Ray to Take Lie Detector Test in King Killing Case
James Earl Ray must undergo a lie detector test on his denial of killing Martin Luther King Jr. The House Assassinations Committee approved the polygraph, with Ray questioned eight hours at Brushy Mountain Prison and due back December 2 for further questioning. Ray, 49, is serving a 99 year term after pleading guilty in 1969 to the Memphis slaying and seeking a new trial.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Mark Lane
Robert Lehner
Lehner
Brushy Mountain Penitentiary
East Tennessee
Knoxville
King
Memphis
NCC Endorses Clothing Boycott Against J P Stevens
The Amalga mated Clothing and Textile Workers Union wins the support of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U S A for a boycott of J P Stevens products. The governing board backed the move as a legal and moral pressure in a months long battle over union representation at the Southern textiles company.
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New York
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
J.P. Stevens
National Council of the Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Southern Textiles Company
Army recruit sues for 5 million after tank incident
Allen Aaron Jackson, 21 in 1974, says a tank cut him in half and damaged organs, leaving only kidneys and bladder. He seeks $5 million, claiming the Army should not have placed him near the tank. The Supreme Court revived his suit by sending it back to the Court of Claims. Jackson, 24 and from Chicago, was promised 16 months of mechanical training for a postservice trade.
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Washington
Allen Aaron Jackson
Jackson
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Claims
San Francisco
Melvin Belli
Chicago
Water systems in South Carolina fail to file testing reports
About half of the state’s 1,400 drinking water systems aren’t testing properly for quality, though none are in major cities. DHEC official R. Lewis Shaw said all utilities must start submitting water quality reports by July 1, and about 700 systems failed to file the first quarter reports. Most noncompliant systems are small, but size doesn’t remove any from monitoring.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
R. Lewis Shaw
Shaw
Aiken Sees Warmer Weather With Mild Forecast
After a brief winter spell residents can expect a high in the low 70s tomorrow. Tonight's low will be in the low 40s with a 10 percent rain chance. Tomorrow carries a 20 percent precipitation probability. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy Thursday and fair conditions Friday and Saturday. Temperatures remain mild.
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Aiken Area
Tarkenton and Bennett suffer broken legs this week
Fran Tarkenton of the Minnesota Vikings and Jim Bennett of Aiken both broke legs. Tarkenton is out for the season, and Bennett will miss more games after his basketball injury. Frank Galardi's new theme song is My Wild Irish Rose, as Roland Windham, a Rotarian and songleader, dedicated it yesterday.
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Fran Tarkenton
Aiken
Jim Bennett
Tarkenton
Minnesota Vikings
Bennett
Frank Galardi
Roland Windham
Galardi
Inside Today Princess Anne Has Her Baby Its A Boy
Princess Anne welcomes a baby boy as royal observers note the newborn’s arrival. The event follows the royal couple’s public duties and marks a notable moment for the British royal family.
Aiken County weighs jail expansion plan tonight
The Aiken County Council will hear a feasibility study by architect Hank Moormann on expanding the jail. Costs range from 650000 to 777000 with two construction phases and renovation. Officials seek federal funds while awaiting Community Development Committee review and a potential timetable.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Alexander and Moormann
Ralph F. Cullinan
Greene
Moormann
Property Taxes Rise in North Augusta Budget Proposal
North Augusta faces a 14.5 percent budget increase to 2 595 244 with the tax millage rising from 87 to 90. The change affects average taxpayers by about 3 dollars yearly though some residents may pay less due to a tax assessment ratio shift in 1977. A public hearing is set for Nov 22 at 7 pm.
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North Augusta
North
Sadat signals readiness to visit Israel and parliament
President Anwar Sadat told a 14 member U S congressional delegation he is ready to go to Jerusalem and meet the Israeli Knesset as part of preparations for Geneva. He said no conditions on the trip and expects Begin to pass the invitation through the American Embassy.
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Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Jerusalem
Sadat
U.S
Menahem Begin
Israel
Begin
Tel Aviv
Hermann Eilts
Geneva
100-Unit Aiken Public Housing Project Nears Bids
Ervin E. Koon executive director of the City of Aiken Housing Authority says the 100 unit public housing project on S C Highway 19 N will be bid soon after a clear title was found for the 19 54 acre site He has sent the title letter to HUD in Columbia to help secure funding Koon promises a esthetic design with more spacing between homes curb and gutter streets underground utilities and trees noting the project will not resemble a typical housing project
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Ervin E. Koon
City of Aiken
Declining American Student Achievement Ties to Education Spending
The piece argues that education spending rose far above defense, reaching about 75 billion dollars and roughly 4000 dollars per high school student in affluent districts. Yet tests show a persistent decline in academic achievement from the late 1960s into the 1970s, with top students in affluent districts falling faster than national averages.
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New York
California
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