Violence Enters South Carolina Farm Strike Picture
AP reports violence in the South Carolina farm strike with 24 hour patrols at two Columbia sites. Pickets rally for higher prices at Darlington and York stockyards, tractorcade planned in Loris over low corn and soybean prices. Richland County Sheriff Powell orders deputies at State Farmers Market and Colonial Stores warehouse after minor injuries, and requests two extra officers from both SLED and Highway Patrol. Governor Edwards' spokesman confirms they will be provided.
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Darlington
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Richland County
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Robert G. Liming
James B. Edwards
Carter to announce commission on government pension problems
President Carter plans to create a commission next month to study strained pension systems at federal state and local levels. The panel will examine Social Security pensions for disabled workers under 65 double dipping retirees and the Civil Service retirement system with annual costs rising about 1 billion dollars.
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Vance Defuses Arab Criticism Ahead of Middle East Talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance sought to ease Arab criticism of President Carter's Mideast remarks before meetings with Jordan's King Hussein and Saudi Arabia's King Khaled. Traveling with Carter to Poland, Vance said the president did not back Prime Minister Begin's call for Israeli troops to hold the West Bank. He called Begin's autonomy proposal for 1.1 million Arabs an appropriate starting point for discussion.
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France May Get Cruise Missile
Washington reports that France which maintains an independent nuclear striking force is moving toward developing its own cruise missile. U.S. intelligence sources estimate such a missile could be produced in five to ten years. The reports come as the U S and the Soviet Union discuss possible limits on cruise missiles within a broader strategic weapons control agreement.
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Coal Output Dives During UMW Strike Day
Federal figures show union and non union mines produced 803 411 tons of coal on December 15, about 25 percent of the average 3 173 333 tons. Lawrence Frey of the Federal Energy Department notes 1 314 mines operated that day, a sharp drop from normal.
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Rain Forecast for Aiken County Amid Gator Bowl Viewing
Rain is forecast for Aiken County as Clemson fans watch the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. Showers are likely tonight at 80 percent and 50 percent tomorrow with mild weekend temperatures. Lows near the 30s tonight and highs in the 50s tomorrow.
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Local basketball fan Dr. Flaum weighs mood games by score
The piece notes Dr. Lawrence Flaum’s view of basketball games turning favorable making him a pragmatist. It also reports a monkey sighting by a letter carrier on U.S. Highway 1 and confirms the monkey’s capture around 4 50 p m, suggesting the carrier was not drunk or daffy.
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Lawrence Flaum
Lawsuit Filed Over Land for Aiken County Nursing Home Site
Aiken attorney Gasper L. Toole expects to file for Williams-Younts Agency Inc. against the heirs of Vera C. Jack. The suit targets the land proposed as the future site of the Aiken County nursing home.
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Ren) Toole
Aiken
Williams-Younts Agency Inc
Toole
Vera C. Jack
Nursing Home Land Suit Heads to Court and Appeal Possible
The case centers on 30 acres linked to a nursing home project. Williams- Younts Agency seeks to buy all, then Cecil's Inc. would acquire seven acres to sell to Aiken County. The Will and perpetuity issue may block the deal, with Judge Peeples set to rule in February and further appeals possible.
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Aiken County
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Aiken Community Hospital
Jack
Court of Common Pleas
Rodney A. Peeples
Common Pleas Court
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Carter Appeals to Human Rights in Warsaw Ceremony
President Carter laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Warsaw Ghetto monument under snowy skies, in a somber ceremony before an expected news conference on human rights. Reports say he may visit Egypt to meet Anwar Sadat as part of his foreign tour, with alternate flight plans possible.
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Campaign Fund Nets $14 000 for Salvation Army Drive 1977
The Salvation Army reports its 1977 Christmas and Winter Relief Campaign raised fourteen thousand dollars. Volunteers logged over one thousand one hundred hours with only three paid staff. Aiken High School groups and Principal James Taylor contributed extensively, with multiple clubs and ninety students taking part in kettle duties and carol performances totaling sixty four hours. Community groups aided in staffing while ninety six families received food checks and 1480 toys were distributed. Final results note ongoing needs for fuel oil wood and electricity with funds earmarked for those efforts.
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Aiken High
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National Honor Society
Robert P. Hawthorne
Fire Destroys Historic Wheatley Plantation Home in Jackson
A Tuesday blaze at the 100 year old Wheatley Plantation house near Matlock Baptist Church destroyed the pine frame mansion. Annie Mae Morgan and nine relatives escaped with neighbors aiding. Firefighters from Jackson Beech Island Bath and Belvedere fought 3 1 2 hours without hydrants as an LP gas tank exploded. Donations for the displaced family are being collected at the Jackson Fire Department Town Hall.
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Bill Snider
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Belvedere
Snider
Town Hall
Eldon D. Risher
New Year's Eve Without Lombardo Promises Same Feel
Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians will perform their 49th annual New Year's Eve show without Lombardo who died last month. Victor Lombardo leads the band with Lebert Lombardo and plans to carry on the tradition on CBS TV from the Waldorf Astoria. The broadcast includes Leslie Uggams and Paul Williams with Kenny Gardner and Ty Lemley among performers.
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