South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Law
The court ruled the states electrocution death law constitutional and upheld the death sentences of Joseph Shaw and James Roach for the 1977 murders of Thomas Taylor and Carlotta Hartness in Columbia. The decision preserves the 1977 capital punishment framework with automatic appeals and two-trial process.
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Columbia
South Carolina Supreme Court
Joseph Carl Shaw
James Terry Roach
Thomas Taylor
Carlotta Hartness
Kermit King
Shaw
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Roach
South Carolina
David W. Harwell
Ronald Eugene Mahaffey
Taylor
Miss Hartness
Have You Heard About Virginia Ashbolt’s Complaint
A weekly snippet notes Virginia Ashbolt complains her husband listens too slowly. The item compares wedding advice to a card game about hands one holds and recalls the saying that the gold makes the rules.
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Virginia Ashbolt
Aiken County Board of Education Budget Hearing and Rezoning
A special meeting tonight at 8 in Room C-2, Aiken High School, 211 Rutland Dr, will cover the 1979-80 operating budget and rezoning of area elementary schools. Nineteen retiring district employees will receive special recognition prior to the budget hearing. the meeting is open to the public.
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Aiken
Aiken County Honors Seniors With Graduation Issue
Graduation ceremonies for public high schools in Aiken County occur Thursday and Friday. The Aiken Standard will publish a special edition honoring the Class of 1979 with class pictures and names from all county high schools including St. Angela Academy.
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Aiken County
Aiken Standard
St. Angela Academy
Aiken
Dump sites cleaned by bulldozers and truck in Aiken County
Two dumping bin sites at Montmorenci and Fiberglas along U S 78 were cleared of garbage, household goods and brush. BFI official Roger Greene said cleanup to finish by noon though more dumping will follow and blamed individuals more than commercial dumpers. J Trivette, district manager, echoed the need to re educate residents and noted BFI is paid about $20 000 monthly to maintain the bins.
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Aiken County
Montmorenci
Fiberglas
U.S. 78
Roger Greene
BFI
Sanitary Container Service
Greene
J. Trivette
Trivette
Aiken Budget Proposes Tax Cut Amid City Upgrades
City Manager Roland Windham proposes a three mill cut in ad valorem taxes to ease residents. The plan would reduce city revenue by about 30000 while directing 33000 of a 35300 surplus into a 5700490 budget. Budget growth runs 12.1 percent, sewer fees rise, and wages may gain 5 percent plus 450 across the board.
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Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Carter
Horses, Sewers Stir Aiken City Council Meeting
Aiken residents opposed W Ronald Garretts plan to stable two horses at 1108 Clark Road citing odors and neighborhood impact about 20 Wendover Subdivision residents attended. The council granted the request amid protests and heard flooding complaints from Crosland Park.
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Aiken
Wendover Subdivision
Palmetto Golf Club
W. Ronald Garrett
Clark Road
Wendover
Resi
Dents
W. Frank McCall
Legare Road
Garrett
Council
Health Department
Crosland Park
Eight Airlines Inspect DC-10s After FAA Order
Eight domestic airlines flying DC-10s rushed to inspect engine mounts on 134 jets or ground them by the 3 a.m. EDT deadline. The FAA ordered checks after Friday's Chicago crash that killed at least 273 people, caused by a broken bolt attaching an engine to a wing.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
American Airlines
Chicago
FAA
Langhorne Bond
Leaves Memories With Some See Page 51
Community sections highlight memories and local bits with features on obituaries editorials and sports. Aiken County area pages note ongoing TV listings and weather outlook as readers browse page 51 for details.
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Aiken County TV
Cale Dear Abby
Fatal Flight 191 Doomed: FAA and NTSB Clash
In Chicago experts clash over Flight 191 fate after an engine separated from the DC 10 killing at least 273. FAA head Langhorne Bond says the jet was doomed. NTSB VP Elwood Driver argues loss of the engine alone might not have doomed the plane. Investigators cite data showing attempts to correct the DC 10’s problems before the crash near O’Hare. A second engine part from the assembly is found as a government engine bolt inspection begins.
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Chicago
Washington
American Airlines
O'Hare International
Langhorne Bond
Federal Aviation Administration
Elwood Driver
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Skipper Perry
Public Safety
Neo
Wyatt Johnson
Public Works
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Health and Environmental Concerns
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Vietnam War
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