Nixon Orders New 40,000-Troop Cut in Vietnam
U S Command maps plans for a 40 000 man reduction as Nixon aims to lower troop strength in Vietnam to 344 000 by December 31 and to 284 000 by May 1, 1970. B52 bombers patrol Laos to curb North Vietnamese supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Saigon
Nixon
Laos
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambo
Dia
South Vietnam
Hartford
Conn
Vietnam
Chesty Puller Hospitalized in Serious Condition
Lt Gen Lewis B Puller America's most decorated Marine is in Portsmouth Naval Hospital ICU with possible heart disease. The 71 year old veteran of four wars has 53 decorations including five Navy Crosses and asked in 1965 to return to active combat duty.
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Portsmouth, Va
Lewis B. ‘Chesty
Puller
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Middlesex County
Saluda
Calley Hearing Resumes At Fort Benning
A pretrial hearing for Lt. William L. Calley Jr. resumes at Fort Benning with the defense seeking access to the first volume of the Peers Committee report on the My Lai massacre. Calley, 27, is charged with slaying 102 Vietnamese civilians during a March 1968 Army raid in South Vietnam.
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FT. Benning
Mills cites budget deficit projection exceeding 12.8 billion
Representative Wilbur Mills of the House Ways and Means Committee warned the federal deficit for the current fiscal year will top 12.8 billion as revenue falls short of predictions. He criticized the administration for not outlining a plan to balance the budget without tax increases and noted rising costs and spending across government.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Wilbur Mills
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
American Bankers Association
Nixon
Richmond clash between students and police after Ginsburg reading
In a student area near Virginia Commonwealth University, chanting students clashed with police late Monday night. At least six injured, including two officers, and about ten arrests followed alarms after Allen Ginsburg finished reading and announced a block party on Grove Avenue.
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Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University
Allen Ginsburg
Ginsburg
Grove Avenue
Stocks Open Mixed as Wall Street Starts Week
New York stocks opened mixed with advances and declines about even on the NYSE. Key issues moved fractionally with Telex up to 22, Pittston Co at 34.44, Westinghouse 63, GE 83.44, AT&T 44.5, Xerox 85.5, and University Computing 32 percent.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Telex
Pittston Co
Westinghouse
General Electric
American Telephone
Xerox
University Computing
Cosmos Satellite Launch Declares 371st Cosmos Flight
The Soviet government announced the launch of its 371st uncrewed Cosmos satellite. Officials stated the craft is functioning smoothly and all equipment operates as planned.
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Moscow
Beat The Stumper Jackpot Seeks Weekly Winner
The contest offers a $280 prize with a weekly winner. Entry deadline is Wednesday noon. Copies remain available at the Aiken Standard office for late submissions.
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Aiken Standard Office
Nixon joins Agnew on Campaign Trail
President Nixon campaigns with Vice President Agnew supporting the Conservative candidate James Buckley against Republican Senator Charles Goodell. Nixon avoided a formal endorsement while Goodell's fund at Nelson Rockefeller's Washington home drew GOP leaders and allies including Scott, Griffin, Allott, Hatfield, Javits, Saxbe, Stevens, Cook, Vene man. Nixon plans further interstate campaign stops before the November election.
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Washington
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
New York
Charles E. Goodell
James L. Buckley
Buckley
West
Chester County
N.Y
Senate
Goodell
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Richard L. Ottinger
Charlie
Edward W Brooke
Massachusetts
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Jacob K. Javits
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Marlow W. Cook
Kentucky
Health, Education and Welfare
John G. Vene
Hopelands Ordinance Approved for Retirement Apartment Complex
City Council approved rezoning from R-1A to R-2A for a five acre site west of U.S. Highway 1 opposite Crosland Park. A 60 unit one to three bedroom complex costing about 687000 will be built by 16 local investors with brick veneer and ground maintenance provided. Construction to begin within 90 days and occupancy expected early 1971.
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U.S. Highway 1
Crosland Park
Harold Eugene Hendrickson
Wilmington
N.C
Garvin
Council
Chamber Names Charles Sterritt Executive Manager
Charles R. Sterritt former coordinator of community relations at the Orangeburg Calhoun Technical Education Center was named the new executive manager of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce. The 61 year old native of Mackinaw City Michigan has held multiple sales and communications roles including CBS Network TV sales and the American Red Cross National Headquarters. He assumes duties effective yesterday with a pledge to make Aiken a better place to live and do business and to bring enthusiasm interest and inspiration to the chamber.
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Charles R. Sterritt
Orangeburg Calhoun
Greater Aiken
Sterritt
CBS Network
Radio - TV
Department of Public
Chamber
Aiken
Negotiations Under Way In Canadian Kidnapings
In Montreal the Quebec government opened talks with FLQ kidnappers who seized British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte. Police and troops protected officials as lawyer Robert Lemieux, linked to the FLQ, was paroled to aid negotiations.
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Montreal
Quebec
Robert Lemieux
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
James Richard Cross
Pierre Laporte
Robert Demers
Lemieux
Tion
Justice
Jerome Choquette
Cross
Laporte
Canada
Tax Board formalizes policy on reappraisals in writing
Aiken County Tax Control Board chairman Robert M. Laird Jr presented a written policy stating that all policies used in county reappraisals must be approved by the board before any reappraisal proceeds. The document aims to clarify future procedures, with action postponed until the next meeting for typed copies. The policy addresses board review prior to effect and owner notification.
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Aiken
Laird
Tax Control Board
Montmorenci
Taxes and shoplifting discussed at sales clinic
Ted Raab Sears store controller spoke at St Johns United Methodist Church about sales tax accuracy and theft risks. He noted that 1968 Sears data would require $20 million more for losses in womens fashions and cited a 1966 US News survey showing two billion dollars stolen nationwide.
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Ted Raab
Sears
Fellowship Hall
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Raab
U. S. News and World Report
Luise Henman
Columbia Area
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United States
Calley
Cosmos Satellite
Agnew
Scott
White House
Westchester
Stamford
GOP
Aiken County
Whiskey Road
South Carolina
Robert McNair
McNair
Miss Aiken
Vicki Smith
Susan Stallworth
Armour
Hopelands
Evelyn Moore
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Ottawa
Paul D. Grant
Langley-Bath Clearwater High School
Sheriff's Department
Orangeburg
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