Contempt Convictions Lead to Appeals in Aiken Case
Former Aiken County clerk of court Mrs. Scott and ex finance coordinator Mrs. Burgess were convicted of criminal contempt and released on appeal bonds. Also released was Cleo J. Scott, while Donnie Bowers and Burgess faced jail terms. Burgess had questioned jurors and Burgess denied pressuring jurors as Scott was found innocent of embezzlement.
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Jeane Hall
Aiken County
William T
Cleo J.) Scott
Mesne
Bill
Rhea J.) Burgess
Donnie Bowers
Scott
E. Harry Agnew
Burgess
Bowers
Gilmore Thrilled By Court Ruling On Execution Stay
Gary Gilmore said to be very happy as the Supreme Court lifted its stay. He ended a 25 day hunger strike after the news but faces a legal obstacle as his attorney plans another action under a state law mandating executions within 60 days of sentencing.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Ronald Stanger
Ray Still Has One More Chance
The House Select Committee on Assassinations may hear James Earl Ray, seeking to tell all he knows to possibly aid in reducing his 99 year sentence for the 1968 slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal to change his plea to innocent.
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Washington
House Select Committee On
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Ray
Supreme Court
Memphis
Tenn
Ultraright kidnappers hold Oriol prisoner in Madrid
In Madrid the ultraleftist abductors warn Antonio Maria de Oriol remains in good condition but will not release him until 15 political prisoners are freed. The note says the prisoner is well and unharmed and hinges on the government resolving the issue promptly.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos
Antonio Maria de Oriol
Carter Says He Will Wear Jeans in White House
In a Plains interview Jimmy Carter says he will wear blue jeans in the White House except when hosting a French ambassador in a morning coat. He also tells Barbara Walters he and Rosalynn usually sleep in a double bed and plan to continue doing so.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
White House
ABC
Barbara Walters
Rosalynn
Bombs Hit Belfast in IRA Blitz Across Northern Ireland
Provisional IRA units set fires and bombs in Belfast and blocked roads with hijacked vehicles in a pre Christmas assault. A paralyzed Protestant worker Roy Young was killed when gunmen breached a brush factory and shots were fired before bombs exploded.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Provisional
Maze
Roy Young
Young
City council meeting dissolves into giggles over memo error
Last night the city council burst into laughter while reading a memo from public works chief Wyatt Johnson about Dunbar property sewer lines. The text misprinted Durban, prompting jokes about Mrs. Durban's lateral while officials and Hazan and Cole attended the UW event and a photographer asked about filming. Santa Claus is set for New Ellenton parade Thursday at 6 p.m.
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Wyatt M. Johnson
Roland H. Windham
Carrie Dunbar
Durban
Annette Hazan
AAUW
Hazan
Christmas Fund Raises 7538 For Needy Families In Aiken County
The Salvation Army raised 6558.07 and the Aiken Jaycees 980.30 for holiday aid. A mother with four children receives Salvation Army help after job loss and housing instability. Jaycees shopping tour supports needy families. total to date is 5056.7.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Salvation Army
The
Carter to announce cabinet picks before Christmas
President elect Carter moves to complete his cabinet with at least four appointments this week including possibly the first woman commerce secretary Jane Pfeffer and former labor secretary John Dunlop as a leading candidate. The list also features W Michael Blumenthal for treasury and Harold Brown for defense with plans for a late week news conference.
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Atlanta
Carter
Commerce
W. Michael Blumenthal
Bendix Corp
Treasury
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
IBM Corp
John Dunlop
Dunlop
Georgia
Carter Dunlop
Harold Brown
California Institute of Technology
Pentagon
Defense
Charles Schultze
Presidential Council of Economic Advisers
Andrew Young
D-Ga
United Nations
Young
Congress
Walter
Mondale
Plains
Jody Powell
Cyrus Vance
Wall Street
Thomas B Lance
Cool Weather Forecast For Aiken Area
The Aiken area sees cool days and nights with a chance of rain. Tonight’s low around 40 and tomorrow’s high in the upper 50s with a 30 percent rain risk tonight and 50 percent showers tomorrow. Cloudy conditions expected to persist through the week with warmer temperatures starting Thursday.
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Aiken
Clean Bill Of Financial Health It Was A Very Good Year For City
An audit presented to Aiken city council shows the city closed the last fiscal year with 11.8 million dollars in fixed assets and 609,631 dollars in the treasury. The auditing firm Griffin Dixon and Whitehurst issued a clean bill of financial health with minor method caveats.
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Lin Smithwick
City of
Aiken
Griffin, Dixon and Whitehurst
Utilities
Jamaican Candidate Shot as Campaign Violence Peaks
In Kingston Jamaica the most violent election campaign in the nation’s history neared its end after a candidate was shot and another faced a mob attack prompting the government to ban eve meetings and close political gatherings.
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Kingston
Jamaica
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Bill Burgess
Aiken Standard
Cleo J. Scott
Rhea Burgess
Gilmore
Carl Cole
David Skinner
Richard Krazner
Amy Copley
Aiken High
Aiken Junior High
Lynne Katonak
Columbia
J F Elliott
G W McManaway Jr
Richard J Sullivan
L. Segrest Sr
Theresa Huffman
C E Marshall
Helen T Laird
WW Seeley
J C Williamson
Ira Coward
M C Milkereil
Rinehart
Rodney Weeks
J A Ashe
Lonnie Garvin
Lewis
Marguerite Brown
J W Mercke
J A Todd
C W. McGahee
R H Searle
Thomas Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
B R Perment
Jaycees
Lite
Labor
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