Gas Prices Rise as Aiken Faces Tight Supplies
Gas distributors in Aiken report tighter supplies and higher prices amid allocations from Shell and Texaco firms. Kneece of Aiken Oil Co says current allocations mirror March 1978 levels while demand climbs. Epps faults government EPA rules and potential deregulation for ongoing shortages.
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Aiken
Ward
Shell
John Epps
Johnston Oil Company
Simmons Shell
Aiken Oil Co
Cording
Joe Kneece
Kneece
Johnson Oil Co
Dailey Oil Co
Texaco
J.B. Lamb Gulf Station
Epps
State Oil Jobbers Association
Environmental Protec
County official warns tax reform bill is an accounting nightmare
Aiken County Finance Director Frieda Mackie Walker told County Councilman Ralph Cullinan the proposed tax equity bill would require eight to 13 additional county employees to implement the new procedures. The measure, backed by the South Carolina Municipal Association, would bar counties from taxing city residents for unreceived services and require detailed budget divisions. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jean Toal with Rep. C Marshall Cain as co sponsor.
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Aiken
Frieda
Mackie) Walker
Walker
Ralph Cullinan
Cullinan
S.C. Association of Counties
Exercises Trigger Loud Boom Over Arken
A thunder like boom near 9 45 this morning in Arken was likely caused by a Shaw Air Force Base RF 4 C jet flying at about 1000 feet It engaged afterburner to gain speed but did not break the sound barrier according to Sgt Ira Weatherington who noted Shaw jets have been conducting two weeks of low level exercises over the Aiken area scheduled to end today.
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Shaw Air Force Base
Ira Weatherington
Weatherington
Shaw
Aiken
Aiken Trials Weekend Highlights Hall of Fame Inductions
After the Saturday Aiken Trials, Sunday features the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame induction for Late Bloomer and Candy Eclair. Events run noon to 5 p.m. at Hopeland Gardens museum with exhibits, films, and trophies, admission $2.50 advance $3 at gate.
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Aiken
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Two Notch Road
Chamber of Commerce
Late Bloomer
Candy Eclair
Aiken Hall of Fame
Stage Door Johnny
Greentree Stud
Greentree Stable
Lexington
John Hay Whitney
John M. Gaver Jr
Henry D. Paxson
Candy Spots
S. Allen King Jr
Tony Black
Charles S. Payne
Snaffles
Hopeland Gardens
Aiken Racing Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Carter Estimates $5 Billion Peace Treaty Cost
President Carter places the Egyptian Israeli pact cost at about 5 billion dollars in U S aid over three to four years with 4 billion for military aid split evenly between Israel and Egypt and 1 billion in economic aid. Senate and House members call it a small price for peace.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Congress
Camp David
Senate
House
White House
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
U.S
Oihrich
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Israel
United States
Baker
Cloud Of Tragedy Ends as Grand Jury No-Bills Pastor Case
The Aiken County Grand Jury returned a no bill on the indictment charging Rev. Barry Westbrook in the death of his wife Brenda, ending almost a year of scrutiny. Westbrook, 35, former pastor of Howlandville Baptist Church, was indicted in December for Brenda’s death on June 30, 1978. He cried as the decision was read. supporters reacted with cheering while Judge Rodney Peeples urged court decorum. Westbrook resigned last year and moved to Georgia. In other actions, James Melvin Miller was found not guilty by directed verdict in a murder case, Willie Thomas pled guilty to second offense DUI with a three month jail term or $325 fine, Lonnie Campbell and Freddie Eubanks pled guilty to grand larceny with suspended 18 month terms and fines, and Eugene Bowers was sentenced for contributing to delinquency of a 16-year-old.
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Westbrook
Howlandville Baptist Church
Brenda
Rodney A. Peeples
Toccoa
General Sessions Court
Peeples
Second Circuit
James Melvin Miller
Jackson
Miller
Jacob D. Peyton
Michael L. Johnson
Peyton
Willie Thomas
Aiken County
Emogene Boyd Nash
Lonnie Campbell
Freddie Eubanks
Department of Recreation
Eugene Bowers
Aiken
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Aiken Oil Company
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