Humphrey Attacks Nixon At AFL-CIO Convention
Senator Hubert Humphrey accused President Nixon of entering the AFL-CIO gathering with a script to provoke confrontation. Nixon told delegates he would push his economic program with or without labor support. Humphrey sent a telegram to AFL-CIO President Meany urging reading to the convention.
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George Meany
Richard Nixon
Ferry Sinks Near Leyte Cebu Killing 199 Students?
An inter island ferry with about 200 aboard sank Sunday night between Leyte and Cebu. One survivor reported ashore on a plank, two Coast Guard ships searched, and the Bethoven II vanished in rough seas near Capitancillo and Calangaman while returning students packed the boat.
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Safety Council predicts Thanksgiving highway toll
The National Safety Council estimates 620 to 720 deaths and 27 000 to 32 000 injuries on highways during the 102 hour Thanksgiving weekend. It notes 651 fatalities in 1970 and an AP tally of 646, with the record toll 764 set in 1968.
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Capone’s Car Fetches 37000 At Niagara Falls Auction
A bulletproof Cadillac sedan that once belonged to Al Capone and later served Franklin D. Roosevelt sold for 37000 at an Antique Auto Museum auction in Niagara Falls Ontario. The museum, closing its doors, offered 43 vintage cars with the Lincoln Continental of 1963 bringing 29000 in a private sale to a collector. Roosevelt reportedly rode in the Cadillac for safety features including self sealing tires and tubes.
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Anniversary Observed at Kennedy Plaza in Dallas
A ceremony marking the eighth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination was to be held at Kennedy Plaza in downtown Dallas. Three clergymen joined Mayor Wes Wise in wreath laying and brief remarks, near the Warren Commission site. sponsored by the Greater Dallas Council of Churches.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Plaza Memorial
Wes Wise
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Greater Dallas Council of Churches
Scandal widens over Illinois race track stock scheme
Chicago reports say Illinois officials allegedly fixed racing dates and that jockeys gamblers and trainers at Chicago area tracks may face federal charges. Inter state travel and shipments are cited in racketeering claims. The Tribune notes a draft indictment names former Governor Otto Kerner and four other ex officials.
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Tribune
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the Tribune
Justice Department
Otto Kerner
St Angela Closer To State Title
St Angela defeated Ware Shoals 8 to 6 at Green High School moving within one win of the State Class AA championship. They advance to meet defending champion Lake View Friday at Hagood Stadium for the title.
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Welfare Board Reorganizes Amid Closed Sessions
The Aiken County Public Welfare Board will keep future meetings closed to the public. Chairman Lee Barnes said meetings have never been open, citing welfare financial matters as a focus. Vice chairman Ed Ziegler helped nominate Barnes. Austin Van Zile was ousted in a closed session.
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Lee Barnes
Aiken
Barnes
Lonnie Lott
Lott
Barnes Ziegler
Abbie Lee Watson
Austin van Zile
van Zile
Welfare Department
Mary Ann Skinner
Wilhelmina Moody
South Vietnamese Troops Launch New Offensive in Cambodia
U S planes back a fresh South Vietnamese ground push into eastern Cambodia. More than 5,000 troops moved north toward Highway 7 near Chrum while air strikes claimed 40 enemy deaths. Helicopters and advisers streamed into Tay Ninh to support the operation as Vietnam fights near Phnom Penh and border bases.
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U.S
Chrum
Highway 7
Phnom Penh
Associated Press
George Esper
Tay Ninh
Esper
South Vietnam
Snuol
Minister Addresses Rotary Club in Thanksgiving Message
Dr. Robert L Cate of Aiken First Baptist Church spoke to Aiken Rotarians as Thanksgiving approaches. He centered his remarks on two quotes one from the Dead Sea Scrolls and a passage from Continged Oe Page.
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Robert L Cate
Aiken First Baptist Church
Aiken
Soviets Launch Cosmos 457 Satellite
Moscow based Tass reports the Soviet Union has launched another Cosmos program satellite. The government news agency did not specify the launch time or date for the unmanned satellite identified as Cosmos 457.
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Moscow
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Tass
Aiken Choral Society Delights Full House At Junior High
The Aiken Choral Society under Coile Scarborough directed forty six voices in four parts for a lively program at Aiken Junior High auditorium. Ed Burchfield and John R. Scott offered commentary while soloists Nancy Watts Grayson Hanes and others starred. The concert featured Handel Haydn sacred and popular tunes with varied instrumental support and concludes with praise for local arts.
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Aiken Junior High
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First Baptist Church
Aiken
Ed Burchfield
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Simon and Garfunkel
Aiken Group
Burt Bacharach
This Guy
Love
Kentucky
Kemo Kimo
Nancy Watts
Grayson Hanes
Randi Ward
Rick Ward
Marilyn Garvin
Harriet Hussey
Jean Kierspe
Ruth Howard
Sixth Annual Chitlin Strut Plans Proceed
The world chitlin capital is less than 45 minutes from Aiken and on Saturday that quiet town will be pulsating with activity as plans for the sixth annual Chitlin Strut are outlined in the Aiken Standard.
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Aiken
Asbil Hutto Denies Political Ambitions Resigns as Chief Deputy
Chief Deputy Asbil Hutto of the Aiken County Sheriff's Department resigned Saturday after serving since January 1965 under Sheriff Paul Grant. Hutto said he has no political ambitions and left due to lack of cooperation and communication with the sheriff. Sheriff Grant made no comment.
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