Aiken approves broad pornography ordinance risk to Vogue and Sports Illustrated
The Aiken City Council passed a sweeping pornography law aimed at shielding minors from explicit publications and media. Critics warn the ordinance is overbroad may impact Vogue Sports Illustrated album art and films in circulation. Council member Howard M Hickey Jr termed it a horrible statute and warned of costly court challenges.
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Aiken
Vogue
Sports Illustrated
Howard M. Hickey Jr
Hickey
Rolling Stone
Kathryn Smith
United Way Banquet Hiccups and a Classic Einstein Quip
A power outage briefly interrupted a United Way banquet at Millbrook Baptist Church gym causing a candlelight pause before Hal Smolan asked Harvey F. Allen Jr. to speak. Allen urged a short talk, invoking a famed Einstein remark on compound interest.
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Millbrook Baptist Church
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Harvey F. Allen Jr
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Aiken Council Ordered to Release Audit Letter
Judge Rodney A Peeples ordered the Aiken County Council to release its audit management letter amid a civil suit brought by the Aiken Standard and filed by Scott B Hunter.
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Aiken County Council
Rodney A. Peeples
Aiken Standard
Scott B. Hunter
Aiken Races Kick Off Triple Crown Series
Aiken County hosts three racing events in March headlined by the Aiken Mile Track on March 10 with harness racing led by Mr. Overnite’s track record. Si Munsell backs Ginny Vic as fans anticipate strong turnout and dignified weather. Proceeds benefit Crippled Children's Hospital in Greenville. The 37th Aiken Trials follow on March 17 at the Aiken Training Track, drawing near ten thousand spectators from last year. The Triple Crown culminates March 24 with the Aiken Hunt Meet featuring steeplechase and a mule race as part of the circuit.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Overnite
Si Munsell
Ginny Vic
Banks Mill Road
Aiken Shrine Club
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Greenville
Juvenile Jail Closed After Compliance Order
The Aiken County juvenile detention facility was ordered closed by the state Department of Corrections for not separating juvenile quarters from adult spaces. Six juveniles were moved to other centers in Aiken and North Augusta as Sheriff Paul D. Grant seeks arrangements with Lexington County to house them.
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Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
George S. Friday
Corrections Department
Division of Inspections
Aiken
North Augusta
Frank T. Galardi
Galardi
Grant
Sheriff's Department
Lexington County
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Butler Derrick
D S. C
Council FOI dispute over county audit letter
The managing editor argues the council violated the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act by withholding a letter, which the Aiken Standard says should be public. The letter was prepared by Joe W. Dunkin, a certified public accountant who audited the county and was asked to review each department’s procedures.
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South Carolina
AGNS proposes Barnwell facility as open option for spent fuel storage
A Congressional Record report outlines AGNS Barnwell as a potential away from reactor storage site for spent nuclear fuels. It seeks 11.8 million in 1980 funding to continue DOE backed R D, warns mothballing could cost 75 to 115 million to restart, and notes INFCE completion may affect decisions.
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AGNS
Barnwell
House
Subcommittee On Energy and the Environment
Department of Energy
DOE
Judges sentence Napier family in Virginia murder case
Ernest Wyman Napier 49 and his wife and son pleaded guilty in Aiken County General Sessions to murder and related offenses in the death of Kenneth Wayne Lloyd, 19, on January 6 1978. Napier received life imprisonment with a 20 year minimum before parole, others tagged for accessory after the fact.
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Darlington County
Aiken County
Virginia
Ernest Wyman Napier
Hardeeville
Kenneth Wayne Lloyd
Rodney A. Peeples
Napier
Lloyd
Young Napier
Michael L. Johnson
Peeples
Johnson
Napiers
Patricia Williams Napier
Anthony Wyman Napier
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Ivan) Smith
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Mary
Roger) Mittelberg
Chamber
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Thurmond Whatley
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