Pearlce Witness Describes Jury Sequestration Experience
Jon Pearce recalls being sequestered for five days during Dr. Allan G. Thurmond trial. He faced isolation at the Holiday Inn after 5:30 PM and security restrictions, while family awaited updates and he described life like living as a ghost. The USC Fine Arts graduate was the youngest juror and had never entered the federal courthouse before.
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Allan G. Thurmond
University of South Carolina
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Holiday Inn
Federal Courthouse
Old Presbyterian Church
George Funeral Home
Aiken High Graduate Isn’t Magna Cum Laude But Graduates Anyway
At Aiken High last night Bruce Looney suffered a two inch splinter from a wooden pole used to line up graduates. He endured the ceremony with the pain and was taken to the emergency room after diplomas were handed out where the splinter was removed.
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Aiken High
Bruce Looney
Jim Tate
Lawdy
Grocery prices rise 7 percent from year to year in May
An Associated Press market basket survey shows grocery prices up about 7.3 percent at the start of June versus a year earlier with meats driving most increases. Eggs and coffee edged lower while the overall monthly rise averaged 0.5 percent. Cities surveyed included Albuquerque Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Detroit Los Angeles Miami New York Philadelphia Providence Salt Lake City Seattle.
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Labour Department
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Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Providence
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Weather Hot Through Tomorrow With Showers Possible
The forecast calls for hot conditions with highs around 90 and lows near 70. Partly cloudy skies persist tonight and tomorrow with a 10 percent chance of showers tonight rising to 30 percent tomorrow and a pattern of mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers continuing.
Federal Building Set for Aiken Central Location
Federal offices in Aiken will move to a single site at York Street and Barnwell Avenue. The GSA solicits bids by July 5 for an option on the 285 by 320 foot tract owned by Elizabeth L. Koon with a 12,000 square foot building, and awards within 60 days of the bid deadline. The project aims for completion within a year of award and will centralize federal offices currently scattered in downtown Aiken.
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General Services Administration
York Street
Barnwell Avenue
GSA
Miriam Keppy
Keppy
Elizabeth L. Koon
Roland H. Windham
Arkenites
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Administration
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
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Soil Conservation Service
Aiken County Faces Shutdown of Mental Health Center Move
Acting director Robert Waters warned that cutting funding could force the Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center to close in Aiken County and relocate to Barnwell. He urged the council to consider the impact on residents lacking private psychiatric options and highlighted broader social issues.
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Aiken-Barnwell
Barnwell
Robert Waters
Waters
Attorneys Planning Appeal Of Manslaughter Conviction
After six hours of deliberation an Aiken County jury found Pennsylvanian Drew Kelly Colbert 20 guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of Clinton Junior Dunn 46 of the Storm Branch Community. Colbert was sentenced by Judge Rodney A Peeples to 12 years in prison. Attorneys George A Anderson and Zack Townsend plan the appeal challenging the verdict.
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Aiken County
Pennsylvania
Drew Kelly Colbert
Philadelphia
Rodney A. Peeples
Colbert
Clinton
Junior) Dunn
Storm Branch
Aiken
George A. Anderson
Orangeburg
Zack Townsend
Anderson
Voices of Praise at Hopeland Gardens Concert
The Ridge Spring Monetta group Voices of Praise will perform at Hopeland Gardens Monday at 7 p.m. The free concert features spiritual melodies and songs. attendees should bring chairs or blankets.
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Voices of Praise
Ridge Spring- Monetta
Hopeland Gardens
Inside Today Claude Howard Gives Time To Local Youth
Local features highlight Claude Howard dedicating time to area youth with notes on community programs and future involvement. Page 6A overview.
Labor Force Tops 109 Million in U S Workforce Rise
The Labor Department reports the U S labor force exceeds 109 million as inflation climbs 0.9 percent in April and unemployment edges down to 6 percent. Carter aides target job creation for youth and minorities while leading indicators hint at a spring rebound. Beef prices surge 6.6 percent as food costs rise 1.8 percent in April.
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Allen) Westerdahl
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