Move of Aiken County Treasurer Office Sparks Wardrobe
Tensions rise as Aiken County moves the treasurer's office to the new County Office Complex despite threats of a restraining order. County Administrator L C Greene defends the plan, noting space and safety concerns about a new safe, while the Justice Department objects to second floor access for handicapped people. Architect John Wells notes accessibility features and ramps.
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Aiken County
Margie
M.H.) Plunkett
L.C. Greene
County Board of Voter Registration
Council
Greene
State Comptroller General
Board of Voter Registration Office
U.S. Justice Department
Justice Department
Aiken
John Wells
Wells
Have You Heard Politics and Quips From Local Square
A collection of quirky remarks and local chatter includes Tom Beak a Canadian resident in Aiken County facing many forms for business and a Van Gogh jab. Sonny Goldston mocks diet fads with a beer and Tab quip noted by Nancy Constable while a bank deposit yields a dog biscuit.
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Tom Beak
Aiken County
van Gogh
Weather outlook for holiday weekend hot and stormy
The forecast shows hot conditions with partly cloudy skies and a chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures peak in the upper 80s to low 90s with nighttime lows in the 70s, and scattered thundershowers are likely each day through the weekend with highs near 90 on Saturday and Sunday and low 90s by Monday.
Son Of Ambassador Found Dead In Mexico City
The 35 year old son of Mexico's ambassador to the United States was found dead after being kidnapped by guerrillas who reportedly asked for two million dollars. An autopsy showed a bullet wound to the leg and death by blood loss after a confrontation near the ambassador's home. The body was found near Chalco, 18 miles from Mexico City, and identified later in the Chalco morgue.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Hugo Margain Charles
Margain
Chalco
Prescription Forgery Hits Aiken Pharmacies At K Mart
Pharmacy staff reported an altered prescription for a class two narcotic at K Mart in Aiken Monday evening. Pharmacist Robert Platt, assistant manager Peter Timbie, and off duty Officer Joseph Daniels helped detain the suspect until sheriff’s deputies arrived.
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Kmart
Robert
Bob) B. Platt
Platt
Aiken County
Timbie
Joseph Daniels
Carrol G. Heath
Aiken
California approves $1 billion state tax cut with indexing
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr signed a bill to cut California income taxes by about $1 billion, expanding Proposition 13 gains. The plan uses a $5 billion budget surplus to fund relief for middle and lower income families, seniors, and homeowners, with annual bracket indexing to prevent bracket creep. Labor Day office closures also noted in Aiken.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund Brown Jr
California
Brown
New Arts Column Begins Today by Aiken Resident
Charlotte N. Cassels launches a new arts column in the Aiken Standard on Page 8. The longtime arts observer and SC Arts Commission member has organized a Kennedy Center Friends drive and chairs its South Carolina group. She has held roles at Arena Theater Washington Rose Hill Art Center Aiken and Patrons of Rose Hill. The Arts will appear on some Thursdays in the paper.
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Charlotte N. Cassels
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Carter Faces Narrow Path To Gas Price Plan Vote
President Carter pitches a natural gas compromise as AP surveys show only 31 senators may back the plan, 36 likely opposed, and 33 undecided. Senate leaders target the week of Sept. 11 for action amid energy policy pressure and Byrd urging administration victory.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Associated Press
Robert C. Byrd
Aiken County Council Advances Bond Ordinance
The Aiken County Council gave second reading to an ordinance authorizing itself to manage 4 750 000 in industrial revenue bonds for Beloit Manhattan Inc s construction project in the Aiken Verenes Industrial Park. A third reading is set for Sept 19. Beloit Manhattan will make bond payments.
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Aiken County
Beloit Manhattan Inc
Aiken-Verenes
Beloit Manhattan
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Sonny Goldston
Nancy Constable
Aiken County Today
Heath
Ronald L. Gunter
T. Galardi
Paul R. Bookstaver
Aiken Drug
Bookstaver
Thurmond Whatley
Mrs. Cassels
Tom Raum
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