Murder at Ludlow Lake: Two teens shot on a fishing day
Judy Rich reports on August 24, 1972 when Ludlow Lake teens Julie Widgeon and Gary Jerrell were shot. Julie died. Gary survived after a .22 bullet was removed. Rewards totaling 82,275 flow from Aiken Standard and IBEW No. 1579 for information leading to arrests. Sheriff Paul Grant links the case to a murder investigation and SLED teams search the area.
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Judy Rich
Ludlow Lake
North Augusta
Julie Widgeon
Gary Royce Jerrell
Julia Wigeon
Aiken Standard
Gary Jerrell
Aiken County
Langley and Aiken duo host Legion Baseball team dinner
Willie Herndon and Bill Damen hosted a dinner for the American Legion Baseball team at Alvanos Restaurant. The squad departs for Salisbury North Carolina today to compete in a regional tournament. Paramed seeks cadets ages 16 to 21 to join as volunteers with free training and contact details for Bill Baker or Dale Litch, plus Wednesday meetings at Paramed Headquarters. Lucius Bultman of North Augusta shared a humorous ode about golf and was praised as the finest juggler of finances in South Carolina.
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Willie Herndon
Langley
Bill Damen
Aiken
American Legion
Alvanos
Salisbury
N.C
Paramed
Bill Baker
Dale Litch
Lucius Bultman
North Augusta
South Carolina
Manhunt under way near Taos for Nixon threat suspect
Secret Service agents resume a rugged search 12 miles north of Taos New Mexico for a man named Cat believed to be Edwin M Gaudet Punchy Gaudet a former New Orleans officer charged in a federal warrant with threatening the President. Gunfire has punctuated the hunt.
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Arroyo Hondo
N.M
Secret Service
Taos
Nixon
Morning Star
Edwin M
Gaudet
New Orleans
John Paul Jones
New Mexico
Cat
Partly Cloudy Warm Forecast for Aiken Area
The Aiken area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temps with a 30 percent chance of rain today, 10 percent tonight, and 10 percent tomorrow. Highs near 90 today, upper 80s tomorrow, with cooler overnight lows in the 60s. Extended outlook shows upper 80s and mild nights Thursday through Saturday. John Paul Jones says officers fired at Gaudet as he fled Monday in Taos.
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Aiken
Tomor
Auto Makers Must Justify Price Hikes at Hearings
The Cost of Living Council demands public justification of proposed auto and steel price increases announced last week. Hearings are set for August 28 in Washington on auto prices and August 30 and 31 on steel prices as part of Phase 4 anti inflation enforcement.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
Nixon Defends Secret Bombing in Campaign Push
President Nixon defends the 1969 70 B52 raids over Cambodian targets amid Watergate distractions. The speech marks his first since the Watergate crisis escalated as the nation proceeds with urgent business. In New Orleans, authorities said they uncovered a plot to kill.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Watergate
Cambodia
New Orleans
Secret Service
Western Fires Rage Across Northwest and Rockies
Two fires in northeast Oregon and northern Utah grew out of control as firefighting shifted to Northern California. The Snake River Canyon blast expanded from 2,800 to 9,000 acres as moth‑drenched trees fed the flames. Don Miller of the U S Forest Service warned smoke rose 5,000 feet. Officials aimed to field 1,000 firefighters. Utah called Montana planes to aid a Wasatch National Forest blaze threatening farms.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Utah
California
Idaho
Montana
Snake River Canyon
Don Miller
US Forest Service
Rocky Canyon
Wasatch National Forest
Bureau of Land Management
Begon Jailed In Italy After Kidnapping Claim
Rome police moved American TV worker Jack Begon from hospital to Regina Coeli jail on charges his Mafia kidnapping tale was false. The 62 year old, an ABC employee, was handcuffed to an officer and awaited a police doctor assessment for jail infirmary suitability.
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Rome
Jack Begon
The
American Broadcasting Co
Salvator Mundi International Hospital
Regina Coeli
Oil Executives Urged to Honor Fuel Allocation Plan
White House energy chief John Love criticized some oil firms for showing callous disregard toward regular customers under the voluntary fuel allocation program. He warned that if the plan fails, mandatory controls could be imposed and never fully lifted. The briefing with industry reps followed administration policy discussions last Thursday, with the transcript released Monday.
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Washington
White House
John Love
Love
Paralyzing Chile Strike Shuts Shops Nationwide
In Santiago Chile 140000 small business owners halted trade for 48 hours aiding a 27 day trucking and transport strike. They protest government measures they say aim to crush their livelihoods amid military tensions.
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Santiago
Chile
Small Businessmen’s Confederation
Single Member Districts Advocated By Rep Cain
Rep. C. Marshall Cain argues for single member districts as fair and more representative. He cites closer constituent contact and lower campaign costs, noting minority strength not diluted and DOJ approval. Cain says smaller counties back the plan and blacks could elect representatives in several areas.
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Rep
Cain
C. Marshall Cain
Aiken
Black Caucus
Myrtle Beach
U.S. Supreme Court
General Assembly
Justice Department
Courts
South Carolina
Aiken County Education Board Sets Special Meeting
A special session of the Aiken County Board of Education will be held tonight at 7 o clock at the Education Center. District superintendent T B Willis says the board will adopt measures on the student discipline policy for the coming school year. The meeting is open to the public.
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Aiken County
Willis
Belvedere to Get First Dentist
Belvedere will gain its first resident dentist within months, announced by the Belvedere Community Council. Dr. Robert Gordon, now practicing in Thompson, Ga., will open an office next to May Parks Pharmacy, with a completion target of three weeks to two months. An open house to welcome him may be organized.
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Belvedere
May Parks Pharmacy
Gerald Rosenbrook
Presi
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Aiken Post 26
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Taos City
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Joe G. Martinez
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Taos County
Arthur E. Trujillo
Trujillo
Begon
Italy
Joint
Legislative
Ernest Finney
Sumter
Rosenbrook
Alex Haskell
Belvedere Community Council
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