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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1979
Page
2
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The forecast calls for a cold start with lows in the teens and highs in the lower 40s. Extended outlook shows increasing cloudiness Friday with 20s to 40s, and a chance of rain Saturday and Sunday as temperatures rise into the 50s and 60s.
The shah offers to relinquish powers to Bakhtiar to form a regency council, but no departure date is set. Opposition groups insist on his removal as demonstrations occur in seven cities. A Mashhad blast by a 16-year-old and rioting kill a police officer. Oil workers may return to production for domestic use while a package promises prisoner releases back pay and halted exports to Israel and South Africa.
Graveside services and funerals were held or planned in Jackson Windsor Bath Beech Island Hinesville and nearby areas for Frampton Boyd Olive Redd Eugene Collins Betty Fair Martha McElmurray Mamie Flake Elizabeth Turner and Ada Eubanks. Survivors include children spouses and siblings with memorials to Mount Beulah Baptist Church and American Cancer Society among others.
Three Aiken County hunters Ernest Hooks Steve Lambert and Tim Harrington were lost in teens cold along the Savannah River near Augusta. An Army helicopter from Fort Gordon spotted their fire and directed rescue squads to locate them. They were found around 3 am and were in good condition with no hospitalization.
An Arctic front moved east from the Midwest causing sub zero and frigid conditions from Michigan to the Northeast. New York City fell to 31 degrees from 57, with snow in multiple states and warnings across Pennsylvania New York Vermont and New Jersey. Fatal icy roads in Kentucky and electrocution deaths in Texas highlighted the toll while Florida citrus risk remained low and Worcester Massachusetts enjoyed a warm day.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety filed additional charges against Willie Williams of Aiken for six break ins in the city last week. He faces six counts of breaking and entering five counts of grand larceny and one count of trespassing. About $3000 in stolen goods were recovered.
Two break-ins in Aiken County are under investigation by the Sheriff's Department. Dan P. Cohn of Pineview Street Clearwater reported two chain saws missing valued at 280 dollars. Robert Mitchel of Route 3 North Augusta reported over 400 dollars in stolen items including a calculator a shotgun two suits and music tapes from a Tuesday evening break-in.
Marvin E. Dunbar hints at a possible lawsuit and says the law is unclear. The council has 15 days to answer Gunnells request. Gunnells and two deputies attended the public meeting as the council formally accepted the public hearing request. Gunnells argues he was denied a fair chance to present his side to Sheriff Paul D. Grant before firing by O W Ray.
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