Assistant Protocol Chief Smoak Takes Diplomatic Post
Col Marion H Smoak assistant chief of protocol Department of State will accompany Gov Ronald Reagan to Manila for the dedication of the Philippine Cultural Center He will represent the State Department Reagan represents President Nixon The party departs tomorrow flying via Honolulu Hong Kong Manila Smoak a Aiken native Citadel graduate retired officer and former state legislator has long been in Washington with a home there He has escorted King Hussein of Jordan the Colombian president and Dutch prime minister He notes world leaders are intelligent and resilient and finds his work fascinating The big surprise appears on page 7A PROTOCOL
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Marion H. Smoak
Department of State
Ronald Reagan
California
Philippine Cultural Center
Manila
Gov
Reagan
Nixon
Col. Smoak
Honolulu
Hong Kong
Smoak
The
Citadel
Army
Marion Street
Smoaks
Washington
Aiken
Eisenhower
King Hussein
Jordan
Kris Hussein
Colombia
Netherlands
Mexico
Conection
Amistad
Byrnes Improves Slightly After Heart Attack
James F. Byrnes, 90, in critical condition after a heart attack last week, with doctors reporting slight improvement and better consciousness. The former South Carolina governor and longtime public figure has endured strokes and a virus infection during recent months.
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Columbia
8. C
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
South Carolina
Bishop Pike Missing In Judean Wilderness Search Grows
The wife of former Episcopal bishop James A. Pike described their ordeal as Israeli forces staged a wide search. Pike 36 and his wife were driving from Bethlehem toward the Dead Sea when their rental car became stranded. She said he rested then urged her to continue alone, leaving him atop a small hill six to seven miles west of the Dead Sea.
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Pike
Bethlehem
Dead Sea
Big Jim Folsom Runs Again for Alabama Governor
Former Gov James E Folsom Jr announces another bid for governor in Mobile Alabama citing four college students and a pregnant wife amid debt and past due mortgage. He recalls legislature cutting emergency funds and seeks restoration of 400000 aid. Folsom previously governed 1947 51 and 1955 59 and had failed runs in 1962 and 1966.
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Mobile
Ala
James E
Big Jim” Folsom
Jim
Folsom
State Public Services Commission
Flood Kills Ten in Mexico City After Torrential Rain
Ten people died and at least 13 were injured as a two hour downpour flooded sections of Mexico City. Homes collapsed and mud filled shacks with a mother suffocating while shielding her child. Blackouts, elevator entrapments, traffic chaos, and a San Angel two story collapse were reported.
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Mexico City
San Angel
Paisley Threatened as Barricades Stir Northern Ireland
The Rev Ian Paisley said he received a death threat believed from the IRA headquarters in London. Police were informed. Paisley’s supporters barricaded the main Belfast highway while Catholics vowed to keep their barricades until residents feel safe and attacks end.
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Belfast
North Ireland
Ian Paisley
Ulster
Irish Republican Army
London
Paisley
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Opponents Lose Rulison Court Bids to Block Nuclear Blast
In Denver and Colorado, federal judges refused to halt Project Rulison a 40 kiloton underground nuclear test. Justice Thurgood Marshall declined to overturn lower court rulings finding precautions adequate and allowing the blast to proceed.
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Denver
Colorado
Thurgood Marshal
U.S. Supreme Court
Thurmond praises Minnie Kennedy and Aiken youths
In a Senate speech Senator Strom Thurmond lauded Minnie B. Kennedy of Aiken, praising her life from educator to namesake of Minnie B. Kennedy Junior High. He also commended the Aiken Pony League All-Stars for their Washington Pa World Series visit and the town’s warm, civic welcome.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
Minnie B. Kennedy
Aiken
Senate
Kennedy
South Carolna
Ho Chi Minh Dies at 79 Shifts North Vietnam Leadership
Ho Chi Minh, the 79 year old North Vietnamese leader who led resistance to the French and confronted the United States, died after a grave heart attack. A 25 member funeral committee led by Le Duan was announced, with Ton Duc Thang and Pham Van Dong among the top figures named.
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Saigon
Radio Hane
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
United States
Hanoi
Washington
Paris
San Clemente
Calif
White House
Nixon
le Duan
North Vietnamese Communist Party
Ton Duc Thang
Bo Chinh
Weather forecast prompts warnings across Erie streets
Buffalo dispatch notes two warnings from the Weather Bureau forecast for Lake Erie craft alerts and school openings. The forecast adds warnings for many streets where small children may be present as schools reopen.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Erie
Libya Displays Anti British Sentiment
In Tunis on Wednesday Egypt's Middle East News Agency reported anti British demonstrations across major Libyan cities. The protests followed a Libya military rulers broadcast warning Britain against aiding deposed King Idris. The government then ordered the air force to patrol oil installations and the Tobruk port, with helicopter pilots to report to air force command.
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Tunis
Egypt
Middle East
Libya
Britain
Idris
Tobruk
Air Force Command
United Fund Sets Fall Goal for Aiken County Drive
United Fund Community Services of Aiken County announces a $261 169 goal for the fall drive led by Ken French as president and Conrad Hartzog as campaign chair. The plan revises agency requests from $280 633 and lists allocations to 16 groups including the American Cancer Society Boy Scouts Red Cross and Salvation Army with reserves for losses.
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United Fund
Alken County
Aiken
Graniteville
United Fund Community Services of
Aiken County
Ken French
Conrad Hartzog
Frank Galardi
Aiken County United Fund
Alston Society
Amercan Cancer Society
Boy Scouts
Florence Crittenton
Salvation Army
Services Council
USO
Dirkson's malignant lung tumor confirmed
Walter Reed Army Hospital doctors report the tumor removed from Senator Everett Dirksen’s right lung is malignant but not spread. Final pathologist notes show full removal of the upper right lobe and no need for further surgery or treatment. Dirksen’s condition remains alert and breathing without aid.
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Washington
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Senate
Everett M. Dirkeson
Illinois
Ricer
Elben Bhdon
Pennsylvania
Scott
Dirksen
Bloodmobile to Return Next Week in Aiken
The Bloodmobile will visit Aiken's Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday and Wednesday. County blood program chair Joseph M. Pease aims for 350 pints, inviting first time and repeat donors from 3 to 9 pm. Donor age limit raised to 65 with physician note. those past 66 may donate.
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Municip
Joseph M. Pease
Thompson
National Institutes of Health
Red Cross
University of South Carolina
Augusta College
Aiken County
Red Cross Bisna
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