Plea Bargaining May Cost Aiken County Missing Funds Recovery
Former Aiken County Clerk Cleo J. Scott pleaded nolo contendere to misconduct in office and was jailed for six months before being paroled. The county auditor seeks recovery of about 45 378 dollars via surety bonds, but loss claims face delays as the Attorney General weighs civil and criminal records and awaits amended proof of loss.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Cleo J. Scott
Nolo Contendre
Warner
Paul S. League
League
Scott
Bonding
Scott Case
Klyde Robinson
Underwriters Adjustment Company
Final Tributes for Hubert Humphrey Draw Thousands
The two hour funeral at House of Hope Presbyterian Church drew about 3 000 mourners including President Carter and Vice President Mondale. Speakers praised Humphrey for energy and connection to his people before he was buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.
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Gerry Nelson
Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert
Calvin Didier
House of Hope Presbyterian Church
Didier
Carter
The
Min
Nesota
Walter Mondale
Humphrey
Carl Sandburg
Abe Lincoln
Lincoln
Mondale
Congress
Humphrey Humphrey
Lakewood
Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lakewood Cemetery
Mideast Talks Open with Reiterated Demands and Positions
Opening talks in Jerusalem feature Egypt pressing for Palestinian statehood and full Israeli withdrawal from all territories occupied since 1967. U S envoy Cyrus Vance endorses Palestinians' legitimate rights while urging a settlement based on withdrawal and recognition of their future self-determination. Dayan stresses concessions and mutual agreement as path to peace. negotiations focus on the fate of 1.1 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Jerusalem
Egypt
United States
Israel
Palestine
House of Israel
Mohammed Kamel
Kamel
Moshe Dayan
Cyrus R. Vance
City of
Peace
Vance
Dayan
Anwar Sadat
Menahem Begin
Jordan
Syria
Soviet Union
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Aiken County to Review Public Defender Funding Tonight
Aiken County Council holds a 6 p.m. work session on Richland Avenue to address funding and staffing for the Public Defender's office led by John W. Harte Jr. Judge Peeples supports expansion, while chairman Carrol H. Warner suggests adding indigent claims investigations by the health care officer.
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Aiken
Council
Rodney A. Peeples
Peeples
Harte
Warner
Steven L. Green
Public Defender
South Carolina
Public Defender’s Office
Rain Eases Tonight With Temperatures Seen Rising
Weather outlook indicates rain ends tonight with a 40 percent chance of precipitation dropping to zero tomorrow. Clouds linger as temperatures fall to the mid 30s and rise to the mid 50s on Wednesday. Rain returns Thursday through Saturday with overnight lows in the lower 30s and highs in the 40s to 50s.
Banquet banter and cartoon temptations in Wagener Salley mix
Presbyterian College coach Calley Gault jokes that a football coach earns more fanfare than a bishop entering heaven. Rotary’s E Owen Clary assigns Brett Jarriel a cartoon task for Rotary. Gene Banks defines expert as unknown x and a drip under pressure in sports talk. Vince Syracuse explains how blind people are perceived while traveling with dogs and a TV station mishap in Davenport Iowa.
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Presbyterian College
Calley Gault
Wagener- Salley High
Pearly Gates
Rotary
Gene Banks
State workers push for higher pay in SCSEA meeting
At the Heart of Aiken Restaurant the SCSEA urged lawmakers to fund merit raises and grant a seven percent salary increase plus a $300 supplement to bring pay in line with the regional and national averages. The proposal includes a longevity plan for employees at max salary and highlights high resignation rates for higher paying jobs.
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South Carolina
Aiken
Edgefield-Saluda County
South Carolina State Employees Association
SCSEA
Doris Bledsoe
Edgefield-Saluda
Heart of Aiken
Tom Turnipseed
Lexington
Nikki G. Setzler
D-Lexington
Gilbert E. McMillan
R-Aiken
William
Bill’) Knotts
D-Barnwell
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
Marion McGowan
Pat Willis
Aiken Tec
Association
State Budget and Control Board
Willis
Ms Willis
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Aiken County Council
Carrol Warner Council Chairman
John Harte
Pacers
Cougars
Rotary Club of
E. Owen Clary
Aiken High
Brett Jarriel
Jarriel
Clary
Vince Syracuse
Syracuse
Davenport
Iowa
Department of Social Services
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