14 Feb 1979
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1979
Page
1
Harry Odell Weeks has been Aiken mayor since 1946 with a four year break in the early 1950s. The longtime leader recalls postwar growth tied to SRP and nuclear age planning, credits zoning and park protections, and notes early life in Aiken with his family and the Aiken Institute.
A quip-filled column from Columbia notes Governor Riley’s brief talk alongside author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. on public forums. In Aiken, residents fear Valentine costs as Rubye Ratchford Johnson’s nephew Hubert Green wins the Hawaiian Open, sparking local pride.
Aiken County Board of Education swore in two former members J P Kneece and Henry Moseley Jr along with re elected Lynn Hilley and Clifton Williamson at its regular meeting. Superintendent Willis reported on Midland Valley High School advertising start and bids timeline.
Scores of armed Iranians stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran taking Ambassador Sullivan and 101 Americans prisoner. One Marine and another American were wounded, with five Iranians hurt. Deputy Prime Minister Yazdi intervened to place Americans in protective custody.
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Bradley and three Aiken County men faced charges of criminal conspiracy and obstructing justice. Bradley testified he had never discussed any ticket fixing. Defense sought to drop the obstructing justice count. Judge Peeples said he would consider the motion and later granted it.
Lynne Katonak of the Aiken Standard is named 1978 Newspaperwoman of the Year for South Carolina. She will share the SCPA honor with Louise Ervin and be feted at a Columbia banquet on Feb 23. Katonak, with the paper since 1974, is a reporter photographer with multiple state and national credits.
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