Imperial Cup Top Hunt Race at Aiken Hunt Meet
Full Prince owned and trained by Charles S. Bird Jr. of Aiken will run in the Imperial Cup at the Fifth Renewal of the Aiken Hunt Meet tomorrow. The $4 000 purse drew strong contenders including Gaddo and Charlie Bob with 12 horses entered. Tickets cost 1.50 in advance and 2 at the gate for the 2 p m start.
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Full Prince
Atlanta
Charles S. Bird Jr
Aiken
Gaddo
Augustin Stables
West Grove
Charlie Bob
N. C
Southern Pines
N.C
Star of Vertex
Belmont
Robbie Dotter
Explode
Charles Cushman
Camden
Commercial Hotel
Aiken Standard
Chamber of Commerce
Leminick Drugs
Woodruff Drugs
Troop Movements Reported In East Germany
AP reports sizable Soviet army movements in East Germany with 800 to 1,000 Russian trucks and troops heading northeast from Berlin toward Hamburg. Analysts link the activity to annual spring maneuvers as more troop movements are observed recently.
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East Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Farmers blockade joint with Marines near Mt Fuji
Riot police moved in as dozens of farmers blocked the road to a U S Marine firing range at the foot of Mt Fuji. Marines then fired about 150 howitzer shells to finish three days of artillery practice. Farmers shouted insults at the Leathernecks and tried to stop U S vehicles from reaching the range.
Satchmo in Hospital for Heart Condition Worsening
Louis Armstrong aged 70 has responded to treatment and is resting comfortably in the intensive care unit at Beth Israel Hospital. He was admitted Monday evening for an aggravation of a preexisting heart condition, with officials not releasing a prognosis.
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New York
Louis “Satchmo
Armstrong
Beth Israel Hospital
Hoffa's Wife Hospitalized in San Francisco
Josephine Hoffa, wife of imprisoned Teamsters President James R. Hoffa, was admitted to University of California Hospital in San Francisco with a painful heart condition doctors said early signs pointed to a heart attack. She had come to attend a testimonial banquet for Bay Area Teamster leader Jack Goldberger.
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San Francisco
Josephine Hoffa
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
University of California Hospital
Seymour Farber
Bay Area
Jack Goldberger
Duke and Duchess to Visit United States
Duke and Duchess of Windsor sail Saturday aboard the Italian liner Michelangelo for New York. They will proceed to Palm Beach Florida for a three month stay in the United States.
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U.S
Cannel
France
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Michelangelo
New York
Palm Beach, Fla
Outdated License Plates Case In Louisville
Police towed a car in Louisville for improper registration after discovering 1941 license tags on the vehicle. Officers began a search for the owner.
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Louisville, Ky
New Stumper Season Signaled By Spring
The Standard Stamper announces a new Stumper season starting in spring with a $510 prize to attract readers. Extra copies will be sold at the Aiken Standard, 124 Rutland Drive, and page 3 promises puzzles and prizes for fans.
House Votes to End Federal Funding for SST Program
The House rejected an additional 290 million dollars in SST funding for two prototypes in a 218-204 nonrecord vote, signaling a potential halt to U S government support. Senate action pending as backers press a bill to counter the plan and curb booms over U S airspace.
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Washington
House
United States
Senate
Chamber
U.S
Nixon
White House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Scott schedules open hearing on new county courthouse
Newly elected County Supervisor Mackey Scott has set an open hearing for 7 p.m. Thursday in the present courthouse court room at Park Avenue and Chesterfield Street in Aiken. Ed Hallman the courthouse architect and the county legislative delegation are invited to discuss plans for the office complex to be built between Park and Richland Avenues within the eastern city limits. County Attorney Julian Salley will preside. The meeting is open to the public and Scott pledged to reveal all facts including cost and location.
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Mackey Scott
Park Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Aiken
Ed Hallman
Park and
Richland Avenues
Scott
Julian Salley
Spring Waiting On Sidelines In Aiken Azalea Bloom
Spring arrives as azaleas bloom and crowds gather for Aiken events. The equinox arrives Sunday at 1 38 a m EST marking equal day and night and signaling the season’s official start.
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Aiken
Delayed Dedication of Arkansas River Navigation System
Tulsa AP report says the dedication of the $2 billion Arkansas River navigation system has been moved from June 5 to June 7. President Nixon had been invited, and June 5 is the day his daughter Tricia weds Edward Cox.
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Tulsa
Okla
Nixon
Tricia
Edward Cox
Voting Age Amendment Delayed In Congress
Washington AP reports the drive to ratify a constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18 stalled after a renewed congressional weekend, with House leaders adjourning and delaying a vote until Tuesday. Despite hopeful moves by at least four state legislatures, action on funding the supersonic transport also stalled, and observers were surprised by the pause.
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Washington
House
Mem
Saigon Ends Six Week Laos Campaign Withdrawals Reported
The South Vietnamese command says 2000 to 3000 troops have been withdrawn from Laos over two days, leaving about 18000 over the border. Units were pulled back with no replacements as Saigon appears to close out its six week campaign amid heavy North Vietnamese attacks around Fire Base Solo and LZ Brown.
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Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
Tran van An
Ham Nghi
Pham van Phu
Phu
Highway 914
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Southern Industry Offers Best On-The-Job Training
William F. Haddad, CEO of US Research and Development Corp, said the South provides the best on the job training for hard core unemployed at the Aiken Edgefield Industrial Education Center. He compared methods to early Peace Corps training and described a 10 week program with $3 daily transportation pay, plus courses on job attitudes education and workplace relations. He emphasized motivation as a core concept taught by trainers.
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South
William F. Haddad
US Research and Development Corp
Haddad
Aiken-Edgefield
Peace Corps
Aiken Center
Officials Seek Lost Boxcars in Illinois Rail Case
Government investigators sifted records of the La Salle & Bureau County Railroad and Magn a Earth Enterprises in a bid to understand how more than 1 million dollars worth of Penn Central freight cars disappeared since 1970. FBI agents seized records as they checked possible violations of federal interstate transportation of stolen property and wire fraud.
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Louis C. Bechtle
Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
la Salle
Cinotto
Little Rail Line
Illinois
FBI
la Salle Line
Magna Earth Enterprises
Ine
Penn Central
LaSalle
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Satchmo
Hoffa
Palmetto
Fermata Club
Aiken Estates
Tong Veh
Clark Field
Sidney Yates
Ill
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Boeing Co
Gerald L. Warren
Women’s New
South Vietnamese
Spiro Agnew
Middlesex Club
Sheraton
Boston
UPI Telephoto
Bers
W.F. Haddad
Usra&d
Joseph Cinotto Jr
Bureau County Railroad
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