Red wolves to be released on Bulls Island
A mated pair of red wolves will be released on Bulls Island near Charleston South Carolina January 5 in a second attempt to establish a colony. The species once ranged widely in the Southeast but now survives in a small area in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. Interbreeding with coyotes and habitat loss drove the population below fifty identifiable red wolves.
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Atlanta
Bulls Island
Charleston
S. C
Barrier Island
Louisiana
Texas
Holiday travelers head home amid snow and slick roads
Parts of the north face snow and travel advisories as Christmas travelers begin the trip home. By 6 am EST 270 people had died on the nation’s highways this holiday period, with NSC estimates of 380 to 480 deaths projected over the three days and 340 for a winter non-holiday weekend.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylania
New England
Iowa
Nebraska
National Safety Council
Explosion rocks Venezuelan Consulate near St Patrick’s Cathedral
A blast at the Venezuelan Consulate across from St Patrick’s Cathedral in Rockefeller Center shattered windows on several floors and covered the street with glass. No injuries were reported. A man claiming Omega Seven, an anti Castro group, phoned AP about 1:30 a.m. asserting responsibility and calling Orlando Bosch a patriot.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Rockefeller Center
Fifth Avenue
Omega Seven
Associated Press
Venezuela
Orlando Bosch
Suspect Sought After Slaying at Aiken Nightspot
An Aiken man Cedrick Holloway was stabbed to death at a Storm Branch area nightspot around 3 a.m. He was rushed to University Hospital in Augusta where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says investigators and the uniform division are conducting an intensive search for the suspect.
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Aiken
Storm Branch
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Cedrick Holloway
Jefferson Terrace
University Hospital
Augusta
Sheriff's Department
Cold spell to persist after Christmas shoppers urged to bundle up
Forecasters predict continued cold conditions after Christmas with lows in the lower 20s and clear skies tonight. The outlook shows fair and cold weather through Thursday, then a warming trend begins Friday with highs rising from the 30s to the 40s.
Wrong numbers ring at Aiken plant shop
An Aiken garden shop receives repeated wrong calls from Hydrick's Photo Music Center customers. A Spanish speaking caller requests a record, the shopkeeper redirects to Hydrick's new number, and the caller later thanks her for giving the correct number.
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Hydrick
Photo Music Center
Hydrick’s
Dees
Vandalism in county schools spikes as 109 cases are reported
Aiken County Sheriff Paul D. Grant highlights 109 yearly incidents of break ins theft and vandalism in schools urging citizen help. He cites uneven impact with Kennedy Junior High hit four weekends in a row and warns petty vandalism can escalate to grave risks.
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Aiken
Paul D. Grant
Grant
Kennedy Junior High School
Hillside Strangler Claims 12th Victim In Girl
Police identify 18 year old Paula Ward as the Hillside Strangler’s 12th victim. Found partially nude and strangled near the Rose Bowl in Pasadena after being at a halfway house for the Christmas weekend. Clyde Tyler, 34, questioned then released to a mental hospital. he was booked as John Doe in the murder inquiry.
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Pasadena
Calif
Hillside
Paula Gwen Ward
Rose Bowl
Ray McCray
McCray
Clyde Tyler
John Doe
Miss Ward
Sadat and Begin See Slim Palestinian Gap Yet Optimist
In Ismailia after a Christmas summit, Sadat warned of deep Palestinian rifts but said no gap is bridgeable. Begin called the talks successful and promised momentum as committees plan to press on. Egyptian and Israeli ministers will head a Cairo conference driven effort to discuss Palestinian statehood and self rule amid withdrawal talks.
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Ismailia
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Menahem Begin
Begin
Sadat
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai
Cairo
Beg
Abu Swieir
Pyramids
Giza
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Israel
Enrollment Set For Adult Education in Aiken County
Enrollment for adult education and high school diploma programs starts January 3 at 7 30 p m across multiple Aiken County sites including Aiken High Schofield Campus and North Augusta High Adults over 18 may enroll. Classes run two nights weekly with two levels Basic program students can earn an Eighth Grade Completion Certificate, while diploma tracks offer 18 units toward a SC State Diploma.
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Aiken County
Aiken High
Schofield
Aiken
North Augusta
Jackson High
Jackson
Leavelle McCampbell
Graniteville
Langley-Bath- Clearwater
Langley
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Ridge Spring
Wagener-Salley
Wagener
South Carolina
Toy pistol hijack ends after three hours over Atlanta
An incoherent man used a toy pistol and a radio claiming bombs to hijack an Eastern Airlines jet with 36 aboard. FBI negotiators ended the standoff when the plane landed at Hartsfield, freeing all passengers and crew without injury. The hijacker, Nikolai Wischnewsky, Austrian born with a Pearl River New York address, was identified and to be charged with air piracy. He bought a Jacksonville ticket under Nick Roland and carried parole papers in New York.
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Atlanta
Eastern Airlines
FBI
Hartsfield International
Jacksonville
Miami
Indianapolis
Eastern
James Ashlock
Ed Pistey
Wischnewsky
Federal Aviation Administration
Jack Barker
Barker
Cuba
James Dunn
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Kiwanis
Frank Galardi
Galardi
Mideast
Hillside Strangler
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