Missing Airmen Feared Dead In Montmorenci B 52 Crash
A massive search continues for two missing airmen after a mid air explosion of a B 52 near Montmorenci five miles east of Aiken. One pilot died and four others survived with injuries. The crew from Seymour Johnson AFB based in Goldsboro were on a routine training mission.
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Montmorenci
Aiken
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon, Ga
Sions
Melvin M. Bewley Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Ricky K. Griffith
Cedarville
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Goldsboro
N.C
Seymour
Reporters Notebook Confusion Marks County Plane Crash
Reporters observed lunchtime panic as a US Air Force bomber exploded in the county. Citizens aided neighbors while military leaders assumed control and radiation tests returned negative. Reporters Higgs Hall Smithwick Jimmies Katonak filed details as investigations began.
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Aiken County
Air Force
Espirit de Corps
Eric Higgs
Jeane Hall
Lin Smithwick
Jody Jimmies
Lynne Katonak
Pact Signing In Geneva Faces Soviet Boycott
In Geneva the Soviet Union indicated it would skip the Israeli Egyptian pact ceremony. The United States pledged not to attend, and the United Nations floated a possible cancellation of its official witness. Quiet diplomacy followed at UN Geneva as the signing time loomed.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Soviet Union
United States
United Nations
Hostages Released After 17Hour Downtown Siege
In Albany New York a 17hour standoff at a downtown coffee shop ended with nine hostages freed and the gunman surrendering Shortly after 8 am an FBI agent confirmed all seven hostages were safe and the suspect was in custody inside the building involved in the incident
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Albany
N.Y
FBI
Brooklyn Men Indicted in Bronfman Kidnapping Case
A Westchester County grand jury indicted two Brooklyn men on state kidnapping charges for the nine day abduction of whisky heir Samuel Bronfman 2nd. They also face grand larceny counts for the 2.3 million dollar ransom demanded from Edgar M. Bronfman. Indictments followed 90 minutes of testimony from Samuel Bronfman 21 and his father along with seven FBI agents.
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White Plains, N.Y
Westchester County
Brooklyn
Samuel Bronfman
Bronfman
Edgar M. Bronfman
Seagrams Ltd
FBI
Louisville Bus Desegregation Opens Smoothly
Louisville buses carried out a desegregation program launch with minimal disruption, affecting 22,600 students in Louisville and Jefferson County.
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Louisville, Ky
Louisville
Jefferson County
Weeks seeks re election as Aiken mayor after 25 years in office
Aiken mayor H Odell Weeks announced his candidacy for re election at the Democratic Municipal Club meeting. He noted achievements in recreation drainage industrial development parkway beautification Hope Lands Gardens and the new Public Safety Building. Weeks has 30 years in public service and strong ties to local civic groups and Clemson University.
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H. Odell Weeks
Aiken County
Aiken
Democratic Municipal Club
Weeks
Hopelands Gardens
Lions Club
First Baptist Church
Municipal Association of
South Carolina
Aiken Businessmen’s Club
Football Edition Highlights Aiken Standard Reach
The Aiken Standard publishes its annual football edition featuring articles on high school varsity and junior high teams, USC, Clemson, and assistant coaches, expanding coverage across programs.
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Aiken Standard
USC
Clemson
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