Accused Is At A Disadvantage Tells Kiwanis Club
Former public defender Elmer W. Hatcher Jr. told Aiken Kiwanis Club that defendants face a disadvantaged position due to crowded prisons and heavy public defender loads. He outlined pretrial steps, criticized grand juries and trial delays, and urged probation and restitution as reform measures. He noted prosecutors’ advantage and favored public service restitution.
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Aiken Kiwanis Club
Elmer W. Hatcher Jr
Aiken
Hatcher
Portant
University of South Carolina Law School
Blind Jobs Program educates area employers on blind workers
At 7 p.m. Monday the Aiken Lions Club Hut hosts a program for about 30 area employers to learn what visually impaired workers can do. A panel of blind workers, a film We Know Who We Are and displays of assistive devices accompany discussions on training, tax credits, safety and insurance in hiring the blind with participants from Beecham Products R E Phelan USC Aiken and Riegel Textile.
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Aiken Lions Hut
Earlene Gardner
Aiken
National Federation of the Blind
Aiken Lions Club
Lions Club
S.C. 19
North
Beecham Products Inc
R.E. Phelan Company
Riegel Textile Corp
Usc-Aiken
Dr Wheeler to Speak at Martin Luther King Memorial Service
Dr Edward Lorenzo Wheeler will headline the Martin Luther King Memorial Service at the University of South Carolina at Aiken. A Emory PhD graduate and associate director of the Black Church Relations Department at the Baptist Home Mission Board in Atlanta, he will address the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. The program, themed Charting a Nonviolent Course Economic Challenges for the Eighties, starts at 4 p.m. in the USC Aiken student activities center.
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Edward Lorenzo Wheeler
Martin Luther King
University of South Carolina At Aiken
Wheeler
Emory University
Atlanta
Baptist Home Mission Board
Jewelry Theft Reported In Aiken Residence
About $4,000 in jewelry was stolen from a residence in Aiken. Robbie Winn reported two diamond necklaces worth $1,500 a diamond earrings valued at $700, two opal rings worth $500 and four gold chains totaling $400. Entry came through a rear bedroom window and a thorough search of closets and cabinets followed. The case is under investigation by the sheriff's department.
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Aiken
Robbie Winn
Cusaba Dr
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Man Charged Over Threat at Aiken Technical College
A North Augusta man William A. Welch age 42 was charged Wednesday with disturbing the school and carrying a weapon on school property after an incident December 15 at Aiken Technical College in which instructor John Lyons was threatened.
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North Augusta
Aiken Technical College
William A. Welch
Weston Ave
John Lyons
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
PSA To Meet Monday Night
The Aiken County Public Service Authority schedules its regular meeting for Monday at 7 30 p m at the Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility located on S C 125 south of U S 1.
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PSA
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Horse Creek
S.C. 125
U.S. 1
Waste Firms Combine Services In Georgia Consolidation
Evans Luke's Waste Control and Martinez Garbage Company merge as Southland Sanitation. They have shared management and facilities but operated separately. The consolidation aims for customer convenience and ongoing efficiency. Operations began January 1.
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Evans, GA
Luke’s Waste Control
Martinez Garbage Company
Southland Sanitation
Salvation Army Tops Campaign Goal in Aiken County
The Salvation Army raised 33198.16 in Christmas letter and kettle campaigns surpassing the 26500 goal. Funds supported youths in the correction center families individuals and area children with gifts to rest homes and the Youth Correction Center. The Rotary Club led donations while Altrusa topped cash from kettles and 100 plus dolls were prepared for young girls. Linda W. Christine credits volunteers and bell ringers for the success.
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Aiken County
United Way
Salvation Army
Army
Derry
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Altrusa Club
Altrusa
Linda W. Christine
North Augusta to Hold Final Reading on Annexation Ordinances
North Augusta City Council to hear final readings on two annexation ordinances covering 229 acres at Five Notch Road and U S 25. The meeting at Town Hall on Buena Vista Avenue starts at 7 30 p m. Also on the agenda is final reading for April 26 1983 General Election Day provisions and related nomination and petition deadlines.
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North Augusta
Town Hall
Buena Vista Avenue
Five Notch Road
U.S. 25
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Kiwanis Club
Elmer W. Hatcher
Dr. Wheeler
M.L. King
Man
Chris Bottoms
Aiken High
Ben Bottoms
Mike Dowd
Weeks Center
Farmers of America
Ginny Southworth
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Pacers
Winthrop College
Winnie McGahee
Bill Bassham
Bassham
Diggers
Phil Jones
N.A
Fraggles
Fraggle Rock
HBO
Hbonly
Henson Associates, Inc
Aiken Cablevision
Home Box Office, Inc
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