Pierce Case Is Overturned by Fourth Circuit Ruling
A federal appeals court in Richmond reversed a jury verdict and ruled Dr. Clovis Pierce may refuse Medicaid patients sterilization if they decline. The panel found no evidence of state policy or conspiracy and noted patients signed consent forms, while a dissent blamed economic motives.
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Richmond
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
South Carolina
Virgil Walker
Shirley Brown
Clovis H. Pierce
Pierce
John D. Butzner
Libya Keeps Trigger Ready as Mobilization Reported
Libyan military spokesman says border tensions with Egypt are ended but Libya stays on high alert. As Safir cites undeclared mobilization of the army reserve across oil-rich Libya. Khadafy rejects Sadat proposal to turn current truce into peace.
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Tripoli
Libya
Egypt
Beirut
As Safir
Safir
Muammar Khadafy
Anwar Sadat
Death toll in Cambodia under Khmer Rouge rule cited
The Carter administration says Khmer Rouge policies caused deaths from execution hunger and disease. Charles Twining notes imprecise counts while Richard Holbrooke cites journalist and scholar estimates of 0.5 to 1.2 million since 1975. The only certain figure is tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
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Washington
Cambodia
Carter
Charles H. Twining
U.S. Foreign Service
House
Richard C. Holbrooke
Holbrooke
Abortion Funding Vote Returns to House and Senate
The abortion funding dispute in the $60.1 billion Labor Education and Welfare bill returns to the House after a conference committee failed to reach a compromise. The panel, by 10 to 1, rejected the Senate provision allowing federal funds for abortions in incest rape or medical necessity cases.
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Washington
House
Senate
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Conference
Savannah River Plant workers adopt high visibility fire engines
A lighthearted local item notes Savannah River Plant staff advocating lime-yellow fire trucks for better day and night visibility. The Little Red Fire Engine may be renamed to reflect the color update, with playful language about its appeal and siren.
Aiken County School Board Approves 1.4 Million Loan
The Aiken County Board of Education approved borrowing up to 1.4 million dollars to cover operating costs until tax and state revenue arrive. Bankers Trust will lend at 3.06 percent for up to 120 days with 100000 dollar increments as the district faces a cash flow shortfall and awaits 450000 to 500000 in state aid.
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Aiken County
Bankers Trust
B. T. Brinkley
Willis
State Department of Education
Emilie Towler
Charles Kneece
Lynn Hilley
School Food Service
County to Enforce Litter Laws in Aiken County
Aiken County will tighten enforcement of litter laws after residents ignored new Brenner orange bins. County Administrator L C Greene says crews will use sheriff’s department help, with fines from 50 to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail. COUNTY CHAIRMAN Carrol H Warner calls the situation paralyzing as garbage pickup shifts from old sites to new bins.
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Aiken County
L. C. Greene
Greene
Green County
Sheriff's Department
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Brenner Industries
Ramada Inn
George G
Chip) Taylor
Brenner
Yester
Edwards Seeks Federal Aid for drought distressed SC counties
Gov James B Edwards seeks emergency federal aid from USDA for 27 South Carolina counties including Aiken as drought losses tally at least 211 million in crops and livestock good from March rainfall remains far below normal. The Emergency Board advised seeking grants and loans totaling 4.4 million in grants and 48.4 million in loans for drought impacted counties.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
James B. Edwards
Edwards
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Robert Bergland
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
State Emergency Board
G. Bryan Patrick
Roger Foster
South Carolina Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Foster
Rate Hearing To Be Held Tomorrow In Aiken
The South Carolina Public Service Commission will hold a public meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in Room 17 at the University of South Carolina Aiken campus to discuss a 13 25 percent rate increase requested by South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. Commissioner Rudolph Mitchell will chair. The meeting was requested by Rep Irene K Rudnick to give Aiken area residents a chance to meet PSC officials. Other members of the Aiken County delegation are expected to attend.
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South Carolina Public Service Commission
PSC
University of South Carolina - Aiken
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Rudolph Mitchell
Irene K. Rudnick
Aiken
Aiken County
Wet Tomorrow With 50 Percent Rain Chance
Forecast indicates a 50 percent chance of rain tomorrow with possible showers tonight. Temperatures stay mild with a high in the upper 80s. yesterday’s high reached 88.
Carter seeks to curb nuclear arms like Eisenhower era goal
In a broad analysis AP writer Arthur Gavshon traces President Carter's aim to limit and remove nuclear arsenals, echoing Eisenhower's atoms for peace. The piece notes dangers of spent fuel, plutonium risks, and missing plans for permanent storage amid Cold War pressures and corporate interests.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Navy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States
U.S
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Albert Wohlstetter
University of Chicago
Fred C. Ickle
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Henry L. Stimson
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