Man Charged With Murder Of Ms. Bower In Savannah
A Savannah man, Michael Charles Caffe, 29, was arraigned in Municipal Court on murder charges in the slaying of Kentucky horse trainer Leslie Bower. Bower, 29, was found strangled March 31 near a truck stop on U.S. 17 after leaving Savannah March 25.
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Kentucky
Leslie Bower
Michael Charles Caffe
Ms. Bower
U.S. 17
Chatham County
George Bouchea
Caffe
Bouchea
Caffo
L.P. Caffo
W.C. Freeman
Aiken
Jessamine County
Friends
Aiken Council OKs 3 Percent License Tax on Utilities
The Aiken South Carolina council voted 4 to 3 to consolidate and raise business licenses to 3 percent on all revenues including long distance calls. Southern Bell and SCE&G face major increases with bills passed to customers next fall.
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Aiken
Southern Bell
Luther Bigby
Bell Aiken
Aiken Cablevision
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
South Carolina
Bigby
Frampton Durban
Hastings Wyman
Lloyd Olsen
Roland H. Windham
Sce&g
Movie Theaters Exempted From Pornography Ordinance
At the Aiken City Council meeting the theaters were granted exemption from the local pornographic display ordinance. The measure passed unanimously amid opposition from the Aiken County League of Citizens for Decency Through Law.
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Aiken
See Page 10 Inside Today Aiken County Today
Local page highlights community calendar comics Dear Abby editorials obituaries sports television weather and listings for page ten of the Aiken County Today edition.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby
Derrick and wife enter trial separation amid Russia trip
Rep. Butler Derrick and Suzanne Derrick have separated on a trial basis after 19 years of marriage. Press secretary Maxie McDuffie confirmed the separation with no further comment. The Derricks, natives of Edgefield, are parents to Lydia 13 and Butler III 7. Derrick plans to lead an Agriculture-USA exhibit trip to Russia with his daughter.
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Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Suzanne
Maxie McDuffie
Derrick
Agriculture-Usa
Edgefield
Devereux Milburn golf tournament ends with champagne cork jinx
During the awards, Bobby Knowles faced a problem as the champagne bottle refused to release its cork. The large silver cup, typically filled with champagne, was presented empty to winners Frank Lock and Dick McDonald. Gus Lehman quipped that golf is a game where the ball lies poorly and the players very well.
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Devereux Milburn
Bobby Knowles
Frank Lock
Dick McDonald
Gus Lehman
Strike Hurts Car Dealers Amid Long Union Walkout
The Teamsters strike enters its second week crippling parts supply and delaying new car deliveries in Aiken. Beck’s Volkswagen lot lists only four new VWs while Chrysler Plymouth and other dealers report worsening parts shortages and potential delays, with Georgia plants idle and national auto makers cutting production.
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Bubba Beck
Volkswagen
Teamsters Union
Beck
Sirocco
Ed Martens
Aiken
Atlanta
Martens
Georgia
Chrysler Corporation
General Motors
Gary Owensby
Ellington-Owensby
Buick Cadillac
Owensby
Lincoln-Mercury
Charlie Foster
Foster
Aiken County Jail Ren renovation cost set at 1.2 million dollars
Architects estimate the Aiken County jail renovation at 1.26 million with state-mandated updates. The plan includes a 12 519 square foot renovated area and a 2 107 square foot juvenile wing to house about 100 inmates, up from 64. Completion targeted for May 1 1981, duration about 64 weeks.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Alexander Moorman and Associates
Alexander and Moorman
State Department of Corrections
C. Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
Alexander
Moormann
Council
For Once We're Not Number One
Aiken County Council chairman Carrol H. Warner notes Clemson University figures show Aiken County ranks 40th in taxes paid but fourth in per capita income. He credits frugal taxation and says, for once, he does not want to be first, while McCormick ranks 46th in taxes and per capita income. Richland leads in both taxes and income with Columbia as capital.
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Federal Aviation Administration
S&p
Bank County
Abbeville
Allendale
I Anderson
Barnwel
Beaufort
Berkeley
Calhoun
Charleston
Cherokee
C Ter
C Terfield
Clarendon
Colleton
Darlington
Dillon
Dorchester
Edgefield
Fairfield
Florence
Georgetown
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Greenwood
Hampton
Horry
Jasper
Kershaw
Lancaster
Laurens
Lee
Lexington
McCormick
Marion
Marlboro
Oconee Newberry
Orangeburg Pickens
Richland
Saluda
Spartanburg
Sumter
Ion
Williamsburg
York
Carrol H. Warner
Aiken County
Warner
Clemson University
McCormick County
Greenville County
Richland County
Columbia
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Aiken High School
Elizabeth Harrington
Kathryn Smith
Aiken-Verenes
Farmers Home Administration
Houndslake Subdivision
Taylor Street
Silver Bluff Estates
E.J
M.I. Upton
Silver Bluff Road
Whiskey Road
Planning and Zoning Commission
Donald H. Freiday
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