Aiken Slide Show Set For Wednesday
Slides from the 12th Aiken International Color Slide exhibition will be shown at the Aiken Senior High School Auditorium at 7 30 p m Wednesday. The show is open to the public and is sponsored by the Aiken Camera Club under J H Lacher. There were 1 923 slides submitted 6 481 entrants from 41 states and 17 foreign countries. The Best of Show Gold Medal went to Edward Z Fellama of California for Bitter End and Best Local Entry to Mrs Jane S Foster for Early Fishermen. Judges were Mrs Margaret Estes, Mrs Frank Horton, and Tom Waites.
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Aiken
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Aiken Camera Club
J. H. Lacher
Lacher
Edward Z. Fellama
California
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Jane S. Foster
Photographic Society of America
Margaret Estes
Charleston
Frank Horton
Hickory, N.C
Tom Waites
Columbia
Supreme Court opens term amid desegregation cases
The Supreme Court reconvenes after a 13 week recess to hear cases on school desegregation including mass busing, Congress' antibus provision, and constitutional desegregation limits. Oral arguments begin with a long session in Charlotte Mobile and Athens, shaping next rulings.
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Supreme Court
Charlotte
N.C
Mobile
Ala
Athens
Prisoners End Hostage Crisis With Ultimatums Met
In New York City inmates released three hostages at the Long Island City jail after a 30 minute deadline from Mayor Lindsay. Earlier, 17 hostages were freed at the Tombs in Manhattan following a radio ultimatum. Inmates sought bail relief speedier trials and better prison conditions amid clashes with guards at several facilities.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Long Island City
Lindsay
Tombs
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Kew Gardens
Rikers Island
State Supreme Court
Court cases and political shifts spark high court docket
The court faces a third term on capital punishment standards and whether juries should use explicit guidelines. A new justice, Harry Blackmun, may be pivotal. Other items include voting rights expansion for 18 year olds, literacy tests’ demise, and obscenity rulings on the film I Am Curious Yellow.
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U.S
Abe Fortas
Harry A. Blackmun
Dallas
Court Martial Opens On My Lai Incident
Staff Sgt. David Mitchell of Louisiana faces a court martial at Fort Hood Texas on charges including assault with intent to murder for allegedly shooting about 30 Vietnamese in My Lai on March 16 1968. He is the first of 25 implicated soldiers to be tried as probes continue and dates remain unsettled.
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Ft. Hood
Tex
My Lai
David Mitchell
St Francisville
Mitchell
O. C. Brown
Americal
William L. Calley
Memorial services held for 13 WSU players and trainer
Wichita State University canceled classes as 13 football players and trainer Tom Reeves were among 30 killed in a Colorado Rockies plane crash. A public memorial at Cessna Stadium capped the observances while investigators examined the Martin 404 engines and fuel for clues.
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Wichita State University
WSU
Colorado Rockies
Tom Reeves
Lutheran Hospital
Denver
Reeves
Cessna Stadium
Mt. Bethel
Silver Plume
Colo
Utah State
Logan
Utah
Nationa Transportation Safety Boat
J Taylor
Burns
Brian Dunbar
Safety Board
Ronald G. Skipper
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Hidden Hills, Calif
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Mesa, Ariz
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John V. Lindsay Mates
Manhattan House of Detention
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Justice Department
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United Fund Campaign Plans
W. G. Charlton
United Fund- Community Service
R. Ed Thomson
George Brelsford
United Fund Community Services
United Way
William R. Peers
Army
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