Warrant Issued In Tullis Case
A warrant for Harold Emmons of Daytona Beach was issued over the October Majik Market attempted robbery in Aiken. Detectives seek fingerprints matching prints found at the scene. Clerk Ricky Tullis suffered facial burns and eye injuries requiring a corneal transplant. A small amount of cash was missing.
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Daytona Beach
Flaman
Richland Avenee
Vaucluse Road
Aiken City
C. G Heath
Harold Emmons
Heath
Emmons
Aiken
Arthur L. Wittington
Florida
Ricky Tullis
Aiken County Hospital
Majik Market Robbery Under Investigation In Clearwater
A Majik Market was robbed around 1 p.m. today in Clearwater. No injuries reported. Sheriff's investigators seek two Black men about 5'6" and 5'4" with one wearing a green toboggan. About $300 stolen.
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Clearwater
Aiken County
Ford signs law taking Nixon tapes and papers into government custody
President Ford signs legislation transferring full possession of former President Nixon tapes and papers to the government. The General Services Administration will secure control, ending Nixon's custodial role. Nixon's attorney fears later use of tapes in commercial acts and televised broadcasts after trial notes. Judges debated what portions may be copied for commercial use once the Watergate case ends.
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Washington
Ford
Richard M. Nion
Nixon
General Services Administration
Herbert J. Miller Jr
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Ford Grants Full Pardon to Jimmy the Greek Snyder
President Ford granted a full and unconditional pardon to Jimmy the Greek Snyder for gambling violations from 11 years earlier. The pardon, announced by the Justice Department, took effect Wednesday as part of a December surge of 47 pardons.
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Washington
Jimmy
Snyder
Ford
Justice Department
Las Vegas
IRA Declares 11 Day Cease Fire in Northern Ireland
The Provisional IRA declares an 11 day cease fire in Northern Ireland and England following secret talks with Protestant and Roman Catholic church leaders. The truce runs from midnight December 22 to midnight January 2 as the guerrilla group suspends operations in its campaign against British rule.
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IRA
Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
England
Provisional
Rain Chance To Dwindle In Aiken County Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for rain this Friday with highs in the mid 50s and a low around 42 degrees. Saturday should see rain fall to about 20 percent with near 60 degree highs. Sunday may have light rain while Monday looks fair.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Santa Crashlands Into Kalmia Hill School Holiday Scene
A playful report from Aiken’s Christmas Party describes Santa arriving at Kalmia Hill School as children reacted with surprise and a fireman twist on the three wise men. A child’s quick dash and fireman humor framed the scene at the public safety event.
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Santa Claus
Kalmia Hill School
Santa
City of
Former Soldier Charged In N A Abduction Case
Aiken County authorities charged a former soldier with kidnapping and shooting 17 year old Matthew Rice after abducting him from a shopping center lot. Glen Ronald Tate 20 of Augusta was arrested on related charges after a composite drawing aided the arrest. Rice remained in stable condition after surgery for bullet fragments in his head.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
Glen Ronald Tate
Yancey Street
Augusta
Matthew Rice
Tate
Paul D Grant Grant
Fort Gordon
Fort Wayne
Rice
K-Mart
Schultz Hill
Jackson
Highway 28
Beech Island
University Hospital
Andy Seigler
Underwood Homes
Edward Yarborough
Manny Brooks
Grant
Panel Amends Building Code in County Planning Meeting
The Aiken County Planning Commission unanimously approved an amended Southern Standard Building Code. The board dropped a contentious clause on regulatory jurisdiction and will seek guidance from county attorney William G Lynn Jr. The code would require builders to meet standards for structure sanitation lighting and ventilation. Funding options for a full-time planning staff were discussed, including a potential $10,000 federal emergency employment grant.
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Aiken County
Dan Crosland
Eric Thompson
Lower
Savannah
Cost of living climbs again in November
The Labor Department reports a nine tenths percent rise in consumer prices for November, with real earnings down 1.8 percent for workers and 5.6 percent below year-ago levels. CPI reaches 154.3 of the 1967 base, marking the largest 12 month rise since 1947, as prices rise on foods clothing gas and services while gasoline dips.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ford Administration
Area Fund Drives Nearing In Aiken Community Efforts
The Aiken Jaycees plan a Shopping Tour at Edwards Department Store for four children and their mother, aided by local donations and welfare support. The Salvation Army in Aiken County mobilizes toys and food for Christmas relief as families face unemployment and hardship. Donations are sought by mail to local addresses.
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Aiken Jaycees
Edwards Department Store
Mitchell Shopping Center
Jaycees
P.O
Aiken
Salvation Army
Aiken County
Edgefield Leaders Shaped S C Secession Move
Edgefield figures helped mold the 1860 Ordinance of Secession. Francis H. Ward law authored the document while Francis W Pickens, then governor, played a pivotal role. Pickens, envoy to Russia, returned home to assert Southern constitutional and economic views as secession rose. Edgefield’s history includes ten SC governors and notable figures.
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Edgefield
South Carolina
United States of America
Francis H. Wardlaw
Francis W Pickens
Local Historical Society
Hortense Woods
Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Russia
West Gets Report On Pilot Project
Columbia residents visited John West to present a report on a pilot program at Freedman Vocational School Workshop Activities Center in Graniteville. The center runs an earn and learn program started in October 1972 with Gov West at the dedication, funded by local business U S. industries school officials and community leaders.
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Columbia
Guy John ¢Rest
Aiken
Freedman Vocational School
Graniteville
Gov West
Freedman Center
U S. Industries
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