Trust Funds at Aiken Hospital May Face Council Decision
The Aiken County Council weighs the fate of three hospital trust funds Mattie Hall Leaphart and Aiken Cottages as it decides the future use of the former Aiken County Hospital The Mattie Hall fund totals over one million dollars with the county receiving about sixty thousand in recent years while the Leaphart and Hall funds face legal and family questions and potential reversion to heirs or county use
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Lin Smithwick
Aiken County Council
Aiken County Hospital
Mattie Hall
Leaphart
Aiken Cottages
Mattie Chafee Hall
J. Sam Nesbit
Aiken Community Hospital
Hall
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Probate
Aiken
Nesbit
Florence Powell Leaphart
Peeples
Summerall
Julian B Salley Jr
Eulalie Rutledge
Hall Trust
Salley
Court To Let Gilmore Die In Utah Firing Squad
Gary Mark Gilmore, condemned for murder, seeks a second stay as he faces a firing squad on Monday at 8 am on the Utah State Prison grounds, the first U S execution since 1967. Governor Rampton backs capital punishment and will review the case with a statement.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah Supreme Court
Utah State
Here
United
Luis Jose Monge
Colorado
Calvin L. Rampton
Gilmore
Meany Opposes Mandatory Economic Controls
AFL CIO President George Meany says labor leaders are ready to discuss voluntary wage price guidelines if President elect Carter proposes them but remains firmly against mandatory controls He joked he will serve as elder statesman in the new administration during a Washington news conference.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Jimmy Carter
Meany
Controversy Over Soviet Jewish Exit Visas Rages in Israel
In Tel Aviv a debate roars over exit visas for Soviet Jews granted Israeli status but many settle in the United States or other countries. About half of those leaving this year with Israeli visas become noshrim or dropouts, prompting proposals to curb aid and accusations that Israel seeks to confine Jewish migrants to its borders.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Office Destroyed In SCN Fire In Downtown Bank Building
A fire last night destroyed an office in the South Carolina National Bank building. No injuries were reported and manager Larry N Day said the money is safe. The blaze began in William F Bassham's office around 8 p.m. with possible spontaneous combustion as the cause.
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South Carolina National Bank
Larry N Day
SCN
William F. Bassham
Day
Bassham
Aiken officials note odd happenings across town
Morgan Holley attends a seminar on heating and roofing instead of a board meeting. A scarecrow theft at Frisco Fashions offers a reward. Aiken High coach Robert Cooper reports a mislaid stolen car found later. Aiken Community Hospital leads United Way with donations surpassing its goal.
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Morgan Holley
Holley
Board of Education
Ted B. Willis
Frisco Fashions
Robert Cooper
Aiken High
Aiken Community Hospital
United Way
Aiken County Hospital
Delayed Opening Planned for Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Construction delays push back the grand opening of the Thoroughbred Hall of Fame from this month. Ai ken Jaycees sponsor John D. Surles says the carriage house at Hopeland Gardens is a bit behind schedule and should finish by early December. He and Mrs. Whitney Tower oversee final details and will use December and January for carpets displays and collecting photos and racing silks.
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Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
John D. Surles Surles
Aiken Jaycees
Hopeland Gardens
Surles
Whitney Tower
Carter to Work From HEW Building in Transition
President elect Jimmy Carter ends a five day vacation at a wooded retreat on St Simons Island Georgia and plans to begin transition work from the HEW building on Capitol Hill. His staff will handle pre inauguration tasks as Ford offers use of Lafayette Square residence. A global communications center is being installed in Plains for his use.
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ST. Simons Island
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Plains Ga
Jody Powell
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Capitol Hill
Powell
Ford
Lafayette Square
White House
Congress
US Signal Corps
Plains
Dry conditions raise risk of woods fires in Aiken
Rain is forecast for tomorrow in Aiken County potentially easing a critical woods fire situation. Ranger Raymond O Scott cites fires this week caused by carelessness and dry conditions, including ten acres burned on 120 Tuesday from a discarded cigarette.
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Jeane Hall
Aiken County
Raymond 0. Scott
Scott
University Parkway
Work Resumes On Aiken Downtown Park Project
Jeremy Woodoff of the Historic Aiken Foundation reports the downtown park restoration back underway after filling a washout with concrete. The plan includes brick paving from original street bricks, a 16 foot wide path for fire and police access, two brick footpaths, and tree and shrub plantings. A public dedication is hoped for when the park finishes in early December.
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Vivian Davis
Aiken
Jeremy Woodoff
Woodoff
Historic Aiken Foundation
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Aiken Standard
Murry Sill
Mark Gilmore
Alabama
Gail Hamilton
Becky Nates
Aiken High School
Hall of Fame
HEW
Laurens Street
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