Banana mishap on ecology tour at Savannah River Plant
Bob Bailey of the New York Times chewed a banana on the Par Pond boat tour and punched a nearby reporter. Nat Stetson of ABC quoted Ron Zeigler asking Hal Willard of the Washington Post to catch a big bass, as Zeigler seeks to smooth over Watergate coverage. Time nears to sign up for the Aiken Tennis Tournament with Mrs. Richard Hawkins distributing entry blanks.
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Savannah River
Bob Bailey
The
New York Times
Bob
Nat Stetson
ABC
Ron Zeigler
Ron
Hal Willard
Washington Post
Stetson
Willard
SRP
Zeigler
Post
Aiken
Richard Hawkins
Ray Harvey
J.D. Threlkeld
AEC Information
John Wilford
Ben McCarty
Les Fraley
AEC Biomedical and Environmental Research
Susan Schubert
Aiken Standard
Jim Coates
Chicago Tribune
Aides Haldeman Ehrlichman to Visit Watergate Prosecutor
Outgoing White House aides H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman plan to meet the Watergate prosecutor and Senate committee on neutral ground amid reports they may face indictment for the Watergate coverup. They have resigned as the White House reorganizes responsibilities and Spiro Agnew takes on a broader domestic policy role.
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Washington
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate Watergate Committee
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Stock Market Treads Lower As Nixon Tighter Controls Loom
New York stocks opened softer as traders awaited Nixon’s Phase 3 tightening measures. The Dow slipped marginally while declines edged ahead of advancers amid cautious sentiment, Baxter Laboratories led volume at 47 percent.
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New York
Nixon
Baxter Laboratories
Derby field set for 99th Kentucky Derby
Impecunious sidelined by a week-old injury but Secretariat and Angle Light head a 13 horse field for the 99th Kentucky Derby run at Louisville. Secretariat from Meadow Stable draws post 10, with Meadow Stable stablemate at post 2. Rest of contenders include Restless Jet Warbucks Sham Navajo Twice a Prince Our Native and Royal and Regal from Aisco Stable and Savin names.
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Louisville
Secretariat
Angle Light
Meadow Stable
Frank Whittaker
Restless Jet
Hialeah
Ter
Elkwood
Ed Elzemeyer
Warbucks
Sigmund Sommer
Sham
Jo Stevenson
Ray Stump
Elmendorf Farms
Royal and Regal
Abraham I. Savin
Aisco
Nixon Tightens Wage Price Controls for Big Firms
President Nixon broadened government oversight of price boosts by large companies and ordered advance notice for any company wide price rise above 1.5 percent. The move delays increases by 30 days for Cost of Living Council review, signaling a return toward Phase 2 controls without full reversion.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Cannons Boom In Lebanon Amid Fighting near Beirut
Tank cannons pounded high rise apartments as army guerrilla clashes spread north of Beirut. President Suleiman Franjieh vowed against a Palestinian occupation army. About 500 guerrillas fought massed troops at a Palestinian refugee camp in Dbaye, with some occupying a nearby monastery to evade fire. Cease-fire efforts before dawn and at noon failed to hold.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Dbaye
Nixon Pompidou to Meet in Iceland This Spring
Nixon and President Georges Pompidou of France will meet on May 31 and June in Iceland according to American and French sources. The talks were previously announced without a fixed date.
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Washington
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
France
Iceland
Food and industrial prices diverge in April
Wholesale food and farm product prices fell 2.9 percent in April led by meat as a result of a nationwide meat boycott and Nixon price ceilings. Industrial raw materials rose 1.4 percent the largest monthly gain since January 1951, driving an overall 0.8 percent rise in wholesale prices for April.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Three Die In Richland Area Traffic Crash
A 73 year old Aiken man died in a two car crash at Richland Avenue and the Aiken bypass. The fatality tally rose to three within a 15 hour period. Also killed yesterday were Mrs Meda Wright Herlong and Mary R Hiland, both of Johnston.
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Richland Avenue
Aiken
Meda Wright Herlong
Johnston
Mary R. Hiland
Aiken County Hospital
Harry F. Ross
Lyon
William G. Henderson
Ross
Hamilton
Wilson
Griffin
Wrights Mill Pond Road
S.C
DR Gainey
Meda Wright Her. Long
McQueen
Reporters Tour Savannah River Plant Ecology Briefing
AEC and SRP hosted reporters on a field tour through forest swamp and ponds near the Savannah River Plant to showcase thermal ecology research. The trip featured wildlife encounters and an ongoing symposium in Augusta, with multiple national papers represented.
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Savannah River
Atomic Energy Commission Office of Information
SRP
Augusta
Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
Hal Willard
The
Washington Post
Jim Coates
Chi
Rain Chance Drops as Forecast Calls for Clearing Skies
Aiken area sees a 50 percent rain chance today with 70s highs and possible showers and thunderstorms. Tonight clouds thin, temperatures fall to the low 50s, and Friday looks drier with clearing skies. Tomorrow is expected sunny and mild.
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Aiken
Fulmer Collins Seek Elective Magistrates in Aiken
Republicans Zack Fulmer and Cecil Collins introduced a bill to elect Aiken County magistrates by popular vote. They argue a statewide vote would remove prior confusion from preferential primaries and allow a defined term of office and duties if approved in November.
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Fulmer, Collins
Bill
Aiken House
Aiken County
Zack Fulmer
Cecil Collins
House
Fulmer
Fulmer Fulmer
Plans Made To Recognize Banksia Donors
The Friends of the Library executive committee announced plans to inscribe the names of individuals clubs and businesses that donated to the Banksia library renovation in a display book in the new building. They favor a public acknowledgment without postage or printing costs for individual thank yous and noted a generous fundraising response.
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Friends of the Library
Banksia
Ronald D. Royal
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Richland
Judy Rich
Cago Tribune
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Augusta Chronicle
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Information Service
Becky Sharitz
Ecology Lab
Ita
Wanda Wilson
Kenmont
Richand
Alton Herron
Rt. 1
Graniteville
Larry Griffin
Abbeville Ave
Aiken Hamilton
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Aiken County Hospi
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