Summer Lightning Dangers Prompt Utilities to Advise Caution
Amid frequent summer storms in the Aiken area residents are urged to unplug high voltage appliances and seek cover indoors or in a car. Lightning fatalities average about one per day in the U S with injuries around four daily. Local shops report extensive lightning damage to televisions refrigerators and ranges with costs from small to hundreds of dollars per unit.
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United States
Aiken
Ray Hydrick
Hydrick
Marion Fulmer
Fulmer
TV Service
Love is All You Need Cartoonist Welcomes Son After Husband Dies
Syndicated cartoonist Kim Casali gave birth to Milo Roberto Andrea Casali in Guildford England after conception by artificial insemination from her late husband Roberto Casali who died of cancer 17 months earlier. The baby weighed 10 pounds 8 ounces and both mother and child were reported well at a nursing home.
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London
Kim Casali
Roberto
Milo Roberto Andrea Casali
Kent State Eyeball to Eyeball Over Sacred Knoll
On Kent State University campus the standoff over Blanket Hill ends in a clash of nonviolence vows. Officials plan a court order to remove protesters from the knoll where four students died in a Vietnam era protest while the university cites a $6 million annex project near the site.
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Kent
Ohio
Kent State University
Blanket Hill
National Guard
University
Congress Faces Energy Debate and Neutron Bomb Vote
Washington AP reports Congress will scrutinize President Carter's energy plan this week while the Senate considers a veto framework on adding the neutron bomb. Senator Hatfield seeks a House or Senate veto, with a two chamber veto proposal likely to gain support.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Senate
Mark Hatfield
R-Ove
House
Heat Wave Expected With 100 Degree Feels In Aiken County
Forecast calls for hot weather with daily chances of showers this week. Temperatures near the 100 degree mark with tonight’s low in the low 70s. Rain chances around 28 percent tonight and again for highs near 101 and 99 in respective cities.
Bath water advisory as pump outage drags on
Bath residents urged to conserve water after a weekend pump failure at the town plant. Restoration expected within a few days as the water department addresses the outage. Aiken Post 26 American Legion baseball team won Friday night despite losing a key player to the game. Chuck Boyle, veteran bat boy, was hospitalized after a bicycle accident breaking his jaw.
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Bath
Water Department
Aiken Post 26
American Legion
Orangeburg
Chuck Boyle
Private Versus Public Surfaces On Nursing Home
Aiken County chooses between private or county operation for a proposed nursing home. Chairman Carrol H. Warner questions Administrator Larry F. McFall about endorsing the county’s certificate of need and testifying for Cecil’s Inc. at a review meeting. Cecil’s bid faces continued scrutiny as the East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency considers the county’s delayed application.
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Aiken County
Warner
McFall
Cecil's Inc
Spartanburg
Council
Cecil
East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency
HSA
Hostages Held As Soviet Airliner Hijacked At Helsinki
In Helsinki two hijackers seized an Aeroflot jet on a 175 mile flight from Petrozavodsk to Leningrad. They threatened to blow up the plane unless refueled to flee the country and released 40 women and children while 30 hostages remained aboard. Authorities from Finland and the Soviet Union were conducting intensive negotiations. Separately six Palestinians who hijacked a Kuwaiti airliner surrendered in Damascus.
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Helsinki
Finland
Damascus
Syria
Aeroflot
Petrozavodsk
Soviet Karelia
Leningrad
Von Buedingen Quits Over Possible Conflict of Interest
Dr. R P von Buedingen resigned as chairman of the Aiken County Indigent Health Care Commission after a council letter citing a probable conflict of interest. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for Aiken Community Hospital. the council majority asked for his resignation. The final acceptance will be by the full council with thanks and no animosity.
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Aiken County Indigent Health Care Commission
Aiken
von Buedingen
Warner
Von
Kennedy Amendment Uncertain Over AGNS Funding Status
The Kennedy amendment to delete 13 million for Allied General Nuclear Services faces a fluid status as Congress weighs bill priorities. Press secretary Max Ford notes it may attach to the ERDA Appropriations or the Public Works bill, with decisions possible late today before a 4 p.m. Senate vote.
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Allied General Nuclear Services
AGNS
Max Ford
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Ford
ERDA
Energy Research and Development Administration
Congress
Senate
Sen
Hollings
President Carter
White House
Gale K. Hovey
Hovey
Vey
Finnish authorities end hijack crisis at Helsinki airport
A Soviet TU134 hijack ended after the plane was surrounded at Helsinki Airport. Police freed seven crew members and later a woman with an infant and other passengers while ensuring no injuries. Negotiations with hijackers continued as Finland maintained extradition ties with the Soviet Union.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Helsinki
Finland
Soviet Union
Vladimir Stepanov
Interior Ministry
Arlanda
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
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Vasily Sosnovsky
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