Inmates Tell Students About Prison Life Get Smart Program
The South Carolina Department of Corrections reactivated the Get Smart crime prevention program under director Ken Laws. Eight inmates, including John and Mike from Watkins Pre-Release Center, spoke at St. Angela Academy about life in prison, drugs, and the path to incarceration. Laws described the program as educational for students, highlighting constitutional understanding and real prison conditions.
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S.C. Department of Corrections
Ken Laws
St. Angela Academy
Laws
Watkins
Aiken County Sheriff's Department
Aiken Public Safety Department
Frank Galardi
Willie Parker
Spartanburg
St. Angela
Mike
John
Corrections
St Angela
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Readable fragments note a public listing involving Kon Co 43 Neb Pik N. Details are sparse but indicate a formal notice of listing and a governing authority. No further context or outcomes are provided in the accessible text.
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KON CO
Pik-N, S
What’s Going On Mrs Risher To Resign
House Clerk Sylvia Risher plans a news conference as reports say Speaker Rex L. Carter will call a meeting to discuss the controversy. A Greenville station says she agreed to resign effective April 1, with aides confirming over the weekend.
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Associated Press
House
Sylvia Risher
Rex L. Carter
Carter
Court To Decide Nuclear Issue
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on whether nuclear plant operators can be sued for unlimited damages from future catastrophes. The current federal cap is 560 million dollars, designed to spur private nuclear development, while a district judge recently struck it down as unconstitutional.
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Washington
America
Supreme Court
Congress
U.S
James B. McMillan
Charlotte
N.C
Ditch Collapse Injures Worker at Aiken Sewer Site
A water main break flooded a 4 foot ditch on Westcliff Drive in Aiken. Albert Pearson of Augusta, 20, was trapped under water for about three minutes and hospitalized in stable condition at Aiken Community Hospital. Backhoe operator Sam Morton helped remove the water and was credited with saving Pearson. The site is a sewer line project contracted by S and P Grading Co. for the city, per public works superintendent Wyatt Johnson.
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Aiken
S & P Grading Co
Albert Pearson
Augusta
Westcliff Drive
Pearson
Sam Morton
Wyatt Johnson
Johnson
Morton
Cloudy Weather Forecast for Aiken County This Week
Cloudy weather is forecast for the rest of the week in Aiken County. Tomorrow has a 10 percent chance of rain, with showers increasing by Friday. Temperatures stay warm with highs in the mid 70s and nightly lows in the 50s.
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Aiken County
Tomor
Whit Gibbons Sparks Fire Alarm Incident at Ecology Seminar
During an Ecology Seminar at the Richmond House Whit Gibbons triggered a fire alarm. He claims innocence while friends speculate the act was intentional to liven up the event. The piece notes Congress authorized metric adoption in 1886 and hints at future changes.
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America
Whit Gibbons
Richmond House
Voter Turnout Mixed In Aiken City Election
Voters head to the polls in the Aiken City Council race with Precincts showing mixed turnout. Precincts report varied early participation from 34 of 1,300 in Precinct 1 to about 56 of 1,325 in Precinct 3, as six candidates compete for three seats.
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Aiken City
Aiken
Aiken Junior High
Eustis Park
North Aiken
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Frampton W. Durban
Hastings Wyman
Precinct 4
Precinct 5
Precinct 6
Soviet Offer Signals Steps Toward Comprehensive Test Ban
A Carter administration official says Moscow's offer to halt underground explosions could lead to a treaty banning all such tests. The US would reject a provision allowing civilian tests to resume in about three years. Brezhnev’s call follows Brezhnev speech marking the Bolshevik anniversary. Vance calls it a major step toward ending the arms race.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Kremlin
United States
Leonid Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet
Cyrus
Vance
Senate
Aiken Hosts Asbestosis Court Case
Testimony was expected to begin in U S District Court in Aiken in the first South Carolina trial alleging asbestosis from asbestos manufacturers negligence. William Bumgardner of Arden North Carolina says he contracted the disease while working on South Carolina construction jobs and names Owens Corning Fiberglas Atlas Asbestos Johns Manville Celotex Nicolet Eagle Picher GAF as defendants. He argues firms failed to warn him of dangers of the substance now banned as a dust creator though sold in sealed containers to prevent dust.
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U.S. District Court
Aiken
South Carolina
William Bumgardner
Arden, N.C
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Atlas Asbestos Co
Johns-Manville Corp
Celotex Corp
Nicolet Industries
Eagle Picker Industries
GAF Corp
Owens-Corning
Bumgardner
SEC Hearings on UM M Bankruptcy Could Shift Case
UM M faces a possible Chapter X move to place the firm under a court appointed trustee while Chapter XI remains possible. President Martin J Schwab says the company can present a plan of arrangement and keep control, with Aiken County plants unaffected. The SEC next steps include Nov 11 filing and Nov 16 hearing on the Chapter X motion.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc
Um&m
Martin J. Schwab
Schwab
Am&m
Aiken County
SEC
New York
United Merchants
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