Pop Festivals End With Calm Notes Despite Heat and Drugs
Three major pop festivals closed after weekends of loud crowds and drug arrests but few major incidents. In Lewisville Texas crowds swelled for the Texas Pop Festival with heat caused medical needs. Sky River in Washington drew up to 30 000. New Orleans event near Prairieville hosted about 30 000. Isle of Wight drew 200 000 for Bob Dylan who sparked delays and a abrupt exit.
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Lewisville
Tex
Tenino
Wash
New Orleans
Prairieville
England
Isle of Wight
Bob Dylan
Garza-Little Elm Lake
Sam Houston
Sky River
Cindy
Boyd Grasmyre
Washington
U.S. 61
Janis Joplin
The
Iron Butterfly
County Joe and the Fish
Canned Heat
Clearwater Revival
Grateful Dead
Congress to tackle housing bill amid housing slump
Washington reports both houses plan housing legislation next week to ease a sagging housing market. Senate subcommittee drafts a 6.3 billion bill for introduction on return, while the House panel begins drafting as Romny faces sharp questions in a closed session.
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Washington
Ing
Congress
Senate Housing Aubcommitte
House
Francelia Storm Advances Toward Belize Coast
The storm, winds near 80 mph, was forecast to strengthen to 300 mph. At 6 p.m. Monday its center lay at 17.5 N 84.1 W, about 275 miles east of Belize, moving west-northwest at 14 mph with tropical gale winds extending up to 100 miles north and 50 miles south.
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Belize
Isadore Blume Dies at 72 in Lexington
Isadore Blume 72 of Route 1 Lexington died Sunday in Veterans Administration Hospital Columbia. Services by Rev. Floyd Dukes at Edisto Baptist Church today at 4 30 p m. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Marie Mundy Blume three daughters Ruby Zissett Lettie Williams Ollie May Jones a son Isadore Carol Blume a brother Noel Blume. Native of Barnwell County former Aiken County resident and World War I veteran. Burial military rites by Fort Gordon detachment. Bearers Albert Baughman George Baughman Verron Baughman Brunson Baughman Carroll Zissett Bobbie Williams.
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Isadore Blume
Route 1
Lexington
Veterans Administration Hospital
Columbia
Floyd Dukes
Edisto Baptist Church
Church
Marie Mundy Blume
Ruby Zissett
Lettie Williams
Augusta
Ollie May Jones
Aiken
Isadore Carol Blume
Orangeburg
Noel Blume
Williston
Barnwell County
Noel
Janie Gregory Blume
Lved
Aiken County
Blume
Fort Gordon
Albert Baughman
George Baughman
Verron Baughman
Brunson Baughman
Carrol Zissett
Bobbie Williams
Aiken Standard Masthead Details Newspapers Rights
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 publishes daily except weekends with AP and United Press International wire services. It lists contact details, mailing address, and subscription rates per week month and year with notes on error corrections in the next issue.
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Aiken Standard
Richland Avenue
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
United Press International
John G. Rogers Dies and Funeral at Saluda Today
SALUDA John Gerald Rodgers 79 died at his home after months of illness. He was the son of George and Annie Lou Trotter Rodgers and is survived by his widow Leonna Forrest Rodgers of Saluda and many children including Mrs. Mc Tyranny McCraine Center ville Miss and Mrs. Marie Corder Aiken. Services will be held at St Williams Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Tuesday with Father Tim McCarthy officiating and burial in the church cemetery.
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Saluda
John Gerald Rodgers
George
Annie Lou Trotter Rodgers
Leonna Forrest Rodgers
McTyranny McCraine
Centerville
Marie Corder
Aiken
Horace Rodgers
Columbia
David Poll
Meridian
Miss
Dora Murphy
Swansea
Fannie Stewart
Ruby Rodgers
Ward
Wilpur Rodgers
Lee Rodgers
Isaac Rodgers
Kelly Rodgers
Frank Rodgers
Batesburg
Dan Rodgers
Augusta
St. Williams Catholic Church
Tim McCarthy
Suburban School Switch Boosts Inner City Students Learning
Two psychologists report that moving 266 Hartford inner city children from grades 1–3 to fluent suburban schools in 1966 improved verbal facility perception and verbal reasoning over two years. Gains lag in numerical skills. Study notes early intervention essential, with replication needed.
