AEC Plans Site Selection For Bedrock Waste Storage
The Atomic Energy Commission invites a 1.3 million project to pick a site and design a shaft for bedrock caverns at Savannah River Plant to store high level radioactive wastes. Exploratory tunnels and construction could reach 10 million more, with Du Pont leading preliminary shaft work and a yet to be chosen architect engineer aiding design and drilling.
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
South Carolina
du Pont Company
Commission
du Pont
Savannah
AEC
U. S. Geological Survey
U. S. Bureau of Mines
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Committee
National Academy of Sciences
Weekend Weather Outlook for Aiken Area
Weekend weather in Aiken calls for mild days and cool nights. Highs will reach upper 70s, fall to lower 70s by Monday, with Tuesday around 80 degrees.
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Aiken
Nasser Dies Fills Egypt with Mourning and Prayers
In Cairo and across Egypt 20000 mosques held prayers for Gamal Abdel Nasser after his heart attack death. Crowds of up to three million filled streets for the funeral cortege amid scenes of crushes and climbers seeking view of the coffin.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Nasser
Nasser Mosque
Candidates Back Teacher Pay Raises With Tax Cautions
Six candidates for the South Carolina House voiced qualified support for teacher pay raises at both state and county levels if taxes do not rise. At a Aiken County Education Association panel, Baker Weeks Dunbar Jones Cain weighed in on restoring the county 25 percent salary supplement and state raises, with positions ranging from full support to caution about funding and budget impacts.
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S.C. House of Representatives
Aiken
House
South Carolina
Aiken County
Baker
GOP
Delmos Weeks
Weeks Julian Dunbar
Elden Jones
Marshall Cain
Nixon daughter hints at future marriages at fair
Tricia Nixon spent a day at the Southeastern Fair where she helped with prize animals and trophies and signed autographs. When asked about marriage possibilities she said marriages are in the future and denied current romance with Prince Charles before returning to Washington on a private jet.
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Atlanta, Ga
Tricia Nixon
Prince Charles
King of
Britain
Washington
Kennedy sees interest rates declining after elections
Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy said rates would continue to fall after the November elections but unemployment would stay above 5 percent. He said there is heavy demand for capital and no quick or sharp rate drops, with unemployment remaining in the 5 percent plus range for some time.
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Oakland
Calif
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Prisoners Hold Hostages In Queens Detention Riot
More than 300 inmates at the Queens House of Detention seized five hostages and demanded a meeting with officials including Mayor John V. Lindsay. Corrections Commissioner George McGrath said Lindsay had not decided on a meeting after a 12 hour talk with the inmates. A noon deadline was set as Mayoral aides kept Lindsay informed.
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New York
Queens House of Detention
John V. Lindsay
George McGrath
Mayoral
Lindsay
McGrath
Stolen Money Recovered in North Carolina Discovery
Belmont North Carolina police say a textile worker charged with stealing 100000 dollars from a mountain home led them to an abandoned house where he hid 63750 dollars in plastic bags inside cardboard boxes. The stash was found in a back room of a four room structure on a dirt street in Lowell near Belmont where the suspect resides.
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Belmont
N.C
Lowell
Chamber Poll on Home Rule Bill Splits Greater Aiken
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce polls members on support or opposition to the Aiken County Home Rule Bill. Ronald Royal explains a council manager system replacing the current county delegation with a seven member elected council and a unified county finance department. The sheriff clerk of court and other officers would submit budgets to the council.
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Greater
Royal
County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County
General Assembly
Columbia
Council
South Carolina agencies seek $22 million budget boost
At Columbia hearings, 12 agencies asked for a 22 million increase as 1971-72 appropriations take shape. The Budget and Control Board will draft recommendations for the January General Assembly, amid concerns over a depleted state reserve and no deficit spending. The State Development Board also sought a 24 percent rise from its 1.45 million budget.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Budget and Control Board
General Assembly
Robert E. McNair
State Development Board
Nixon Arrives in Spain for Franco Visit
President Nixon lands in Madrid for a state visit to Franco's Spain after becoming the first U.S. president to visit Yugoslavia. Franco and his wife greet the Nixons at Barajas Airport as Tito and officials depart Belgrade. The two leaders share a warm reception and a drive through Madrid in a closed limousine.
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Madrid
Nixon
Franco
Spain
U.S
Yugoslavia
Francisco Franco
Barajas
Dona Carmen Polo
Pat
Barcelona
Belgrade
Tito
Nixons
Air Force One
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Land Route Destroyed In Cambodia
Cambodian military communique says a portion of the main highway between Phnom Penh and Saigon was destroyed by commandos amid a suspected North Vietnamese Viet Cong campaign. Only Highway 7 and Highway 5 remained fully open, while Highway 4 faced heavy pressure near Kompong Som.
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Kompong Som
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