Ida threatens Eastport Maine as fast hurricane moves northeast
Hurricane Ida races 50 mph east of Cape Cod and could make landfall near Eastport Maine overnight. Edges brush Massachusetts and Cape Cod with light damage reported as the storm heads into the open Atlantic. Caserta riot scene follows bribery scandal. police clash with thousands of fans as fires burn and streets erupt.
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Atlantic
Maine
Weather Bureau
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Cape Cod
Colombian Air Force C-47 Crashes Killing 32 In Mountains
A Satena Airline twin-engine C47 crashed in the eastern Colombian mountains killing all 32 aboard. The victims, all Colombians, included three children. The plane had departed Monday with stops at 10 villages in the eastern plains.
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Satena
Manhattan Breaks Free From Arctic Ice In Northwest Passage Test
The ice breaking tanker SS Manhattan became stuck for hours in Melville Sound and 6 to 9 feet of ice but freed itself. It planned to sample newly discovered Alaskan oil from Point Barrow and refuel at Cape Clarendon with air deliveries. The voyage aims to test shipping feasibility through the Arctic route over Canada’s north coast.
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Manhattan
Canada
Point Barrow
Melville Sound
Cape Clarendon
Melville Island
Haynsworth Called Impeachment Charges Baseless
Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Eastland and Hruska publicly released the Justice Department file denying impropriety in Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr.'s participation in a textile mill labor case. They stressed a DOJ opinion that he was not disqualified and had a duty to participate. They said they reviewed all charges and insinuations.
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Supreme Court
Justice Department
4Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Eastland
Hruska
Suit seeks halt to pavilion over Kiawah Indian village remains
In Columbia five Charleston residents filed a Richland County suit against the South Carolina Tricentennial Commission to stop construction of a pavilion over a Kiawah Indian village site in Charleston. The defendants include the commission state treasurer Grady Patterson and attorney general Daniel McLeod. A second suit alleges improper condemnation of private property.
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South Carolina Tricentennial Commission
Richland County
Phosgene gas surplus stalls rail shipments near Denver
Federal officials halt further rail shipments of 1,294 cylinders of phosgene from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. The Army, facing disposal and contract issues with two chemical firms, absorbs the problem after earlier hopes of elimination. Congress and state officials had urged action.
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Federal Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Soviet accusation of China’s short Ho Chi Minh tribute
Radio Moscow accused China of a strange and improper act after Premier Chou En Lai led a Beijing delegation to Hanoi to pay respects for Ho Chi Minh. The Chinese group stayed about 24 hours before returning home on September 4, a move Moscow called improper in a Sept. 7 broadcast.
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North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Radio Moscow
Hanoi
Chou En-Lai
Radio
Moscow
U.S
African Summit Condemns Israeli Raid Supports Egypt
At Addis Ababa 41 nation African summit denounces Israel for its raid on Egypt and expresses solidarity with President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Delegates, meeting under the OAU, adopted the measure by acclamation and urged Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula.
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Ethiopia
Israel
Egypt
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Sinai Peninsula
Middle East
Langley Girls Aid In Rescue At Local Pond
Two Langley 13 year old girls Laurie White and Ellen Ruve witnessed A Clifford Ott fall from a boat on Langley Pond. Ott was rescued and taken to Aiken County Hospital where doctors listed his condition as fine.
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Langley
Ellen Ruve
A. Clifford Ott
Gloverville
Ott
Campuses Brace Against Renewed Unrest
A nationwide AP survey shows administrators plan tougher campus rules this fall while expanding student input. Beefs in security, use of injunctions, and police involvement are anticipated despite efforts to broaden minority access and student council roles.
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Washington
Associated Press
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
University of Maryland
University of Texas
Nixon to Convene Top Advisers on Vietnam Strategy
President Nixon will hold a White House session with top military and diplomatic aides to review Vietnam strategy. The agenda includes troop withdrawals, possible peace moves in Paris, the impact of Ho Chi Minh's death, and the Saigon cease-fire observance dispute.
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Indiana Tragedy Sees Two Aircraft Collide in Indiana
A single engine Piper Cherokee pilot in training collided with Allegheny Flight 853 a DC9 jetliner over Indiana. All six aboard and the student pilot died. The jetliner originated in Boston via Baltimore and Cincinnati bound for St Louis. Captain James Elkrod 47 and first officer William Heckendorn 26 led the crew along with two stewardesses. The student pilot Robert W Carey a resident of Indianapolis, had filed a flight plan for a round trip to Bakalor Air Force Base. Governor Whitcomb announced state aid for families.
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St. Louis
Washington
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Plainfield
William E. Heckendorn
Pittsburgh
Patricia Perry
Lynn
Mass
Barbara Petrucick
McCordsville
Robert W. Carey
Bakalor Air Force Base
Columbus
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Indiana
Israel raids Egypt in large scale amphibious assault
Israeli forces crossed the Gulf of Suez with tanks and air support advancing from El Hasayer to Ras Zafarana in a two day raid. Officials say 110 to 150 Egyptians were killed with little Egyptian resistance reported and Israel suffering minor losses. Prime Minister Golda Meir framed the attack as a warning to Cairo.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Gulf of Suez
Army
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Cairo
el Hasayer
Suez
Gulf
Sinai Desert
Ras Zafarana
Aiken County School Attendance Record Nears 25000
Dr. G T Myers reports district enrollment to exceed 25000 with first day 23555 and day seven 24482, making the district the fourth largest in South Carolina. Over 900 classrooms, 1031 staff, 208 buses serving 13421 pupils daily and 45 cafeterias with 17000 daily meals. Overcrowding prompts moves at Jackson and North Aiken elementary schools plus portable classrooms. Sprinkler installations cost about 95700 and fire escapes ordered for Aiken Junior High. Memorials for Minnie B Kennedy and Hamilton Dicks adopted.
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G. T. Myers
Aiken
South Carolina
Jackson Elementary
North Aiken
Myers
Aiken Junior High
Minnie B. Kennedy
Hamilton Dicks
Gas War Eases as Prices Revive in Aiken Area
Gas prices in New Ellenton and surrounding towns show a retreat from the peak of last week. Stations previously selling at 23.9 cents moved to 27.9 cents or higher as others matched the self-serve station’s discounts. Tax totals and losses to station owners are cited as factors, with estimates of 3000 dollars daily in area losses.
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New Ellenton
Nest
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Aiken
Aiken Delegation Names VPSC Members
The Aiken County Delegation appoints W. L. Thompson of North Augusta for United Merchants and Manufacturing Co. and eight others including W. L. Gray A. G. Blackmon H. W. Bandy Archie Dodgen Larry Murphy Foo Farmer L. L. Coker and Dorcey Lybrand to the Valley Public Service Commission. The panel will meet soon to elect a chairman.
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Valley Public Service Commission
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North Augusta
United Merchants and Manufacturing Co
W. L. Gray
A. G. Blackmon
Warrenville
H. W. Bandy
Bath
Archie Dodgen
Graniteville
Larry Murphy
Clearwater
Foo Farmer
Lynwood
L. L. Coker
Johnstown
Dorcey Lybrand
Aiken
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