Thurmond Named President Pro Tempore Of Senate
Sen Strom Thurmond of South Carolina was elected president pro tempore and chairman of the Judiciary Committee as the 97th Congress opened. He becomes third in line for the presidency after the vice president and House speaker.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
Edgefield
Aiken
U.S. Senate
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Thurmond
Warren Magnuson
House
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
John Stennis
Mississippi
Byrd
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Stennis
South Carolina
Walter Mondale
Nancy
Nancy Moore
Julie
Strom Jr
Paul
Aiken County Council May Revise Budget and Set 1981 Rules
The Aiken County Council may seek a revised 1980-81 budget this year to address discrepancies after last June's adoption. The meeting will cover carryover funds from 1979-80 and establish operating procedures, committees, and funding transfers. New board appointments and council meeting details are on the agenda for 7 p.m. at 736 Richland Ave.
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Aiken County
Richland Ave
U.S. Hostage Crisis Faces Incoming Reagan Era
With two weeks left in office the Carter administration loses its direct contact to Iran and the fate of 52 American hostages remains unknown. L. Bruce Laingen and two others are moved to a secret location, raising uncertainty about government control and possible hostage trials. Swiss and Algerian envoys offer cautious updates as January 20 nears.
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Washington
U.S
Iran
L. Bruce Laingen
Tehran
Laingen
Victor Tomseth
Michael Howland
Foreign Ministry
Abdelkarim Gheraieb
Ronald Reagan
Trial of Teen to Begin
A motion for change of venue in the murder trial of 17 year old Woody Dean Alexander was denied in a special term of General Sessions Court. The case stems from the shotgun death of 17 year old David Housgard near Oakbrook Drive in Chukker Creek. Judge James E. Moore approved sequestration for witnesses to prevent juror exposure to testimony, while ruling on juror sequestration was pending.
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Woody Dean Alexander
General Sessions Court
Alexander
David Housgard
Aiken
Housgard
Oakbrook Drive
Chukker Creek
James E. Moore
James E. Whittle
Aiken County
Whittle
Moore
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Takin
W. Ralph Gunnells
Marie Gunnells
Gunnells
Sheriff's Department
Paul D. Grant
Elizabeth Harrington
Abby
Erma Bombeck
Erik Lang
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