Spenkelink Executed by Florida Electric Chair
John A. Spenkelink, 30, was put to death in Florida State Prison becoming the first person executed in the United States against his will in more than a decade. The 10:18 a.m. death followed a delayed start and a three-hit electric chair procedure witnessed by 32 people.
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Spenkelink
Florida State Prison
David Brierton
Supreme Court
Washington
Speakelink
Elink
United States
Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah
SRP reports radiation release at Savannah River Plant
A Ruthenium 106 leak occurred November 6 1978 at a plutonium separation facility. The DOE report on the plant 1978 monitoring notes the release caused only 0.03 percent of the public radiation limit at three sites and did not affect the public.
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Savannah River
David Peek
Yester
Department of Energy
DOE
Columbia
Have You Heard A Quirky Look At Everyday Life
A collection of light snippets features Art Croft on gardening excuses and avoiding excess harvest worries, Ken Hofstetter as a self styled hula expert after a Hawaiian trip, reference to Hammurabi wage price laws with an ancient formula, and a playful math note about a teen borrowing the family car and aging the car and father in opposite directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Hofstetter
Hoffstetter
Aiken
Department Heads Back Study for County Personnel Plan
County department heads meeting at the courthouse supported implementing an $18,000 personnel study by Corbin Inc. Clerk Sue Roe and Auditor George Williams urged adoption, while County Finance Coordinator Freda Walker called for further negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue H
Frank) Roe
Corbin Inc
George A. Williams
Aiken County
Pies Roe
Aiken County Pair Top All-County Baseball Team
Two standout local players named to the all county baseball team highlight today’s sports section. The selection spotlights top performances from area leagues and signals strong season for area programs across Aiken County.
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N.A
Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Gas Price Surge Drives April Consumer Inflation
The Labor Department reports April consumer prices rose 1.1 percent led by a sharp gasoline rise the largest in over five years. Transportation and housing costs climbed, while food prices stayed high though pork declined. Overall buying power fell 2.4 percent in April and 4.5 percent year to date.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Patrick Jackman
Nuclear Study Is Sought by South Carolina House
The South Carolina House passed a 68 to 20 resolution urging a joint committee to study nuclear energy. The measure seeks hearings on nuclear safety disaster plans health hazards and waste storage with televising left to the committee. Five of nine Aiken delegation members opposed.
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Columbia
Aiken County
House of Representatives
South Carolina
Joint
Committee On Energy
C. Marksall Cain
R-Aiken
M. Judson Busbee
Dwagoner
Thomas E. Huff
North Augusta
William E. Rees
Dedgefield
Cain
County and Citizens Clash Over Building Fees
Aiken County faces a dispute over two years of building permit charges. McElhaney argues the fee schedule, based on the 1975 Southern Building Code, was adopted improperly and calls for reverting to 1974 rates. Busby cites $161,474 collected since 1977 on major projects and $89.7 million in represented construction.
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Aiken County
H.M
Mike) McElhaney
McElhaney
Citizens Building Code Committee
Joe W. Busby
Busby
Aiken County Public Service Authority
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Thomas E. Slaughter
Associated Press
Lois Spenkelink
John Spenkelink
Starke
Fla
SRP
Stacey Campbell
Harold Campbell
Graniteville
Elizabeth Harrington
Art Croft
Kathryn Smith
S.C. Housé
Val H. Stieglitz
Capital
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