Netherlands Prime Minister van Agt Cancels SC Visit
The University of South Carolina announced that Prime Minister Andreas van Agt canceled his four day stay in Columbia and planned visits to Charleston Greenville and Aiken due to domestic issues in the Netherlands. Officials hope to reschedule. In Aiken he would tour the Savannah River Plant and attend a luncheon at Houndslake Country Club.
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Columbia
Andreas van Agt
Netherlands
South Carolina
United States
University of South Carolina
the Hague
van Agt
Charleston
Greenville
Aiken
Savannah River
Houndslake Country Club
Harwell Named To Court In South Carolina
Newly elected Associate Supreme Court Justice David W. Harwell will disqualify himself when the case of condemned killer Joseph Carl Shaw reaches the court. Harwell, 48, previously sentenced Shaw to death as a circuit judge for the murders of two Columbia teens. Shaw is appealing. Harwell won election over Ernest A. Finney Jr. and John Grimball. Rodney A. Peeples and John W. Harte Jr. were also re elected to their posts.
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Columbia
Supreme Court
David W. Harwell
Joseph Carl Shaw
Harwell
Shaw
General Assembly
Ernest A. Finney Jr
Sumter
John Grimball
Rodney A
Iran Still Wants Shah By The Associated Press
Khomeini and President Bani Sadr pressed for the return of the deposed shah and Iran's wealth. The hostage stalemate delayed the U.N. panel's Tehran visit, as Khomeini urged Iranians to forcefully demand the shah be returned with the nation's lawful riches.
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Associated Press
Ruhollah Khomeini
Bani Sadr
Shah
Iran
U.S
U.N
Tehran
Khomeini
U.S.A
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Kremlin Rejects Common Market Plan on Afghan Troops
The Kremlin declined the Common Market proposal to withdraw Soviet troops from Afghanistan, calling it illogical and borrowed from the United States. Secretary Vance faced West German resistance to a Moscow Olympic boycott and began talks with France.
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Associated Press
Kremlin
Afghanistan
White House
Cyrus R. Vance
Izvestia
Rains Persist as Crops Rot and Homes Flood in West
Western storms worsen, millions of dollars in crops rot in sodden fields while Southern Californians shovel mud from houses. Idaho and Utah reservoirs reach limits as Arizona schools close and communities brace for more rain.
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Associated Press
Northerner Jack Rogers Finds Aiken Social Barriers
Jack Rogers, a retiree from Connecticut, has spent six months in Aiken hoping to pick up a southern accent but says he keeps meeting other northerners, hindering his progress and social opportunities.
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Jack Rogers
Aiken
Connecticut
Man Charged In Jackson Murder
A Jackson man, John Carl Bentley Jr., 24, was arrested at the Texas Mexico border on armed robbery and murder charges tied to the Feb 13 Hilltop Service Station killing of Fate Taylor, 60. Bentley is held in Texas for extradition to Aiken County. A juvenile female companion was found in Brownsville and placed in protective custody. Local law enforcement praised multiple agencies for their help.
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Jackson
Mexico
John Carl Bentley Jr
United States Customs Service
Hal Gado County
Tex
Bentley
Texas
Aiken County
Taylor
Brownsville
Laney
Bryant
Augusta
Paul D. Grant
Aiken County Courthouse Stalemate Persists in 1978 Plans
County leaders debate renovating the 1881 courthouse on Park Avenue versus building a new facility. Estimates range from about 4.9 million for a new courthouse to adding a courtroom to the county complex, with support and opposition from the Chamber of Commerce, Historic Aiken Foundation, and local attorneys.
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Aiken
Carrol H. Warner
Park Avenue
Warner
Joe W. Busby
County Building Inspection Department
Busby
Aiken County Planning Commission
Chamber Task Force
Chamber
Frampton W. Toole Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Jane Vaughters
Historic Aiken Foundation
Aiken County
James Quattlebaum
Julian B. Salley Jr
Salley
Federal
State
Clemson University
County Council
Judge Denies Change of Venue in Holoway Murders Case
Judge John H. Smith ruled against relocating the murder trial of Fesse Laney Roosevelt Bryant and Robert Hightower from Aiken despite pre trial publicity. The trio faces trial March 6 with potential death penalty pursuit by Second circuit solicitor Sylvia Westerdahl.
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Charles and
Mary Holoway
John H. Smith
Smith
First Judicial Circuit
Aiken
Fesse Laney
Robert Hightower
Roosevelt Bryant
Second Circuit
Sylvia W. Westerdahl
Holoways
College Acres
Whiskey Road
Holoway
Bryant
Laney
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