Polls Open Early In Aiken County Primary
Voters will cast ballots in Democratic and Republican primaries tomorrow across 47 precincts in Aiken County. Polls run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with Votematics machines preventing cross precinct voting and the Second Circuit Solicitor race drawing the most attention between Sylvia Westerdahl and John Harte Jr. for the Democratic nomination.
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Eric Higgs
Aiken County
Aiken
Barnwell
Bamberg
Sylvia W. Westerdah
John W. Harte Jr
Three SC congressional races head to primary ballots
In South Carolina, voters pick candidates for three congressional seats amid a broad primary field. Key contests include Rep. John Jenrette’s 6th District challenge from four Democrats, with winner facing Ed Young in November. Local races also include county posts and state senate bids.
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Columbia
South Carolina
John Jenrette
North Myrtle Beach
Jenrette
Richard Bennett
Florence County
Scranton
William R. Craig
Hartsville
Goldie L. Gause
Georgetown
Florence
C. Cooper Tedder
Ed Young
Robert L. Watkins
Charlies W. Hart
James R. Mann
Stakes High In Primaries Set Tomorrow
Presidential candidates rushed last messages in three states as final primaries loom in California New Jersey and Ohio. The day saw shifts with Ford gaining one Virginia delegate while Reagan picked up 35 across Louisiana Virginia and Colorado. Ford 806 delegates Reagan 690 with 1130 needed. Humphrey eyed a possible reassessment of campaigning.
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Associated Press
California
New Jersey
Ohio
Jimmy Carter
Morris K Udall
Frank Church
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Reagan
Louisiana
Virginia
Colorado
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Reagan Warns Soviet Threat Could Trigger Nuclear Use
Ronald Reagan argues that a Soviet move into Western Europe would force the United States to use the nuclear button, saying U.S. defenses now lack parity and superiority. He spoke in an interview with The Associated Press as part of his campaign push.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
California
Associated Press
Hays May Give Up Position Temporarily
Rep. Wayne Hays faces pressure over a sex payroll scandal and hints at stepping aside as House Administration Committee chair. He plans to discuss with the panel and may temporarily relinquish the post until investigations conclude. He has already stepped aside as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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New
Alexandria
Ohio
Wayne Hays
House
Hays
Washington
Administration Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Moon follower dies after 18 story fall in New York
Allen Staggs 21 of Beaufort South Carolina, a Unification Church worker at the New Yorker Hotel, fell 18 stories after stepping into an elevator shaft. Police say he locked the car on the fifth floor then returned to find the shaft empty and fell to his death.
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New York
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Allen Staggs
Beaufort
S.C
Staggs
New Yorker Hotel
Moon
Beatle Albums Could Fetch High Prices in Spokane
In Spokane AP notes old Beatle records may be valuable. A 9.8 cent Please Please Me copy with mint condition and VJ logo could bring about 140 dollars. Collectors say the Beatles remain big business despite no public performances in a decade.
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Spokane, Wash
Dorn Warns U S Defense Strength Key To Peace
Former congressman Bryan Dorn told war veterans that the United States is inviting aggression by downplaying defense. Dorn, who ran for governor in 1974, urged maintaining a strong military establishment to guarantee continued peace.
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Dorn
United States
Mild Week Ahead With Sunny Skies and Warm Days
Forecast calls for fair and mild weather at least through the early part of the week. Sunny conditions with high temperatures in the 80s are expected tomorrow and the chance of rain remains near zero. Lows tonight hover in the upper 50s.
Hopeland Gardens Singers Tonight at 7
Residents are invited to Hopeland Gardens for a performance by the Hopeland Gardens Singers at seven. If rain interrupts, the concert moves to the First Baptist Church. In other notes, a separate incident at the U S District Courthouse in Columbia involved a woman and a metal detector reaction last week.
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Hopeland Gardens
First Baptist Church
Hopeland Garden
U.S. District
Columbia
U.S. Marshall
DHEC Responds To Nuclear Story Tone In SC
DHEC officials say no drastic changes to South Carolina nuclear facilities and stress on site monitoring shows no health or environmental risks. Dr. Lamarr Priester calls the Associated Press piece slanted and notes increased radiological activity as plants move from design to operation.
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South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Safety
DHEC
Associated Press
Lamarr Priester
Environmental and Safety Branch
Sahert
Priester
Aiken County School Board to Meet Tomorrow
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the Educational Center. The public is invited. Agenda includes district superintendent status reports, a court order related discussion for North Augusta High School Stadium, and final review of a contract letting Heritage Square Inc use a drainage ditch owned by the district.
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Aiken County Board of Education
North Augusta High School
Heritage Square, Inc
Two of three men convicted in Graniteville bank robbery
In U S District Court here last week two defendants Theo Donald McDaniel and Charles Calvin Gary were found guilty of armed robbery and accessory after the fact in the Farmers and Merchants Bank heist. A third defendant William Eddie Gravitt was acquitted. Witness Frank Black Welborn testified detailing the robbery and escape with over 73000 in bonds and money. Streeter pled guilty as an accessory.
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Jeane Hall
Columbia
U.S
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Graniteville
Theo Donald McDaniel
Charles Calvin Gary
Charlie Garrett
J. Robert Martin Jr
William Eddie Gravitt
Frank Black Welborn
Gravitt
McDaniel
Welborn
Gary
Charlotte Streeter
Aiken County
Atlanta
Dems lead in delegate race amid primary buzz
Carter holds 909 delegates to Udall 307.5 with 3935 uncommitted and 1505 needed for the nomination. Ford says closing on Reagan in California where 167 delegates are at stake. Ford expected to pick up delegates in New Jersey and Ohio. Wallace campaigns with limited funds. Reagan faces ads controversy and weighs Rhodesia policy in Sacramento.
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Carter
Georgia
Udall
Arizona
California
Reagan
Ford
New Jersey
Ohio
Sacramento Press Club
United States
Rhodesia
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Harte
Public Defender
Margie H. Plunkett
Democratic Party
International Union of Operating Engineers
Rhea J. Burgess
Harold V. Greybeal
Cleo Allen Bradberry
Charles W. Prosser
William E. Knotts
Williston
Robert M. Bell
Langley
F.W. Caughman
Lexington
N.J
Tom Meenach
Teton Dam
Teton River
Idaho Falls
Idaho
By Lin Smithwick
ABC
Brown
Church
Alabama
George C. Wallace
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