Carter seeks canal treaty support amid security questions
In a three state tour Secretary of State Cyrus Vance faced public concern over national security clauses in the Panama Canal treaty. Vance was asked if the U S would intervene to keep the canal open and about Torrijos ties with the Soviet Union and Cuba. He said the treaty imposes a solemn obligation to keep the canal open.
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Soviet Union
Cuba
Louisiana
West Virginia
Kentucky
Vance
Weizman Returns to Cairo for Sinai Talks Counter-Proposal
Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman flies home to report on the opening Sinai talks. He will deliver the first detailed counter-proposal to withdrawal plans and notes Egyptian blueprint parts are acceptable. Maj. Gen. Avraham Tamir remains for further discussions with the Egyptians. Italy teetering as Christian Democrats face fall and Communist entry decision amid U S opposition.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ezer Weizman
Sinai Peninsula
Weizman
Israel
Sinai
Avraham Tamir
Flute trials and small town tales mingle in Aiken notes
Barbara Tilly returns from New York after trying five flutes including one once owned by the Spoleto Festival chairman's wife. Local items note age mix ups in Nathan and Bernice Howard's marriage, a teacher's mishap with cake, a Shadow Drive resident’s porch birds, a Holmes address joke, and a Chamber meeting burglary with a stolen pistol and CB radio.
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New York
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Barbara
Rain Ends and Cold Will Persist Through Weekend
The forecast calls for continued rain today with a 30 percent chance tonight and 10 percent tomorrow. Expect mostly cloudy and cold conditions with a low near 30 tonight. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 40s. Sunday to Tuesday stay fair and cold with highs in the 40s and overnight lows in the teens to around 20s.
Show Cause Hearing Ordered for Bondsman in Aiken County
Aiken County bondsman Jesse Key must appear before Judge Rodney A Peeples on Feb 15 to explain why more than 8000 in bonds should not be forfeited. Bond papers were filed, with final totals expected higher. Key is one of three major local bondsmen alongside Alton Norris and Dallas Addie.
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Aiken County
Jesse Key
Bennett Gas Company
L and M Case
Rodney A. Peeples
Key
Jesserae
Alton Norris
Dallas Addie
Coleman Says Imports Lose 400 000 Jobs
Robert E. Coleman of Riegel Textile Corp. warned at the Chamber of Commerce event that current import levels in textiles and apparel are costing 400,000 American jobs. The gathering named Ray Hydrick Man of the Year Olivia Garvin Woman of the Year and Cindy Lawless Youth of the Year for the Greater Aiken chamber.
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Riegel Textile Corp
Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Aiken
South Carolina
Greenville
Ray Hydrick
Olivia Garvin
Cindy Lawless
Park Begins Talking in Seoul Interrogation
American investigators questioned Tongsun Park in Seoul for five hours as a congressional observer warned of sensational disclosures about Park’s links to U S lawmakers Caputo a House Ethics Committee member called the testimony cooperative and forthright but cautioned it does not satisfy ethics probes The session led by Justice Department officials could last about 10 days and stressed the need for Park to testify before Congress to avoid impacting aid to South Korea
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Seoul
South Korea
Tongsun Park
U.S. Congress
Bruce Caputo
R.N.Y
House Ethics Committee
Park
Caputo
Senate
House of Representatives
William Hundley
Justice Department
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Ethics Committee
State Department
Belvedere Youth Found Guilty in Vehicle Burglary Case
A Belvedere youth, 21, was found guilty on two counts after four hours of deliberation in a General Sessions term. Robert L. Schrader Jr. was convicted of breaking into a motor vehicle and larceny related to two stereo speakers valued at 75 dollars. The case was presented by Aiken County solicitor’s office and defended by Franklin D. Beattie Jr. After the verdict, Judge Rodney A. Peeples prepared to hear sentencing and promptly moved to start the next trial for Wade Dove, a Greenwood businessman charged with conspiracy as an accessory before the fact.
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Robert L. Schrader Jr
Michael L. Johnson
Aiken County
Schrader
Janice Posey
Bubba Beck Volkswagen Inc
Aiken
Franklin D. Beattie Jr
Rodney A. Peeples
Beattie
Firemen urge independent SC Fire Commission to curb deaths
Carter Jones tells Aiken County Firemen's Association in Bath that South Carolina, fourth in per capita fire deaths, needs an independent State Fire Commission. He cites 151 civilian fire deaths in 1976 and 3,000 fires yearly in hospitals, urging passage of a bill to remove the State Fire Marshal from General Services and create a standalone agency.
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Aiken County
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Clarendon County
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