Freedom school aids Indian children kept from Ridgeville
Three University of South Carolina students start a freedom school for 32 Indian descent children barred from Ridgeville Elementary. Fifteen Indian children already attend under a federal court order. The Four Holes school, serving 83 pupils, is slated for closure next fall under desegregation. Ralph Courtney, Jack Malloy, and Jeannie Hardie lead the effort.
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Ridgeville
University of South Carolina
Freedom School
Ridgeville Elementary
University
Four Holes
St. George
Ralph Courtney
Greenville
Jack Malloy
Buffalo
N. Y
Jeannie Hardie
Charleston
Fund Raising Gimmick Canceled in Dallas
The Muscular Dystrophy Association canceled its Nov 29 fund-raiser in Dallas after a spike in crime including eight holdups since Sept 22 and two hotel clerk murders. Teen volunteers were to collect funds using pleas rather than toy pistols at shopping centers.
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Dallas
Tex
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Bill Stone
Association
Sleepless Nights As Boa Constrictor Escapes In Ames
Harriet the lock picking boa constrictor belonging to Ross Harrison, a senior, vanished from its cage at an Iowa State University house. The reptile wandered free after escaping twice in a week, leaving roommates anxious while Harrison focuses on upcoming exams.
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Ames
Iowa
Harriet
Iowa State University
Ross Harrison
Harrison
Shooting at Birmingham high school game leaves one dead
At a Monday night football game between Carver and Hayes high schools in Birmingham, Alabama, one man was killed and four others wounded. Police detained a man as a material witness while investigators review the random shooting during the contest. Larry Bryant, 19, died. Leon Weber, 19, was badly wounded. Gerrod Lewis, 18, with a head wound was listed in fair condition. Carver won the game 47 to 0.
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Birmingham
Ala
Larry Bryant
Leon Weber
Gerrod Lewis
Carver
Hayes High
Market Reacts To Nixon Speech
New York shares fell in early trading as investors digested President Nixon’s Vietnam speech then rallied. The Dow slipped 1.06 to 853.48 while the NYSE index rose to 54.46 on heavier volume. Sperry Rand, Natomas, Standard Oil of California, Benguet, and Bunker Ramo moved in active trading.
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New York
Nixon
Sperry Rand
Natomas
Standard Oil of California
Benguet
Bunker Ramo
Defense Budget Agreement Eases Pentagon Limits
Senate House conferees approved a 20.7 billion military authorization bill. They diluted Senate curbs on CBW and defense contracts auditing and U S aid to Laos and Thailand while keeping a social science research limit. The package funds most major weapon systems including ships and a Southeast Asia fighter program.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Pentagon
U. S
Laos
Thailand
House
Costly federal effort to clean rivers largely wasted
GAO says the U S water pollution control program achieved little despite 5.4 billion spent on waste treatment facilities since 1957. Inadequate funding and poor planning hinder progress and a new grant basis should be developed before further spending. The federal government has contributed 1.2 billion of the total.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
GAO
Jury Duty Process Outlined With Local Details
The article explains how juror selection works, from summons to eligibility rules. It lists the Aiken County Jury Commission members and describes quotas, qualifications, exemptions, and the lifelong variation of state laws governing jury duty.
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Aiken County
Cleo Scott
Martha Chapman
Frank Thomas
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Attacks Hit Bases Near Saigon
The U S Command reported more than 50 rocket mortar and ground assaults on allied positions near Saigon. Four American bases were attacked including Firebase Ike Landing Zone Buttons and Fire base Ellen. Casualties were 3 dead 60 wounded for Americans and 194 enemy soldiers killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Asist
Adr
Tay Ninh
Phuoc Long
Ike
Buttons
Ellen
1St
Mons
Binh Duong
Aiken Countian Shot To Death
Allen Bailey 28 of Rt 4 Aiken found dead after a shooting near Eureka Louis Boatwright 23 of nearby Eureka held in connection with the case No charges yet pending until inquest by Aiken County Coroner James Gregory Inquest set for 4 pm Tomorrow Funeral for Allen Bailey at Poseys Chapel Graniteville with Rev John Arthur officiating Burial in Graniteville Cemetery Survivors include widow Bessie Jeanette Bailey son Allen Bailey mother Alberta Bailey sister Thelma Hawkins of Klamath Falls Oregon and other relatives
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Eureka
Allen Bailey
Rt. 4
Aiken
Aiken County
Here
Louis Boatwright
James Gregory
Robert Johnson
Bailey
Boatwright
Gregory
Posey’s
Graniteville
John Arthur
Edgefield County
Alberta Abney Bailey
McKie
Dorn Bailey
Phillips Baptist Church
Johnston
Bessie Jeanette Bailey
Alberta Bailey
Thelma Bailey Hawkins
Klamath Falls
Ore
General Davis Arrival in Aiken For RSVP Concert
Maj. Gen. Raymond G. Davis USMC veteran of Viet Nam visits Aiken this afternoon as RSVP guest. He arrives about 3 p.m. at the Aiken Municipal Airport and speaks at the Parris Island Marine Band concert at 8 p.m. in the Aiken Junior High Auditorium. RSVP Christmas mailing packages go on sale after the concert for 3.50 to be mailed to Vietnam on Dec. 6.
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Raymond G. Davis
USMC
Third Marine Division
Vietnam
Aiken
Davis
Parris Island Marine Corps Band
Aiken Junior High
Carl Young
J. C. Rushton
W. D. Culler
R. A. Ogletree
Reaction Mixed On Nixon Speech
London reports two European allies welcomed President Nixon's Vietnam peace aims while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegations at Paris accused him of prolonging a war of aggression. Most European newspapers reflected mixed or cautious reactions.
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London
America
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Global Reactions Divided Over Nixon Vietnam Speech
SCOUTS PITCH IN presidential address expressed disappointment. British and West German officials welcomed the plan for gradual troop withdrawals and a negotiated settlement. North Vietnam denounced the speech as a defiance of peace-loving people worldwide.
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United States
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Willy Brandt
Hanoi
Aiken County Jobs Pace Strong Despite State Slowdown
The South Carolina Employment Security Commission reports Aiken County to 243 workers with at least one week without work for the period ending Oct 25, up 47 from 1968. Insured unemployment holds at 1 percent, among the lowest in the state amid higher statewide jobless claims.
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Aiken County
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
Charleston
Greenville
Spartanburg
Marion
Pentagon Abolishes Air Force Efficiency Expert Post
Washington AP The Pentagon on Tuesday night eliminated the job of A Ernest Fitzgerald the Air Force efficiency expert who exposed large cost overruns in the CSA Super Transport project Secretary of the Air Force Robert C Seamans said the deputy for management systems post will be cut as part of a 850 position economic reduction in force due to faulty cost estimating and poor cost control and planning.
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Washington
Pentagon
Air Force
Congressional
CSA
Robert C. Seamans
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
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Max Meek
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West Germany
Brandt
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