U N Command Guard Beaten in Panmunjom Clash
In Panmunjom North Koreans attacked a United Nations Command guard with shovels injuring seven others including a Swiss officer. The incident followed a 10 minute fight after a North Korean guard removed a U N command armband from a guard protecting South Korean civilians in the Military Armistice Commission room. About 30 North Korean civilian workers joined with shovels clubs and rocks in what appeared to be a planned assault.
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United Nations Command
Panmunjom
U.N
Military Armistice Commission
De Gaulle in good health, living in retirement
Paris AP reports former president Charles de Gaulle enjoys good health and mental sharpness at his Colombey home. His brother-in-law Jacques Vendroux said he appears more alert physically and more freely speaks during a weekend radio interview. De Gaulle resigned in April 1969. Memoirs’ first volume sold 250,000 copies in three days and a second edition of 150,000 followed.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Colombey- Les-Deux-Eglises
Jacques Vendroux
de Gaulle
Floods Ravage Puerto Rico Leave Dozens Dead or Missing
Bulldozers cleared mud while Red Cross stations set up island wide. Neighbors scrubbed homes and searched for bodies as six days of torrential rain caused $50 million in damage. Evacuees returned uncertainly. Andres Perez lamented losing 14 chickens in Sabana Seca near San Juan.
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Red Cross
Andres Perez
Sabana Seca
Miguel Lebron
Stocks Open Lower as Dow Dips to 768.69
The New York Stock Exchange saw more declines than advances in mild trading with most key issues posting fractional moves. Opening prices included Telex 2042, Litton 24, Bethlehem Steel 21, Allied Chemical 19, and General Telephone 26, as the Dow Jones average fell 8.5 points to 768.69.
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Allied Chemical
General Telephone & Electronics
Parachutist Killed In Cape Fear River Accident
William Russell Godwin a 34 year old Erwin resident and Sears Roebuck division manager died near Cape Fear River after a parachute failure. Spectators watched as Godwin tangled two chutes and drowned before recovery by bystanders. Coroner deemed the death an accidental drowning.
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Middle East Standoff Over 90-Day Cease Fire
Egypt refuses to extend the Suez cease-fire beyond November 5 unless Israel joins UN peace talks. Israel asks Cairo to pull back antiaircraft missiles near the canal, marking a renewed stalemate as Jarring talks resume or stall.
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United States
Mahmoud Riad
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Gunnar V. Jarring
Tobacco industry calls ACS lung cancer study a hoax
Horace R. Kornegay of the Tobacco Institute accuses the American Cancer Society of perpetrating a scientific hoax by reporting that 12 beagle dogs exposed to unfiltered cigarette smoke for two and a half years developed lung cancers. The Society released the Feb. 5 finding earlier this year.
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Aiken County Fair Opens With Free Night and VIP Guests
The Aiken County fair debuts at 5 p.m. with Mrs. Robert E. McNair joining officials from Aiken North Augusta New Ellenton and Horse Creek Valley. Miss Aiken Vikki Smith and the Aiken High School Pep Band will participate as the big top hosts describe a bigger event than last year attracting about 20 000 attendees. Proceeds support Jaycee projects while school days offer free admission for children and rides at five for $1.
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Weekend Drug Raids In Goldsboro Net Thirteen Arrests
Thirteen people including two high school students were arrested on drug charges in Goldsboro during weekend raids by three law enforcement agencies. Officers confiscated heroin marijuana LSD and other hallucinogens along with injection equipment and two cars. The raids occurred Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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Goldsboro
Inside Today Comic Section Preview
Local page highlights comic strips and editorial notes with brief sports and TV listings. Indicates section layout and features upcoming pages and entertainment items.
U S Forces Cut Closer To Nixon Timeline In Vietnam
The US Command says troop strength in Vietnam is below the 384,000 ceiling set by President Nixon with departures announced from the 7th and 11th Marine Regiments and other units. Strength totals by service are Army 292,300 Navy 18,700 Marines 27,600 Air Force 45,900 Coast Guard 100. An OV10 crashed in northwest Cambodia killing the pilot, and two American helicopters were shot down over the weekend with one crewman killed and another wounded.
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Hollings' Wife Obtains Mexican Divorce From Senator
Mrs. Ernest F. Hollings received a Mexican divorce from Sen. Ernest F. Hollings after 24 years of marriage. The couple wed March 30, 1946, in Columbia, South Carolina, and have four children. The grounds were not disclosed and she is now in Odessa, Texas, with her family.
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Hollings
Patricia Salley
Columbia
S.C
Mrs. Hollings
Odessa, Tex
Aiken County Grand Jury Slams Stockade Conditions
The Aiken County Grand Jury described the county stockade as deplorable and urged stricter security. It called for immediate cleaning of the center section, better food supervision, uniform dress for prisoners, and use of available labor to improve facilities with a farm garden to supplement provisions.
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George Gregory
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Bomb blasts hit federal building and churches in Rochester
In a 25 minute span early today a federal office building the Monroe County office building two churches and a private home were damaged by dynamite blasts. One man suffered cuts from shattered glass but none seriously injured. Police say sticks of dynamite were thrown or placed outside the buildings and the perpetrators fled by car.
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Rochester, N.Y
Monroe County
T. Clark
William Harkin
Rochester
County Officials Challenge Aiken Rule Bill Debate
Nine elected county officials signed a statement criticizing the proposed Home Rule Bill and challenging tactics used by supporters. Don Maxwell defended current systems, citing five years of county audits as evidence and noting public access to reports.
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Raymond A. Holley
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