Charleston case worker chooses jail over parking fines
Lyn C. Estes a 26 year old case worker with the Charleston County Department of Social Services went to municipal court to refuse 150 dollars in fines for parking and penalties. Judge Hugo M. Spitz sentenced her to five days in jail and allowed weekend time to serve. Estes argued the Old Citadel area has inadequate employee parking and meters up front. She called her choice a matter of principle and said she would not pay the fines despite other county workers facing similar tickets.
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Charleston
Lyn C. Estes
Hugo M. Spitz
Ms. Estes
Spitz
Charleston County Department of Social Services
Old Citadel
Cannons From Charleston Gate Move To Museum
Two six pound bronze cannons that have served as gate posts for 100 years at the William Washington monument in Charleston cem etery will be transferred to the Charleston Museum. The cannons, American made and dating to the Revolutionary era, stood muzzle down since May 5 1858 and were set by the Washington Light Infantry under Col Washington’s regiment. later the Society of the Cincinnati of South Carolina arranged a fence and gateposts around the monument with the cannons as posts.
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Charleston
William Washington
Washington Light Infantry
Col
WLI
Aiken Standard History and Publication Details
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes weekday afternoons except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. Post office box 456 and standard notices outline postal, AP dispatch rights, republication terms, and subscription payment cautions.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
Midwest Snow Storm Delivers Heavy Snow and Wind
A winter storm dumped heavy snow across the Upper Midwest from the Dakotas to western Michigan with gusty winds over 40 mph causing drifting. Chadron Nebraska reported 20 inches as warnings for more snow and wind continued from the Dakotas into northern Michigan.
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Upper Midwest
Dakotas
Nebraska
Michigan
Plains
Chadron
Neb
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Texas
Rockies
New Mexico
Midwest
Ohio Valley
Central
Appalachians
Atlantic Coast
Gulf States
West
Plateau
New York
New England
Ellington Air Force Base
Tex
Laramie
Evanston
Wyo
Witnesses Endure Tortures In Africa
New York based Watchtower Society reports Malawi based Jehovahs Witnesses suffer severe persecution under Kamuzu Banda's one party regime. Thousands faced beatings rapes and imprisonment as they refuse to join the state party buying a 37 cent card labeled allegiance.
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New York
Jehovah’s Witnesses
mid-Africa
Charles Molohan
Brooklyn
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Awake
Congress Party
Kamazu Banda
Molohan
Hitler
United States
U.S
Banda
Financial Help Sought For Marshland Owners
Athens Georgia AP reports University of Georgia ecologist Dr. Eugene Odum urges state and federal action to prevent marshland development. He proposes government purchase or tax breaks to deter development, citing studies with marsh estuary values up to 4100 dollars per acre annually and the marsh as a life support system.
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University of Georgia
Eugene Odum
Odum
Louisiana State University
James Gosselink
R. M. Pope
New Mexican Trawlers Reach North Carolina Harbors
Seven Mexican fishing trawlers forced into harbor after a rough Atlantic crossing and dwindling supplies. Coast Guard escorted two to Ocracoke and three to Hatteras Inlet, with a language barrier complicating rescue efforts. Interpreters aided by local residents.
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North Carolina
Ocracore
N. C
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Portsmouth
Hatteras Island
Ocracoke
Hatteras Inlet
Chilula
Ft. Macon
Morehead City
Pope Paul VI Signals Possible Rest After New Year Address
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI, aged 78 and visibly weary, may cancel audiences and rest for a week or two due to arthrosis. They stress his overall health remains good and rest should not be seen as a serious illness. He urged commitment to peace, calling it fragile in a precarious world.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
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Vevelie Lorick
151St Signal Battalion
Lexington
Aiken Standard - Pbm
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Inlet
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Norfolk
Vera Cruz
Cape Hatteras
Weary Pope
S-M
Mitchell Shopping
C&d
Merville
BRA
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