Venue Change Denied in Koon Kidnapping Trial
Judge James E. Moore refused to grant a change of venue for Paul F. Koon charged with kidnapping and murder of Augustan Valerie White Newsome. He left open the possibility to revisit venue if juror impartiality cannot be ensured in Aiken County. Pretrial motions set for 10 a.m. April 24. trial could not begin before June. Newsome’s body was found Oct. 15 near Pearson’s Pond Road after a 39 day search.
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James E. Moore
Paul F. Koon
Koon
Valerie White Newsome
Moore
Aiken County
John McIntosh
James E. Whittle
Pearson’s Pond Road
Edgefield
National Hills
Lozier Expands to Aiken Industry Park
Lozier Store Fixtures Inc will occupy the former Colonial Equipment site in the Aiken-Verenes Industrial Park. The plant, renamed Lozier Storage Systems Inc, plans to hire 25 employees by year end. Lozier operates seven production sites nationwide with 1.5 million square feet of space.
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Aiken-Verenes
Lozier Store Fixtures Inc
Aiken
Lozier
Lozier Storage Systems Inc
Colonial Equipment Corporation
Ed Shultz
Miners Trapped as Blast Halts Dutch Creek No. 1 Rescue
Rescue crews crawled a 7200 foot sloping shaft toward 15 trapped miners after an explosion at Dutch Creek No 1 coal mine 30 miles west of Aspen. Seven escaped two uninjured four with burns and shock. Air tests halted progress as officials sought the cause and awaited MSHA teams.
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Redstone
Colo
Dutch Creek
Colorado
Valley View Hospital
Glenwood Springs
David Chiarello
Robert Delaney
Mid Continent Resources Co
Delaney
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
Lamar Bishop
Dutch Creek No. 1
Rocky Mountains
Aspen
Aiken native Randall Ferguson in Edwards Air Force Base shuttle event
Randall Ferguson son of Mr and Mrs Fenton Ferguson Windsor served on the security patrol at Edwards Air Force Base during the Columbia shuttle touchdown. He is a 1979 graduate of Aiken High School. The USC play Holy Ghosts used snakes from Aiken County sourced from the Savannah River Ecology Lab. Michael Dowell an Aiken resident stars in the USC production while pursuing theater at USC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Ferguson
Fenton Ferguson
Windsor
Edwards Air Force Base
Ferguson
Aiken High School
Aiken County
University of South Carolina
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Michael Dowell
U.S. Plans To Sell Arms To Saudi Arabia
The Reagan administration moves to arm Saudi Arabia with ground radar stations and 10,000 more anti-tank missiles in a bid to bolster anti Soviet defenses in the Persian Gulf. Critics warn of risks to Israel and U S security while lawmakers press for delays and scrutiny of technology transfers.
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U.S
Saudi Arabia
Washington
Israel
Pentagon
Persian Gulf
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Paul Koon
FBI
Mark Felt
Edward S. Miller
Reagan
Nixon
Chiarello
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
United States
Iran
Capitol Hill
House
Secretary of
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
Air Force
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