County Sheriff opposes relocating jail communications center
Sheriff Paul D. Grant refuses to move the Aiken County communications system from the jail site until the department moves its entire administrative functions. State orders demand the move from the jail, with costs estimated at 5 000 dollars for the new site and 10 000 dollars for the administrative relocation.
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Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Paul D. Grant
Grant
Civil Defense
Bobby R. Mauney
Aiken
Hadden and Hardin celebrate birthdays at local restaurant
John Hadden and Ken Hardin marked birthdays at a nearby eatery with cheese potatoes and candles. Some argue they should have celebrated a day earlier as the town notes their Sweethearts status and teaching prowess amid visits by Chesley F. Gwinn and Michael D. Strickland in Aiken.
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John Hadden
Ken Hardin
Chesley F. Gwinn
Aiken
Gwinn
Atlanta
Michael D. Strickland
County Delegation To Meet
The Aiken County legislative delegation will meet at 6 30 p m Monday in the USC Aiken new classroom building beside the library. Chairman Sen William E Knotts of Williston says a public hearing will follow at 7 30 p m to discuss problems of small businessmen.
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Aiken County
Usc-Aiken
William E. Knotts
Dwilliston
Deduction Bill Tabled By Committee
Rep Judson Busbee joined a House Education and Public Works panel in tabling a bill that would have required school districts to deduct dues for teachers joining professional groups. The measure, backed by SCEA, faced two weeks of debate and faced cost concerns and possible impact on collective bargaining. Busbee noted districts may already make voluntary deductions.
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Judson Busbee
D-Wagener
House Education and Public Works Committee
South Carolina Education Association
SCEA
Busbee
Aikenite returns from Iran amid revolution turmoil
Jane Edwards daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Edwards of Aiken arrived back Monday after 19 months in Iran where she worked as a Bell Helicopter International production control specialist. She described martial law in Esfahan with curfew and gunfire and recounted dangers from street clashes and bombings while noting American victimization and anti western sentiment during the revolution.
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Iran
Jane Edwards
Curtis W. Edwards
Aiken
Ms. Edwards
Bell Helicopter International
Bell Helicopter
Esfahan
Tehran
Edwards
Business Council flags recession risk and slow growth
A group of major business leaders says the economy will grow less than 1 percent in 1979, with unemployment rising about 1 million to 6.8 percent and inflation near 7.5 percent. The forecast clashes with the Carter administration’s view, noting a slowdown over several quarters but not a deep downturn.
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Washington
the Business Council
Carter
Business Council
Clifton C. Garvin Jr
Exxon Corp
Garvin
Four Iranian Generals Executed by Revolutionary Court
Tehran reports say Shah Pahlavi era security chief Nematollah Nassiri along with three generals were executed at Khomeini headquarters after swift trials for torture massacre treason and corruption. Their properties were confiscated and their bodies sent to Tehran morgue.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Radio
Tabriz
Khomeini
Pars
Nematollah Nassiri
SAVAK
Manuchehr Khosrowdad
Mehdi Rahimi
Reza Naji
Isfahan
Salley Woman Sentenced to Twenty Months in Jail
Edna Pontoon aged 26 pleaded guilty in general sessions court to stealing $5,000 found outside her Salley shop. Judge Rodney A. Peeples suspended a five year term to 20 months in jail plus 29 months probation and full restitution. A 17 year old Graniteville youth also received sentencing.
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Salley
General Sessions
Edna Pontoon
Rodney A. Peeples
Peeples
Graniteville
Building Code Battle Looms For County
Aiken County considers amendments to the building code sparking citizen protests after a first reading. Council members Dunbar Guy Culinnan Pound and Woodring approved the measure while inspector Busby and administrator Greene defend it as protective.
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Aiken County
Marvin E. Dunbar
Walter C. Guy Jr
Ralph F. Cullinan
John H. Pound
Mim Woodring
Dunbar
Joe W. Busby
L.C. Greene
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