaine, in town for a golf escape before a two month run in Time of the Cuckoo in Chicago, praises live theater. She says acting in a hit play carries lasting stakes and prefers acting in any medium, with movies offering quicker payoff.
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Joan Fontaine
Miss Fontaine
Aiken
Chicago
New York
Green Boundary Club
Palmetto
Water Issues Discussed by Horse Creek Valley Group
About 20 residents met at Langley United Methodist Church to discuss water and sewer service, recreation areas, and low income housing for Horse Creek Valley. The Valley Action Committee, formed by the Aiken Edgefield Counties Community Action Agency, plans surveys and to present findings to the Valley Public Services Authority. Aims include possible tap-on rates and monthly charges, recreation use of the old Gloversville site, and housing programs information from a Columbia symposium.
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Langley
Langley United Methodist Church
Horse Creek Valley
Valley Action Committee
Aiken-Edgefield Counties
Gan
Valley Public Services Authority
Fighting Breaks Out On Lebanese Front
Tel Aviv reports an Arab amphibious raid thwarted across the Dead Sea with three Arabs killed and three captured. Israeli forces battled guerrilla incursions on the Lebanese border, one Israeli soldier dead and two wounded, as Palestinians said to push raids into Israel from Lebanon.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Dead Sea
Jerusalem
Beirut
Lebanon
War Zone Activity Picks Up in South Vietnam
AP reports intensified fighting across Mekong Delta Saigon area and near Da Nang with 246 enemy and eight American deaths, 40 Americans wounded, and 4 U S helicopter crews lost in clashes. Vietnamese casualties and captures listed, including a three hour battle near My Lai.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Song Be
Mekong Delta
Que Son Valley
da Nang
Mekong
U Minh Forest
My Lai
Two Local Trainers To Open At Aqueduct
Two Aiken trainers plan to move horses to Aqueduct Park New York for the March 10 start with racing to begin there. Joe Kulina owner-trainer will ship horses today and hopes to return to Aiken in December. W Sedlaecek will ship horses on Tuesday with twelve string remaining in Aiken until early April.
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Aiken
Joe Kulina
Aquaduct Park
New York
Kilina
W. Sedlaecek
Kulina
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