Stockade conditions praised by candidate amid reform push
Council candidate Robert W. Shellhouse defended county supervisor Fred Scott while urging a council form of government to fix deplorable stockade conditions. Shellhouse cited his WWII POW experience to argue supervision prevents neglect, recalling prisoner led efforts to clean their prison.
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Fred Scott
Aiken
Robert W. Shellhouse
Shellhouse
Scott
County Grand Jury
Germany
Italian Strike Ends in Reggio Calab ria Riot Turmoil
Three thousand Italian army troops in armored cars and tanks ringed Reggio Calabria as a week long general strike ended and life returned to normal. Riots left three dead and hundreds wounded after the Rome government designated Catanzaro as the regional seat. Premier Colombo ordered riot police and promised to review the decision and curb future disturbances.
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Reggio Calabria
Italy
Rome
Catanzaro
Rian
Emilio Colombo
Courthouse Bombed in Worcester with No Injuries
A small bomb exploded on a courthouse window ledge in Worcester late Sunday night causing about $2,000 in damage. No injuries were reported after police were alerted by a telephone warning to the Worcester Telegram, which arrived after the blast.
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Worcester, Mass
Worcester County
Worcester Telegram
Typhoon Kate Wrecks Mindanao. 13 Dead, 29 Missing
Typhoon Kate struck southern Mindanao, the Philippines, killing 13 people and leaving 29 missing as hundreds were rendered homeless. Officials warned the toll could rise as reports continued.
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Manila
Kate
Philippines
Mindanao
Saigon police arrest 8000 in three month morality drive
Saigon police report over eight thousand arrests in the first month of a three month campaign to eradicate social vices in the Saigon Cholon Gia Dinh metro area. Many cited for traffic violations or petty crimes. shops fined for economic rule breaches. 29 weapons seized and goods deemed harmful to morals removed.
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Saigon
Cholon
Gia Dinh
Nixon Hunts For Votes In Heartland Cities
President Nixon tours the heartland to mobilize the silent majority in a law and order pitch. He plans stops in Columbus Ohio Grand Forks North Dakota Kansas City Missouri Johnson City Tennessee Asheville North Carolina and Ft Wayne Indiana before returning to the White House as part of a broad 18 to 20 state drive. Vice President Agnew promotes Republican wins as a remedy to campus unrest and street turmoil on the campaign circuit.
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Nixon
Heartland
Spiro T. Agnew
Columbus
Ohio
Grand Forks
N.C
Kansas City
Senate
Johnson City
Cer tain Thrust maneuvers involve U S and West German troops near Bamberg
American and West German forces opened a five day exercise near Bamberg to test airlift of combat ready troops. Cer tain Thrust includes 33 000 soldiers with 12 000 flown from Ft Riley Kansas. Two U S soldiers have been killed and 12 seriously injured in tank and jeep accidents. Concurrently 100 000 Soviet Bloc troops held a six day exercise and parade in East Germany.
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Bamberg
Germany
United States
Ft. Riley
Kan
East Germany
Sadat fully backs one cease-fire extension with Israel
Cairo radio reports President Anwar Sadat said Egypt would accept a single 90 day cease-fire extension if meaningful negotiations begin to end the Middle East conflict. The extension would run only if the existing truce is extended beyond its November 6 deadline.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
Cairo Radio
Stocks Open Lower On Mixed Market Watch
Stocks opened lower on Friday in moderate trading as declines edged ahead of advances on the New York Stock Exchange. The early price action showed a slim lead for the downside amid cautious investor sentiment.
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New York
Stock Stock Exchange
Massive Voting Shifts in South Carolina Counties
The state reports 888 894 registered voters with a Negro majority in Williamsburg and white majorities elsewhere. Aiken County lists 27 903 whites and 5 624 Negroes for 33 527 total, up 1 230 since June. Largest registrants are Greenville 77 720, Charleston 73 899, Richland 72 387.
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South Carolina
The
Election Commission
Aiken County
Williamsburg
Allendale
Fairfield
Jasper
Greenville County
Charleston
Richland
McCormick
Mounties Tighten City Security in Montreal War Measures
A massive hunt for the Laporte killers tightens security in Montreal. Army and RCMP patrols, road blocks, and border checks spread under the War Measures Act as warrants are issued for Marc Carbonneau and Paul Rose related to the kidnapping and murder.
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Montreal
Pierre Laporte
James R. Cross
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
U.S
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Mounted Police
Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Laporte
Ottawa
Marc Carbonneau
Paul Rose
Britain
Cross
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
St. Hubert
Albert Lisacek
Rose
A Waste Critics Question Savannah River Burial Plans
AWC Savannah River plant manager and UMWA president clash over burial of nuclear wastes. Stetson cites early research and a $13.3 million funding phase while stressing long term safety and local impact. Boyle calls for congressional probe into burial risks and earth movement.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
W. A
Tony” Boyle
United Mine Workers
Boyle
Nathaniel Stetson
Stetson
South Carolina
Cambodians Try to Reopen Highway South of Phnom Penh
Cambodian troops clash 25 miles south of Phnom Penh on Highway 2 as three battalions press to link with units pushing north from Takeo. Government says seven North Vietnamese killed in ambush and 15 soldiers wounded amid efforts to reopen the major route cut since May.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Takeo
Kiri Rom
Elephant Mountains
Thurmond Endorses Watson At South Carolina GOP Rally
U S Senator Strom Thurmond backed gubernatorial candidate Albert Watson at a barbecued rally in Gloverville. He contrasted voting records between Watson and Democrat John West, urging support for Watson for fiscal responsibility, states rights and individual freedom. Thurmond also endorsed Jim Henderson for lieutenant governor Inez Eddings for state superintendent and Grady Ballard for Congress.
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Gloverville
U.S
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Albert Watson
South Carolina
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Watson
Goldwater
Nixon
Thurmond
Jim Henderson
Weather Bureau Misses On Weekend Forecast
The weekend forecast proved too mild as temperatures plunged to 36 degrees Saturday night. The Aiken Fire Department logged several furnace fires amid the cold, urging homeowners to clean furnaces and filters while noting no serious incidents. Degree days suggest heating needs rising. the week starts warmer with highs near 70 and lows around 50, followed by increasing clouds and light rain through Wednesday.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Aiken Fire Department
Fire Department
AEC Hearing Tomorrow Over Barnwell Nuclear Plant Plans
AEC to hold a 10 a.m. hearing at Barnwell County Courthouse to inform the public about Allied Gulf Nuclear Products Inc proposal for a 70 million dollar nuclear fuel recovery plant on land formerly part of Savannah River Plant. The license may be issued if public response is favorable.
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Barnwell
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Barnwell County
Allied-Gulf Nuclear Products, Inc
AEC
Savannah River
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