Judge backs overhaul to speed South Carolina circuit court
Greenwood judge Francis B. Nicholson urges an arraignments court and term restructuring to reduce backlogs from 40 plus cases carrying over. He cites a new state lien law funding defense, courthouse lighting flaws in Aiken, and notes drug cases he has seen including marijuana tied to harsher penalties. Nicholson, 40, presides over multiple counties in rotation and previously served in the State Senate.
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Francis B. Nicholson
Greenwood
General Sessions Court
South Carolina
Nicholson
Marajuana
State Senate
Greenwood County
Margaret Phillips
Williamsburg County
Eigth Judicial Circuit
Stock market slips amid Nixon speech wait and see
The stock market edged into the red Monday as investors delayed on Nixon’s Vietnam speech and took profits. Volume was light at 11.14 million shares, with the Dow down about four early and closing near 854.54 amid mixed NYSE results.
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New York
Nixon
Associated Press
Drug Laws May Be Harsh for First Offenders in SC
The South Carolina Senate Criminal Administration and Crime Prevention chair said drug laws may be a little harsh on first offenders. He favors treating first offense drug use as a misdemeanor, noting the current cap of $2,000 and two years imprisonment. He opposes J P Strom of SLED who defends the laws as adequate.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate Committee On Criminal Administration and Crime Prevention
Walter Bristow
D-Richland
Bristow
J. P. Strom
Strom
Veteran Sgt. J C Howard R Davis retires after 35 years
Columbia Ohio veteran Sgt J C Howard R Davis aged 72 retires after 35 years in the army. He joined in 1916 during World War I, re enlisted in World War II, served in the Korean War and at Eniwetok in 1959. His final post was at Ft Hayes where he earned two Silver Stars and a Purple Heart and received a personal commendation from President Nixon.
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Columbia, Ohio
J.C. Howard R. Davis
Davis
Pacific
Aida
Eniwetok
Ft. Hayes
Nixon
Eva
March of Dimes appeals to Supreme Court over door to door fund raising
The National Foundation asks the Supreme Court to strike down Fort Worth Texas rules banning door to door charity solicitations for the March of Dimes. It argues the ban infringes First Amendment rights and could affect similar limits on other charities. Fort Worth found expenses exceeded 20 percent of receipts, a finding the foundation disputes. The city exempts religious groups from the rule, which the foundation says shows religious favoritism. The Texas Supreme Court ruled against the foundation in 1967 and the U S Circuit Court in New Orleans upheld the ban last August.
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Washington
National Foundation
Supreme Court
Fort Worth
Tex
Foundation
Texas
Texas Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Somali government named with three generals at top
The supreme revolutionary council in Nairobi Kenya announced a new Somali government. Army commander Maj. Gen. Mohamed Siad Bare will head the government, with other generals as first and second vice presidents. A 14 member cabinet includes 13 civilians and 1 military member.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Somalia
Supreme Revolutionary Council
Mohamed Siad Bare
Soviet South Yemen sign two protocol pacts
The Soviet Union and South Yemen signed two agreements allowing a Soviet commercial representative to promote trade and a $414 million loan for development programs. A separate Saturday accord provides Soviet experts and equipment to bolster South Yemen's radio transmission for broadcasting across the Middle East.
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Aden
Soviet Union
South Yemen
Middle East
Nixon Discloses Secret Plan For U S Troop Withdrawal
Harris outlined the progress of the South Carolina GOP before about 60 members of the Aiken County Republican party at the Farmers and Merchants Bank building. He predicted President Nixon would back Haynsworth's Supreme Court nomination and urged GOP control of the state legislature and governorship to support Nixon and Thurmond in 1972.
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Ray Harris
South Carolina
GOP
Republican Party
Aiken County
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Clement Haynsworth
U. S. Supreme Court
Harris
Nixon
Haynsworth
South
Strom Thurmond
State Senate
House of Representatives
Thurmond
Five Charges Lodged Against Hijacker in Rome Case
Rome prosecutors pressed five charges against 20 year old U S Marine Raphael Minichiello for crimes on Italian soil tied to the hijacking. The charges include kidnapping violence and importing possessing and carrying weapons of war. A judge will decide on formal investigation and possible psychiatric evaluation.
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Rome
Raphael Minichiello
U.S
Minichiello
Massimo Carli
Carli
Trans World Airlines
California
Italy
Minchiello
Domenico Martelli
Reds Threaten U.S. Outposts in Central Highlands
More than 5,000 North Vietnamese troops move in the central highlands near Saigon threatening U.S. and government outposts. A dawn attack on Landing Zone Buttons left 4 Americans dead and 52 wounded. enemy casualties 109. Green Berets and Montagnards guard Bu Prang and Duc Lap positions near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Buttons
Central Highlands
Nixon
Green Beret
Bu Prang
Duc Lap
Land Condemnation Accord Reached In Court
A $13,800 settlement for 46 acres condemned by the South Carolina Highway Department in the I-20 project near the Lexington County line was agreed on as trial neared in Aiken County Court of Common Pleas. The land, owned by West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., included a four acre pond and formed part of a larger 651 acre tract.
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S. C. Highway Department
Aiken County
Dorcey K. Lybrand
S. C
Nixon outlines secret Vietnam withdrawal plan and Ho Chi Minh letter
President Nixon announced a secret timetable to withdraw most U S ground combat troops from South Vietnam and replace them with South Vietnamese forces if Hanoi refrains from intensified pressure. He disclosed a July letter to Ho Chi Minh and Ho's Paris reply, noting Hanoi blocks peace while the White House released the correspondence texts.
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Washington
Nixon
U. S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Green Berets
Ben Het
United States
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Marine Band to Open RSVP Christmas Program in Aiken
The U S Marine Corps band from Parris Island plays a free 8 p.m. concert at Aiken Junior High Auditorium to aid the RSVP Christmas mailing for the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam. Maj Gen Raymond G. Davis plans to speak. 500 care packages go on sale, with RSVP support since 1968.
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U. S. Marine Corps Band
Parris Island
Aiken
1St Marine Division
Vietnam
Europe
United States
Middle Atlantic States
Charles R. Pearson
John D. Tyson
Pete G. Raubinger
George M. Cohan
Oliver
Raymond G. Davis
USMC
Third Marine Division
RSVP
Aiken Rsvp
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Clearwater
Hardeman
Bar Association
Howev
Richard Nixon
Marine Band
Aiken Junior High
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