Ritchie Arraigned in Ax Attack Case
Mark Edgar Ritchie, 17, was arraigned on three counts of assault and battery with intent to kill after an ax attack on his parents James Earl and Mary Faye Ritchie and brother David Ritchie last Wednesday. He was assigned a public defender and held on a $30,000 bond in Aiken County Jail with the parents in satisfactory condition and David upgraded to serious condition.
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Mark Edgar Ritchie
Aiken County
Ritchie
James Earl
Mary Faye Ritchie
University Hospital
David Ritchie
Salley Man Killed In One Car Crash
Salley South Carolina man Myley Atkinson, 41, of Rt. 1 Box 347, died in a one car accident around 2:35 p.m. Saturday after losing control and overturning on S.C. 394 about one mile east of S.C. 39, according to the highway patrol.
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Salley
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Srr Myley Atkinson
Rt. 1
S.C. 394
S. C. 39
Begin Arrives for U S Talks on Palestinian Self Rule
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin lands in Washington for summit diplomacy over a self rule plan for Palestinians. The visit follows Anwar Sadat's recent trip, signaling possible progress toward an agreement by late May or summer, amid tensions over Jewish settlements and Palestinian administration.
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Washington
Menachem Begin
Carter
Begin
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Sadat
Liberia Purge Severs Tolbert Circle Amid New Military Rule
In Monrovia the new regime, led by a six man military court and a cabinet, declared everything under control. Officials say Tolbert relatives including his wife Victoria and Chief Justice James A. Pierre were arrested as borders and the airport were closed and a dusk to dawn curfew imposed.
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Liberia
William Tolbert
Monrovia
Tolbert
Victoria
James A. Pierre
Knife Misses Mrs Gandhi in Delhi Parliaments Crowd
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi escaped an assassination attempt outside the Parliament as a knife was hurled at her. Three police officers overpowered the assailant Ram Bulchand Lalwani of Baroda was arrested on attempted murder charges. The weapon grazed a bodyguard with no injuries reported.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Parliament
Gurcharan Singh
Ram Bulchand Lalwani
Baroda
Lalwani
Mrs. Gandhi
Singh
Library fines and overdue books plea during spring cleanup
Library staff urge patrons to return long overdue books found during spring cleaning. A maximum fine of one dollar remains in effect regardless of how long the item has been kept, and staff note many good books are still out and would be returned if found.
Aiken City Council Tonight Hosts Rezoning Hearing
Public hearings on Dupont Drive rezoning from single family to multi family and on allowing beauty and barber shops in professional zones mark tonight's Aiken City Council agenda. Also on the docket are highway project agreements, airport maintenance revocation, storm and sewer bids, tank work bids, street closures near the courthouse, and chamber program funding requests.
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Dupont Drive
Aiken
Park Ave
Aiken Lane
Cumberland and
Bunche Ter
S.C. Aeronautics Commission
Aiken County Historical Society
Park Avenue
Aiken County
Chesterfield Street
Richland Avenue
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross Delegation Visits Tehran Hostages Amid Tense Stand-off
Two Swiss Red Cross officials Harold Schmid de Guernecke and Dr Bernard Liebeskind led a delegation with Iranian health officials to the U S Embassy in Tehran to assess the 163 day captivity of 50 Americans. They sought consent to meet hostages compile identities and notify families. The visit follows calls by Japan and nine European Common Market ambassadors for the hostages release while Iran warns against punitive action.
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International Red Cross
U.S
Red Cross
Harold Schmid de Guernecke
Tehran
Bernard Liebeskind
Red Lion and
Sun
Moussa Zargar
Geneva
The
Carter
Japan
America
Iran
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Bani-Sadr
United States
Bombs Target Belvedere Bingo Parlor Conversion
Authorities probe leads after an attempted bombing of a former Belvedere supermarket being redeveloped into a bingo parlor. Firefighters found three gallons of ammonium nitrate fuel oil, detonating cord, blasting caps, and a timing device. Officials say a timing malfunction likely prevented detonation.
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Belvedere
S.C
Jim Herzog
Aiken County
Fuzzies Bring Warm Puppet Show To Area Children
Keith Parker and Sylviaelaine Foard of the Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center present A Warm Fuzzy Tale a puppet show for Week of the Child in Aiken County with performances at USC Aiken Center gym and North Augusta Elementary School. The show promotes primary prevention through interactive scenes and aims to reduce stigma around mental health.
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Usc-Aiken Student Activities Center
North Augusta
Happy Times Theater
Keith Parker
Sylviaelaine Foard
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Aiken County
Parker
Ms. Foard
Foard
Kathleen Fowler
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