Florida Coast In Path Of Hurricane Laurie
Hurricane Laurie aims for Florida's west coast with 120 mph winds as it strengthens in the Gulf. The New Orleans weather office says Gulf coast hurricane watch ends, and Dr. Robert Simpson notes Laurie may resume an east or southeast track rather than continue north.
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New Orleans
Laurie
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Simpson
Lancaster Student Guilty of Draft Evasion
William E. McKee of Lancaster was found guilty by a federal court jury of refusing to submit to induction into the Army. U. S. District Judge Charles E. Simons Jr. will sentence McKee, a former University of South Carolina student, who claimed conscientious objector status after induction was ordered. The court noted the status must be claimed before notice of induction.
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Columbia
William E. McKee
Lancaster
Army
U. S
Charles E. Simons Jr
McKee
University of South Carolina
Simons
4Th U. S. Circuit of Appeals
Aga Khan Wed In Secret Paris Civil Ceremony
The Aga Khan and Lady Sarah Crichton Stuart wed in a secret Paris civil ceremony Tuesday night at a district town hall. They will marry again in Ismaili Moslem rites at the Aga Khan's Paris home on a later date. Witnesses included the Aga Khan's uncle Prince Sadruddin and brother Prince Amin, while Lady Sarah's witnesses were her father Col Arthur Croker Poole and her brother Anthony. A spokesperson said no reception was planned.
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Paris
Aga Khan
Sarah Crichton Stuart
Sadruddin Aga Khan
Prince Amin Aga Khan
Col
Arthur Croker Poole
Anthony
Sarah
Sidewinders Pop Group Members Die In Crash Near Keele
Two members Reginald Lye and Terry Villiers of the Sidewinders were killed in a highway crash near Keele England Tuesday. Three other group members were hospitalized after their car struck a median pipe.
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Keele
England
The
Sidewinders
Here
Reginald Lye
Terry Villiers
U.S Servicemen Probed in Illegal Immigration
British and American officials investigate reports that U S servicemen aided illegal immigrants entering Britain. Two Scotland Yard detectives traveled to Munich to confer with U S Air Force authorities as two sergeants are questioned. Names and numbers remain undisclosed.
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London
U.S
Britain
Scotland Yard
Passport and Immigration Office
Munich
Germany
Yard
U. S
Westmoreland opposes unilateral Vietnam ceasefire
Gen. William Westmoreland told a Greenwood civil club that a unilateral ceasefire in South Vietnam is not practical now as it could signal Communist dominance. He cited past violations and warned a ceasefire would derail pacification and the anti Communists momentum in the South Vietnamese government.
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Greenwood
William Westmoreland
Army
South Vietnam
Westmoreland
Nixon
U. S
Vietnam
South Carolina
Nixon Welcomes Cosmonauts on U.S. Tour
President Nixon greeted Soviet cosmonauts Major General Georgi Beregovoi and Konstantin Feoktistov at the White House on the second day of their U.S. visit. The meeting in the Oval Room included Col. Frank Borman, Vice President Agnew, and Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin. Nixon presented presidential pens as souvenirs.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
United States
Georgi T. Beregovoi
Konstantin Feoktistov
Col
Frank Borman
Spiro T. Agnew
Anatoly Dobrynin
Counterfeit $20 Bills Reported in Aiken Area
Aiken police detective James W. Whitehurst warns merchants and residents to watch for counterfeit twenty dollar bills circulating in Aiken. One bill has been recovered and four more with serials F46448711A C44229637A E18204824A J12445638A are identified. the Federal Reserve Bank of issue is undetermined.
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Aiken
James W. Whitehurst
Whitehurst
Federal Reserve Bank
Nixon draft lottery plan sent to House floor
President Nixon’s draft lottery plan was sent to the House for action under tight controls to prevent broad revision. The House plans to approve the lottery this week, though other legislation may delay it, while critics tried to open the law to change including ending college deferments.
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Washington
Nixon
House
House Rules Committee
Senate
USC Allendale Regional Campus to Close July 1
The University of South Carolina Allendale Regional Campus known as Salkahatchie will close July 1 due to declining enrollment. Higher Education Commissioner James A. Morris confirmed the irrevocable decision. USC branches in Aiken and Beaufort are expected to absorb displaced students as a new Aiken campus program is planned.
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University of South Carolina
Allendale
Higher Education
James A. Morris
USC
Aiken
Beaufort
Aiken County
Morris
William Casper
Casper
Fighting around Saigon area churns with multiple clashes
American ground forces met several short sharp combats north and west of Saigon as part of a lull in major operations. Casualties included seven Americans killed and 20 wounded, with 46 enemy fighters killed and two American planes shot down. The 1st Air Cavalry led a major engagement, while other skirmishes occurred near the Saigon River and in jungle clearings. Thieu signaled openness to cease fire talks.
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Saigon
U.S
Weest
1St Air Cavalry Division
1St Air Cav
Autopsy petition in Kopechne case reserved by Pa judge
In Wilkes Barre a Pa judge reserved decision on a petition for an autopsy into Mary Jo Kopechne's death from the Kennedy car incident off Chappaquiddick Island. District Attorney Edmund Dinis pressed for autopsy results for an inquest, with testimony including Kennedy’s telecast explanation and toxicology notes supporting drowning.
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Wilkes-Barre
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Mass
Edmund Dinis
Pennsylvania
Bernard C. Brominski
Common Pleas
Brominski
Dinis
New Bedford
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Europe
Joseph A. Kopechne
Miss Kopechne
Henry C. Fiiemuth
Baltimore
Maryland Medical Examiner
Werner Spitz
Educating mentally retarded children urged at state committee
South Carolina lawmakers heard from the SCA for Retarded Children about mandatory special education. advocates cited examples from Aiken and Utah and urged uniform state funding while noting current district discretion may block services. A proposal would require classes and consult the State Department of Education with a potential 1971 start.
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Columbia
Legislative Committee On
S. C. Association For
W. H. Winans
Aiken
State Department of Education
Harold D. Breazeale
Pickens
General Assembly
New York
Ans
Utah
Stuart
Association
Charles W. Huff
Rock Hill
National Association For Retarded Children’s Board of Directors
Metals Experts Visit Area High Schools in CSRA
Savannah River ASM chapter will visit Aiken High Scho lfield High and St Angela Academy as part of its education program to introduce seniors and juniors to materials science. Drs Roger A Gregg and Claude Henschel start at Richmond Academy Thursday with Nov 4 events at Aiken and Scho field and Nov 10 at St Angela.
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Savannah River
American Society of Metals
ASM
CSRA
Aiken High
Schofield
St. Angela Academy
Roger A. Gregg
Claude Henschel
Richmond Academy
Aiken High School
Chilean army units threaten coup as Frei asserts loyalty
In Santiago two units of an army division stage a revolt signaling a possible coup for the first time in 30 years. President Eduardo Frei addresses the nation via radio and TV claiming overwhelming armed force backing and vows he will not be ousted.
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Santiago, Chile
Chile
Eduardo Frei
Chile enacts siege amid alleged military sedition
The Chilean government declares a state of siege and suspends Congress to quell what it calls an attempted military sedition led by Brig. Gen. Roberto Viaux Marambo. President Frei denounces the uprising as a crazy adventure and vows to confront the rebels, who had just been removed from command in Antofagasta.
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Frei
Roberto Viaux Marambo
1St Army Divi
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