Indictments Returned Against Bryant And Laney
The Richmond County grand jury indicted Roosevelt Bryant and Fesse Lee Laney on seven felony charges including armed robbery motor vehicle theft kidnapping and three counts of criminal attempt at armed robbery plus aggravated assault The indictments relate to incidents in early June 1979 including a kidnapping and rape linked to a Augusta bar and shots fired at Howard Johnsons Motel and the Clearwater apartment complex Sandra Griffin Fulmer death is also connected Laney pleaded guilty to related shooting charges Bryant faces retrial next week in Bamberg County a change of venue motion for Bryant was denied for now
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Richmond County
Roosevelt Bryant
Fesse Lee Laney
Aiken County
Charles
Mary Holoway
Bryant
Bamberg
Laney
Holoway
Augusta
South Carolina
Kentucky
Howard Johnson
Sandra Griffin Fulmer
Ms. Griffin
Clearwater
Prisoner Escapes From Court After Sentencing
Authorities search for Rodney Baughman after he fled from nine prisoners being taken from the Aiken County Courthouse to a van. Baughman, 21, had just received a nine year term plus a six year term on two counts of automobile larceny and is described as a white male, six feet tall, 150 pounds with brown shoulder length hair, a resident of Aiken.
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Aiken County
Rodney Baughman
Baughman
Aiken
Sheriff's Department
Two Juveniles Arrested After Break-In at Minister’s Home
Aiken County deputies arrested two boys aged 11 and 15 after they broke into a Clearwater minister Ira Crocker and his family reported the intrusion. The older youth is wanted on charges in North Augusta. a knife and items stolen from the adjacent church were recovered.
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Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Ira Crocker
Front Street
Mr. Crocker
Sylvia
Gene
Grant
North Augusta
Crocker
Inconsistent Golf Feats and Braves Bench Report
Gene Squires posts an impressive net with four birdies two eagles and two holes in one and ends with a minus one on the final hole. Florida reports the Braves split squads in spring training with both sides losing and a local Kiwanis guest speaker mixing up a USC Aiken athlete for a professor.
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Gene Squires
Gene
Atlanta Braves
Florida
Braves
Sarah Jordan
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Charlie Colclough
Usc-Aiken
Colclough
Economy Falters In First Quarter 1980
The Commerce Department reports the first quarter 1980 GNP grew at an annual rate of 1.1 percent, down from 2 percent in late 1979, with inflation at 11.4 percent and housing and consumer spending dragging growth. President Carter cautions a recession may have begun, though mild and brief.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Commerce Department
Carter
GNP
Carter Tightens Screws Iran Trade War Measures
President Carter imposed new penalties on Iran including banning U S imports and limiting financial dealings while seeking authority to use frozen Iranian assets for hostages. Portugal joined by halting trade and Portuguese firms in Iran as Tehran holds 53 hostages. allies weigh breaking diplomatic ties. Military options, including port mining, were discussed as a potential step.
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Carter
Iran
Portugal
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S
Washington
Tehran
United States
Persian Gulf
North Vietnam
Arabian Sea
Kharg Island
Europe
Japan
America
Mines Can Block Oil Imports
U S naval warfare experts say carrier based planes could mine Iran to block oil ports if President Carter orders. Aerial mining of Iran ports in the Persian Gulf is deemed the likely option if sanctions fail. Carter signals possible action after mid May though hostages’ safety remains a concern.
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Washington
U.S
Iran
Carter
Pentagon
Persian Gulf
Defense
Harold Brown
Strait of
Hormuz
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Ashley Little
Clemson University
Bill Ashhley
Laurens Street
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Curtis Lee Knight
Graniteville
Cottage Street
S.C
Tim Hoffman
Feet. Knight
Leavelle McCampbell High
Aiken Community Hospital
Lynne Katonak
The
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