Angela Davis Elected Honorary Homecoming Queen at Sac City College
Angela Davis 26 is chosen honorary homecoming queen by Sacramento City College student senate amid kidnapping and murder charges. Davis is jailed in New York over the Marin County shootout that killed a judge and three others. Senate vote totals 12 to 3 with 8 abstentions. student body president says it reflects only the 23 senators.
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Sacramento
Calif
Angela Davis
Sacramento City College
Miss Davis
New York
Marin County
Explosion Outside Saigon USO Briefly Shakes Downtown
An air burst exploded near the Saigon USO building in downtown Saigon with no casualties. An Army captain said it resembled an M79 grenade fired from a distance. several second floor windows were shattered and four parked vehicles damaged. No one seen throwing the device.
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Saigon
Saigon Uso
USO
Tered
United Nations vote tests China seat at globe table
At the United Nations General Assembly the annual question of China's seat continues. Peking gains new support from Canada Italy and Equatorial Guinea which shifted from abstaining to recognizing Red China. Chile moves toward backing Peking and Malaysia hints at voting for Red China.
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United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
China
Peking
U.S
Mao Tse-tung
Canada
Italy
Equatorial Guinea
Red China
Chile
Malaysia
Thurmond Faces Hecklers on California Campus
Sen Strom Thurmond, 67, clashed with hundreds of University of California students in Riverside during a Southern California stop of his speaking tour. The exchange included a student calling him a bigot and Thurmond replying he would stay loyal to his country and treat all people with manners.
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Riverside
Calif
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
University of California
Southern California
Nixon
Thurmond
Noel Coward Hospitalized in London for Pleural Condition
Sir Noel Coward aged 70, the noted playwright, was admitted to a London hospital for treatment of pleurisy. He had recently arrived from his Swiss home after flying in last week and told reporters he felt “just rather tired.”
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London
Sir Noel Coward
Propane Gas Explosions Hit Hudson Ohio Facility
Explosions and fire struck Hudson Fuel Gas Corp in Hudson Summit County. Unconfirmed reports said three killed and two burned. About 12 storage tanks were involved. Deputies cut electricity to reduce further damage.
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Hudson
Ohio
Summit County
Hudson Fuel Gas Corp
Free Word Adds To Stumper Doubles Entries In Record
The Stumper notes a second free word added to puzzle No. 29, lifting the prize to 330.00 with two free words. Readers guessing No. 28 misfired on curt, limp, lisp, and driver as common wrong words. several participants named individuals and addresses.
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Lila J. Hair
Bath
G. E. Knighton
Linnet Loop
North Augusta
Nell Carter
Virginia Ave
C. B. Albrecht
A. Sullivan's Island
U.S. War Death Toll Edges Down in Vietnam
Ground fighting in South Vietnam drops to a nine month low. U S casualties include 31 KIA and 45 other deaths last week, with 104 wounded, while South Vietnamese troops suffer 216 KIA and 460 wounded. North Vietnamese losses total 1 584. In Laos and Cambodia, bombers press campaigns and roads are damaged as Kompong Cham area endures fresh attacks.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Mekong
Laos
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Skoun
Final Tribute to De Gaulle Draws World Leaders
In Notre Dame and 30 000 towns across France citizens prayed today for Charles de Gaulle. U S President Nixon and Soviet Premier Podgorny joined French officials in Paris for the Requiem Mass, the nation’s official farewell and largest gathering of world leaders since the funeral.
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U.S
Nixon
Charles de Gaulle
Orly Airport
Paris
Jean de Lipkowski
Charles de Gaulle Jr
General de Gaulle
Notre Dame Cathedral
Colombey Les Deux Eglises
France
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Notre Dame
de Gaulle
Funer
Funeral tribute draws vast crowd for de Gaulle in Colombey
Thousands gathered in Colombey for Charles de Gaulle’s funeral as churches across France tolled for the former president. Parisians filled Notre Dame while radio and TV broadcast the ceremony. International leaders and royals attended, including Indira Gandhi, Harold Macmillan, Prince Rainier, Queen Juliana, and Emperor Haile Selassie.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Colombey
France
de Gaulle
Notre Dame
Gium
Shah
Iran
Jean
Luxembourg
Rainier
Grace
Monaco
Juliana
Netherlands
Harald
Norway
Carl Gustaf
Sweden
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Indira Gandhi
Makarios
Cyprus
Zalman Shazar
David Ben- Gurion
Israel
Mahmoud Fawzi
Suleiman Franjieh
Giuseppe Saragat
Emilio Colombo
Italy
North Vietnam Expands Fuel Capacity for Laos Supply Surge
U S sources say North Vietnam has boosted fuel storage near the DMZ by about 1 500 percent, capable of 1 500 000 gallons, to support heavy truck movement into Laos. Recon photos show dumps and covered facilities, with shipments of fuel and supplies moving from Haiphong and via Quang Khe into the Panhandle.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
U.S
Laosborder
Panhandle
Dong Hoi
Russia
Haiphong
South China Sea
Quang Khe
Cambodia
Campaign Deadline Extended United Fund drive misses goal by $50K
Campaign chairmen plan an extra week to raise funds as totals reach $220,126, $50,000 short of the $271,738 goal. J Lindsey Alley notes progress but expects 5 to 10 percent shortfall. Two groups, Aiken Electric Cooperative and White's Department Store, report 100 percent completion.
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Thomson
Alley
Aiken Electric Cooperative
White's Department Store
Mitchell Shopping Center
Bomb threats evacuate three Aiken schools
Police and Fire Department officers evacuated Kennedy Junior High North Aiken and Aiken Elementary Schools after three telephoned bomb threats within 15 minutes. No devices were found and students returned to class.
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Fire Department
Kennedy Junior High
North Aiken
Aiken Elemen
Striking Auto Workers Meet On New Contract
Detroit AP report: Representatives of 394000 striking General Motors workers meet to decide on a proposed three year contract. council approval would send pact to rank and file for a vote, rejection could prolong the strike into 1971. Details include cost of living adjustments and wage increases.
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Detroit
General Motors
Corporation
United Auto Workers
GM Council
UAW
Friday the 13th Returns with Cautions and Superstitions
The article warns readers to beware Friday the 13th and avoid ladders mirrors and black cats. It notes the omen is worse when combined with the date and mentions 1970 has three such Fridays with the remaining two in February and March.
GOP Recount Protest Tonight in Aiken County Hearing
A 7:30 p.m. hearing in the grand jury room at the county courthouse will review a GOP protest of last week’s ballot recount for the fourth State House seat in Aiken County. The three member Election Commission, now the Board of Canvassers, will hear arguments from Democrat John Henry Williams and Republican Delmos Weeks after a nine hour recount showed Williams ahead by 91 votes.
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House of Representatives
Grand Jury
Aiken County Election Commission
Aiken County Board of Canvassers
South Carolina
John Henry Williams
Delmos J. Weeks
Aiken County
GOP
State Board of Canvassers
Columbia
Yamassee District Scouts Banquet Set for Tonight
The Yamassee District Georia Carolina Council Scouts of America banquet occurs at 7 p.m. at Owens Corning Fiberglas Co. clubhouse. Rep. William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the Third District will be principal speaker with several Scout awards to be presented to active volunteers.
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Yamassee
Georgia - Carolina Council
Scouts of America
Owens - Corning Fiberglas Co
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Third Congressional District
Boy Scout Movement
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