Bert Lance pleads innocent in federal charges
Former federal budget director Bert Lance and three co defendants pleaded innocent to conspiracy and misuse of funds at two Georgia banks. The group was arraigned before U S Magistrate Allen L Chancey Jr and fingerprinted after a grand jury indictment.
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Atlanta
Bert Lance
Georgia
Lance
U.S
Allen L. Chancey Jr
Thomas M. Mitchell
Dalton
Richard T. Carr
Ringgold
H. Jackson Mullins
Calhoun
Chancey
Charles A. Moye
Federal
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Aiken County Today Highlights Community Calendar
A compact look at today’s Aiken County edition features Dear Abby, editorials, obituaries, and a community calendar. Sports and television notes accompany comics and weather sections in the IC page wrap.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby
Old reporter and 99 year old birthday wish spark humor
A witty exchange after a 99th birthday interview shows a young reporter hoping to interview the honoree again next year. The senior replies that she should remain healthy enough to do so, adding humor to the birthday moment.
Smith fights to move Speanklink execution to Supreme Court
Florida Attorney General Jim Smith leads a jet-age strike force to lift stays and push the Speanklink death penalty case to the U.S. Supreme Court. He travels from Tallahassee to New York and Washington to contest stays and seeks to clear the path to execution amid a coalition of defense lawyers. Speanklink awaits the chair in Florida State Prison as Gov. Graham could sign a new warrant.
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Rick Spratling
Associated Press
Starke
Fla
Florida
Jim Smith
John A. Speakelink
U.S. Supreme Court
Spenkelink
Thurgood Marshall
Speakelink
Smith
Bob Graham
New Orleans
U.S
Elbert Tuttle
Atlanta
Washington
High Court
Marshall
Ramsey Clark
Millard Farmer
Tuttle
Utah
Gary Gilmore
Salt Lake City
Gilmore
Robert Hansen
Denver
Florida State
Peach Losses Reach One Million Dollars In Monetta Storm
A hail storm near Monetta caused an estimated 1 million dollars in peach crop damage to at least 12 area growers. Pack sheds report 100000 crates lost, with some orchards hit as much as 90 percent. Soybeans and cotton escaped major harm. County Agent Allen Bayles noted outer peaches suffered more damage.
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Monetta
Jerrold A. Watson
Watson
Tristan DuBose
W.M. DuBose Farms
DuBose
Allen Bayles
Bayles
Haywood Expects Council Winner Within Two Weeks
Aiken County Council District Five race winner may be declared in two weeks as Ralph C. Haywood, chairman of the Board of Canvassers, awaits a copy of the SC Supreme Court ruling. The court ordered a recount of challenged ballots in precincts 27 44 and 45 after Billie K Trapp and L Kline Paulk tied. the board will hear testimony on questionable ballots. Councilman John H Pound awaits replacement after not seeking re election.
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Aiken County
Ralph C. Haywood
Haywood
Aiken County Board of Canvassers
S.C. Supreme Court
Billie K
A. Gilford) Trapp
L. Kline Paulk
Supreme Court
John H. Pound
Two Men Rob North Augusta House Ties Up Family
Two white males claimed to collect church money and bound three members of the J. M. Garrison family on Waccamaw Drive in North Augusta. They fled after a neighbor interrupted, leaving a pillow case with a $5,000 coin collection. no injuries reported. State patrol dogs tracked suspects into nearby woods but they were not found.
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North Augusta
J.M. Garrison
Dr. Garrison
Rosa Carter
J.L. Brantley
Jan
South Carolina House Defers Nuclear Study Resolution
The South Carolina House deferred action on a resolution for a comprehensive study of the state's nuclear facilities and plans. Rep. C. Marshall Cain questioned the measure's fiscal impact and expertise, while Rep. Bill Campbell defended public hearings and safety scrutiny. The issue was to be reconsidered the following day.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
Legislative Committee On
C. Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
Bill Campbell
D-Richland
Cain
Campbell
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Holly Spencer
Aiken Prep School
Beloit Manhattan Inc
David Brierton
John Speakelink
Presbyterian
Albert C. Winn
Presbyterian Church In
Howard L. Rice
United Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian General Assembly
Kansas City
S.C
Aiken Republican
Joint Legislative Panel
Rex Carter
Greenville
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