Egypt Names Anwar Sadat to Succeed Nasser
Egypt's Arab Socialist Union unanimously named Anwar Sadat to replace the late Gamal Abdel Nasser. The 150 member central committee approved the nomination. the National Assembly is to meet to endorse and a nationwide referendum is planned for October 15 with an inauguration two days after. Lt Gen Mohamed Fawzi pledged military support for Sadat.
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Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
National Assembly
The
Arab Socialist Union
Sadat
Nasser
Mohamed Fawzi
Viet Cong mortars kill seven in refugee camp attack
Viet Cong mortars killed seven South Vietnamese and wounded 52 in a government refugee camp Monday night, as intensified enemy attacks continued for the third day along the central coast. Phu My in Binh Dinh Province endured 17 mortar rounds. 40 houses were destroyed.
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Saigon
Phu My
Binh Dinh
Soviet high altitude rocket carries sun observatory
Sun Research MOSCOW AP reports the Soviet government launched a high altitude rocket carrying an astrophysical observatory to study the sun. The craft reached about 310 miles, the Tass agency said. After the mission, the observatory container parachuted to earth and instruments measured solar emission in ultraviolet and X ray bands. Results are being processed and will appear in scientific journals.
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Moscow
Tass
Medical student dies after LSD driven trip in Philadelphia
Mark Prager a 24 year old medical student who worked with mental patients during a summer died after taking an LSD dose. An autopsy cited adverse drug effect from LSD. His wife said he took an orange pill Saturday night and urged her to play soft music as he reportedly began a personal “trip.”
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Philadelphia
Mark Prager
Prager
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas home near Laugharne to become US cultural center
The Boathouse, Dylan Thomas's Laugharne residence, may pass to American ownership for 24000 dollars. Richard Baron of New York Dial Press and his Welsh-born wife plan to turn it into a cultural center for English language writing, preserving the site.
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London
Dylan Thomas
John Summers
Thomas
Richard Baron
New York Dial Press
Laugharne
Wales
Caitlin
Summers
Baron
Virginia
Perfect Landing Stolen Plane Puts Trooper Pursuit to Test
A 30 year old man from Altoona stole a small plane with no pilot training. He flew roughly 100 miles while a state trooper pursued in another aircraft and then landed safely at Peterson Memorial Air Field in Tipton. Police say his only prior flying was as a passenger.
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Altoona
Robert Dandrea
Peterson Memorial Airfield
Tipton
Fountain Valley chooses its first Miss Fountain Valley
Linda Anderson, a 19 year old newcomer to Fountain Valley California, enters the local beauty contest to meet peers but becomes the town’s first Miss Fountain Valley after she is the sole entrant in a 30,000 population community.
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Fountain Valley
Calif
Linda Anderson
Orange County
Time is flying enter to win a $270 puzzle prize
Readers are urged to enter multiple times for a chance at a $270 prize. The notice hints that the correct entry could be among those submitted, and encourages broader participation to increase winning odds.
Home Rule Bill Pushed By Maxwell And Royal
Maxwell and Ronald Royal urged passage of the Aiken County Home Rule Bill at meetings with the Aiken County Medical Society and the Aiken County Ministerial Society. They argued for a sound businesslike county government under a council manager system and noted the bill will go to a referendum November 3. Maxwell pressed for an inventory of county assets to justify the costs and cited Edgefield County savings from a retired manager in the first year.
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Don Maxwell
Aiken County
James F. DeLoach
Aiken County Medical Society
Clovis H. Pierce
Hindman
Maxwell and
Royal
Aiken County Council
Ronald Royal
Edgefield
Butler Derrick
Edgefield County
Maxwell
Etta M. Dorn
Wade Brodie
Aiken
Tim Coffey
State Department of Education
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
St. John’s United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Jim Kitchings
Sears-Roebuck
Pat Early
Sears
Rich
Bolivian President Resigns in Military Coup
Gen Alfredo Ovando Candia resigns after a revolt led by army chief of staff General Rogelio Miranda who announces a military junta to govern Bolivia. Ovando urges loyal forces not to oppose the uprising but later accepts resignation following a officers’ vote. Miranda forms junta to direct the fatherland with justice as Ovando loses power.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Alfredo Ovando Candia
Ovando
Rogelio Miranda
Miranda
Air Force
Absentee Voting Law Explained by County Official
Eugene England of the Aiken County Election Commission said the registration deadline is noon October 3 and a student must be certified by their school not Clemson at a fixed date. He noted changes are needed, agreeing with candidate B. W. Baker on liberalizing absentee rules and voting holidays.
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Eugene England
Aiken County
England
Baker
Clemson University
R. C. Edwards
Tornado kills three in Shawnee with Prague victim
A autumn twister ripped through Shawnee Oklahoma killing three and wounding more than 40. Mayor Pierre Taron put damage at 3.5 to 4 million dollars mainly in the business district. The same storm path reportedly killed another resident in Prague about 15 miles away.
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Shawnee, Okla
Oklahoma
Pierre Taron
Prague
Shawnee
Montreal kidnaping halts manhunt as ransom note feared
A ransom note halted the Quebec FLQ kidnaping hunt for James Richard Cross, Britain's senior trade commissioner, taken from his Montreal home. Authorities warned against police action and pledged foreign diplomat protection as negotiations and transport demands surfaced for Cuba or Algeria.
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Montreal
Canada
Quebec
Britain
Defendants Waive Grand Jury in New South Carolina Law
Fifteen defendants in General Sessions Court chose to waive Grand Jury consideration under a new SC law. All pled guilty via public defender Edward Cushman as the Solicitor prepared indictments in other cases, while the Grand Jury returned 56 true bills. Sentences included driving under the influence and related offenses, with terms ranging from 45 days to several years and various suspensions.
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SC. General Assembly
General Sessions Court
Edward C. Cushman
Grand Jury
George
Broadus Pruitt
R. O. Squires
Harvey Simmons
Nixon Plans Report To Congress On Peace Efforts
President Nixon plans a nine day European tour report to Congress detailing U S commitment to global peace A possible expansion of Vietnam troop withdrawals is mentioned The administration seeks record before the November elections Nixon welcomed home at Andrews Air Force Base and emphasizes strengthening peace in the Mediterranean and world The trip included meetings with Irish leaders and Paris peace talks advisers reflecting progress toward Vietnam and Middle East peace goals
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Andrews Air Force Base
Mediterranean
Europe
United States
Middle East
Ireland
Paris
Dublin
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Sun Research
Twister
James Richaard Cross
Front de Liberation Quebecois
FLQ
Jerome Choquette
Cuba
Algeria
Mitchell Sharp
Ottawa
Cross
John Henry Davis
Lewis Blease Randall
Victor Lewis Treadwell
Lewis Coy Gregory
Johnny Randall
James Leon Owens
Ronald L. Morgan
Benjamin Daniels
USC
Nixons
Spiro T. Agnew
Congressional
Diplomatic Corps
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