Loretta Lynn to Headline Big Aiken Benefit Show
Aiken gears up for the largest crowd at a musical event as Loretta Lynn with the Nashville Tennesseans performs at the United Fund campaign kickoff. The concert starts at 7 p.m. at the Aiken Electric Cooperative fairgrounds after a 2:30 p.m. arrival by chartered plane to Aiken Airport, with local officials and UF leaders in attendance.
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Aiken
Loretta Lynn
United Fund Campaign
Miss Lynn
Nashville
US Plays Hard Ball to Keep Nationalists in UN
Secretary of State William P. Rogers focuses on preserving Nationalist China’s UN seat as diplomats doubt success. Washington emphasizes voting for the Peking government while maintaining a Nationalist presence in the body.
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New York
William P. Rogers
China
United Nations
United States
Rogers
Peking
Guerrillas Worry Iranian Forces Amid Monarch Anniversary
A fanatical Maoist guerrilla group in Iran has attempted kidnappings and sparked security concerns as more than 60 foreign heads of state prepare to attend 2,500 years of uninterrupted monarchy celebrations. The group, organized but likely small, engaged security forces in a two day gun battle near Tehran.
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Tehran
Iran
Labor Secretary Meets UMWA Chief In Coal Mine Strike Talks
Secretary of Labor James Hodgson meets with United Mine Workers of America president W A Tony Boyle to seek a resolution to the five day walkout in U S coal mines. Earlier Hodgson held talks with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association.
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James Hodgson
W.A
Tony"’ Boyle
United Mine Workers of America
Hodgson
Assn
UPI
Congress Debates Vietnam Pullout Threat and Major Bills
The Senate weighs a plan to compel South Vietnam to hold a new presidential vote or face full U S withdrawal by February 3 as it considers a $21 billion military procurement bill. Nixon desegregation bill clears committee but drops antibusing ban. House to vote on $15.4 billion three year tax cut package aligned with his economic program.
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Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Senate
Nixon
House Education and Labor Committee
House
Environmental groups win delay on Amchitka nuclear test
In Washington the U S Court of Appeals ruled that a lower federal court must hear a petition by seven environmental groups to halt the underground five megaton explosion on Amchitka Island off Alaska's coast. The decision delays the test tentatively scheduled for later this month.
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Washington
Amchitka Island
Alaskan
U.S. Court of Appeals
My Lai Case Prosecution Hurdles Delays Henderson Trial
Documents to slow the trial in the My Lai cover up case are read by the court. The jury in Col. Oran K. Henderson's prosecution may hear witnesses over the rest of the week.
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FT. Meade, Md
My Lai
Col
Oran K. Henderson
Downtown versus Suburban Shopping Dilemma in Aiken
Aiken County merchants debate downtown versus suburban shopping trends. Roses in Kalmia Plaza and Bobbie's Boutique in Mitchell Shopping Center cite convenience and promotions as traffic drivers. Some fear centers lack major draws and overprovide office space.
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J.G. Taylor
Kalmia Plaza
Chell Shopping Center
Graniteville Man Sentenced in Mansion Murder Plea
A 43 year old Graniteville man received a maximum 30 year term after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his uncle Benjamin Murphy Jr. last June in Aiken County. Sheriff testimony described Murphy being shot and run over near Graniteville, with autopsy confirming fatal chest wound or vehicle impact.
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Graniteville
Benjamin Murphy Jr
Aiken County
General Sessions
Furman Feaster
Murphy
Paul D. Grant
Ky Says Election Rigged in South Vietnam Vote
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky charged brazen rigging of the October 3 presidential election in which Nguyen Van Thieu won re election with about 94.3 percent of ballots. Officials reported 5.5 percent against Thieu and 0.2 percent unaccounted for. Ky’s statement marked the first public reaction from a Thieu opponent.
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Thieu
Education System Probed in South Carolina Racial Tracking
Columbia AP reports a probe into South Carolina post high school education to see if segregation persists. The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Human Rights will seek more information after a preliminary hearing. James A. Morris notes USC’s program admitting low income students to regional campuses. O Stanley Smith cites tech graduates earning higher initial wages than four year grads.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Governor’s Advisory Commission On Human Rights
James A. Morris
University of South Carolina
O. Stanley Smith
Birth Control To Be Big Catholic Issue
Vatican sources say the World Bishops Synod will discuss population growth and the church stance on contraception. The debate could challenge the Pope's ban on contraceptives as the synod moves toward the social justice topic around October 15.
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Vatican City
World Bishops Synod
Vatican
South Carolina House Ends 21 Hour Filibuster On Reapportionment Bill
The South Carolina House, after a 21 hour filibuster led by Rep Arnold Goodstein, approved second reading of a Senate realignment measure. Goodstein yielded at 9 am amid amendments, with Rep Charles Powell and Rep Sidi Limehouse taking over. The session, the first all-night run since the 1960s, revived the reapportionment bill with a January continuation.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House of Representatives
State Senate
Arnold Goodstein
Charleston
House
Charles Powell
D-Abbeville
Sidi Limehouse
Powell
Goodstein
Senate
Charleston County
Vietnam
Bombers Hit New Targets In North Vietnam
US fighter bombers raided antiaircraft positions in North Vietnam while B52s pressed along the Cambodian border. No American casualties were reported. Three F105s conducted raids inside North Vietnam after B52 escorts over Laos, with radar guidance detected by electronic gear.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Pace
Air Force
Laos
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Richard Gardner
Mothers Walk To Washington Protesting School Busing
Four Mobile County mothers plan a multi state march to Washington to protest busing orders. They received a twenty dollar contribution and a signature from Gov. George C. Wallace and will present their petition to Congress. Led by Edna Wade they earlier walked two miles in Montgomery and aim to cover cities across Georgia South Carolina North Carolina and Virginia before the national visit.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Mobile County
Alabama
Washington
Wallace
Vestavia
Warrior
Pleasant Grove
Bessemer
Congress
Melba Tilllen
Edna Wade
Unitified Concerned Citizens of Alabama, Inc
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Emergency Declared in Wilmington and County
A state of emergency bans carrying weapons by non law enforcement in Wilmington and New Hanover County after an armed white gathering in a county park. Curtis Register of the State Bureau of Investigation said the meeting was monitored but no arrests could be made for concealed firearms due to the absence of a prior state of emergency.
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Wilmington
N.C
New Hanover County
Curtis Register
State Bureau of Investigation
Textile Agreement Eludes Government
In Washington with nine days left before the October 15 deadline Japan and three other nations stalled the Nixon administration's effort for a three to five year textile export pact. Special negotiator Anthony Jurich left Japan Korea Taiwan and Hong Kong with no agreement, though talks continue with Kennedy aides.
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Washington
Japan
Nixon
Jurich
White House
David Kennedy
Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Kennedy
Hospital Cross-Infection A Growing Problem
An AP report outlines the rise of nosocomial infections in hospitals. It cites expert concerns from Dorothy Golden and Bertha Litsky, notes conservative infection rates of 2 to 5 percent, and highlights an estimated $48 million annual cost if 2 percent of 30 million admissions incur longer stays.
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Pital
Dorothy Golden
R.N
Central
Ohio State
Yanis Litsky
Amherst
Mass
of Chicago Medical School
American Hospital Association
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