Butler Derrick to chair House Textile Caucus this week
Rep. Butler Derrick is expected to be elected chairman of the House Textile Caucus this week with Rep. Bill Hefner out of the race. Rep. Ed Jenkins will relinquish the post in the 100th Congress and Republicans have yet to select a vice chairman. The caucus plans to press for a textile apparel import quota bill similar to the one Reagan vetoed last Congress. Clemson Extension Service will deliver feed grain including corn to South Carolina for drought affected farmers, with details to be announced. applications due Jan. 30 at the Aiken Extension Service office. Two men were arrested in separate incidents in Aiken: Willie Crafton charged with first-degree burglary and grand larceny. Moreland Long charged with two counts of robbery and larceny.
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Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Bill Hefner
D-N.c
Ed Jenkins
D-Ga
Carrol Campbell
R-S.c
Reagan
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
South Carolina
Aiken County Extension Service
Agricultural Services Center
Richland Ave
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Willie Edward Crafton
Ridge Ave
Abbeville Street
Roger Martin
Moreland Trendell Long
Hampton Ave
Ramada Inn
Kroger
Martin
Hearing on Safety of DOE Reactors at Savannah River
The public is invited to a USC Aiken hearing on safety issues at DOE reactors at the Savannah River Plant. The National Research Council hosts the session from 7 30 to 9 30 p m in the administration building auditorium. Secretary Herrington asked science groups in Washington to start the study after requests from Sen Thurmond and other lawmakers.
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USC Aiken
U.S. Department of Energy
Savannah River
National Research Council
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Engineering
DOE
USCA
Secretary of Energy
John S. Herrington
Washington, D.C
Strom Thurmond
R-S
Fire at Groves Apartments damages laundry room
A late night blaze at Groves Apartments on Atomic Road caused no injuries and was confined to a laundry room. Authorities say acetylene fumes reached a water heater and ignited, per Capt. Lee Weatherington of the North Augusta Department of Public Safety.
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North Augusta
Groves Apartments
Atomic Road
Lee Weatherington
North Augusta star Tyrone Ellis shines in trigo nometry
North Augusta senior Tyrone Ellis posts a perfect average in trig and geometry, impressing coach Jon Williams who quips about the tough subject and Ellis’s precision on the court and in class.
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North Augusta
Tyrone Ellis
Yellow Jacket
Jon Williams
Aiken Man Sentenced 20 Years For Burglary and Larceny
Robert Merritt 30 was found guilty in Aiken County General Sessions Court of second degree burglary and grand larceny in the December Heilig-Meyers break in on Laurens Street. Judge Rodney A. Peeples imposed 15 years for burglary and 10 years for larceny, to run consecutively with five years jail and five years probation on the larceny.
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Wagener
Charlie Widener
Aiken County General Sessions
Widener
Second Circuit
Robert J. Harte
Harte
Grand Jury
Rodney A. Peeples
Childs
Aiken
Aiken County
Robert Merritt
Heilig-Meyers Furniture
Laurens Street
Jay Dixon
Donald Butler
Gerald Taylor
Robert Besley
Taylor
Besley
Merritt
Dixon
Heilig-Meyers
Edward Broske
A.L. Whittington
Whittington
Robert Mills
Ramada Inn
Hess Station
Richland Avenue
David Schwacke
Ways Pleads Guilty to Resisting Arrest in Aiken
In Aiken County General Sessions Court Judge Rodney A. Peeples presided Tuesday over the guilty plea of Larry L. Ways 23 of Aiken for resisting arrest. Ways received seven months in jail or a $225 fine.
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Larry L. Ways
Aiken
Aiken Officials Propose Ward District Plan For Elections
Aiken officials unveiled a tentative mixed ward and at large voting plan to replace the current system. The proposal creates four wards two at large seats and a mayor with two black majority districts and two smaller minority districts. The plan aims to satisfy federal Voting Rights Act scrutiny and local politics including NAACP concerns. Public hearings are planned for February with final approval possible only after council vote citywide referendum and Justice Department review.
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Aiken
U.S. Justice Department
James M. Holly
Bobby M. Bowers
S.C. Budget and Control Board
Holly
Bowers
NAACP
Justice Department
Federal
Washington, D.C
South Carolina
Alfred Vance
Vance
Aiken Naacp
Jury to Deliberate Today in Armed Robbery Case
Aiken County General Sessions Court reconvened with two men, Michael A. Bonham and Morris Tyler, on armed robbery charges tied to a November 29 incident at a greenhouse near Memorial Cemetery. Key identified Bonham as the gunman and Tyler as the pocket-searching accomplice. Bonham offered an alibi while Tyler chose not to testify.
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Aiken
Aiken County General Sessions
Michael A. Bonham
Morris Tyler
James Key
Key
Memorial Cemetery
Bonham
Tyler
John Blocker
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Clemson Extension
Robert Childs
Peeples
Aml
Betty Etheredge
Second Circuit Court
Aiken County General Sessions Court
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