Aiken County Council Chief Warns of Tax Freeze Strain
Carrol H. Warner chairman of the Aiken County Council spoke to the Sertomi Club at the Ramada Inn outlining the Home Rule Act impact He noted the county portion of taxes is frozen at 1974 levels and will rise 20 percent yearly for five years He urged consolidation of 29 departments into one building to improve efficiency and foster county wide cooperation rather than departmental rivalry.
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Carrol H. Warner
Aiken County
Warner
Sertomi
Ramada Inn
Aiken Rotary host introduces Sylvia Westerdahl as lady solicitor
In Aiken the Rotary Club heard that Sylvia Westerdahl is our prosecuting attorney and was described as a lady solicitor a term with different meanings in other states. The Aiken City Council approved an annexation ordinance for the Western Siz zlin' Steakhouse site amid quips about the western side of town. Randy Davidson joked that whiskey science can’t cure the common cold. Two local residents were summoned for jury duty. L Kline Paulk and Ralph H McFarland offered excuses due to business operations. Paulk refused to be excused saying he has lived in Aiken County 21 years without a call and agreed to serve two days. Judge Rodney A Peeples apologized for delays noting he is not Oracle of Delphi and that a case was settled before trial, ending jury participation.
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Joe Babb
Sylvia Westerdahl
Rotary Club of
Aiken
Hastings Wyman
Aiken County
L. Kline Paulk
Ralph H. McFarland
Paulk
McFarland
Rodney A. Peeples
Oracle of
Delphi
Peeples
Sylvia
Allen F.) Westerdahl
Westerdahl
South Carolina
State Solicitors’ Association
University of Tennessee Law School
Inside Today Tommy Dunbar Graniteville's Team Man
Graniteville column highlights Tommy Dunbar as the team man for the local squad with notes from the page 9 feature. The brief sketches Dunbar's role and influence within Graniteville sports coverage.
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Tommy Dunbar
Graniteville
Rain Forecast With Widespread Showers This Week
A wet spell is expected with rain possible tonight through Thursday and again Saturday. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s to around 60, with rainfall around a half inch each of tonight and Wednesday and overnight lows near 30s to mid 30s by weekend.
Knotts Favors Pay Raise in Aiken County Delegation
At a public meeting in Aiken five delegation members discussed a proposed pay raise for state officials. Sen. William E. Knotts supported the raise for General Assembly and Constitutional officers, while others opposed citing fiscal concerns and workload.
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Aiken County
Aiken
William E. Knotts
D-Williston
General Assembly
Knotts
Williston
Quiet diplomacy urged as Israel Egypt seek peace
President Carter and Secretary Vance urged Israel and Egypt to end sharp exchanges and resume peace talks through quiet diplomacy. They noted hope public disputes are behind them and pressed for progress on a declaration of principles to govern a comprehensive settlement.
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Washington
Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
Israel
Egypt
White House
Vance
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Jerusalem
Sadat
Menahem Begin
Capitol Hill
Cairo
Sinai
Begin
Georgia
United States
U.S
Semi-Invalid 69 Dies In Edgefield Fire
Edgefield County coroner reported a 69 year old semi invalid man died in a house fire Sunday night four miles south of Edgefield. His brother Isaac Chandler discovered the blaze at about 9 30 p m and could not remove him before help arrived.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County
Thurmond Burnett
Tom Chandler
Isaac
Burnett
Isaac Chandler
Westerdahl Opposes South Carolina House Bill 2615
Mrs. Sylvia Westerdahl urged Aiken Rotary members to lobby against House Bill 2615. She cited three objections including a 150 day trial rule, automatic appeals with limited sentencing, and a broad discovery clause exposing police and sheriff files and witness names.
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Sylvia Westerdahl
Aiken County
South Carolina
Rotary Club
Lynne Katonak
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Farrah
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Victory Hut
Mingoville
Gilbert E. McMillan
R-Aiken
Israal
George Gedda
Associated Press
Mrs. Westerdahl
S.C
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