Royal exiled prince works as hot dog seller in London theater
Crown Prince Chazi Faisal once Iraqi throne claimant now sells hot dogs at a Kensington cinema. He says he earns 14.40 dollars weekly at the theater and 38.40 dollars as a part time London University laboratory technician to support himself after the coup ended the Faisal dynasty twelve years ago.
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London
Chazi Faisal
Iraq
Kensington
Faisals
London University
Morton to Europe for two week GOP outreach
Rep. Rogers C. Morton Republican national chairman plans a two week trip to Europe during Easter to rally Americans abroad for the Nixon administration. He will visit Rome Frankfurt Bonn Madrid Paris Brussels and The Hague to articulate programs and invite European Republicans to participate financially.
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Washington
Rogers C.B. Morton
Republican National
Europe
Party
Nixon
Morton
Rome
Frankfurt
Bonn
Madrid
Paris
Brussels
Hague
Rostow Son Granted Bail On Marijuana Charge
Peter V Rostow son of a White House aide posted 1500 bail after arrest on Padre Island for possessing marijuana. Rostow 17 was found with a small amount of highly refined marijuana during a fishing trip. His father Walter Rostow is a University of Texas professor.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Peter V. Rostow
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Rostow
Padre Island
Walter
University of Texas
Postal Pay Dispute Basis Reached In Washington Talks
Union and government negotiators say they have reached a basis for settling the pay dispute behind the widespread postal strike. Talks, described as serious and business like, resume this afternoon with Postmaster General Winton Blount and AFL CIO's James Gildea leading the teams. Congress adjourned for Easter as President Nixon stayed in Florida.
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Washington
Nixon
Key Biscayne Fla
Congress
Winton M. Blount
Afl-Cio
James Gildea
Elderly woman seeks missing longtime pet turtle
Bernice Howe Foster 83 reports her 30 pound pet turtle, aged 45 years, stolen in Alhambra California. She says she has suffered prior thefts but this one hurts more, as the animal has been with her long, and she would miss it greatly.
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Alhambra
Calif
Bernice Howe Foster
Petition Against Hippies On Hawaii’s Big Island
In Hilo, the County Council heard a citizens petition to bar hippies from Hawaii’s largest island. Hal Glatzer played guitar as opponents urged the council not to legislate on philosophy. William Reich of the ACLU urged listening to hippies’ views on money, pollution and war.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Hal Glatzer
William Reich
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Navy puts two WWII carriers up for auction
The Navy in Long Beach announces the sale of the USS Princeton and USS Valley Forge to the highest bidder. Both ships have been stripped of salvageable gear and date from the end of World War II, having served in Korea and Vietnam. The exact bid expectations are not yet set, and this is the first time the service has auctioned carriers.
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Long Beach
Calif
Navy
Princeton
Valley Forge
Long Beach Naval Station
Korea
Vietnam
Obscenity Law Ruling Sought in South Carolina Case
Hartsville Theatres Inc Jerry Ballard and Willie Harley sue Aiken County Sheriff Paul Grant and Solicitor C LaVain Fox in U S District Court seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of state obscenity laws. A confiscated film titled Harry Cherry and Rachel sparked the suit amid nationwide questions on obscenity statutes.
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Columbia
South Carolina
U.S
Hartsville Theatres Inc
Jerry Ballard
Willie A Harley
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
C. LaVain Fox
U.S. District Court
Grant
Fox
Harry
Cherry
Rachel
York County
Supreme Court
Israelis Score Again In Dogfight Over Suez Canal
Israeli pilots shot down five Egyptian MIGs in dogfights over Port Suez at the southern end of the canal. It marks a second major air victory in three days with 85 Egyptian planes claimed since the 1967 war. All Israeli planes returned safely.
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Tel Aviv
Port Suez
Suez Canal
Israel
Middle East
Canal
Gulf of Suez
Egypt
Suez
Area Health Plan Disclosed For Region Wide Council
Area representatives gathered at the Aiken County Health Center to announce a regional Comprehensive Health Plan Advisory Council within the Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Commission. The 45-member body will include at least 24 HEW qualified consumer members and operate across six counties with two delegates per county.
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Aiken County
Lower Savannah
C.W. Bowman
Columbia
South Carolina
Lsrdpc
Orangeburg
Allendale
Calhoun
Bamberg
Barnwell
Commission
U S Forces Hit Reds Near Cambodian Border
American troops, tanks, helicopters and planes attacked a North Vietnamese force near the Cambodian frontier. The clash, three miles from Cambodia and 75 miles northwest of Saigon, left 88 enemy dead, two Americans killed and 23 wounded amid reports of rising NVA Viet Cong activity and large rice caches found nearby.
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Saigon
Cmbodia
U.S
Easter weekend church services planned across Aiken County
Aiken County churches schedule Maundy Thursday and Good Friday observances with seven ministers from different denominations. Sunrise services set for Sunday include Grace Estate grounds and Aiken Memorial Park location alerts. Valley venues at Sunset Memory Gardens join a countywide observance led by Rev Hil See.
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Aiken County
South Aiken Presbyterian Church
South Airien Presbyterian Church
Christ
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Grace Estate
South Airicn Presbyterian Church
B. E. Pettit
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken Memorial Park
Aiken
Highway 19
John Arthur
Beaufort Hails Warning To BASF
The Citizens Association of Beaufort County backs an antipollution warning from Interior Secretary Hickel to BASF about a planned Port Victoria chemical plant. He cited risks to the nearby estuary from discharges dredging spills and weathered concerns. Governor McNair sent a telegram to Hickel and awaits acknowledgment before releasing details.
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Columbia
Citizens Association of
Beaufort County
Walter J. Hickel
Basf Corporation
General Assembly
South Carolina
Rufus L. Taylor
Hickel
BASF
Hans Lautenschlager
Port Victoria
Robert McNair
Wayne Seal
McNair
Seal
Interior
Delegation to Discuss Home Rule for Aiken County
G H Grant chair of the Aiken County delegation says the group will hold an executive session with the County Government Study Committee tomorrow morning to resolve differences on enabling legislation for home rule. Changes were made since the committee report and the bill is under study with a possible press release after a swift legislative process ahead of mid April adjournment.
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G. H. Grant
Aiken County
Grant
Legislative Council
School Accreditation Drive Opens at Aiken County
Aiken County pursues accreditation for its elementary schools with Byrd Clear water and Monetta achieving first time status. The district faces space and staffing challenges as it works toward full accreditation by September 1971 while awaiting a new Aiken elementary school.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Aiken
Myers
Area 4
Valley Area
Paul Knox
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