Belvedere Killers Relatives Seek New Trial Effort
Relatives and friends of five men sentenced to die for the June 18 murder at a Belvedere motorcycle clubhouse reportedly seek new trials. Petitions circulate in West Carrollton Ohio and California while family members describe the Aiken trial as unfair. Davis and two others testified they acted under orders at the scene in Charleston. Richards received 65 years on related pleas. his murder penalty trial ended in a mistrial.
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Thomas Bolin
Belvedere
Aiken
Dayton
Ohio
West Carrollton
Dennis G. Davis
Davis
Tribulator
Bolin
Springfield
William M. Wolfe
Chesapeake
Tribulators
Richard Lee Richards
Elkhart
Richards
Three Judge Panel Sought On South Carolina Reapportionment
Columbia AP report says Chief Judge Clement Hawnsworth has been asked to appoint a three judge federal panel to hear suits challenging South Carolina Senate reapportionment. The request came Monday from Chief U S District Judge J Robert Martin Jr after certifying federal court jurisdiction.
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Columbia
Clement Hawnsworth
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
South Carolina
Senate
U. S
J. Robert Martin Jr
South Carolina couple killed in Georgia crash
A South Carolina couple Alex Shapiro 71 and Dorothy Shapiro 68 of Leesville died in a Monday traffic crash near Thomson Georgia. Also killed is Shapiro's brother Joe Shapiro — Linda Shapiro 26 of Augusta, their daughter, was critically injured at University Hospital Augusta. Investigators say the car attempted to pass two vehicles on U S 278, struck a culvert and overturned.
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South Carolina
University Hospital
Augusta
U. S. 278
Thomson
Shapiros
Doves Growing Nervous Over Soviet Military Plans
Rep Floyd Spence warned at a Denmark banquet that Soviets show aggressive naval buildup and may seek another confrontation. He urged rapid modernization of the U S Navy, noting Soviet ship construction exceeds American progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Floyd Spence
RS. C
Congress
Soviet Union
2Nd District
Spence
House Armed Services Committee
U. S
IRA Wings Feud Blazes in Belfast Over Leadership
In Belfast, rival IRA wings clash as militants lash out at leftist officials. The dispute centers on Cathal Goulding's claim that the IRA campaign to end British control of Northern Ireland faces inevitable failure.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Cathal Goulding
IRA
Peggy Lee Hospitalized With Viral Pneumonia
Singer Peggy Lee is hospitalized in Santa Monica after contracting viral pneumonia. Her manager said she fell ill during a New Orleans performance and will remain hospitalized for a week, then rest at home for about two weeks before returning to work.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Peggy Lee
Brian Panella
Miss Lee
New Orleans
St. John's Hospital
Perfect Entry Wins 50 Dollar Football Contest
Mark Crawford of 84 Boardman Road wins the Stand ard Football Contest by listing all 16 winners. He will receive a $50 check. This is the final contest of the season. Entries may be mailed or dropped at the Aiken Standard office by 5 p.m. Friday.
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Mark Crawford
Boardman Road
Crawford
Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Snow Likely in South Carolina With Rain Tonight
Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and cold air across the midlands and upper coastal plains. Occasional rain is expected tonight with possible sleet or snow, followed by rain ending Wednesday afternoon and a gradual clear but continued cold spell.
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South Carolina
Midlands
Three Pakistani Planes Shot Down Near Calcutta
India claimed three Pakistani warplanes were shot down near Calcutta in a dogfight. A fourth fighter escaped as Indian jets intercepted Pakistani craft three miles inside India. Pakistan reported emergencies and ongoing fighting in East Pakistan as tensions rose along the border.
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Associated Press
India
Calcutta
East Pakistan
New Delhi
V.C. Shukla
Defense Production
Shukla
Radio Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Pakistan
Dacca
Jessore
United Nations
Security Council
East Bengal
Mukti Bahini
Vandalism Reported At Two Schools
A 13 year old youth is charged in Vandalism at Millbrook Elementary and Kennedy Junior High Sunday night. Two others are being sought as escapees from Florence Industrial School. Damages at both sites are estimated at 600 to 800 dollars. A separate break in at Burnettown Elementary involved confiscated food. Investigators say cases appear unrelated.
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Millbrook
Kennedy Junior High
Sheriff's Department
V. J Ray
Florence
Aiken
Greenville
Ray
Jim Ellington
Wilson Fouke
Morgan Holley
Burnettown
Paul Grant
Senate passes enhanced 27 billion tax cut with campaign funding
The Senate approved a 27 billion tax cut package with a provision to fund presidential campaigns, sending the bill to conference with the House. The vote was 64 to 30 amid GOP dissent and potential veto threats. The plan expands individual tax relief and adds about 11.5 billion to three year costs.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Treasury
Nixon
House
Wallace F. Bennett
Rutah
Treasury
Kickoff Set For Aiken County March of Dimes
The 1972 County of Aiken March of Dimes kickoff banquet will be tonight at 7 30 p m at the Owens Corning Fiberglas clubhouse. Fred Hill from South Carolina will speak. About 75 attendees expected. Peggy Whitman of New Ellenton is this year's County Chairman.
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Aiken County
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Fred Hill
South Carolina
Peggy Whitman
New Ellenton
Agri Business Leaders Honor White Pond Farmer
Agri business leaders gathered at the Heart of Aiken Restaurant to honor the White Pond farming family Tom and Mrs Scott for Farm Home Development Award. James McNair presented the honor while Furman Louis highlighted farming's impact and costs to the local economy with examples from peaches eggs and broilers. Porter W Carswell, cotton planter from Burke County, gave the breakfast talk on America’s standing in the world.
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James McNair
Tom Scott
Aiken County
Judy Rich
Heart of Aiken
White Pond
Windsor
Scotts
Furman Louis
Louis
Well
Burke County
America
Surasky Named City Solicitor for Aiken
City Council named Benjamin Surasky as city solicitor and agreed to hire Lower Savannah Planning and Development to conduct a traffic study. The council also selected Wilbur Smith and Associates to prepare a master plan for the Aiken Municipal Airport funded largely by federal aid.
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Benjamin Surasky
Lower
Savannah
Surasky
Aiken
Frank Cormany
Social Security Administration
Greenville
S.C. Highway Department
Highway Department
Roland Windham
LSPCC
Wilbur Smith and Associates of
Columbia
Chitlin Strut Weekend Lights Salley with Festive Parade
The Sixth Annual Chitlin Strut in Salley draws about 10 000 visitors from several states for two days of food talent contests antique sales tours and a Main Street parade. Events begin Friday at 7 p.m. with talent and beauty contests at Salley School and an Indian dance by Bristol Tennessee explorers. Saturday features an old fashion parade at 10 a.m. and a range of food booths sales tours and a Hemrick House tour for the Historical Society proceeds.
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Salley School
Jack Able
Crescent Cities Vocational School
Tennessee
Salley
Salley Garden Club
Mas Decoration
Hemrick
Historical Society
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White
Singer
Farm-Home Development
Chittagong
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Rangpur
All-India Radio
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