Dame Gladys Cooper Dies at 81 in Henley
Dame Gladys Cooper, renowned British actress with a 66 year career, died at her Henley home after a 10 week illness. The final stage appearance was last April in The Chalk Garden at a London revival where she played Mrs. St Maugham, a role she originated 16 years earlier. Pneumonia preceded the illness. exact cause of death not released.
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Henley ON Thames
England
Gladys Cooper
Henley
Gladys
Enid Bagnold
Chalk Garden
Glow blamed on Tomahawk rocket probe from Eglin AFB
Officials at Robins Air Force Base say the greenish blue glow in the southern sky Tuesday night came from a two stage Tomahawk rocket launched from Eglin Air Force Base Florida around 6 30 p.m. The rocket discharged a chemical payload and measured ion density in the upper atmosphere.
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Warner Robins, Ga
Robins Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Thailand police placed on full alert nationwide
Interior Minister Praphas Charusathien ordered a full alert for all police units in Thailand. All leaves were cancelled and officers must report for duty. The army remained unaffected and no reason was given for the alert.
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Thailand
Bangkok
Praphas Charusathien
IRA Threatens Reprisals Over Torture Claims
The IRA in Belfast warned of ruthless reprisals against British intelligence personnel accused of torturing IRA suspects. It demanded an international jurist inquiry into interrogation methods as the British inquiry reported some suspects faced mistreatment.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Yorty Enters Democratic Presidential Primary Race
Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty announced his bid for the Democratic nomination, aiming to attract party members unhappy with left wing leaders and President Nixon. He will enter the New Hampshire primary next year alongside Sen. George McGovern, and he said he will not seek large funds to contest all primaries.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Nixon
Sen
George 8. McGovern
South Dakota
Yorty
New Hampshire
Pay Board Wrestles With Retroactive Wage Hikes
The Pay Board debated methods to implement retroactive pay increases for about 100,000 teachers during the 90 day wage price freeze. After a seven hour session the panel adjourned without new policy directives. Treasury Secretary Connally hailed the freeze as a success while warning at the Economic Club of New York of uncertain economic rules ahead.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
The
Economic Club of New York
Connally
Shrimp Season Reported Good in South Carolina
Charleston AP reports SC has one of its best shrimp seasons in years with over five million pounds hauled in through September. State marine conservationist Charles M. Bearden announced the strong catch and praised the harvest season.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Charles M. Bearden
South Vietnamese Air Force to join Laos bombing campaign
Saigon reports the South Vietnamese air force will begin regular strikes on the Ho Chi Minh trail in eastern Laos within six months, joining US forces in bombing North Vietnamese troops and supplies. The move marks a cautious expansion of allied air power as US forces continue most bombing from bases in Thailand and carriers in the Tonkin Gulf.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Air
Navy
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Thailand
Tonkin Gulf
Welfare chief predicts 75 percent rise in food stamp participants
South Carolina welfare director Dr Archie Ellis told a nine county gathering in Aiken that the federal food stamp program will grow from 80 000 to 140 000 participants once new guidelines take effect in January He noted exemptions for disability or family care needs and said roughly 80 percent of families have adult carers such as grandmothers He projected eventual full federal financing of the program with about 200 attendees from nine counties at a Salvation Army Citadel meeting.
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Archie Ellis
Aiken
South Carolina
Aiken County
Mark Ellis
Ellis
Abbeville
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
Edgefield
Greenwood
McCormick
Saluda
Salvation Army Citadel
Aiken Standard Announces Thanksgiving Day Closures
The Aiken Standard will close its business and advertising offices at noon next Thursday to allow employees to observe Thanksgiving. Display ads for Thursday must arrive by noon Tuesday, for Friday by noon Wednesday, and classified ads for Friday by 10 AM Thursday. The switchboard closes at noon Thanksgiving Day with no news deadlines interrupted. Normal deadlines resume next Friday.
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The
Aiken Standard
Teachers Support Political Action in South Carolina
The South Carolina Association of Classroom Teachers ACT voted unanimously to endorse creating an independent political action organization. President Mary-Ann Mizzell of Spartanburg announced the 20 member executive committee approved the concept to form a political action force for SC teachers.
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Columbia
South Carolina Association of Classroom Teachers
ACT
Mary- Ann Mizzell
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Voting Equipment Arrives In Aiken In February Use
Approximately 67500 worth of punch card voting gear arrived unloaded by county workers and stored under lock in the old county jail. The unloading began about 8 a.m under supervision of Mackey Scott and Eugene England. It will be used for the February school board election after an education campaign by Computer Election Services. Scott says commissioners now have authorization to spend from the general fund to purchase the equipment, though no new vote has been taken. A county claim will be presented at the December 6 meeting.
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Mackey Scott
County Election Commission
Eugene England
Emily Hindman
Scott
Aiken
Senate asks USDA names poultry plants tied to filthy conditions
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff demands 68 poultry firm names after GAO finds unacceptable sanitation in processing plants. Report cites weak enforcement and long standing issues. 35 of 68 found contaminated by waste, including fecal matter and bile. Lyng cites red tape and says reform is near completion.
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Washington
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Agriculture Department
General Accounting Office
Ribicoff
Meat and Poultry Inspection
USDA
GAO
Asst. Agriculture
Richard E. Lyng
Lyng
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