LAW Strikes GM in Largest UAW Walkout to Date
The United Auto Workers went on strike against General Motors shutting car production and idling hundreds of thousands in the U S and Canada. Pickets appeared at GM plants in 31 states and two Canadian provinces after late talks failed to yield a new contract. Both sides said they remain far apart but will try to resume negotiations Wednesday.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
United States
Canada
Fischer quintuplets turn seven in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN SD AP Mr and Mrs Andrew Fischer celebrate seven year old quintuplets birthday quietly at home. The four girls and their brother attended school as usual on Monday as the couple keeps the children out of the public eye.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Andrew Fischer
Agnew Attacks Drug Culture Propaganda at Las Vegas Dinner
Vice President Spiro Agnew labels popular songs as latent drug culture propaganda that brain washes the young. Speaking at a Republican fundraising dinner amid Las Vegas neon, he warns creeping permissiveness threatens national strength and calls for more Republican help in Congress.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Spiro T. Agnew
America
Agnew
Congress
Son of Ray Milland charged with heroin possession
Daniel David Milland, 30, son of actor Ray Milland, was charged after police found four bags of heroin in his motel room. He posted a $500 bond and was released pending further court action.
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Salt Lake City
Ray Milland
Daniel David Milland
Cers
Milland
Jackie Gleason ties the knot amid Dixieland welcome in Fort Lauderdale
Jackie Gleason and his Independence Day bride Beverly McKittrick arrived from England aboard a cruise liner and were greeted by a Dixieland band. The six month Europe vacation followed by an annual $100,000 salary and Gleason's CBS show renewal status were noted. no new specials agreement has been reached.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jackie Gleason
Beverly McKittrick
England
Europe
Gleason
CBS
Jackie
Reds Halt Cambodian Advance in renewed fighting
In Cambodia and South Vietnam fighting continued as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces stalled a major Cambodian offensive 45 miles north of Phnom Penh. U S and South Vietnamese troop withdrawals were announced, totaling over 4 800 personnel. Local notices report a meeting on free parking in Aiken and council actions including RSVP recognition and alcoholic beverage ordinance discussions.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Taing Kauk
Taung Kauk
Robert McKellar
Rally Support Vietnam Personnel
RSVP
Aiken Area Council On Aging
Downtown flooding relief plans advance with two bid projects
City Manager Roland Windham announced two drainage contracts to cut flood risk in downtown streets. One 80 000 dollar project will lay a Newberry Street line to drain Richland Avenue and nearby Hayne Avenue and Bee Lane. A second 90 000 dollar plan calls for a 60 inch pipe from U S 1 to a 96 inch culvert under the Southern Railroad Track.
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Roland Windham
Newberry Street
Richland Avenue
Laurens Street
Hayne Avenue
Bee Lane
U.S. 1
Rollingwood Road
Southern Railroad
State Highway Department
Chesterfield Street
Barnwell
Hampton Avenue
Highway Department
Rollingwood
Aiken City Council Reorganizes Police and Parks Rules
The Aiken City Council approved a four platoon police schedule adding one officer to the Patrol Division, granting officers a day off at shift changes and five days off monthly, with a 40 hour week. It set park rules banning alcohol and amplified music, restricted commercial groups, and nightly closing from 10 pm to 6 am at Virginia Acres Recreation Park on York Street.
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Aiken
Virginia Acres Recreation Park
York Street
Edgefield
Abbeville Avenues
Central Business District
Recreation Department
Police and Fire Departments
Fire Department
F.C. Smith
Laurel Drive
Thant calls for international tribunal over hijackings
U Thant proposed prosecuting hijackers in the name of world peoples by a special international court separate from The Hague World Court. He told about 2,000 at a dinner on the eve of the 25th General Assembly that hijackings threaten international order and warrant a global legal response. The hostages, about 55, remain from hijackings involving three planes in a Jordanian desert.
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U.N
U Thant
Special International Tribunal
Thant
The
Hague
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
New York
Popular Front
Trans World Airlines
Aiken to Welcome Royal Visitors This Weekend
Aiken County hosts royalty as the Earl and Countess of Malmesbury visit for about a week. Their stay is arranged by James D. McNair, III District Parks Commissioner, and Mrs. McNair. They will tour Aiken, nearby farms, and visit Gov. Robert McNair at the Governor’s Mansion in Columbia.
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Aiken County
Earl and Countess of
Malmesbury
James D. McNair
Aiken
McNair
Third
Earl of Malmesbury
Countess of Malmesbury
Grey Hill
Basingstoke
Hampshire
England
South Carolina
Robert McNair
Governor's
Columbia
Time Left To Beat 240 Dollar Stumper
Time is flying but there is still time to get in on the 240 prize puzzle. The deadline is tomorrow noon and entries should be complete with every blank filled and the entrant's name emphasized.
U S Accused of Blocking Middle East Peace Talks
Egypt's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad says the United States backs Israel and blocks peace negotiations by accusing Cairo of cease fire violations. He argues Washington promised not to supply Phantom jets and other arms to Israel, while U S officials deny such pledges.
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Associated Press
Egypt
United States
Middle East
Israel
Cairo
Mahmoud Riad
America
Suez Canal
Riad
Washington
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Charleston
Armour
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Wade Brodie
Greater Aiken
Council On Aging
Beeta Ean
Newberry
Chesterfield- Abbeville
York-Hampton
Valley Road
Windham
Police Department
Martha Clark
USCA
Aiken High School
Douglas Burns
David Covington
William Dugas
David Safford
Deborah Austin
Judy Craft
Sandra Curry
Emily Karraker
Julie Olcott
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