McFall Plans Meeting On Rape Case Care Policy
Administrators at Aiken County Hospital plan a meeting with the sheriff and medical staff to address emergency room handling of alleged rape cases. The policy limiting ER exams due to court time has prompted call for leadership action as rape reports rise this year.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Aiken Community Hospital
Larry F. McFall
Weston
Paul Weston
Sol
McFall
Grant
The
Sherrif
J. Carroll Busbee
City of
Aiken
Sheriff's Department
Busbee
Police Department
Congress schedules brief session with defense bill action
Washington AP reports a packed short week in Congress with post card voter registration, swine flu vaccine, energy programs and defense spending on the docket. The House will recess Tuesday night and the Senate at week’s end until Aug 23 after the Republican National Convention. The Senate aims to finish action on a $104 billion defense bill after last week’s failed $1 billion cut effort.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Viking 1 Robot Arm Repaired for Mars Soil Work
In Pasadena California scientists report Viking 1 chief robot arm fixed and ready to resume digging as data from biology experiments renews cautious hope that life may exist in Mars soil. The arm had failed last week during delivery of Martian soil to a miniature lab.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Viking
Mars
Slaying Link Probed Between Roselli and Giancana
Miami authorities probe a possible connection between the Roselli murder and the 1975 Giancana slaying, amid reports both men were recruited in a CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro. Roselli’s decomposed body was identified in a chain wrapped in an oil drum in Biscayne Bay. the medical examiner said he died by asphyxiation. Giancana was shot dead at his Chicago mansion on June 19, 1975.
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Miami
John Roselli
Sam
Momo" Giancana
Fidel Castro Roselli
Biscayne Bay
Dade County
Giancana
Chicago
Delegates Clash Over Planks In South Carolina
Ruth Glover of Charleston disputes Reagan on platform planks calling for constitutional amendments to curb abortion and to outlaw school busing for racial balance. She remains committed to Reagan for the presidential nomination.
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Kansas City
South Carolina
Republican Platform Committee
Ronald Reagan
Ruth Glover
Charleston
Reagan
Kissinger and Bhutto Talks End Without Pact on Nuclear Safeguards
Secretary of State Kissinger and Prime Minister Bhutto held three hours of talks in Lahore but failed to settle Pakistan’s plan to buy French equipment for reprocessing used nuclear fuel. Kissinger warned of possible loss of U S aid and arms sales unless safeguards are agreed. The U S announced 200 tons of wheat for flood victims as Lahore and surrounding areas suffer extensive flooding with about 3,000 villages destroyed.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Henry A. Kissinger
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Kissinger
Bhutto
United States
School Board to Consider Bath and Burnet Repairs Tomorrow
The Board of Education meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Education Center to confirm repairs at Bath and Burnet town Elementary Schools as recommended by Area No. 3 Administration and Advisory Council. A Civil Defense Office representative will discuss private schools in the district alert system.
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Burnettown
Area No. 3
Board of Education
Aiken County Civil Defense Office
Aiken Weather Outlook Shifts With Hurricane Belle
Coastal North Carolina areas face potential rain and wind as Hurricane Belle nears. Aiken expects light effects tomorrow with slight increases in wind and shower chances. Temperatures stay warm with highs in the 80s and overnight low around 60s.
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North Carolina
Aiken
Aiken Standard Error Prompts Church Parody and Notes
The Aiken Standard prints a correction for a recipe error stating 2 cups of salt were listed instead of 2 teaspoons. The notice notes the church sermon on the issue and acknowledges the error. St Marys football opens practice at 5 30 pm with seventh to ninth graders invited. Entertainment at Houndslake featured Lemon Twist and Charlie Law. Charlie plays along then enjoys the spotlight as a singer to a fan.
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Standard
Buddy Miller
St. Mary’s
Houndslake
Charlie Law
Charlie
Aiken City Council Faces Heavy Schedule Tonight
Aiken City Council meets at 8 p.m. in recorder's court to consider 26 items. New business includes Laurens Street landscaping and a proposed Federal Office Building site at York Street and Barnwell Avenue.
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Jeane Hall
Aiken
Public Safety Department
Belle Threatens Outer Banks as Hurricane Belle Races North
Hurricane Belle with 110 mph winds moved north at 20 mph off North Carolina threatening the Outer Banks and Virginia Capes. Forecasters warned of possible 74 mph winds and tides over five feet near Hatteras, with evacuations under way and Civil Defense shelters opened along Dare and Carteret counties.
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N.C
North Carolina
Here
Virginia Capes
New England
Hatteras
John Hope
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Hope
National Weather Service
Dare
Carteret
Dare County
Iris Leary
U.S. 64
Nags Head
Bill Harris
State Department of Civil Preparedness
Two Republicans Resign In Aiken County Race Reopen
Two Republican candidates for the November general election resign in Aiken County prompting the party to reopen its books for Seat 3 on the County Council and the District 84 House seat. James Rhoden and Lonnie Barton quit, Marvin Dunbar seeks the county council seat on the Democratic ticket, and Marion D. McGowan moves to the Democratic bid for District 84. Books stay open until noon Friday August 13 with filings through Col. L W Warner at 648 Vincent St.
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken County
James Rhoden
Lonnie Barton
House of Representatives
Marvin Dunbar
Marion D. McGowan
Col. L.W. Warner
Vincent St
Mystery letter on Williams resignation stumps county officials
Four county councilmen signed a hand delivered letter calling for County Administrator Donnie J. Williams to resign. They deny writing it or knowing its author, with names including Forest L. Kirby Cleve Edmunds L W Davis and Charles W Prosser under dispute. The affair raises questions about authorship and proper procedures.
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Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Forest L. Kirby
Kirby
Cleve Edmunds
L.W. Davis
Charles W. Prosser
Edmunds
Prosser
Davis
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina Association of Counties
Aiken
Robert M. Bell
John H. Williams Bell
Williams
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