Thurmond Praises Late W Gil Iden In Record
Senator Strom Thurmond honored W Gil Iden in the Congressional Record praising his exceptional journalistic abilities. Iden, 84, longtime Aiken Standard columnist and former United Nations correspondent for U S World News and World Report, died October 27 in Aiken after retirement there for over a decade.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
W. Gilmore Iden
Congressional Record
Iden
The
Aiken
Nixon undergoes annual physical early. in prime shape
President Nixon spent nearly two hours at Naval Hospital Bethesda for a routine physical and told reporters it was routine with routine results. Dr Tkach and press secretary Ziegler said Nixon is in excellent physical condition and another check is due in about a year.
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Washington
Nixon
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
White House
Walter R. Tkach
Bomber Crashes Off Sicily With Bombs Aboard
An Italian general reports a U S Air Force bomber with bombs aboard plunged into the Mediterranean off Sicily. The U S 6th Fleet confirms a downed plane but would not specify bombs or nuclear risk. A search is under way as radio reports indicated trouble and possible bailout.
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Palermo
Sicily
Mediterranean
Sicilian
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Naples
Enzo Giovanni
U.S
Nixon signs law banning hazardous toys and similar items
President Nixon signed a bill expanding powers of HEW to ban toys and other child articles with electrical, mechanical, or heat hazards. The act lets buyers return banned items for refunds plus return costs, and requires sellers to reimburse distributors and possibly manufacturers or importers.
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Washington
Nixon
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Haynsworth in tight squeeze for Supreme Court seat
The nomination of Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. to the Supreme Court drew support and opposition in the Senate. Sen. Robert Dole backed the bid claiming bias charges did not hold, while Sen. Thomas McIntyre said he would vote against confirmation. An AP survey found 36 for and 39 against.
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Washington
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Senate
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
Haynsworth
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dole
McIntyre
Associated Press
Prison Guard Drowns In Truck Crash Near Columbia
Reed Abell a 59 year old Richland County prison guard drowned when a dump truck carrying two prisoners plunged into a water filled clay pit on U S 21 about nine miles north of Columbia The truck driver Samuel Stern 28 said the hood opened obstructing his view The driver survived while James Davis another prisoner escaped from the submerged vehicle and Stern reported Davis tried to rescue Abell but failed.
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Columbia (Ap
Reed Abell
Richland County
U.S. 21
Columbia
Abell
Samuel Stern
Stern
James Davis
Davis
Italian Labor Troubles Reach Government Mediation
Rome reports the government stepping in as mediator in Italy's broad labor unrest. Strikes halt pasta and petroleum sectors while metal workers around 1.3 million seek higher pay and shorter hours. Labor Minister Donat Cattin convenes union leaders and industrialists. a wider private sector meeting is planned as talks continue in Milan at Pirelli.
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Rome
Italy
Carlo Donat-Cattin
Fiat Auto Works
Milan
Pirelli Co
Aika County Voters Elect Three City Council Members
Aiken City voters go to the polls today to elect three council members. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. across six precincts with 5 705 registered voters. Incumbents Q Julson Ful mer, Dr Raymond Kaplan and Dr James H Suhrer seek re election alongside Marvin Douglas Cox Hast ings Wyman and Dr Robert B Platt.
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Aiken City
Q. Julson Fulmer, Sr
Raymond Kaplan
James H. Suhrer
Marvin Douglas Cox
Hastings Wyman
Robert B. Platt
Argentinian Press Delegation Tours Aiken Publishing Plant
Five Argentinian newspaper representatives visited the Aiken Standard to view the new printing plant and its modern equipment. The group included Alfonso R. Alonso, Mrs. Luis Alberto Perez, Mr. Perez of El Territorio, Mrs. Harcourt Bull III, Mrs. Edward J. Dennis, Cesar Arias, and two Aiken Standard staff guides.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
Alfonso R. Alonso
Final Arguments in $40,000 Auto Collision Suit Today
Hazel Twiggs seeks 40000 in actual and punitive damages from the OConnor estate and Kenny in a Graniteville crash on Oct 1 1965. The suit names OConnor Sr and Kenny Jr as drivers, with trial before the Aiken County Court of Common Pleas at 9 30 a m.
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Hazel Twiggs
Aiken
Graniteville
John O'Connor Sr
Charles M. Kenny Jr
Israeli jets destroy Suez missile sites in heavy three month assault
Israeli planes have knocked out all Soviet made antiaircraft missile sites along the 103 mile Suez Canal over three months. An Israeli senior staff officer said Egyptian radar sites have been destroyed or damaged and artillery and mortar positions along the waterway and Gulf of Suez have been beaten. The officer spoke at a briefing. his name was not released. The Soviets began supplying missiles to Egypt after the 1967 war.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Waterway
Gulf of Suez
Soviet Union
Egypt
President's Policy Gains Momentum Across Veterans Day Events
Washington supporters of President Nixon's Vietnam policy plan nationwide Veterans Day observances to show the so called silent majority backs the war. Organizers say rallies will echo antiwar demonstrations later in the week but stress the events are not counterprotests. A Freedom Rally is set on the Washington Monument grounds near the White House along with a separate antiwar rally by the New Mobilization Committee.
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Central Business District
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
John Tower
R-Tex
Washington Monument
White House
New Mobilization Committee
Powder Keg Fuse Burning At Clemson University
At Clemson University tensions rise as several Aiken families report disruptive activities and potential sudden escalation. The article notes ongoing, unpredictable events with family concerns and a call for deeper analysis on page 4 by Hugh Gibson.
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Clemson
Clemson University
Hugh Gibson
Council Approves Gun Law Change and Annexation
Aiken City Council on first reading amended the Pistol Law to align with state and federal gun laws and imposed stronger penalties. The body annexed 20.7 acres by Suburban Development Co owned by Allen H. Mobley and John K. Weeks, and rezoned thirteen Rosemary Drive lots to R-1. A delay on flagman duties at crossings was granted while rail records are reviewed, with six recent accidents noted and no deaths. An annual $1,000 appropriation to Downtown Merchants Association funds Christmas lights.
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Aiken
Suburban Development Co
Allen H. Mobley
John K. Weeks
Rosemary Drive
Southern Railway Co
E. C. Cushman
Cushman
Downtown Merchants Association
Dorn Urges Students to Stand Up for Ideals at St Angela Academy
Rep William Jennings Bryan Dorn addressed St Angela Academy students urging defense of democracy and freedom on Veterans Day. He linked SDS to anarchy and Fidel Castro, warned of Vietnam outcomes, and cited truth as a path to freedom. Dorn presented a Capitol flag to the academy.
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William Jennings Bryan Dorn
St. Angela Academy
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Fidel Castro
Dorn
U. S
South Vietnam
Chris
U. S. Capitol
St.Angela
U.S. Capitol
Marie Daniel
Thomas Dion
Chris Bardi
James D. McNair
Henderson
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