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Washington
Hartford
Conn
American Psychological Association
Aline M. Mahan
Central Connecticut State College
Thomas W. Mahan
University of Hartford
Plunkett Drowns In River Funeral Held Today
Funeral services for D. C. Plunkett 45 Arden North Carolina drown in the French Broad River near Arden will be held today at 11 a.m. at Graveside Shiloh Baptist Church. Rev. George C. Youmans will officiate. Plunkett a native of Allen had lived in Arden about a year.
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D. C. Plunkett
Arden
N. C
French Broad River
Shiloh Baptist Church
George C. Youmans
Plunkett
Alken
Inquest Opens Into Mary Jo Kopechne Death Near Kennedy
Security tightens in Edgartown as an inquest begins into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death after a Kennedy driven car left a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island. Witnesses include Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as Kennedys legal actions and autopsy disputes unfold before Judge Boyle.
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Mass
Mary Jo Konecine
Edward M. Kennedy
James A. Boyle
Kopechne
Kennedy
Chappequiddick Island
Cal Examiner
Donald R. Hills
Miss Kopechne
Nevins
Dinis
Bernard C. Brominski
Common Pleas Court
Wilkes-Barre
Boyle
Edward B. Hanity
Boston
Holiday Road Toll in SC Rises with Labor Day Weekend
At least 16 people died on South Carolina roads during the 78 hour Labor Day weekend. The State Highway Patrol toll for the year stands at 647. Names and ages of the deceased span multiple towns including Sumter Manning Seneca and Anderson with fatalities across U S and state highways in recent days.
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South Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Howard W. Button
Tampa
Fla
U.S. 301
Manning
Mary Buckner Davis
Sumter
Tony Lee Smith
Rt. 1
Six Mile
Seneca
Oconee County
South Vietnamese 5th Division Chief Seeks U.S. Support
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Hieu, new commander of the 5th Division, says the North Vietnamese Army outnumbers Vietnamese units without U.S. firepower. He notes training gaps, cites Dong Tien ties with 18th Division, and U.S. assessment that both divisions must improve before potential withdrawals.
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Nguyen van Hieu
NVA
U.S
U. S
Hieu
22Nd
Central Highlands
18Th Infantry
3Rd Corps
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Washington
Justice Department Flops As Uncle's Bill Collector
A GAO report shows the Justice Department collected 42 percent of the 383 million owed in fines judgments and penalties over four years. It criticizes U S attorneys offices for low recovery rates and data errors in a system not used by most divisions.
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Justice Department
Washington
Uncle Sam
House
General Accounting Office
Dante B. Fascell
D-Fla
U.S
GAO
Fice
Connecticut
New York
Alabama
Department
L. M. Peller
Nixon outlines international burden sharing and welfare reform
Nixon argues addresses must limit overseas commitments while aiding free nations, forging a shared world stability. He cites 11 reforms begun or urged in Congress, including a major welfare reform, and notes funding new programs by trimming existing ones.
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Nixon
Congress
Carrier Rescues Woman As Husband Missing Off Corsica
The U S aircraft carrier John F Kennedy and destroyer D Amato rescued a woman from a distressed yacht Ze bulb on near the Riviera Corsica after Allied anniversary ceremonies. Mrs Mouriez said her husband dived to save her and disappeared while she returned to the yacht. Ambassador Sargent Shriver sent a wreath and condolence telegram.
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Nice
France
U.S
Ambassadores
Shriver
D'Amato
Riviera
Corsica
Zebulon
44 000 Pilots Threaten Global Strike Over Hijack Crisis
IFALPA president Ole Forsberg announced plans for a 24 hour world strike by about 44 000 pilots if the UN does not secure immediate relief for a hijacked Tel Aviv bound Trans World Airlines jet held in Syria. The group urged UN action and warned of a strike if passengers are not freed by Sept. 8.
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United Nations
Syria
Ole Forsberg
International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations
Trans World Airlines
Damascus
Forsberg
U Thant
New York
Ifalpa
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