Aiken County appoints nine to Indigent Health Commission
During a brief council meeting nine residents were appointed to the newly created Indigent Health Commission. Names include Worrell Lindler Weston Shaw Bradley Alvanos Van Zile Price and von Buedingen as at large. Legal questions arose about holding multiple board roles.
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Aiken
Louis Alvanos
Homer L. McGee
Austin van Zile
Ralph F. Cullinan
William (Lessie) Price
Forest L. Kirby
Carrol H. Warner
Richard P. von Buedingen
Cullinan
Council
Commu
Inflation slows as 1976 ends with 4.8 percent annual rise
Washington reports December consumer prices up four tenths of one percent, yielding a 4.8 percent inflation for 1976 the smallest in four years. The gain beats Ford administration hopes for 5 to 6 percent and follows 3.4 percent in 1972 under wage price controls. Prices rose 8.8 percent in 1973 12.2 percent in 1974 and 7 percent in 1975.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Carter to Attend Inauguration in Cold Washington
President elect Carter heads to town as Ford plans departure. Inaugural festivities begin with bands at Democratic committee parties and a White House send off for Betty Ford. Ford travels from Plains to Washington after stopping at the Plains railroad depot to bid farewell to neighbors joining the inaugural-bound special train.
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Washington
Carter
Ford
White House
Stu
Plains
Plains Railroad
Legionnaires Disease Solved After Philadelphia Outbreak
Thousands of tests and eggs helped researchers link a bacteria-like organism to the 29 deaths at the Pennsylvania American Legion convention hotel last summer. Police and medical teams traced the upper respiratory infections to the outbreak, with 151 people infected and many survivors.
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Atlanta
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania American Legion
Snow Flurries Sweep Aiken County Area
Aiken County residents saw brief snow flurries yesterday with a 30 percent chance of more precipitation forecast tomorrow. Tonight’s low will be in the mid teens and tomorrow’s high near the upper 30s with slightly warmer by Saturday as relief from the cold approaches.
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Aiken County
Aylett Wood Horseman Portrait Sold in Aiken Restaurant
Aylett Wood painted a horseman from a photo in the Aiken Standard. A passing rider, who later bought the painting, discovered himself in the artwork. Schools nationwide face closures from heat but local schools expect to stay open unless equipment fails. The note ends with a cheer for readers who love books.
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Aylett Wood
Aiken
Charlotte
Gas shortages trigger wide shutdowns across regions
Subzero cold and natural gas shortages forced hundreds of thousands to stay home as schools and businesses closed. Tennessee faced heavy impact with 100000 potential job losses while Nashville and Clarksville reduced operations to conserve fuel. Areas from Ohio to New Jersey saw widespread closures and restricted navigation due to ice and supply cuts.
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Midwest
South
Tennessee
Public Service Commission
Clarksville
Tenn
Nashville Industries
Nashville Gas Co
Chicago
National Weather Service
Columbia Gas
Ohio
Dayton
New Jersey
Owens Corning Fiberglas to Lay Off 900 Workers
The plant will cut capacity to 40 percent and lay off about 900 workers before day end due to a natural gas curtailment by South Carolina Electric and Gas. The shutdown could affect 1,200 hourly workers if gas is completely cut. Salaried staff of 200 will stay on.
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Owens Corning Fiberglas
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
George W. Brelsford
Owens Corning
Aiken County Schools to Close for Remainder of Week
All schools in the Aiken County districts will close for the rest of the week due to severe cold. Superintendent T B Willis said 30 percent have heating problems but none are completely without heat.
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Aiken County
Supt
T.B. Willis
Greenville Firm Bids Law on USCA Project
William C. Casper USCA director said a contract will be awarded in about 30 days for a new classroom facility at USCA. The building will house forty eight faculty offices and 20 classrooms including two large rooms for 96 and 80 seats. Hallman and Weems is the architectural firm. Eight construction firms bid, with Triangle Construction Co. of Greenville unofficially low bidder at 1 458 699 base and deductive alternates of 29 000 and 25 000.
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William C. Casper
USCA
Hallman and Weems
Triangle Construction Co
Greenville
Judge Allows Confession Admitted As Evidence
An oral confession by a defendant in an armed robbery trial was admitted into evidence by Circuit Judge E Harry Benjamin Bilton Jr in General Sessions Court. The confession to Investigator Jack Fields followed arrest. The case involves Bilton allegedly aiding in the robbery of Dr. Robert N. De Vore of Jackson on Oct 29 of last year.
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Jeane Hall
E. Harry Benjamin F. Bilton Jr
Augusta
Robert N. DeVore
Jackson
Jack Fields
Aiken County
Agnew
Fields
Bilton
Dr. DeVore
DeVore
Douglas
Brown
Politicians Hope Carter Will Bring Change in South
South Carolina leaders share mixed hopes as Jimmy Carter prepares to take office. Butler Derrick touts positive economic and defense leadership while Strom Thurmond and Irene Rudnick call for focus on inflation unemployment and local needs. Turnipseed and Willis praise Carter's pragmatism and support for education ahead of his inauguration.
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Peter O’boyle
Jimmy Carter
U. S
Butler C. Derrick
Carter
Derrick
Aiken County
Strom Thurmond
Gerald Ford
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
Rudnick
Russell
Tom Turnipseed
South
Georgia
Ted B. Willis
Willis
Plant reduction at SCE&G fiber glass unit reported
Brelsford said SCE&G asked the plant last night to cut back to 40 percent capacity. He noted the shutdown impacts operations and that one wing of the glass plant will be maintained while gradually cutting to the 40 percent level.
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Brelsford
Sce&g
Fiberglas
Plant Employees Told Not to Report Without Contact
Owens-Corning workers are instructed not to report for work unless contacted by their supervisor. A plant spokesman promised further announcements on the plant's status.
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Owens-Corning
Energy shortage risk grows as gas curtailments loom
Brelsford warns the situation could be critical if shut downs occur as furnaces may freeze glass. He notes a severe winter worsens the crisis and calls for holding furnaces at reduced capacity. Owens Corning and Kimberly Clark report voluntary gas reductions from SCE&G, with no immediate personnel impact cited.
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Graniteville Company
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Kimberly Clark
Kenneth D. Peterson
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