No Agreement Made To Accept Juveniles In Aiken
State officials deny any agreement to accept Aiken County juveniles from the closed jail. The Aiken County jail closure prompted questions about transport to the R and E Center in Columbia and housing terms. Youths have not been transported and no formal deal exists until the Youth Services board meets February 14.
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Aiken County
State Department of Corrections
Columbia
Aiken
R and E
Paul D
Kemp and Harte
Thomas M
Tommy) Galardi
County Family Court
Edward Thomas
Depty
Thomas
Galardi
Croft House PR figure adds gloss to new residents
Herma Amaden, Croft House's self appointed PR, told two young visitors to imagine living there in 50 years. Betty Thomason faced stress from nine carpools as Clark Hill Dam's lake filled unusually fast in 1950. A young husband received a $20 budget gift, checked for counterfeit at the bank.
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Croft House
Herma Amaden
Clark Hill
North Augusta Chamber Banquet Set for Tomorrow Night
The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet tomorrow at 7 PM in the Augusta Hilton Convention Center. A Citizen of the Year will be named and new chamber officers will be installed. Humorist Porter Carswell is the banquet speaker.
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North Augusta
North
Clearwater Woman Dies In Auto Wreck
A mid morning crash in Edgefield County killed Betty N. Tice 29 of Clearwater and injured two men. The tractor tanker overturned but its driver escaped injury. the tanker was empty. James Tice of Langley is listed in serious condition. Norman Tice was treated and released. The wreck occurred at Graniteville Road and USS 25.
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Clearwater
Edgefield County
Betty N. Tice
Sunday gasoline sales possible in oil shortage plan
Washington officials weigh mandatory conservation steps including restricting Sunday and evening gas sales and rationing by alternate days as they respond to Iranian crude shortages. Energy Secretary Schlesinger says decisions by April 1 will rely on voluntary savings, with direct rationing ruled out. Saudi output and Iran's export cut are shifting U S supply but no imminent return to normal levels is seen.
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Washington
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Carter
Schlesinger
U.S
Iran
United States
Saudi Arabia
SRP Faces Budget Gap for Heavy Water Plant
Stetson reports the Savannah River Plant's heavy water facility is underfunded by 4.2 million dollars in Carter's lean budget. DOE officials warned of potential shutdown if funds aren’t found, risking about 120 jobs though a Canada import option was deemed unfeasible.
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Savannah River
SRP
Carter
Nat Stetson
Washington
Department of Energy
DOE
David Peek
Canada
Peek
Congress
Department
End Of County Reign Means Start Of State
A compact notice hints at a transition from county to state leadership with upcoming features on page 5A including comics Dear Abby editorials obituaries sports television weather and related sections.
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Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Unidentified Black Man Shot Near Belvedere
The body of a 38 year old Black man was found in pines near Belvedere and U.S. 25 between Clearwater Road and Rosemary Lane. He died from a single gunshot wound to the head and investigators, aided by nine deputies, work to identify him using photographs fingerprints and dental records. Death time is undetermined due to cold weather delaying decomposition.
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Belvedere-North Augusta
Belvedere
Aiken County
O.W. Ray
U.S. 25
Clearwater Road
Rosemary Lane
Gunnells Hearing Request Denied Again
Ralph R. Gunnells a former lieutenant with the Aiken County Sheriff's Department has another hearing request denied by the Fraternal Order of Police. He appealed in January to the Aiken County Council for a public hearing but was rejected since he was not a county employee. Gunnells says he may pursue further legal action.
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Ralph R. Gunnells
Aiken County
Fraternal Order of Police
Aiken
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N.A. Chamber
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