Trial details guard heavy as bank robbery case continues
Federal court in Aiken tightens security for the Graniteville Farmers and Merchants Bank heist trial of Theo McDaniel William Gravitt and Charles Gary. Welborn testified planned months ahead in Smyrna and Graniteville describing route watches and weapon arsenal including a shotgun and AR-15. additional witness Taylor said he believed he shot a robber during the getaway.
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
Graniteville
Frank Black Welborn
Summa
U.S. Marshalls
Welborn
Ac Columbia
Theo Donald McDaniel
William Eddie Gravitt
Charles Calvin Gary
Charles Garrett
Thomas P. Simpson
Aiken
Smyrna
Atlanta
McDaniel
Gravitt
Thomas C. Taylor
Graniteville Bank
L.W
Jack’ Taylor
Syrians seize Sidon harbor and oil refinery
Syrian troops and tanks took over the Sidon harbor and occupied the neighboring American oil refinery, safeguarding oil before moving toward Beirut. Other units paused at the Dahar Al-Baidar pass as leftist Lebanese forces opposed advances along the Damascus-Beirut highway.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Sidon
Beirut
Lebanon
Dahar Al-Baidar
Damascus-Beirut
FEA Mandate Extended by House Vote
The House approved an 18 month extension of the Federal Energy Administration mandate through December 31, 1977 by a 194 to 172 vote. Lawmakers also authorized $216 million in spending through fiscal 1977 by a 270 to 94 tally. The Senate was expected to follow with a limited extension.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
House
FEA
Senate
Ethics Panel Weighs Hays Case Amid Pay Roll Scandal
The House ethics committee considers immediate action or delay pending grand jury results in the Wayne Hays pay roll sex scandal.Election-year politics loom as calls mount for Hays to resign his chairmanship of two key committees until the Justice Department probe concludes.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
Wayne Hays
House
Hays
Justice Department
FBI explores possible influence on congressional nuclear probe
Justice Department opened an internal review into whether the FBI attempted to steer a congressional inquiry into security flaws in the nuclear industry. Two sources familiar with the investigation disclosed the inquiry.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Direc
Tion
King Juan Carlos Begins U S Visit With White House Welcome
Spain’s King Juan Carlos I arrives in Washington with Queen Sofia for a four day visit to mark the Bicentennial. He meets President Ford and Secretary Kissinger and addresses a joint session of Congress while seeking to shape a more progressive regime at home.
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Washington
White House
Juan Carlos I
Spain
U.S
Queen Sofia
Juan Carlos
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Francisco Franco
Stormy Weather Forecast for Aiken Area This Weekend
The Aiken area weather remains wet with showers and thundershowers forecast to last through the weekend. Rain probability is 70 percent tonight and 60 percent tomorrow, with highs in the 80s and tonight’s lows in the 60s.
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Aiken
Aiken Youth Motorcycle Crash Kills 18-Year-Old
An 18-year-old Aiken motorcyclist, Paul L. Huffman of 471 Powderhouse Road, died instantly after colliding with a car driven by Edward W. Comar at 11 36 p m near Two Notch. Comar was backing from a driveway when Huffman traveling north struck the car’s left rear. Police say no charges have been filed and the investigation continues with Officers Grant and Gunter.
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Aiken
Paul L. Huffman
Powderhouse Road
O.W. Ray
Two Notch
Huffman
Magazine drive aids Aiken Hospital patients
The Aiken Hospital Auxiliary seeks more magazines to distribute to patients as the hospital expands. Donors are asked to bring reading material to the hospital information desk.
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Aiken Hospital
Mixed signals from voters in Rhode Island and beyond
Rhode Island results show a tight race with Brown taking 32 percent to Carter 30 percent and Church 28 percent among committed voters. Analysts cite uncommitted votes as fluid while Udall and Carter fight for momentum ahead of California Jersey and Ohio primaries.
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Rhode Island
Jerry Brown
Carter
Georgia
Frank Church
Brown
South Dakota
Arizon
Morris K. Udall
Montana
Easiis O
California
Jersey
Ohio
Ford
Reagan
Carter S
Carter Movernien
Licensing Delay Scored by Gov Edwards at Rally
Gov James B Edwards blasted Washington bureaucrats for stalling the Allied General Nuclear Services reprocessing plant in Aiken County. Speaking at a $10-a-plate rally for the Senate Action Team he urged faster action on the GESMO rules and stressed the nuclear age as the future.
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Aiken County
James B. Edwards
Allied General Nuclear Services
AGNS
Senate Action
Gilbert E. McMillan
Michael L. Laughlin
Albert J. Dooley
Addison
Joe” Wilson
Edwards
Washington
Public Service Authority Brought Under County Control
Aiken County Commission unanimously approved a first reading to recreate the Aiken County Public Service Authority as a county agency. The move follows concerns the PSA should be separate from the county while overseeing the $31 million Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Project. County Attorney Williams warned EPA scrutiny requires action.
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Aiken County Commission
Aiken County Public Service Authority
PSA
Aiken County
Horse Creek
John Henry Williams
Williams weighs resignation after county meeting flare
Williams considers stepping down after a heated county commission session in which Ralph Cullinan balked at voting on Martha M Williams for the Aiken County Technical Education Commission. Williams claims Cullinan insulted him and demands a written apology as he weighs resignation while PSA loan provisions and county liability draw scrutiny.
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John Henry Williams
Martha M Williams
Aiken County
Cullinan
Williams
Nesbit Promoted to Executive Director at Aiken Hospital
Samuel Nesbit Jr moves from administrator of the former Aiken County Hospital and current head of the new Aiken facility to executive director. He will run the hospital and supervise the incoming HCA administrator. Clayton McWhorter of HCA cites strengthening day to day administration and denies removal rumors.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Samuel Nesbit Jr
Aiken County Hospital
Nesbit
Clayton McWhorter
Atlanta
Aiken Hospital
Primary Is Tuesday 22 Candidates Seek Nominations
In Aiken County 59 people seek offices on the ballot with 22 facing primary day next Tuesday. Three GOP contests and seven Democratic battles will decide nominees for county council and state house seats. Sylvia Westerdahl and John W Harte Jr headline the 2nd Circuit Solicitor race where no GOP challenger exists.
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Safi
Aiken County
House of Representatives
Sylvia Westerdah
John W Harte Jr
2Nd Circuit
Aiken
Barnwell
Bamberg
Westerdahl
Public Defender
Harte
Public Defenders Office
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Lin Smithwick
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