Annex Move reshapes county offices as two halves unite
The J E Oswalt House Moving Company moved half of the former Aiken County Council building to the Sheriff's Department yesterday. The remaining half, attached to the county office complex, will join later to form the new administrative offices. The county will spend about $103,000 on the project per County Administrator L C Greene.
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Batesbury
Aiken County Council
Sheriff’s Department
L.C. Greene
Carter proposes draft for men and women aged nineteen to twenty
President Carter suggests registering men and women aged 19 and 20 for a military draft, likely starting this summer. He probably will not push to allow women in combat roles, and officials say the issue remains hypothetical and unresolved.
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Congress Presses For FBI Evidence In Bribery Probe
Washington lawmakers demand a direct look at FBI evidence in the national bribery inquiry. Rep. Peter Peyser introduces a House resolution directing the attorney general to furnish all FBI materials naming members of Congress within 30 days despite DOJ noncooperation.
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Congress
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D-N.y
House
Attorney General Denies Thurmond Target in ABSCAM
U S Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti said Thurmond was not involved in the ABSCAM probe. Rep John Jenrette contended undercover agents tried to lure Thurmond to a meeting in a Washington townhouse on immigration matters.
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U.S
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Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
FBI
Abscam
Sen. Thurmond
Civiletti
John Jenrette
D-S.c
Thurmond
Textron chief Miller questioned on Ghana helicopter sale
SEC staff report says Textron Inc under chairman G William Miller failed to tell a Senate committee all it knew about questionable helicopter sales to Ghana. Miller then questioned at January 1978 confirmation hearing for Fed chairman role. committee to revisit the issue today.
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Textron Inc
G. William Miller
Senate
Ghana
Securities and Exchange Commission
Miller
the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
William Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
Textron
Leatherback Turtles Speed Past Motorboats In Study
The piece notes a leatherback turtle can swim up to 22 miles per hour according to the National Wildlife Federation. It also mentions Rep. Butler Derrick battling the flu in Congress and promising recovery, with a light political aside on constituent reactions.
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National Wildlife Federation
Butler Derrick
Congress
Derrick
Belvedere Fire District expansion gains council support
Five of nine Aiken County Council members voiced support for Belvedere Fire District expansion at a two hour hearing held at Belvedere Elementary School. The council will decide within 30 days and implement by resolution.
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Aiken County
BFD
Carrol H. Warner
Clyde C. Hooks
Belvedere Fire
Council
Hooks
Belvedere Fire Department
Bradleyville
Bradley Terrace
North Augusta
Henry R. McKenney Jr
Five Notch Road
McKenney
Arkenites split on Olympic boycott amid Moscow–Afghanistan crisis
Residents voiced mixed views on boycotting the 1980 Moscow Games as President Carter urged a sports stance. Interviews with Keith Boone Haveron Robert Betty Heyward Evelina Boyinton Carl Elliott Thomas Byrd Hugh Watson and others reflect support for the boycott plus concerns over athletes' sacrifices and international response. France West Germany Canada Japan and China are named as backing or considering a boycott.
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Haveron Robert
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Betty Heyward
Carter
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China
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Watson
Evelina Boyinton
Carl Elliott
International Committee
Elliott
Russia
E. H. Hamilton
Hamilton
Helena Old
Jwann Boner
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