Leaders Agree On More Coal Use
In Venice Carter and seven industrialized nations pledged to double coal production by 1990 and intensify steps to cut oil imports. Carter also promised the U S will resist premature or excessive economic stimulation, drawing support from Britain France Germany Italy Japan and Canada.
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Venice
Italy
Carter
United States
White House
Jody Powell
Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Canada
Soviet forces begin pulling out of Afghanistan
Pravda reports Soviet tanks armored personnel carriers and infantry have begun withdrawing in line with the Kremlin’s partial pullout. Tass cites Kabul saying select units not needed now are leaving for the Soviet Union by agreement with the Afghan government.
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Communist Party
Pravda
Afghanistan
Kremlin
Tass
Kabul
Soviet Union
North Augusta Girl Dies After Accidental Gunshot
An eight year old girl, Lisa Marie Riley, died from a self inflicted .22 caliber pistol shot while playing at a friends home in Murphy Village. The incident occurred about 11:15 Saturday morning and she died about an hour later at University Hospital according to Edgefield Coroner W Thurmond Burnett. The report identifies no other injuries or individuals involved.
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North Augusta
Edgefield
W. Thurmond Burnett
Lisa Marie Riley
Murphy Village
University Hospital
Skipper Perry’s Kite Theory Sparks Beach Gossip
A breezy column riff asks if kite flying charms beachgoers and whether the windblown look or the sight of a boyish rider wins more hearts. The tale pivots to Jim Geddes, head of the Aiken County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, transporting a lost horse to safety.
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Skipper Perry
Skipper
Prince Charming
Aiken
Jim Geddes
Tea Cottage Fire In Hitchcock Woods Under Suspicion Arson
Authorities suspect arson after a Saturday morning blaze destroyed the Tea Cottage in Hitchcock Woods. Aiken Department of Public Safety reports say firefighters arrived at 4 44 a m to find the building engulfed in flames. The Tea Cottage, a century old meeting spot for hikers and riders, suffered about 1500 in damage.
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Hitchcock Woods
Department of Public Safety
ADPS
Elizabeth Harrington
Five Die in Daingerfield Church Shooting Rampage
Alvin King III broke into the First Baptist Church in Daingerfield Texas and opened fire during a Sunday service killing five including a 7 year old girl and wounding ten before turning the gun on himself. The gunman used multiple firearms and shouted This is war as he entered the church.
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Daingerfield
Texas
Alvin King III
King
First Baptist Church
Jesus
Runoff Elections Set With Sheriff Senate and Council Races
Voters decide in a runoff tomorrow for sheriff between incumbent Paul D. Grant and W. Ralph Gunnells. Senate contenders are Marshall T. Mays and Charles Rhodes, with Ernest Hollings as Democratic nominee for U S Senate. District 3 council race is limited to several Horse Creek Valley precincts with multiple polling sites listed.
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U.S. Senate
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
W. Ralph Gunnells
Carrol Heath
Senate
Marshall T. Mays
Greenwood
Charles Rhodes
Hanahan
Ernest F. Hollings
Democratic Council
Jack Adkison
Mike McElhaney
Horse Creek Valley
New Fire Hydrant Installed in Nicholson Village
Nicholson Village near Aiken gains improved fire protection with a newly installed hydrant three weeks ago. Wendell Byers of Couchton Fire Department led the effort as residents rely on private wells and limited water access. Dan Magnus of Couchton Montmorenci Water District expects direct town water within a year and plans two additional hydrants. Installation cost was $1,000.
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Nicholson Village
Aiken
Wendell Byers
Couchton
Aiken Public Safety Department
Byers
Owens-Corning
Dan Magnus
Couchton- Montmorenci
Couchton-Montmorenci
Magnus
Ralph Cullinan
Dan Magness
Kathryn Smith
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