Sightseers Trounce Etna Splash Prized Vineyards
Angry farmers on Mt. Etna slope protest as thousands of visitors crowd the eruption. Crowds trample vineyards and climb fruit trees to view the lava, risking further damage to local crops and scenery.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1971
Page
1
Memorial Mass Held For Juan Corona Victims
In Yuba City California an AP report notes 23 bodies found in orchards as searchers move to new areas. A memorial Mass is scheduled for Corona his family and the transients he is accused of slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuba City
Calif
Juan Corona
Actor cites threat to life amid civil rights work
Ricardo Montalban, 50, says his efforts with the Nosotros civil rights group have drawn threats on his life and jeopardized his acting career. He reports being depicted as an ugly, bigoted man and notes a derisive scrawl near a Nosotros workshop and threatening phone calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ricardo Montalban
Montalban
Nosotros
Il Rights Organization
Mrs Kennedy Goes Canoeing on Chattahoochee River
Ethel Kennedy enjoyed a Sunday canoe trip and picnic on an island in the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta. She was joined by Jim Whittaker Rafer Johnson Fran Tarkenton and Georgia Canoe Association members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ethel Kennedy
Chattahoochee River
Robert F. Kennedy
Jim Whittaker
Mt. Everest
Rafer Johnson
Fran Tarkenton
New York Giants
Georgia Canoe Association
Armstrong Receives Honorary Doctorate in Germany
In Heidelberg the University of Maryland European division awarded astronaut Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 crewmate and NASA deputy administrator for advanced research, an honorary doctor of science degree. He told the 59 graduates that future knowledge will create careers that do not now exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Germany
University of Maryland
Neil Armstrong
Advanced Research
Armstrong
Thai Airmen Die in Northern Thailand Helicopter Crash
Air Marshal Kiat Mangkalapruk and seven Thai air force officials perished when a helicopter crashed on a northern mountain 60 miles southwest of Chiengmai. Four officials survived with injuries after escaping on ponies. Survivors cited engine trouble as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Kiat Mangkalapruk
Thai Air Force
Air Force
Chiengmai
Thailand
Saigon Tax Office Blown Up Amid Monsoon Turmoil
A giant explosion destroyed Saigon's tax office in downtown. A roof and wall collapsed possibly trapping firemen inside. At least three Vietnamese injured. Firemen and police aided by South Vietnamese and American MPs struggled to control chaos as the month’s hardest monsoon storm hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Memorial Day Weather and Observances Report
Memorial Day brings warm clearing weather with 80 degree highs after a cool weekend. Federal offices closed. state and local offices open. Jefferson Davis birthday observance noted with services in Aiken and North Augusta. Dutch Hockman spoke at American Legion Post 212 on Hampton Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Savannah River
Jefferson Davis
Dutch Hockman
American Legion
Hampton Avenue
Legion Post 71
North Augusta
John C. Calhoun
Vietnamese abandon Snuol after 10 day fight. U S aids retreat
South Vietnamese task force with over 100 wounded abandoned Snuol in Cambodia and retreated toward South Vietnam after five days of fighting with North Vietnamese forces. U S helicopters evacuated wounded and nonwounded troops. in weekend action 28 South Vietnamese soldiers and 284 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were killed, with additional casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Snuol
South Vietnam
U.S
Sauol
da Nang
Dien Ban
Duy Xuyen
U.S. Army
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Supper Club Fire Probe Continues
Aiken County Sheriff Paul Grant says investigation into the April 29 Colonial Supper Club fire on Atomic Highway continues and an arrest could be expected. SLED agents join the probe. Johnny Heos died after being rescued and treated at University Hospital. The club was a non profit eleemosynary corporation per South Carolina records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Paul Grant
Atomic Highway
Grant
Aiken
Standard. Sled
Johnny Heos
University Hospital
S.C. Secretary of State's
Columbia
Stumper Contest Ahead as Entries Stream In
The Stumper challenges readers to outwit its weekly puzzle by submitting entries. With a prize of 610 dollars, contestants are urged to draft clever wordplay and novel clues before Wednesday’s deadline.
Mariner 9 Launching Toward Mars in 5 1 2 Months
Caped Kennedy Florida AP describes Mariner 9 as launched aboard an Atlas Centaur with flawless performance to begin a 247 million mile journey to Mars. It aims for Martian orbit by November 14 with a three month mission and up to 6500 pictures. Russian probes Mars 2 and Mars 3 also launched this month, but USA may beat them to Mars on a faster trajectory. Dr George Low NASA deputy administrator says optimistic about outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Mars
Space Agency
America
Mariner 9
Red Planet
Space
Canopus
U.S
Mariner
George Low
NASA
Ordination Held At St Mary Help of Christians Aiken
Rev Francis S Watters son of Mr and Mrs Francis S Watters of 431 Dupree Place Sn Aiken was ordained by Bishop Ernest L Unterkoetler at St Mary Help of Christians Church Aiken. He celebrated his first mass at St Marys Church the following Sunday with a reception at the school cafeteria. Born in Wilmington Delaware in 1946 he has lived in South Carolina for 18 years. He graduated from St Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary Help of Christians Church
Aiken
Francis S. Watters
Dupree Place
Ernest L. Unterkoetler
Watters
St Mary's Church
St. Mary's School
Wilmington
Del
South Carolina
St .Lee Church
Page
Missing World War I hero Audie Murphy reported in crash area
Audie Murphy the most decorated U S soldier from World War I is missing with four others on a chartered Aero Commander flight that left Atlanta for Martinsville Virginia The FAA said the last contact was near Roanoke Virginia in bad weather and search efforts began at daylight local authorities reported residents near Galax and Hillsville heard aircraft in a rainstorm and saw the plane disappear
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Audie Murphy
Roanoke
Federal Aviation Administration
Denver
Colo
Peachtree-DeKalb
Atlanta
Murphy
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Sern
NEW Fighting
John Harden
Winn Dixie
Rich Plaza
Woodward Sand & Gravel Co
W.C. Williams
Clearwater
Aiken County Hospital
Henshaw
Supper Club
UPI
St. Mary Catholic Church
TJ. Watters
Ness
Martinsville
FAA
Galax
Carroll County
Roanoke Times
Larry Chambers
Porter
Galaz Gazette
Hillsville
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