Jury Selected In Sterilization Rights Suit In South Carolina
A federal jury of five women and one man is to hear a $1.5 million civil rights case in Barnwell accusing Dr. Clovis H. Pierce of sterilization coercion under Medicaid. Plaintiffs Virgil Walker and Shirley Brown, both from New Ellenton, say sterilization was forced or coerced. ACLU attorneys represent them.
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Jeane Hall
Barnwell
Solomon Blatt Jr
Blatt
Mary Roe
Jane Doe
Virgil Walker
Shirley Brown
New Ellenton
Clovis H. Pierce
Ms. Walker
Ms. Brown
Aiken County
Judge Blatt
Dr. Pierce
R. Archie Ellis
South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Richard Poore
Aiken County Social Services
George A. Poola
J. Sam Nesbit Jr
Poore
Ellis
Pierce
Ruppert Given 11 Life Terms for Family Murders
A three judge panel sentenced James A. Ruppert to 11 consecutive life terms for the Easter Sunday murders of 11 family members. The 41 year old bachelor will serve the terms at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.
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Hamilton, Ohio
James A. Ruppert
Southern Ohio
Lucasville
Ford Turns 62 as White House party entertains him
President Ford's 62nd birthday in the White House featured a day of surprises, serenades, and red roses from staff. A medical checkup declared him physically fit, and comedian Flip Wilson spoofed Nurse Geraldine in an afternoon skit at a staff party.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Flip Wilson
Geraldine
Rosenberg Sons Go To Court Over Parents Innocence
Robert and Michael Meeropol sons of Julius and Ethel Meeropol file suit in US District Court seeking order for all federal files on the atomic espionage case. They argue the Rosenbergs were victims of political vengeance amid postwar anti Communist mood.
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Washington
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Rosenbergs
Robert
Michael Meeropol
Soviet Union
United States
Nationwide postal strike threatened over two year contract
Washington AP reports a nationwide postal strike could halt mail deliveries next Monday morning if union and management fail to reach a new two year contract for about 600 000 postal workers. President James H. Rademacher of the National Association of Letter Carriers warned of the stoppage.
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Washington
James H. Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Flood Warnings Issued For South Carolina Rivers
Flood warnings were issued for several South Carolina rivers including the Savannah and Edisto as heavy rain falls continue. Weather outlook shows a 9 percent chance of rain today, 80 percent tonight, and 70 percent for a clear day tomorrow with highs near 85 and lows around 70.
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South Carolina
Savannah
Edisto
Russians Blast Off to Link Up With American Astronauts
Two man Soviet Soyuz crew led by Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov blasted from Baikonur in a first of two launches aimed at a space linkup with NASA astronauts Stafford Brand and Slayton. Liftoff occurred on schedule at 8:20 a.m. EDT while Apollo preparations at Cape Canaveral proceeded amid possible weather concerns. Brezhnev and Ford sent congratulations as the mission began a historic cross nation flight toward joint occupancy in space.
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Fla
Earth
Mission Control Center
Soyuz
Saturn
Apollo
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
Atlantic
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Leonov
Ford
Washington
Soviet Union
Baikonur
$30,000 Grant Contested by Aiken County Officials
Aiken County Board of Commissioners plans an executive session at 6 p.m. to discuss possible legal issues over a $30,000 subsidy to the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce. The funds would aid purchasing 30 acres for a German firm's textile plant, but critics warn it may violate state law per Hunt v McNair. A public hearing and final reading of the appropriation ordinance are scheduled for tonight.
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Eric Higgs
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
USC Aiken
North Augusta
S.C. Supreme Court
Hunt Vs. McNair
City Councilman Olsen Surprised by Fraternity Obituary
Lloyd Olsen read his own obituary in a University of Virginia fraternity magazine shocking him but renewing old acquaintances as friends called the family. Paula Fortune of North Augusta backed into her Ford with her Honda attempting a shorter car.
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Lloyd Olsen
University of Virginia
Olsen
Paula Fortune
North Augusta
Honda
Aiken Council Reviews Central Business District Plan
The Aiken City Council took a traffic and streetscape focused study of the ACBD as information. The first phase updates the 1969 plan, favoring an Early Aiken theme over a mall approach, with goals to boost downtown vitality along Laurens and Richland avenues.
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Aiken
Aiken Central Business District
ACBD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Roland H. Windham
Laurens Street
Park Avenue
Barnwell Avenue
Richland Avenue
Pendleton Street
Newberry Street
Frampton Durban
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