Hussein Offers Palestinian State Plan Amid West Bank Talks
King Hussein of Jordan proposed a semiautonomous Palestinian state in the West Bank after Israeli troop withdrawal. Arab leaders rejected the plan, while Egypt, Syria, Libya, and Iraq framed it as a step toward peace with Israel. Palestinian guerrillas vowed a government in exile in response. Israel gave a cautious first reaction.
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Amman
Hussein
Jordan
Palestine
West Bank
Jordan River
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Iraq
Israel
Boxcar Of Mail Found In Maryland By Birmingham
A boxcar containing 319 mail sacks including parcel post shipments from three Philadelphia mail order houses was found on a Maryland siding and sent to Birmingham after a two year delay. The USPS and Penn Central argue over who is at fault for the mix up as the boxcar, sent from Philadelphia in 1970, was headed to a Birmingham distribution center for Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Birmingham
Ala
Maryland
U.S. Postal Service
Penn Central Railroad
Delphia
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Perryville
Philadelphia
Danish Airliner Crashes with 112 Aboard
An airliner operated by Sterling Airways with 112 passengers and crew crashed into a rain swept mountainside near Dubai in the Persian Gulf. Rescue teams reported no signs of life as the Caravelle vanished while preparing to land on a Copenhagen to Ceylon route.
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Dubai
Persian Gulf
Sterling Airways
Copenha
Gen
Ceylon
Denmark
Heavy action across Indochina fronts near Saigon
Heavy fighting released across three fronts near Saigon with air strikes signaling a new operation within 10 miles of the capital. US B52s hit a major North Vietnamese base in eastern Cambodia, 30 enemy killed in a nearby ground engagement, and 28 enemy dead southeast of Fire Base 5 as fighting totals reach 133 over three days. Navy guns joined the artillery duel at the DMZ.
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Saigon
Indochina
Cambodia
Hughes Flies To Los Angeles
An unidentified spokesman said Hughes flew to Los Angeles after a month in a hotel hideaway in Nicaragua. The report cited a supposed secret meeting with the Nicaraguan president and the U S ambassador, noting Hughes has lived as both celebrity and recluse.
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Los Angeles
Nicaragua
Hughes
Prise
Nicara
U.S
Howard
Mother and two children slain in Fayetteville home
An Army wife Mia Wainwright 25 with daughter Kim 4 and son Frank 2 were found slain in their Fayetteville residence near Ft Bragg. Sheriff Clark said a warrant charges Gail Larson with three counts of murder. Both families lived in the same house while husbands were serving in Vietnam.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Vietnam
Cumberland County
W. G. Clark
Mia Wainwright
Kim
Frank
Clark
Gail Larson
Wainwright
Larson
Ft Bragg
Jury in Angela Davis trial selected in Santa Clara case
An all white jury was accepted and sworn in San Jose California for the Angela Davis murder, kidnapping and conspiracy trial. The Santa Clara County courthouse heard the jury turnover after a high profile, violent incident left four dead.
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San Jose
Calif
Santa
Angela Davis
Medieval pageantry and polo schedule in Aiken events
Saturday March 25 at Powder House Field Powderhouse Road features a medieval pageantry at 10 30 p.m. In a separate event on Sunday March 26 polo begins at 3 30 p.m. Whitney Field Mead Ave expects spectators.
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Whitney Field
Mead Avenue
Powderhouse Field
Powderhouse Road
Aiken
Mead Ave
Mule Race Parade Promises Dust and Bareback Drama
South Carolina hosts a mule race next Saturday featuring 14 entries for two year olds. Riders must show patience and skill while a field led by political figures nudges toward the finish in Hinie Hall of Fame glory for the mule and trophy for the jockey.
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Jackass
South Carolina
Mike Laughlin
Butler Derrick
William J.B. Dorn
Hinnie Hall
Weather Outlook for Aiken County This Week
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with a 40 percent chance of rain tomorrow. Tonight low around 45, tomorrow high in the upper 70s. Winds mostly southwest then increasing to 10 to 20 mph. Harness races slated for Saturday should see good weather with some rain possible Friday but Saturday and Sunday likely partly cloudy with highs in the 70s.
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Aiken County
Inhumane Conditions Alleged At Aiken County Shelter
Investigators from the ASPCA and local humane groups accused the Aiken County animal shelter of distemper, neglect, and filth. Officers described dogs with no water and crowded kennels, some dead or eaten by others, and reports of only limited dog food. Local officials said more staff is needed to manage the pound and its roughly 80 dogs.
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Aiken County
Aiken Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
ASPCA
Aiken County Humane Society
Evelyn Couch
Winnifred Hunter
Harry P. Young
The
Society For the Prevention
Aiken Standard
Young
Frank
Hambone) Holley
New Ellenton
Augusta
Margaret Har
Vey
Vivarium
Deadline For Filing For Road Commissioner Election
Aiken County legislators race to beat a Monday deadline to file for road commissioner. They seek a compromise home rule bill to legalize the election.
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Steve Craw
Aiken County
Columbia
Cain
Dunbar to Seek Reelection in DC House Not Sheriff
Representative Julian Dunbar of Aiken County announced he will not run for sheriff and will seek reelection to the U S House of Representatives. He cited time constraints from pursuing district and national legislative goals including reapportionment highway safety and a no fault insurance bill.
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Julian Dunbar
Aiken
Aiken County
D.C
House of Representatives
Dunbar
Paul D. Grant
House
State
Senate
South Carolina
Coun
D.C. Highway Patrol
Arbaugh
International Union of Operating Engineers
Thurmond Warns Alcoholism A National Menace
Senator Strom Thurmond labels alcoholism a national killer and calls for warning labels on liquor bottles and limits on service or consumption on aircraft. He cites road deaths linked to alcohol and urges constituents to act on the issue with proposed legislation.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Surgeon General
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