Panel Keeps Quiet On Aiken County Talks Progress
A bipartisan citizen group formed to address county government concerns avoids public detail after meetings sparked fear of backlash among commissioners. Organizers say sessions are private and not official, yet some officials say the effort may offer value if inclusively conducted. Local reps and mayors attended, with others from North Augusta and nearby towns listed among participants.
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Aiken
Lonnie Garvin
Southern Mortgage Co
Irene K. Rudnick
Aiken County
Rudnick
Charles W. Prosser
Bomb Attacks Hit Pacific Gas & Electric Substation
Three bombs attacked a PG&E substation in San Jose early today, damaging two transformers and cutting power to about 24 000 customers. No injuries were reported. Earlier a March 27 attack at the same station damaged three transformer banks and left 35 000 homes without service. State the rapid oil leak caused circuit shorting.
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Calif
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Sheriff's Office
Santa Clara County
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Pacific Gas & Electric
Nurse midwife program scuttled by Aiken medical staff
The Aiken County Hospital medical staff disapproved a proposed nurse midwife program aimed at indigent maternity care. The plan faced liability questions and was not endorsed by the chief of staff, Don L. Pennington, with concerns over obstetrical care quality and need to refer complications to physicians.
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Aiken County Hospital
Virginia L. Holley
Judith Inabinet
Department of Earth Program
Holley
Don L. Pennington
Pennington
Board of Commissioners
The
Southeastern Council On
Inabinet
Augusta
Premier Long Boret Aims Peace Talks With Khmer Rouge
Premier Long Boret reportedly contacted the Khmer Rouge as Cambodian forces fought insurgents on three fronts. He planned to return to Phnom Penh after accompanying President Lon Nol to Indonesia, stopping in Bangkok where Thai Foreign Minister Chartichai Choonhavan said he met for four hours Monday night with a group on the other side about peace talks. No Cambodian confirmation was available.
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Cambodia
Long Boret
Khmer Rouge
Lon Nol
Indonesia
Bangkok
Chartichai Choonhavan
Senate Race Still Up In Air In New Hampshire
The Senate Rules Committee continues to count 935 disputed ballots in New Hampshire after an 11 day recess. Candidates are former Republican Rep. Louis C. Wyman and Democrat John A. Durkin with multiple recount outcomes reported, ending with Durkin declared the winner by two votes on a Ballot Law Commission ruling.
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Senate Rules Committee
U.S. Senate
New Hampshire
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John A Durkin
Wyman
Durkin
Robert Stark
New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission
Masters Fans May Get Wet First Few Days
Rain chances rise to 30 percent for Wednesday with showers possible Thursday and Friday. Mild Thursday, cooler Friday. Expect a high near 72 today and a low around 50 under partly cloudy skies.
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Masters
Hearing Reveals Wounded Grand Dragon Injuries at Klan Rally
Final witness in a preliminary hearing for six defendants in a Ku Klux Klan rally shooting near Wagener last November testified he was shot in the brain the stomach and the knee. Robert E Scoggins Grand Dragon of the state organization had major brain surgery in Durham NC following the incident. Witnesses described shots fired from two cars and a pickup as about 200 people watched on private property on Highway 138.
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Robert E. Scoggins
Scoggins
State Organization
Durham
Glenn
Holley
Grand Jury
Aiken County Court House
Cane
Joe Collins
Highway 138
Doonesbury Controversy Sparks Reader Vote at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard asks readers to decide whether to keep or dump Doonesbury after removing it from the comic page. A readership survey showed low popularity and taste concerns, prompting the poll to determine the strip's fate.
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Aiken Standard
The
Aiken
Aiken, S.C
S C clemency program closes with 37 South Carolina cases
The national clemency program for draft evaders and deserters closed last week with 37 of 18,000 returnees from South Carolina. An Aiken County man, unnamed, was declared back in his home community but terminated from the clemency program for noncooperation. He retains an undesirable discharge and faces possible prosecution by the Justice Department.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
William L. Morris
Selective Service
Columbia
Aiken
Col. Morris
Justice Department
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