Seizure of Vehicles Ties to Aiken Businessman Pee Wee Willing
State and county investigators seized at least four motor vehicles from the property of Edward F. Willing Sr., known as Pee Wee, in Aiken. The haul at his Gregg Avenue home includes a 1982 Chevrolet pickup, a 1980 International tractor, a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass, and a 1981 Toyota Celica. Authorities are reviewing more than two dozen other vehicles for altered Vehicle Identification Numbers as Willing, 56, fights convictions for tampering with serial numbers and aiding a stolen 1984 Cadillac disassembly. He owns B&W Auto and Truck Parts and has appealed a 9 plus 2 year sentence.
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Aiken
Edward F. (Pee Wee) Willing Sr
Aiken County
Sheriff’s Department
Carrol G. Heath
South Carolina
Law Enforcement Division
Willling
Gregg Avenue
Heath
Willing
General Sessions Court
B&w
U.S. 1
SA to Open Whites-Only Beaches to Blacks
President F W de Klerk announced that South Africa will repeal the Separate Amenities Act and open all whites-only beaches to black citizens. He stated the act would be repealed as soon as Parliament reconvenes after February 2, ending legal racial segregation of public facilities nationwide.
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Cape Town
South Africa
F.W. de Klerk
National Party
de Klerk
President’s Council
Hard Freeze Expected Tonight With Clear Skies
Clear skies forecast for tonight with lows in the 20s and a hard freeze warning in effect. Tomorrow remains cold and mostly sunny with highs in the 40s. See Page 4A for details.
Deaths of Several Individuals Noted in Local Obituary List
A list of deceased individuals includes Lula B. Albright of Gaffney Blanche T. Brown Salley Octavia D. Butler Cinderella S. Cotton of Rochdale NY Norman Davis of North Augusta Archie M. Dean of Langley Girlie Livingston of Wagener and Mary C. Monaco of North Augusta with page 4A reference for full details.
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Lula B. Albright
Gaffney
Blanche T. Brown
Salley
Octavia D. Butler
Johnston
Cinderella S. Cotton
Rochdale
N.Y
Norman Davis
North Augusta
Archie M. Dean
Langley
Girlie Livingston
Wagener
Mary C. Monaco
County Eyes Extra Month For Homestead Tax Filing
Aiken County legislative delegation considers a statewide bill to add an extra month for homestead exemption filings on residential property taxes. The Administrative Committee backed extension. a Dec. 5 council-legislator meeting will address it.
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Aiken County
Theodore Certain Rebuffs Tax Hike for Hugo Damage
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore told a Senior Men's Club gathering in Aiken that no tax increase is needed to cover Hurricane Hugo damage. He cited adequate reserve funds and noted reforms in Beach Front Management and other legislative concerns for the upcoming session, including local option sales taxes, insurance reforms, and the Homestead Exemption Act.
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South Carolina
Nick A. Theodore
Theodore
Aiken
General Assembly
Hugo
September Trade Gap Narrows to 7.9 Billion, First Drop in Years
Washington reports the U.S. merchandise trade deficit fell to 7.9 billion in September, the lowest in nearly five years, as imports plunged 3.9 percent to 39.1 billion and exports rose slightly to 31.1 billion, after August's record 10.1 billion shortfall.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Grim Hunt Begins For Storm Victims
Grim reports from Huntsville Alabama describe rescue teams crawling through collapsed homes and shops after a tornado carved a three mile destruction arc. nineteen dead three hundred injured five hundred homeless and crews used cranes floodlights amid freezing rain and wreckage. Governor Hunt sent fifty National Guardsmen to aid.
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Huntsville
Ala
Mississippi
Indiana
Carolinas
Hard Freeze In Aiken Tonight
A cold front sweeping the Southeast brings strong winds and sharply dropping temperatures in Aiken. Highs near the upper 40s today, tonight lows in the 20s with a hard freeze warning. Skies clear, winds 15 to 25 mph, with trace rainfall reported.
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Aiken
National Weather Service
Wigoara
D.C. Delegation Divided On Raising Congress Pay
The Charleston News and Courier reports Washington lawmakers split over a 33 percent pay raise tied to ethics reforms including bans on honoraria. President Bush supports phased increases over 14 months with a 7.9 percent COLA starting Jan 1 and a further 25 percent raise in 1991. South Carolina members Ravenel supports a modest raise with honoraria ban, Patterson and Derrick oppose any increase.
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Washington
Bush
South Carolina
U.S
Arthur Ravenel Jr
R-S.c
Ravenel
Elizabeth Patterson
D-S.c
Butler Derrick
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Pee Wee
Reese
Abby CoPrCe
Jean Newsome
Ms. Newsome
Bers
Solier
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Bureau of Vital Records
Houndslake Country Club
Danny Cooper
State Emergency Management
Montgomery
Guy Hunt
National Guardsmen
Richard Ottman
Henry Jurnigan
State Emergency Agency
Steve Hettinger
Madison County Jaycees
Alabama
Birmingham
Cooper
Humana Hospital
David Miller
Grim
Tennessee
Atlanta
D.C
Congress
The
Charleston News and Courier
House
Senate
President Bush
S.C
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