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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1976
Page
2
Cardinal Thander Klue of Hanoi enters San Francesco di Paola Church in Rome after being elevated to the purple by Pope Paul VI. AP Wirephoto shows the ceremony and arrival.
AP reports Bob Hope is awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters from Carroll University. He told 550 graduates that everyone thinks they are human, but he has a certificate to prove it and congratulated the graduates, their parents, and bankers for the commencement. Hope spent his early years in Cleveland.
Golda Meir states Israel will not participate in an omens conference involving the Palestine Liberation Organization. She adds Israel could meet in Geneva with American, Soviet, Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian leaders but will not abandon settlements or withdraw to pre 1967 borders to secure peace.
Mary Jean Eisenhower wed Army 2nd Lt. James Brewton Millard in a private ceremony attended by Mamie Eisenhower. Bride, daughter of John Eisenhower, is Dwight Eisenhower’s granddaughter. groom is a 1974 West Point graduate, son of Col. and Mrs. Alfred Millard.
Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres proposes a confederation including the West Bank Israel and Jordan as a possible settlement for the occupied territory. He notes such a plan may seem unrealistic though past attempts also did. About 650,000 Palestinians live on the West Bank.
Mu hamamad Ali leads entertainers and athletes including Vereen, Henny Youngman, and Bob Love at an 85th birth day benefit to aid veteran entertainer Stepin Fetchit. Fetchit, hospitalized after a stroke, appeared at the event. He starred in 26 films from 1929 to 1935. doctors say he is in fair condition and improving.
The notice lists the Aiken Standard published since 1867 with afternoon edition details, contact and mailing information, address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801, ZIP 29801, and AP rights disclaimer. It notes misprints and corrections policy and advance payment limits for subscriptions.
David Gillespie a regional planner with the Southern Growth Policies Board told a panel on urbanization in Nashville that the South must plan actively with citizen involvement to avoid repeating growth mistakes. He noted the region has more medium size cities than others and warned of a potential long strip city along the Virginia border to South Carolina if trends continue.
The Education Commission of the States honored former South Carolina Gov. Robert E. McNair for distinguished service at its 10th annual meeting in San Francisco. More than 400 national educators and politicians attended the three day session. McNair previously chaired the commission in 1968-69.
Warm weather is forecast for Monday across the Southeast while cooler temperatures are expected in the West. Most of the nation should enjoy seasonably mild temperatures. Rain is forecast in the Northwest and from eastern Texas to the Northeast.
Florence AP. Walter L Neeley one of two men charged with eight murders near Prospect faces trial in Florence. Defense motions seek postponement or venue change amid publicity from Donald Gaskins trial. Gaskins convicted of one murder and sentenced to die. Neeley’s attorney cites fair trial concerns.
In a Columbia address Dan Moynihan urged a realistic firm foreign policy worldwide. He said crises facing democracies demand a decisive U S stance and consistency in international affairs.
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