Guards Ordered Into Tennessee State Prison Siege
National Guardsmen armed with M 16 rifles were ordered to Tennessee State Prison after two inmate rebellions in five days. Gov. Blanton, at a conference in Orlando, activated Adj. Gen. Carl Wallace. A Monday disturbance saw 500 inmates refuse orders after lunch, following a Thursday riot that left one inmate stabbed to death and ten wounded by guard shotgun fire.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee State
Ray Blanton
Orlando
Fla
Adj
Carl Wallace
Hollings Warns Against Oil Nationalization Push
Senator Ernest F. Hollings told a Houston seminar that rising oil prices and shortages could prompt nationalization of the industry if major companies persist in an unrealistic stance. He warned that such a move would be a terrible mistake.
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Houston, Tex
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Hollings
Congress
Secret U S Israel accord offers longer range missiles
Washington Post cites a memorandum addition reported by Jack Anderson claiming the United States would study high technology items and possibly provide Pershing missiles with conventional warheads as a bonus for the Egypt peace agreement. The disclosure, if true, suggests an early meeting to assess options on advanced weapons.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Egypt
Washington Post
Jack Anderson
The
Post
Anderson
Miss Fromme Objects To Gag Order
Lynette A Fromme’s attorney calls the gag order a potential farce as she faces an assassination attempt charge against President Ford. The defense seeks to lift the order for her but not for others. U S Attorney Keyes defends the order to curb sensational media reports.
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Miss Fromme
Sacramento
Calif
Lynette A. Fromme
E. Richard Walker
Presi
Beirut clashes rage as Tripoli seized by Moslem militiamen
In Beirut suburbs armored cars shelled rooftop snipers and police reported four deaths, including one officer, as five neighborhoods saw continuous firing. Moslem militiamen seized Tripoli, while Shiite and Maronite forces clashed. Interior Minister Chamoun ordered security forces to halt fire sources and warned of possible army deployment.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Camille Chamoun
Sadat rebuffs PLO demands over Sinai deal
President Anwar Sadat denounces Palestinian threats after four guerrillas seized the Egyptian Embassy in Madrid and hostageed the ambassador. He accuses the Soviet Union of instigating Syrian and Palestinian opposition to the Sept. 4 Israeli withdrawal agreement and warns Yasir Arafat and Hafez Assad.
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Cairo
Madrid
Algiers
Anwar Sadat
Sinai
Israel
Sadat
Soviet Union
Yasir Arafat
Hafez Assad
U N Economic Package Nears Finish Ahead of Assembly
Delegates at the United Nations rushed to finish a 17 day special economic session before the General Assembly resumes. Red eyed diplomats interpreters and clerks worked through the night to finalize a declaration aimed at reforming trade investment and aid for developing nations.
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United Nations
Assembly
New Hampshire Senate Runoff Sees Low Voter Turnout
Voters in Concord face a rerun between Democrat John A. Durkin and Republican Louis C. Wyman as turnout is forecast to be well below last November’s 223,000 amid sunny 60s weather and a Senate ordered election ending a lengthy contest.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
John A. Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
Senate
Post Card Rate Change Sparks Lunch Break Debate
North Augusta High seniors may now be allowed to go home for lunch. The piece recalls how in earlier days students within walking distance walked home for noon meals while others brought bucket lunches in a school without cafeterias.
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North Augusta High
Home Rule Act public discussion held in North Augusta
Rep. Cecil L. Collins led the first of five public talks on the Home Rule Act before a sparse audience at the M amie Chance Cafetorium. The event included a question panel with Sen. Gilbert E. McMillan Sen. Michael L. Laughlin Rep. Irene K. Rudnick Rep. M. Judson Busbee and Rep. Marion D. McGowan.
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Eric Higgs
North Augusta
Cecil L. Collins
Mamie Chance
Collins
Gilbert E. McMillan
R-Aiken
Michael L. Laughlin
D-Aiken
Irene K. Rudnick
M. Judson Busbee
Marion D. McGowan
Colby Reveals Poisons Kept Against Presidential Orders
CIA Director William Colby testified that a former mid level CIA officer kept a secret cache of shellfish toxin despite 1969 and 1970 orders to destroy it. The toxin was moved from Ft Detrick to CIA storage in 1970 and retention was based on the officer’s judgment amid concerns over isolation difficulty and future sources.
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Washington
CIA
Agency
William E. Colby
Colby
Army
Ft Detrick
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Intelligence Committee
Ft. Detrick
Nathan Gordon
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Gordon
Rain Chance Forecast for Midweek
The US Weather Bureau in Columbia predicts a 40 percent chance of rain for the area through Wednesday. Expect highs around 80 with scattered showers and similar temperatures into the weekend. tonight’s low in the upper 60s.
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US Weather Bureau
Columbia
Suspect Arrested In Sunday Hawkinsville Shooting
A Hawkinsville shooting case led to a Monetta arrest by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department. Ronald Williamson, 20, was found severely wounded and is listed in critical condition at University Hospital after surgery. A warrant is out for a second suspect. identities will be released once arrests are complete.
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Hawkinsville
Aiken County
Williamson
University Hospital
Brooks
Carpet Plant Resumes Production
Consolidated Yarn Corporation announces restart of synthetic carpet yarn production after more than six months shutdown. Production will ramp up as workers are hired and training completed, said Hoyt Grace vice president of manufacturing.
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Trenton
Myer details new Army training after 18 day Israeli war
General Myer, Deputy Commanding General at Fort Gordon, told the Aiken Rotary Club that the 18 day Israeli conflict prompted a shift to stealth oriented basic training. He described modern battle as highly lethal and said recruits are taught to shoot moving targets and avoid exposure, with focus on concealment and rapid movement.
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Jeane Hall
America
Charles Robert Myer
Fort Gordon
Aiken Rotary Club
Commercial
Europe
Myer
Gen. Myer
NEW Army
Aiken Rotarians
Rotary
Ashley J. Little
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