Victory for Nixon in Senate on two year draft extension
The Nixon administration won a major Senate vote on extending the draft for two years. Senator Schweiker said he is not abandoning his one year amendment as the chamber rejected a bid to sharply raise military pay in the draft extension bill. The plan hoped higher pay would boost volunteers and hasten ending the draft.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Schweiker
Viet Nam Talks Stall Without Withdrawal Date
North Viet Nam's Xuan Thuy told reporters at the Paris peace talks that no progress is possible unless the United States sets a date for total and unconditional withdrawal from South Vietnam. The 114th weekly session opened with Philip Habib standing in for U.S. chief negotiator David K. E. Bruce.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
U.S
David K.E. Bruce
Washington
Philip Habib
Bruce
Lockheed Posts 1970 Deficit Amid Program Setbacks
Lockheed Aircraft Corp reports a net operating loss of 86.3 million dollars for 1970 due to delays on the C5A transport and higher admin and interest costs on the L1011 Tristar project. Chairmen Daniel Haughton and Carl Kotchian say solutions are not yet in hand but a pattern is emerging. The year end loss per share stands at 7.60 with a 1969 loss of 32.6 and per share 2.90. Fourth quarter losses totaled 96.6 million or 8.52 per share versus 56.3 million or 4.99 in 1969.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Daniel Haughton
Carl Kotchian
Actor Jeered On Campus During Dublin Film Shoot
Donald OConnor faced jeers and orange peels from Trinity College students as filming for Donald's Dublin continued. The students objected to the showing of Ireland as a land of leprechauns and other little people, prompting 20 attempts to complete the scene before officials intervened.
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Dublin
Ireland
Donald O'Connor
Trinity College
Kennedy Center Opens Tonight Ahead of Public Shows
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opens its doors tonight in a preview event to raise funds and honor major donors. The marble building will not host public performances until September, with tickets priced at 100 dollars for adults and 40 dollars for under 35, about 3500 tickets sold and nearly 100 private dinners planned around the capital.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Namath Hosts Nightclub as Picket Line Forms
Lib groups picketed Bachelor's Ill in New York while Joe Namath hosted a private party. About 30 activists protested a policy of firing women and hiring male waiters. Namath remained briefly at the bar and later joined friends. he declined comment on the protest.
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New York
Joe Namath
Bachelor's Ill
New York Jets
Namath
Area high schools stage five commencements with 1000 plus diplomas
More than 1,000 students will receive diplomas across five area graduations this week. Aiken High School leads with 635 graduates at Hagood Stadium at 8 15 p.m. where Clarence E Asbill will speak on Your Role in The American Dream. Magna cum laude honorees include David Leo Covington and others. Langley Bath Clearwater and Leavelle McCampbell honor 137 and 100 graduates respectively at 8 p.m. Denise Dell Watson and John Clifford Croft are valedictorian and salutatorian. Graniteville’s Leavelle McCampbell awards diplomas to 100 with Bob Downing as valedictorian and four Swint Award recipients named tonight. Wagener confers 91 diplomas at 8 p.m. with Leonard Quattlebaum as valedictorian and Jackie Williamson among speakers. North Augusta graduates begin celebrations Thursday night.
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Aiken High School
Hagood Stadium
Clarence E. Asbill
Sandra Kay Curry
Teresa Jane Jennings
David Robert Safford
David Leo Covington
Judy Kay Craft
Emily Bartlett Karriker
Julie Anna Olcott
Lois Phoenix
William Frederick Rinehart
Edward Palmer Tewkesbury
Randy Dale Watson
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High
Leavelle McCampbell
Graniteville
L-B-C
L.L. Willis
L.B. Ergle
Denise Dell Watson
John Clifford Croft
Daniel C. Willis
Bob Downing
Samuel H. Swint
Wagener
Leonard Quattlebaum
Jackie Williamson
Kenny Ray Baughman
Patrick Wise
Gerald Mckie
E. J. Matheson
North Augusta
Nixon drops Watson nomination to U S Court of Military Appeals
President Nixon will not nominate former Rep Albert W. Watson to the U S Court of Military Appeals amid opposition. Watson, known for opposing racial integration, is expected to receive an administration post not requiring Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Nixon
Albert W. Watson
South Carolina
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Watson
Administration
Senate
Migrant labor contractor charged in 12 killings in California
Juan V. Corona, 37, a migrant labor recruiter in Yuba City’s peach and prune region, is formally charged with 10 counts of murder in the mass slayings of 12 men found buried in orchards. He appeared for a brief hearing as investigators search for more victims.
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Yuba City
Calif
California
Juan V. Corona
Sutter County
Corona
Justice Court
J. J. Hawkins
Dist. Atty. G
Dave Teja
Roy J. van den Heuvel
Roy D. Whiteaker
Aiken Advances Hopelands Mini-Parks Development
Aiken plans three new mini-parks and Hopelands garden funded by HUD grants. HUD awarded 23,273 for 1971-72 and 19,272.85 for 1970-71, the first grants under a five year beautification plan. Parks will be on Florence Street, Barnwell Avenue, and Washington Street near housing and terraces. Work has begun on Hopelands on Whiskey Road, with completion plans and contracting expected by June 30.
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Hopelands
Aiken
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Roland Windham
Florence Street
Abbe
Windham
Whiskey Road
Nixon faces tough fight over Watson for military court
Senate opposition builds against Watson nomination to the U S Military Court of Appeals. Thurmond announced tentative White House approval but Republicans Scott and Griffin refuse backing while Brooke seeks to block. Bayh joins in against the Southern candidate amid echoes of Haynsworth and Carswell battles.
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Senate
Columbia
House
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
G. Harrold Carswell
Congress
White House
Watson
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Brooke
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Haynsworth
Carswell
Homeowner Survival Kit on Slashing Utility Bills
Editor notes a two part series offering practical tips to reduce household costs. It outlines waste hot water heater temperatures, full loads for washer and dryer, and avoiding overnight oven use while detailing 21 tips from home economists to save electricity and gas.
Augusta Man Held On Heroin Charge
Alonzo Scott Benfield of Augusta is charged with possession of heroin and two counts of shoplifting. He was arraigned before Magistrate Glenn Holley and held on $1,000 bail per count after arrest by Aiken Detective Carroll Heath on May 18 for thefts at a downtown department store and a Kalmia Plaza shop. A woman companion faces related charges but was not arrested.
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Alonzo Scott Benfield
Augusta
Benfield
Glenn Holley
Aiken
Carroll Heath
Kalmia Plaza
Mozelle Fox Posey
North Au
Aiken County
Stumper Tops In $600 Facts Puzzle Jackpot Rises
Rosa L. Forrest and 1 249 readers faced word mixups in the Standard Stumper. The winning entry corrects misused words and the jackpot grows to 610, with the next puzzle in tomorrow’s paper.
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Rosa L. Forrest
P.O
Wagener
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Olin O. Osbon
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Melvin Blackstock
Hunter Kneece
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Juanita Johnson
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