Merit based reform eyed for magistrate selections
South Carolina legislator Rep. C. Marshall Cain says a bill is being drafted to create merit selection for magisterial appointments after an attorney general ruling. Cain defended himself against charges of pushing for the opinion, while party chief Robert M. Bell claimed behind the scenes pressure aimed at the Langley and Graniteville advisory election. Bell alleged Cain stirred trouble for the GOP. Cain denied it and framed the move as a response to excluding citizens from magistrate candidate selection.
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Aiken County
C. Marshall Cain
Aiken
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Robert M. Bell
Democratic Party
Cain
Langley
Graniteville
Joyce C. Hearn
Richland
Daniel R. McLeod
McLeod
Bell
Bath
Marshall Cain
County Recovers From Ice Weather Strikes Aiken County
Tuesday night's ice storm hit Aiken County hard with widespread power and phone outages. Utilities from SC Electric and Gas and Aiken Electric Cooperative reported significant line and customer losses while crews from outside areas worked to restore service. Schools closed due to outages and fuel shortages affected bus operations as forecasts signaled a gradual warmup and continued cloud cover.
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Aiken County
County Electric and Telephone Utilities
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Aiken
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Monetta
North Augusta
Southern Bell
Aiken Elementary
Vaucluse Elementary
Jefferson Junior High
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Aiken High Schofield
Inventive Aikenites Cope With Cold and Power Loss
Aiken residents endure stormy conditions with power outages and icy streets. Hotels Ramada Inn and Holiday Inn report full houses with many guests from Aiken. Stories highlight residents improvising warmth and continuing daily tasks despite outages.
Power outage prompts inventive stay in motel in Aiken County
Aiken County residents faced a blackout yesterday and rented a motel room to weather the outage. After showering and absorbing heat, they returned home to find power restored, joking that their motel stay was the most expensive vacation ever.
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Ellen Nathan
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
Ms. Nathan
John
Mary
H. Allan Schifferli
Azalea Place
Aiken
Wayne
Pat Fuller
Lucy Rodman
Eulalie Rutledge
Inflation Hike May Force Looser Wage Guidelines
Labor Secretary Ray Marshall says a worsening inflation rate could require relaxing the 7 percent wage guideline if Congress rejects the real wage insurance tax credit. He notes the administration hopes inflation will ease and Congress will approve the credit to avoid loosening limits.
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Owen Ullmann
Washington
Congress
Labor
Ray Marshall
Marshall
Associated Press
Charles L. Schultze
Carter
Schultze
St. Angela History Travels Around Aiken
Aiken County Today highlights a feature on St. Angela History travels around the region. Page 1B covers the topic with details suitable for readers of the daily paper. The section also notes comics Dear Abby editorials obituaries sports television and weather.
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St. Angela
Aiken
Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Aiken FHA Chief Replaced After Conviction
Jerel Dean Harmon longtime supervisor of the Aiken FHA office since 1974 is replaced by Mike Hucks from Moncks Corner after a conviction for concealing FHA loan papers involving a $9,000 loan. Harmon pled guilty to one count and received a suspended sentence plus $3,800 restitution. he cannot hold another government job.
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Jerel Dean Harmon
Aiken Farmer's Home Administration
FHA
Mike Hucks
Moncks Corner
Hucks
Aiken
Harmon
U S. Treasury
Columbia
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Charlie W. Timmerman
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Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Steeplechase Apartments
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