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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1979

Page

7

Gun incident at Marianna Middle School shocks campus

A 14 year old girl faced a loaded .22 revolver held to her head by an 11 year old classmate during a Monday incident at Marianna Middle School. Another pupil brandished a knife while a third student secured the weapon and the assailants were taken into custody. Charges, including aggravated assault, are expected.

Marianna Fla Teresa Hill Port Honor Florida Tallahassee M.R. Stokes Miss Hill Karen Hughes Stokes

Flood in hospital after near total physical collapse

Rep Daniel J Flood 75 of Pennsylvania is hospitalized at Georgetown University Hospital for physical exhaustion and tests after his perjury and bribery trial ended in a mistrial. The AP report notes his condition described as in total physical collapse.

Washington (Ap Daniel J. Flood Pennsylvania

Iranian Leader Bakhtiar defies Khomeini amid mass protests

Prime Minister Bakhtiar defied Ayatollah Khomeini and kept his post as tens of thousands supported Khomeini's nominee for a provisional revolutionary government. He told Parliament he would stay in office until the next general election, despite calls for his immediate resignation.

Tehran Iran Shahpour Bakhtiar Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Khomeini Bakhtiar

Moore Escapes Fence Snare at West Virginia Prison

Sara Jane Moore, serving life for the 1975 Ford attempt, briefly tasted freedom after climbing a 12 foot fence with another inmate. They left footprints in the snow before returning to a reconfigured maximum security area, officials said.

Alderson W.va Sara Jane Moore Ford Hell Ms. Moore Appalachians Marlene Martino Federal Correctional Institution Jack Feverly

Darvon Safety Endorsed by Eli Lilly Official

Dr. Robert H. Furman of Eli Lilly testified before a Senate subcommittee that Darvon is a safe and effective pain reliever when used as directed. The manufacturer spoke in response to earlier criticisms about the drug.

Washington Robert H. Furman Eli Lilly and Co Senate

GAO says Carter lacks power to block contracts to curb inflation

The General Accounting Office finds President Carter has no authority to withhold government contracts to push his anti-inflation campaign and warns that even with such power the move would likely have little effect.

Washington General Accounting Office Carter GAO

NRC Officials Seek to Reassure Public on Nuclear Risks

NRC chairman Joseph Hendrie and five commissioners testified before a Senate subcommittee reviewing the 1980 budget and stated that atomic plant accident risks remain low. They noted the Rasmussen report WASH-1400 is discredited though it had been used to push for more nuclear power construction.

Washington Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Joseph Hendrie Senate Environment and Public Works

Jury to decide life or electric chair in killer case

A South Carolina jury convicted John Plath and John Arnold in the stabbing death of 33 year old Betty Gardner of Frogmore. Prosecutors seek the death penalty. jurors will choose between life without parole or capital punishment pending Wednesday verdict.

Beaufort York John Plath John Arnold South Carolina Plath Arnold Betty Gardner Frogmore Gardner

South Carolina Dairy Hike Sparks Hearing Clash

At Columbia, a public hearing over a proposed five cent per half gallon milk price rise drew a packed turnout of more than 200 dairy producers processors and distributors. Industry spokesmen urged a larger 14 percent increase to about 13.20 per hundredweight citing SC prices below regional peers and risk of out of state shipment.

Charles Shaw S.C. Dairy Commission Irvin D Pete) Parker South Carolina Columbia South Carolina Dairy Commission George Jung Diarymaking Inc Jung Southeast Southeastern

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