Aiken Standard Nears Move Into New Plant on Rutland Drive
The Aiken Standard prepares to move into a new publishing plant at 124 Rutland Drive with an $500000 facility of about 24000 square feet. The move is expected before month end as testing continues on all new equipment and offset processes.
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Aiken Standard Nears
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard
Richland Avenue
Lockwood - Greene Engineers
Samuel A. Cothran
Aiken Communication Inc
Aiken County
South Carolina
Patland Drive
Fulmere Nursery and
Aiken
Sie
Thurmond buys 1688 acres for scholarship foundation
Sen Strom Thurmond buys 1688 acres on the Broad River in York County for 130000 to benefit the Strom Thurmond Foundation which funds scholarships at Winthrop Clemson and other colleges. The land from Georgia Pacific was acquired via Williams Furniture and lies near Highway 211 with Atlantic Richfield planning a uranium plant 60 miles away.
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Strom Thurmond
S.C
Strom Thurmond Foundation, Inc
Broad River
York County
Thurmond
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Georgia-Pacific
Williams Furniture Co
Washington
Strom Thurmond Foundation
Winthrop College
Clemson (University
Chester County
Atlantic-Richfield Co
Atlantic- Richfield
Apollo
Atlantic-Richfield
Nuclear test shakes desert with massive underground blast
In Nevada near Las Vegas a hydrogen device test at 800 000 tons of TNT energy was described as very important for defense. The 7 30 a m detonation produced no radiation leak or damage and occurred in a 64 inch diameter, 3 800 foot deep hole on Pahute Mesa 110 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Experts say 10 million tons of rock vaporized melted or shattered and a 700 foot cavern formed, potentially creating a surface crater.
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Nev
National Defense
Desert Mesa
Atomic Energy Commission
Sys
Nevada Test Site
Pahute Mesa
U S Industrial Production Edges Down in August
The Federal Reserve reports a slight drop in August industrial output. The seasonally adjusted index falls to 174.3 from 174.6 in July as materials decline while final products edge higher. The prior year showed a steady monthly rise.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
The
Liberia’s Angie Brooks Elected UN General Assembly President
Angie Brooks a 41 year old Liberian lawyer was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly opening its 24th session. Her remarks urged renewed focus on world problems and a higher esteem for the UN amid anticipated debates on war and peace with 126 member nations represented.
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General Assembly
Liberia
Assembly
United Nations
Angie Brooks
Miss Brooks
Israeli Air Raids Hit Egyptian Front South of Suez
Israeli air force raided Egyptian military targets near Bir Adeib 18 miles south of Port Suez and struck Arab guerrilla camps in Jordan. Spokesmen said all planes returned. Jordan reported one Israeli aircraft downed.
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Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Israel
Suez
Jordan
Egypt
Bir Adeib
Port Suez
Gulf of Suez
Sinai Peninsula
Congress Hails Apollo 11 Astronauts in House Welcome
The Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins received a rousing reception in the House of Representatives with long applause as they recalled their moon journey begun in 1961 and were honored by Congress and Senate.
Baltimore Fire Board awards for dogs that raise alarm
The Baltimore Fire Board on Tuesday created an annual award to honor dogs that wake their owners during a fire. The specific form of the award will be decided later with a hydrant suggestion proposed as a potential option.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Fire Board
Combat Rages As Nixon Announces Troop Withdrawals
South Vietnam rumors and fighting intensify as President Nixon says 35,000 more U.S. troops will depart, adding to 25,000 already slated to leave. White House figures show total pullout will reduce U.S. strength to about 484,000, while Thieu calls it progress and Khiem says Vietnam can meet future challenges.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
White House
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Tran Thien Khiem
Eugene L. Christian
Allendale Gun Dealer Arrested in Major Firearms Raid
Special Investigators of the Internal Revenue Service ATFD arrested Darling K. Cone of North Main Street Allendale on two counts of violating the Firearms Act. Authorities seized 57 rifles and shotguns 23 pistols a sawed off shotgun and rifle a M 14 and about 25000 rounds of ammunition. Cone released on recognizance pending preliminary hearing in Aiken. A 1968 Plymouth was taken in the raid with a carbine conversion kit found inside.
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Jack LaBoone
Alcohol Tax and Firearms Division
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
Allendale
Aiken
Busch
Cohol Tax and Firearms Division
Internal Revenue Service
Darling K. Cone
North Main Street
About & P.m
Cone
Sol Blair Jr
Barnwell
U. S
Alfred Dufour
Nixon orders major Vietnam pullout under 60 day plan
President Nixon announced at least 35 000 more U S troops will be withdrawn from Vietnam by December 15 bringing total withdrawals to 60 000 since he took office and lowering U S strength to a 22 month low. Most pulled out are ground units including about half combat forces. The Pentagon will identify units Wednesday.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
White House
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Paris
Accidents Raid US Recon Platoon In Vietnam Killing 13
A veteran U S Army reconnaissance platoon in Vietnam suffered 13 deaths by accident in rapid succession. Reports detail drownings, a 135mm artillery burst, and a fatal plastic explosive blast near Landing Zone Gela that left six dead and two dying in hospital. The unit, credited with killing 130 Viet Cong since January, saw replacements suffer losses as investigations proceed.
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Lai Khe
Vietnam
U. S. Army
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Gela
U.S
Saigon
Nixon weighs draft suspension but has not decided
Washington Reuters report says President Nixon has considered suspending the military draft for a time but has not reached a decision. Press secretary Donald Ziegler said the idea has been discussed with aides and could involve executive orders, with no firm plan in place.
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White House
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Ziegler
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Senate
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Scott
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