Injunction Blocks Aiken County Council Meeting Tonight
A South Carolina injunction blocks a special meeting to discuss the removal of County Administrator Donnie J. Williams. Judge E. Harry Agnew orders show cause for Sept 7 and requires the council to respond on specific procedural questions and complaints.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Agnew
Williams
Prosser
L. V. Davis
U. S. Justice Department
Aiken County
Board of Commissioners
County Council
Julian B Salley
Court of Common Pleas
Cleve Edmunds
Forest L. Kirby
Charles W
Volcano blast injures scientists at Soufriere crater
A vapor explosion at Soufriere on Guadeloupe showered 12 scientists with rocks and injured two. Officials said it was the biggest event since activity began eight weeks ago but not an eruption. Eleven French researchers and one Briton were near the fissure rim when rocks blocked the road and two helicopters evacuated them.
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Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Caribbean
Medicaid Funds Misused by Landlords and Doctors
Senate investigators report after an eight month study that Medicaid funds largely flow to landlords through fee splitting with physicians. The subcommittee notes such commission based arrangements raise serious moral legal and ethical questions and undermine medical care funding.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Subcommittee
Subcommittee
More Mortgage Money Could Come From Savings Plans
Washington reports savers pour funds into savings and loan associations at a near record pace. Deposits topped withdrawals by 3.3 billion dollars in July, a monthly record, while mortgage lending fell from 8.1 billion to 7.6 billion, though still seen as substantial for summer months.
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Washington
Savings and Loan
Federal Home Loan Bank
California Governor Noncommittal on Right-to-Death Bill
California Governor Edmund Brown Jr. declined to state his course on a bill allowing terminally ill patients to refuse life-sustaining care. The measure, passed by the legislature, would let patients choose to die with dignity. Brown has 30 days to act. inaction makes it law, making California the first to approve such a statute.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Edmund Brown Jr
Karen Ann Quinlan
New Jersey
Brown
Post Office To Get $1 Billion In Subsidies
Congress is ready to provide the Postal Service an extra 1 billion dollars in subsidies over the next two years. Senate and House conferees agreed on a bill granting 500 million dollars annually, after dropping a demand to reenter the regular appropriation process.
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Washington
Congress
Senate House
House
Senate
Hays Hearing Set for Sept 16 on Ethics Probe
Washington AP House Ethics Committee hearings on the sex payroll charge against Rep Wayne Hays are set to begin September 16 despite his lawyer appeal that he is too low in spirits to defend himself. Hays' psychiatrist will report to the committee and the panel may appoint two psychiatrists to assess his mental ability to stand trial.
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Washington
House
Wayne Hays
Hays
Condi
Harris couple await sentencing after kidnaping and robbery convictions
In Los Angeles, chief attorney for William and Emily Harris says he expects the worst as Superior Court Judge Mark Brandler postpones sentencing from Monday to today. The Harrises were convicted Aug. 9 of kidnapping robbery and car theft after alleging legal attacks in court.
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Los Angeles
William and
Emily Harris
Superior Court
Mark
Brandler
Harrises
Aiken High School Plans Football Practice Start
Coach Eddie Buck was hit on the head by a volleyball during a girls class. The school plans to begin football practice Thursday evening at the Jellestag field as preparation for the season.
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Eddie Buck
Buck
Aiken High School
Jellestag
Riots in London end Calypso Carnival with 400 Injured
In Notting Hill a riot involving West Indian immigrants led to more than 400 injuries, including about a third among police. Sixty civilians and 29 officers hospitalized as 69 suspects faced court hearings for weapons possession and assault. Scotland Yard called it the worst violence seen in decades.
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London
West Indies
Notting Hill
Scotland Yard
Derek Fenton
St Johns Ambulance
Thames River
Unseasonably Cool Weather Forecast For Aiken County
Temperatures expected to fall into the low 60s tonight with last night’s low at 63 degrees Aiken County residents can expect mild conditions tomorrow with a mid 80s high and near zero chance of rain through tomorrow.
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Aiken County
North Augusta Moves Toward Home Rule Form
North Augusta prepares Home Rule ordinances with final council reading set for September 7. City Administrator Carey F. Smith says completion before September 25 preserves incorporation. Plans call for mayor council government with six council members elected at large for four year terms.
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North Augusta
Carey F. Smith
First Council
Smith
Secretary of State
U. S. Department of Justice
Laughlin Says His Commission Has Expired
Senator Michael L. Laughlin says his deputy sheriff's commission is no longer in effect for flying a helicopter. He explains he has not paid the bond since Sheriff Paul D. Grant's first term, noting Laughlin was among nearly 30 people listed as receiving commissions since 1964.
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Michael L. Laughlin
Aiken
Paul D. Grant
Laughlin
Grant
PSA Referendum Faces Long Legal Formalities in Aiken County
Aiken County voters prepare for a Thursday referendum on the 31 million Horse Creek Valley Public Service Authority wastewater project. The vote reenacts the 1974 measure ruled illegal earlier for lacking county government backing as PSA moves to advance trunk-line contracts and related service agreements amid court scrutiny.
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Horse Creek Valley
Public Service Authority
Aiken County
PSA
Aiken
North Augusta
Graniteville Company
United Merchants
Harold V. Graybeal
Donnie J
Special Election on Aiken County Wastewater Facility
Aiken County votes September 2 1976 on authorizing acquisition construction and operation of the Horse Creek Basin Wastewater Treatment Facility to serve that area and adjoining zones. Funds would come from state and federal grants contractual payments from cities and industries revenue bonds secured by facility revenues and other plant revenues.
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Aiken County
Arken County
Horse Creek
Horse Creek Basin
Aikien
North Augusta
Notting Hill Carnival Violence Sparks Widespread Disorder
West Indian leaders estimate 200000 to 300000 nonwhite immigrants in Notting Hill as violence erupts on the final night of the three day Caribbean festival in North London. Police report gangs from South London crossing the Thames to target crowds. clashes ensue after a pickpocket arrest.
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Notting Hill
London
Thames
Ladbroke Grove
Portobello Road
Jeff Crawford
Scotland Yard
North Augusta Stadium Fund Reaches 47745 Goal
North Augusta campaign chair Cecil L Collins announced the stadium fund has reached 47745 with a goal of 50000. He noted 25000 has been pledged by North Augusta High School and predicted further pledges at Thursday's Yellow Jacket Club meeting.
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North Augusta
Cecil L. Collins
Collins
Yellow Jacket Club
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