Hornets and Rocks renew long rivalry at Memorial Stadium
Aiken Hornets host Graniteville Rocks in a key kickoff game for the Aiken County United Fund Campaign. Graniteville, 2-1-1 this season, seeks an upset as Hornets aim to improve after a rough stretch. Coach Socha and Duke Kight renew their duel while standout players Belcher, Plunkett, Lamb, Widener, and Carroll are highlighted.
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Curfew Lifted as Asheville Schools Reopen After Incident
Asheville and Buncombe County lifted the 9 pm to 6 pm curfew after public schools reopened under court order. Mayor Wayne S. Montgomery announced the end of the curfew imposed after a night of unrest when policemen were stoned at Asheville High School during a pupil demonstration. County officials soon followed with the county curfew removal.
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Buncombe County
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Tropical Storm Jenny Forms Off Florida Coast
Tropical Storm Jenny formed off the southwest Florida coast and moved north toward Fort Myers with gale winds and heavy rain. Forecaster Neil Frank predicted landfall just north of Fort Myers with top winds near 55 mph. Gale warnings stretched 200 miles along the Gulf coast from Cape Romano to Tarpon Springs, with small craft alerts along the West Coast to Apalachicola and on the east coast to Savannah.
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Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
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Tarpon Springs
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Panhandle
Daytona Beach
Savannah
House approves 1.3 billion for Army Engineers and Reclamation
The House appropriations Committee funded 1.3498 billion for Army Engineers and the Reclamation Bureau to plan and build water projects in the current fiscal year within a 4.5 billion public works bill. The committee sent the measure to the House for consideration.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
House
Four airmen killed in two jet fighter collision near Rowland
In a Brass Strike V war games demonstration near Ft. Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, two Air Force jets the F4D Phantom II and the F105 Thunderchief collided north of Rowland in Robeson County. Aboard the Phantom were Capt. John T. Mize and Capt. William D. Jarman Jr. of Goldsboro North Carolina. Aboard the Thunderchief were Capt. Thomas C. Carlson and Sgt. William F. Moore of Wichita Kansas. All four were killed with no survivors.
Wolfson Denied Parole in Unregistered Stock Case
Louis E. Wolfson, tied to Abe Fortas in a resignation scandal, was denied parole on his one year federal term for selling unregistered stock. The Parole Board set the sentence expiration for February 23, 1970 with good behavior credits. he began serving the term on April 25 last year.
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Washington
Louis E. Wolfson
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
U.S. Parole Board
Wolfson
West German diplomat dies in Moscow suicide
Dr. Rudolf Stelzer, 47, an embassy counsellor, jumped from a 10th floor Moscow window. Transferred from Paris Oct 18 to the Soviet capital, he had grown seriously ill after arrival and was advised to expect long treatment. Officials ruled out foul play. He lived in a colleague’s flat while seeking new quarters.
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Hoffa Parole Denied by U S Parole Board
James R. Hoffa president of the Teamsters Union was denied parole by the U S Parole Board after reviewing his records from Lewisburg federal prison. He is serving an eight year sentence for jury tampering and would have become eligible on November 6.
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U.S. Parole Board
Parole Board
George J. Reed
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Israeli Air Attacks Target Egypt Jordan After Suez Skirmish
Israeli air force launched three raids against targets in Egypt and Jordan after Cairo claimed Egyptian commandos and frogmen attacked Israeli troops near the Suez Gulf. Arab saboteurs hit pipelines and rail lines between Tel Aviv and Haifa as Mosul-like violence surged.
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Soviet Nuclear Test Registered by Seismology Institute
An underground explosion in the Soviet testing area of Semipalatinsk was registered by a seismological institute, measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale. The event occurred in Siberia and was reported by AP.
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Haynsworth nomination faces strong opposition in Congress
White House denies a report that Haynsworth asked Nixon to withdraw. Congressional sources say at least 40 senators would oppose confirmation. Haynsworth meets with Attorney General Mitchell as Goodell Mondale Eagleton Smith urge withdrawal despite Ziegler backing the nomination.
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R-Ill
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Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Battle Action In Vietnam Dips To Year's Lowest
U S and allied forces saw the year's lowest battle action with four clashes in 24 hours from the DMZ to Saigon area. Two Americans killed and 25 wounded. South Vietnamese reports show 12 enemy killed and 16 captured. A Gulf of Tonkin C2A Greyhound crash leaves seven crew missing.
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Professor Describes World of Darkness at Lions Club
Dr. George O Hallman, special education professor at Columbia College, will speak at 7 30 p m Monday at the Aiken Lions Club about changing perceptions of blindness. A native of Columbia, Hallman was blinded at 19 in the Korean War, earned a Ph D from the University of Georgia, and cites self confidence as key to overcoming blindness.
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Columbia College
Aiken Lions Club
Hallman
University of South Carolina
North Carolina State University
University of Georgia
Columbia College Counseling Center
Department of Special Studies
Columbia
Nixon backs Haynsworth nomination amid bipartisan opposition
Ziegler said Griffin did not push withdrawal. The President planned to proceed with Haynsworth as Sen. Harris urged reconsideration and withdrawal amid growing Senate opposition. Efforts to reach Haynsworth were unsuccessful.
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Griffin
GOP
Nixon
Haynsworth
Senate Judiciary Committee
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
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California Jolted by Quakes
A pair of strong earthquakes struck a 150 mile stretch of Northern California. Santa Rosa bore the worst damage with collapsed walls and ruptured utilities. Twenty six people were injured, most from glass and impacts. looting was limited and quickly stopped. Hospitals treated patients for cuts, bumps, and fractures as residents spent the night outside.
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California
Melvin F. Flohr
Five Juveniles Hear Vandalism Case At Sleepy Hollow
Five youths from within 1.5 miles of Sleepy Hollow Elementary faced a Family Court hearing on charges of breaking 32 windows after finding scattered books and an open door. Judge Howard K Williamson reserved his decision. An adult, Dorothy Neal, was fined in a separate case for receiving stolen property.
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Howard K. Williamson
Dorothy Neal
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