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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1978

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Inside Today Stats Show Terrie Can Shoot

Page 8 highlights Terrie’s shooting ability with notable stats and game impact. Page 5 provides more context on her recent performances and team role.

Aiken youth gets 15 years in armed robbery case

Aiken County General Sessions Court sentenced 19 year old Tommy Howard to 15 years on armed robbery and breach of trust with a fraudulent instrument after he pled guilty. He also drew five years for breach of trust to run concurrently and will be parole eligible after one third. Howard abducted Knight and stole his pickup after taking a late model car on a test ride, locking Knight in a trunk. The judge warned if he lives by the shotgun he should live outside South Carolina.

Aiken General Sessions Court Tommy Howard Marlboro Rodney A. Peeples Howard Triangle Pontiac Jack Knight Knight Peeples South Carolina Emanuel Hawkins Charles Linwood Toole Toole John W. Harte Jr Aiken County Has

Intruder Suspected in Double Slaying in Columbus Ga

Police say a burglar alarm scared away an intruder at Ruth Schwab’s home but may have remained inside and then fled to kill neighbor Mildred Borom two blocks away. Coroner reports Borom, 78, died about 30 hours earlier. Schwab, 70, was targeted while being strangled. Six elderly women had been strangled in Wynnton Road area since September.

Columbus Herman Boone Muscogee County J. Donald Kilgore Ruth Schwab Mildred Dismukes Borom West Georgia Wynnton Road

Camel cigarettes face faltering sales and uncertain future

In Winston-Salem today the AP reports short strong unfiltered cigarettes struggle as demand wanes. P Lorrilard held a retirement ceremony for Old Gold regulars and Don Fought forecasts when Camel production may cease, a date he keeps secret.

Winston-Salem N.C P. Lorrilard Don Fought Camel

Begin and Lewis Meet in Jerusalem Amid Settlement Tensions

Prime Minister Begin and U.S. Ambassador Samuel Lewis held a nearly two hour discussion in Jerusalem as U S Israeli strains over settlements intensify. A Begin spokesman cited excellent relations but provided few specifics. They also talked about the Jerusalem Cairo shuttle and an upcoming Atherton trip to restart Egyptian Israeli peace talks.

Jerusalem Menachem Begin U.S Samuel Lewis Israel Washington

EPA Reworks Car Mileage Estimates After Complaints

The EPA will revise official mileage figures after admitting its estimates are often higher than real world results. Administrator Douglas Castle said typical errors range from 7 to 14 percent, with some owners reporting larger gaps. The agency aims to align ratings with what drivers can reasonably achieve.

Washington Environmental Protection Agency EPA Douglas Castle Castle

Valentine Day Topics Mix With Local Remarks In Aiken

Referee Jim Pinkerton wears glasses to be noted at a Valentine Day event where Owen Clary promotes sending hearts and other gestures. ERA opponents honor South Carolina lawmakers who opposed the bill at the State House. Debby Young, enjoying warmer weather, worries about romance amid heavy thermal wear. Randy Davidson discusses a tax avoidance booklet bundled with a South American plane ticket. Barbara Kruscavage’s sixth graders visit the Aiken City Council, thanking Councilman Frampton Durban after a long meeting that stretched past 10 PM.

State House South Carolina Barbara Kruscavage East Aiken Elementary Aiken Frampton Durban

Coal strike worsens as power cuts spread nationwide

The 71 day coal strike deepens with no talks set to resume. Ray Marshall to meet with Bituminous Coal Operators Association while President Carter refrains from invoking Taft Hartley. Power cutbacks threaten 300,000 jobs across Indiana West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania. Two suspects arrested in Pike County Kentucky for a brick attack on a coal truck.

National Coal Carter U.S Ray Marshall Bituminous Coal Operators Association United Mine Workers Indiana West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania West Penn Power Co Duquesne Light Co Harrisburg Virginia John Dalton Ford Chrysler UMW Arnold Miller Pike County

Solarly cool sunny spell to linger through Thursday

The forecast praises bright sun and cool temperatures with upper 20s overnight and daytime 50s to 60s tomorrow. A stretch of continued sunny weather is expected through Thursday with a chance of precipitation returning Friday and Saturday as lows hover in the upper 20s and highs in the 40s.

Sol

Aiken City Council approves zoning change and studies water loss

The Aiken City Council approved rezoning of Jason Smith property by 6-1 with dissent, and referred Sydney Carter's highway study to the Planning and Zoning Commission. A leash law and dog complaints drew residents, while Pitometer Associates will study water loss, and A.M. Tuck Inc. won the Laurens Street sewer contract.

Aiken Sydney Carter Jason Smith Planning and Zoning Commission S.C. Highway 19 N Lincoln Avenue Robert S Skipper) Perry Jr Smith Perry James A. Callahan Jr Maple Drive Public Safety Department J. Carroll Busbee Callahan Busbee Pitometer Associates Engineers Wyatt Johnson Laurens Street A.M. Tuck Inc Greenwood Unimark Southern Inc

Aiken planner warns against traffic cycle and CBD strain

City planner Sydney Carter unveils a 14 page Highway Approach Study criticizing traffic congestion and road widening as a cycle. He says the CBD faces survival pressure and peripheral growth risks harming the downtown, proposing frontage roads setbacks and strict sign controls.

Aiken Sydney Carter

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