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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1979
Page
3
Guidance from authorities and State Farm summarizes theft risks and practical defenses. Tips include locking cars with keys, parking in well lit busy areas, rolling up windows, replacing locks, and keeping valuables in trunks. Boosters target possessions, while protection requires vigilance and routine plate checks.
Police say a skylight break in at the M H de Young Museum led to the loss of Rembrandt's Portrait of a Rabbi and three other 17th century paintings worth 62000. The FBI continues an active nationwide probe with no suspects while Chicago police report no leads on a separate Cézanne theft worth 3 million and a $100000 reward is offered.
Aiken County Schools superintendent T B Willis will be the guest speaker at a public meeting sponsored by Rep. C Marshall Cain at 5 30 p m in the county office complex on Richland Avenue. Willis will discuss the status of three new county high schools with a question and answer period to follow. Cain will report on current legislation and Ways and Means Committee activities.
The March term of General Sessions court opens with R C Graham a former highway patrolman facing trial for obstruction of justice and criminal conspiracy. Judge Rodney A Peeples expected to hear guilty pleas and review the court roster.
Aikenman Marvin Paul Cobb III, 25, of Rt. 3 Box 455 Aiken died in a single car crash on S C 191 east of Vaucluse Road. The 7 45 pm accident is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The Aiken County Board of Education will elect a chairman and vice chairman at its regular meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Educational Center conference room. The agenda includes old business on competitive foods and make-up days, plus music accounts, committee appointment for the new Jackson Beech Island Ellenton high school, and new advisory council members.
After a severe ice storm a brown thrasher was found perched on a Sumter Street window ledge. The bird entered when a front door was briefly left open by a smoky fireplace, then remained inside several days exploring a seldom used guest room.
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