Williams Forces Heated Aiken County Council Meeting
Aiken County Council erupted in a name calling dispute over an audit of former Clerk of Court Cleo Scott. Warren M. Miller pressed whether the bonding firm would replace missing funds after a Cherry, Bakaert & Holland audit tied to embezzlement charges against Scott, who was acquitted. Council members denied prior discussion, while accusations flew between Chairman Harold Graybeal and County Administrator Donnie Williams. The session ended with Miller seeking counsel and promises of an answer next meeting.
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Aiken County
Cleo Scott
Warren M. Miller
Harold V Graybeal
Cherry, Bakaert & Holland
Augusta
Kirby
Graybeal
Prosser
Miller
John Henry Williams
British ambassador killed in Ireland car bombing
British Ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs and a secretary to a senior official were killed when a land mine hit the ambassador’s car outside his mansion in Dublin. The visiting Belfast official Brian Cubbon was critically injured and the chauffeur also hurt.
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Dublin
Ireland
Christopher Ewart-Biggs
Northern Ireland
Brian Cubbon
Offi
Cial
Belfast
Viking 1 detects Mars gases boosts life hope
Viking 1 probe detects nitrogen and argon in Mars atmosphere, enough to raise optimism about past life environments. Scientists caution no life evidence yet, noting the finding suggests Mars once had a denser, more hospitable climate during its history.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Red Planet
FBI Names Richard Held as New No 2 Official
Richard G Held a 35 year FBI veteran with two stints in Butte Montana and limited Washington time has been named FBI associate director replacing Nicholas Callaghan who was fired amid a Justice Department probe into financial improprieties and other misdeeds involving bureau officials.
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Washington
Richard G. Held
FBI
Butte
Mont
Clarence Kelley
Held
Nicholas Callaghan
Justice Department
Shelling Delays Evacuation at Tal Zaatar Camp
Heavy shelling delayed the evacuation of wounded from the Tal Zaatar refugee camp and the setup of a buffer zone manned by Arab League peace troops between Christian and Muslim Beirut clashes. The Red Cross formed a 15-truck convoy for the mission, but shelling resumed an hour after the cease-fire was to start along the route.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tal Zaatar
Arab League
The
Red Cross
Tax-Cut Extension Moves Closer in Senate Vote
The Senate approved extending individual tax cuts for 18 months by a 66 to 28 vote. House action hinges on Senate passage of the broader tax revision bill containing the reductions, delaying final certainty for taxpayers into next year.
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Washington
Senate
House
Southern reform urged to avert federal court orders
In Nashville Tennessee at the Southern Legislative Conference lawmakers from 16 states heard Frank Bailey secretary of the National Association of State Attorneys General urge rapid improvements to mental health and prison systems. He warned that without a plan, states risk more federal court orders and advocated pursuing reasonable alternatives.
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Nashville, Tenn
Frank Bailey
National Association of State Attorneys General
Bailey
Southern Legislative Confrence
Beach heat remedy and surprise at birthday home visit
The note shares a quick jellyfish sting remedy by rubbing wet sand then ammonia or diluted bleach. It reports James Kitchings, Aiken High band director, surprised by unannounced student visitors with a trombone cake and champagne. It notes Aiken County's pioneering multiple handicapped instruction program bringing education to home.
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James Kitchings
Aiken High
Kitchings
Aiken County
John Bradley
Referendum's Way Paved Indigent Care Bill Tabled
Aiken County Council tabled a motion by Councilman Cleve Edmunds to pay Aiken Community Hospital 105 679 70 for four months indigent care. The vote was 5 to 2 with Democrats supporting the tabling. Edmunds urged confirming amounts owed University Hospital first before paying Aiken Community Hospital.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
Cleve Edmunds
Democratic Coalition
Edmunds
Universiy Hospital
Lucas Ray
Ralph F. Cullinan
Council
Harold V. Graybeal
Gray
PSA Ordinance Gets Ist Reading
Aiken County Council moves toward an August referendum on a $31 million PSA waste water project. The unanimous first reading sets a special election, with a second reading planned at USCA next Tuesday at 7 p.m. to avoid bid expirations and possible cost increases. County officials stress legal steps to legitimize a PSA referendum and anticipate county funding with PSA reimbursement later.
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Aiken County
USCA
Weather forecast for Aiken area tomorrow
The forecast calls for partly cloudy to sunny conditions with warm temperatures across the Us and forecast high humidity. The risk of afternoon and evening thunderstorms remains with a 20 percent precipitation chance for tomorrow.
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Aiken
Thurmond Backs Reagan Predicts Connally As VP
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond endorsed Ronald Reagan and said John B Connally could be a vice presidential pick for either Ford or Reagan. He doubted a Ford Reagan ticket and urged support for the Republican nominee to beat Jimmy Carter. Thurmond noted his prior pledge to Reagan and recalled campaign ties in Charleston in 1972.
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Ronald Reagan
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Texas
John B Connally
Ford
Reagan Thurmond
Thurmond
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Kansas City
Charleston
James B. Edwards
Senate
Parents Seek Racial Balance Plan At Eustis Park School
At aiken County Board of Education meeting parents from Eustis Park urged action to correct racial imbalances at the elementary school aligning with HEW standards or to establish an interim solution. They argued schooling equity and social balance, while officials weighed moving students and alternatives. The board directed further study and a decision at the next session.
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Eustis Park
Aiken
Clinton Henderson
Memorial Baptist Church
Henderson
Beecher E. Morton Jr
Area I
Morton
Emily .Towler
Greendale
New Ellenton
South Carolina Association of School Boards
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Williams
Jeane Hall
Viking 1
By Lin Smithwick
PSA
Horse Creek Valley
South Carolina Supreme Court
Donnie J. Williams
Gilbert E McMillan
McMillan
North Augusta
Forest
Ralph F Cullinan
Connally
Towler
Action Commissions
Sardis
Salley
Aiken Tec
Ashley J. Little
TEC
Langley
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