North Vietnamese Attack Kon Tum as U S Bombs Key Industrial Sites
North Vietnamese forces attacked Kon Tum City in the central highlands and reportedly occupied several buildings and part of the air field before being repelled. U S sources say the enemy still held part of the air field as American warplanes hit two power plants and a major bridge in the Hanoi Haiphong complex for the first time since 1965 68 bombing.
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Saigon
Kontum City
Hanoi-Haiphong
Kontum
U.S
Five women die in explosions at Mississippi munitions plant
At Ingram Industries in Kiln Mississippi a series of blasts killed five women and injured others. Survivors described the scene as a nightmare Fourth of July as star shells tracer bullets ignited fires in piney woods and fires spread to bunkers and sheds storing explosives.
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Kiln
Miss
Ingram Industries
Mississippi
Pioneer 10 Opens New Era In Space
Los Angeles AP reports Pioneer 10 the cereal shaped craft bound for Jupiter begins a new era in space exploration as it passes Mars orbit and heads into the outer solar system. The mission faces a months long trek through the asteroid belt and the risk of catastrophic damage from tiny debris before its 1973 Jupiter flyby to collect measurements.
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Los Angeles
Jupiter
Mars
Asteroid
Three Year Secrecy Limit Proposed In Congress
Rep. William S. Moorhead proposes a three year secrecy limit for most government documents, aiming to replace presidential directives on classification after lessons from the Pentagon papers and other leaks. The bill targets stricter public access and oversight of top secret materials.
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Washington
House
Pentagon
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
Three contestants near win in Standard Stumper
Three persons came close this week to winning a cruise to Bermuda or 450 dollars in cash. The Standard Stumper jackpot rose to M6, with Herman Waters, Joan Collins, and Edna Williams among the near-winners. A net Stumper will appear in tomorrow's Aiken Extra.
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Bermuda
Herman Waters
Rosehoat Dr
Aiken
Joan Collins
Pressley Ave
North Augusta
Edna Williams
Cardinal
Johnston
Mixed reactions greet court ruling on non unanimous juries
Aiken lawyers respond to a five to four Supreme Court decision allowing non unanimous verdicts in state court trials for certain non capital crimes. Public defenders differ with some saying the ruling expedites justice while others oppose it as undermining juror deliberation.
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Supreme Court
Aiken
Oklahoma
Montana
Louisiana
Oregon
William Douglas
William J. Brennan
Potter Stewart
USC Aiken campus may expand to three years on bill passage
University of South Carolina Aiken campus officials say expansion to a three year program is not in motion despite a Senate bill allowing two year colleges to offer third year courses after 700 fulltime students and potential four year status after 1,000. William Casper notes no immediate plan and urges review to avoid duplication. About 700 to 750 students next year would give the campus the equivalent of 600 full time students.
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University of South Carolina
Aiken
State Senate
William Casper
Casper
Senate
Commission On Higher Education
TEC
USCA
Candidates To Have 6 Days To File For June 27 Primary
The state legislature set a June 27 primary with filing opening at noon Monday and a six day window to file. The Senate approved the date unanimously. the House passed 57 42. Aiken senator Gilbert McMillan urged a Sense of the Senate vote. Several lawmakers criticized the timing as too tight for newcomers.
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House
Gilbert McMillan R
Aiken
Sen
McMillan
Albert Dooley
Lexington
Walter Bristow
Richland
Allen Carter
Charleston
Kenneth Renters
Hyman Rubin
Robert Scarborough
James Stevens
Harry
Sen. McMillan
Marshal Cain
R-A. Sen
Nixon Brezhnev Talks Push Toward Summit Arms Curbs
Nixon and Brezhnev meet in extended talks during the summit with focus on a final package and broader European and Asian issues. A five hour session at a dacha produced an accord on preventing accidental confrontations between U.S. and Soviet warships.
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Moscow
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Vietnam
Dacha
Fishermen and Biologist Solve Horny Headed Fish Mystery
Veteran fishermen and Dr. John D. Spooner pinpoint the species as Hybopsis bellica, the Alabama tub, a minnow. Nuptial tubercules form horns that may shed after breeding, while the fish were found in a bubbling artesian pond near Shaw's Creek east of New Ellenton, after being spotted by Jay Seabolt and later moved by Joe Stutts and his sons.
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John D. Spooner
Aiken
University of South Carolina
Shaw's Creek
New el
Seabolt
Partly Cloudy Weather With Showers Forecast for Aiken
Partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers mainly in the afternoon and evening are forecast for the Aiken area tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures will range from upper 50s to lower 60s tonight and upper 70s to lower 80s tomorrow as the U S Weather Bureau notes a 30 percent precipitation risk today and 20 percent tonight. Winds will be light and northerly, 5 to 10 mph, decreasing to under 5 mph at night. The outlook for Saturday to Monday shows a warmer trend with Sunday afternoon thundershowers near the coast.
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Aiken
U.S
Aiken Bypass Plans Stall Horse Trails
The proposed state highway to bypass downtown Aiken crosses near Hitchcock Woods and cuts across property belonging to APS and the Southwest Aiken Development Corp. Horse trails totaling about 15 miles would be severed, though some landowners and local officials pressed for horse access. The Fox Construction bid of 805774 dollars won the contract, with federal and state funds covering half, and 18 months to complete.
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Aiken
Hitchcock Woods
Highway Department
Aiken Preparatory School
APS
Southwest
Aiken Development Corp
Robert E. Penland
Dorcey Lybrand
Fox Construction Co
Orangeburg
Pine Log
Silver Bluff
Walter Newman
Michael Laughlin D-Aiken
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