Edwards and associates acquitted in fraud racketeering case
Gov. Edwin Edwards and four co defendants are acquitted of all charges in a federal racketeering and fraud case over hospital and nursing home approvals. The second trial ended with a hung jury previously and the defense offered no rebuttal this time as the verdicts were announced.
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New Orleans
Edwin Edwards
Marion
Edwards
Ronald Falgout
James Wyllie Jr
Gus Mijalis
Mi Wei Jalis
Women Elderly Are Often Alone
New York AP report highlights the plight of elderly women on limited incomes. Ethel Owens, 73, will spend Mother's Day in a subsidized apartment as the Older Women’s League cites poverty and lack of Social Security benefits as widespread issues for women over 45. It notes high poverty rates among Black and Hispanic women over 65 and that 71 percent of the elderly poor are women.
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New York
Ethel Owens
Older Women’s League
The
League
Deaths Carrie Ross and others listed in Brooklyn and Wagoner notices
Death notices for Carrie Ross and Fairey Bell Johnson in Brooklyn New York and Matilda Williams Davis in Wagoner plus John Houston Collins in Aiken. Details available on page 6A.
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Carrie Ross
Brooklyn
N.Y
Fairey Bell Johnson
Brooklyn, N.Y
Matilda Williams Davis
Wagoner
John Houston Collins
Aiken
Inside Today Bridge 4c Business and Classifieds
A listing page outlines sections for the day including Bridge 4c, 1D Calendar 8D Classifieds 3c Crossword 4c Dear Abby 2c Obituaries 6A Opinions 4D Sports 18 Stocks and a feature on Weather. It also notes Special Sections Color Comics Entertainment and Sunday Magazine with New York Times Crossword puzzle.
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Abby
New York Times
Farmers Waiting for Steady Rain to End Drought in Aiken County
Local agricultural agents report scattered thundershowers in Aiken County, not reaching all areas or lasting long enough to relieve drought. West Aiken missed rainfall despite others receiving about a third of an inch, and experts warn ongoing dry conditions threaten crops without a gentle, sustained soaking rain.
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Aiken County
Clemson Extension Service
Allen Bayles
West Aiken
Bayles
Terry Mathis
Drought Threatens Crops and Pastures Says Mathis
The National Weather Service notes a likely rain chance next week with rain tonight and through Thursday. Today's high around 80s and lows in the 60s. Dry conditions threaten corn cotton and soybeans with possible 50 percent wheat losses and cattle may face hay shortages until rain returns. Livestock grazing could worsen as pasture remains scarce and six inches below normal rainfall since March 1.
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National Weather Service
Mathis
Riley nominates William Clyburn to State Industrial Commission
Governor Riley plans to nominate William Clyburn of Aiken, principal of Aiken High School and six-year Aiken County Council member, to the State Industrial Commission. Pending Senate confirmation, he would take office July 1, wishing to continue work with youth and manage workman’s compensation hearings statewide.
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Richard W
Dick) Riley
William Clyburn
Aiken
State Industrial Commission
Clyburn
Aiken High School
Riley
State Senate
Senate
Aikenagh
Columbia
Commission
Aiken High
Robert W. Paskel
Aiken County
W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
Reinhardt G. Brown
Brown
Carrol A. Campbell Jr
Burns
Campbell
State Democratic Party
Smoke travels 300 miles as North Carolina forest fire grows
A 26000 acre woodland fire in Hampstead forced evacuations for about 800 homes east of U S 17 and prompted closure of 25 miles of U S 17 from Holly Ridge to Scotts Hill. Firefighters sprayed water on roofs while troopers aided evacuees and warned motorists through heavy smoke extending to Jacksonville Florida.
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Hampstead
N.C
North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
U.S. 17
Feldman Corn
Division of Forest Resiauces
Raleigh
Holly Ridge
New Hanover County
Scotts
Jacksonville
Fla
Baby Needing New Liver Dies In Surgery
A 9 month old boy, Alex Kevin Girard, died during a liver transplant operation at a Boston hospital. Doctors said his condition rapidly deteriorated before the surgery was completed. The case had drawn national attention as his parents pursued a donor organ through a high profile campaign with public support.
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Boston
Ni Reagan
Alex Kevin Girard
Paul
Ellen Girard
Air Force
Girards
Case
Texas
Hendren
Flora Zacchia
Alex
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Pacers
Louisiana
Mary Anne Browder
Jody Taylor
Associated Press
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