McLeod Urges Stronger Local Crime Deterrents and Reforms
South Carolina Attorney General Daniel McLeod urged uniform standards for magistrate courts and tighter regulation of bail bondsmen at the Aiken County Community Crime Conference. He warned against loopholes enabling white collar crime and called for rapid prosecution and consistent punishment to deter crime statewide.
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S. C
Daniel Mcleod
Aiken County
H. Odell
McLeod
Father Costner receives 24 year jail term in armed robbery case
North Carolina man Jesse Costner aged 52 was sentenced to 24 years after a jury convicted him of armed robbery. His son James Evans Harding, 17, got a youth offenders sentence for similar charges. The victims were James Carter Hickson, 16, and the incident occurred after Costner abducted Hickson at Study Hall. An FBI record was reviewed by Judge Peeples during sentencing.
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North Carolina
General Sessions Court
Rodney A. Peeples
Jesse Costner
Peeples
Costner
James Evans Harding
State Corrections System
James Carter Hickson
Harding
Young Hickson
Hickson
Sheriff's Department
Sylvia
Allen F.) Westerdah
Edward C. Cushman
FBI
Curtis Maurice Johnson
Augusta
Milly Hackett plays down sympathy at Aiken crime conference
Milly Hackett rejects sympathy as a cure for trouble while Judge Peeples draws attention with his plaid suit at the Aiken County Community Crime Conference. Robert de Sousa debuts in Aiken and Marshall Cain calls an expert a knowledgeable outsider as locals react.
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Milly Hackett
Rodney A. Peeples
Aiken County
Umbrella Weather For Aiken County This Weekend
Aiken County residents should prepare for rain with a 60 to 80 percent chance tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures dip to 40 tonight, rise to 50 Saturday, then cool Sunday and Monday with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. A modest warmup returns Tuesday with highs around 50.
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Aiken County
Exhibition Honors Late Bull Hancock Jr at Hall of Fame
Dell Hancock presents a morning show at the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in fog around the track. The display commemorates Bull Hancock Jr. and notes the museum’s growth in its first year as detailed on page 5.
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Dell Hancock
Hancock Jr
Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
We Don’t Have Long Marshall Says
Negotiators for United Mine Workers and soft coal industry bargain under an informal deadline as the Carter administration presses to end the 74 day coal strike. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall says the talks cannot go on long.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Carter
Ray Marshall
Audit Triggers Enforcement Of Personal Property Listing
Aiken County residents must file annual listings of personal property after a South Carolina Tax Commission audit. Auditor George A. Williams says the law excludes financial holdings and home goods. penalties of 10 percent apply for missing filings. Citizens face long lines and seek guidance as forms and rules cause confusion.
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S.C. Tax Commission
Aiken
Aiken County
George A. Williams
Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Chesterfield Street
Williams
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