Letter May Aid Murder Case
An anonymous letter written on Army stationery is a major lead in the Beech Island convenience store killings of Charles and Mary Holaway. The notice, posted in a Fort Gordon weekly, asks locals to contact the Aiken County Sheriff's Department or Fort Gordon CID with any information. The letter is postmarked January 10 from Augusta and believed to be from someone in the military.
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Beech Island
Aiken County
Augusta
Fort Gordon
City Council Votes to Tighten Pornography Ordinance
Aiken City Council approves revisions to the local pornography ordinance after pressure from decency advocates and a theater manager who sought alignment with the motion picture rating system. Council directs a city attorney to redraft for the next meeting. A separate bid from J E Stewart Builders for a city garage storage extension was accepted at $29 216.
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John R. Tucker
Cinema Theatre
Rhode Island
Aiken
Rollins
Henry Summerall Jr
J.E. Stewart
Beta Sigma Phi Ball Sparks Rich Man Poor Man Tale
Readers recount a Beta Sigma Phi Valentine Ball moment where a joke about Rich Poore and Buzz Rich lands awkwardly. Ann Grooms and Gail Thomas attend an Atlanta Girl Scout ice skating outing with daughters, paying the fee before opting to skate only briefly.
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Beta Sigma Phi
Carol Poore
Buzz Rich
Rich Poore
Ann Grooms
Gail Thomas
Atlanta
Ann
Aiken County School Board Hosts Substance Abuse Survey Review
The board will further consider a substance abuse survey requested by the Aiken County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse at tonight's regular meeting. Before this at 8 p.m. Dr. John B. Bradley will present on educating handicapped children. The 7 p.m. special meeting covers Public Law 94-142 with items on competitive foods, American Chemical Society presentation, makeup days, and new personnel. Both sessions are open in the educational center conference room.
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Aiken County Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Aiken County Board of Education
John B. Bradley
Naomi Hildebrand
American Chemical Society
Aiken
Israel Rejects Camp David Visit for Begin Without Sadat
Israeli Cabinet votes 14 to 2 against Prime Minister Begin attending a Camp David summit with Khalil without President Sadat. Begin accuses Egypt of hardening their position as U S mediators seek progress in Mideast peace talks. He remains willing to meet Carter to discuss bilateral relations.
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Begin
Moshe Dayan
Carter
Khalil
Camp David
Cyrus R. Vance
Dayan
Washington
U.S
United States
Israel
Egypt
Eyesores Hurt Aiken Entrances and Roadside Clutter
Aiken faces eyesores at US 1 and SC 19 with junkyards and wrecking yards along entrances. A city sign ordinance is debated while county lacks zoning, plus efforts to curb dumping lead to a new litter officer and fines. Suggestions include hedging junkyards, roadside beautification, and taxes on unused cars to reduce rusting lots.
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Aiken
U.S. 1
S.C. 19
Sydney Carter
Planning and Zoning Board
Public Safety Department
L.C. Greene
Aiken County
Greene
Windham
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Hull
Mass
Thurmond Whatley
Citizens For Decency Through Law
Howard Hickey Jr
Hastings Wyman
Roger Rollins
Citizens For Decency
City Council
Summerall
Harvey Ergle
Celestial Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Ergle
Kathryn Smith
Pany Aas
Arthur Max
Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Canada
Portland
Ore
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