Editors Win Golden Pen of Freedom in Copenhagen
South African editors Percy Qoboza and Donald Woods receive the Golden Pen of Freedom for courage in defending press freedom. Woods, banned and exiled, and Qoboza, jailed since the 1977 crackdown, are praised for their long struggle and commitment to free expression.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Percy Qoboza
Donald Woods
International Federation of Newspaper Publishers
Daily Dispatch
East London
Woods
South Africa
Qoboza
the World
Alf Christensen
Hague
Netherlands
Aiken Council to Hear Planning Study and Pave Budget Paths
The Aiken City Council meets at 8 p.m. to receive Sydney Carter’s planning study on approaches for Aiken. A second reading will consider selling a lot in the Aiken Verenes Industrial Park to Beloit Manhattan Inc and two annex and zone ordinances near Heritage Square and on US 1 South. The session includes budget recession spending, unemployment insurance program participation, a CETA workers subcontract, housing rezoning, and a Park Commission replacement.
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Aiken
Sydney Carter
Aiken Verenes
Beloit Manhattan Inc
Heritage Square
US 1
Heart of Aiken
Aiken County
Jason Smith
S.C. Highway 19
Park Commission
Mike Johnson
Vandalism Strikes Multiple Aiken County Schools
Several Aiken County schools faced weekend break ins with minor property damage. Eustis Park Elementary and Fairfield Elementary suffered entry attempts and glass damage, while North Aiken and Belvedere Elementary reported break ins. A bus at Schofield campus also seen damaged during a Friday night game.
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Aiken County
Eustis Park
North Aiken
Fairfield Elementary
Irma High School
Schofield
Aiken High
Belvedere Elementary School
Two Aiken Churches and TEC Vandalized and Robbed
Sheriff's Deputies reported weekend break ins at Rocky Springs Baptist Church and North Aiken Baptist Church with doors and windows damaged and valuables stolen. Aiken TEC facilities also broken into with vending machines damaged and funds missing. total losses listed at about $990 across sites.
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Aiken County
Aiken Tec
Rocky Springs Baptist Church
North Aiken Baptist Church
Ashley J. Little
Interior Budget Up Highlights Major Water Projects
The Carter administration proposes 73.7 million for the Central Arizona Project and 27.2 million for the Bonneville Unit under the Bureau of Reclamation. It also seeks funding for five Corps of Engineers projects once on a hit list plus signals a pending water resources policy statement expected in March.
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Interior Department
Carter
Central Arizona
Bonneville
Central Utah
Corps of Engineers
Cache Basin
Arkansas
Applegate Lake
Oregon
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Carolina
Hillsdale Lake
Kansas
Tallahalla Creek
Mississippi
Cecil Andrus
White House
Carter Aims Tax Cuts to Lift GNP Above Two Trillion
Administration economists defend a $25 billion 1978 tax cut as essential to keeping growth in the 4.5 to 5 percent range and preventing unemployment rises. GNP is expected to exceed $2 trillion for the first time this year, averaging $2.099 trillion, with 1979 projections at about $2.335 trillion.
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Carter
Governor Hunt to decide on Wilmington 10 release
North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt plans a statewide TV appearance to announce whether he will grant clemency or commute the sentences of the Wilmington 10. The group included nine Black men convicted in 1972 of firebombing a white owned grocery, plus a white woman accessory.
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N.C
Jim Hunt
Wilmington 10
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