New Ellenton Mayors Warrants Sparks Legal Clash
New Ellenton officials consider empowering Mayor Carl E. Langley Jr to issue arrest warrants when the municipal recorder is unavailable. SC Municipal Association warns warrants may be legally questionable as state law vests judicial power in the recorder. Council members debate authority while Langley vows to test the issue in court if needed. Also, the council raises the monthly sanitation fee from 3 to 4.50 dollars for residents.
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New Ellenton
New. Ellenton
Carl E. Langley Jr
Aiken
Michael K. Farmer
South Carolina Municipal Association
Langley
SCMA
General Legal Council
David F. Williams
Association
McItion
Geas
Recorder’s Office
City Recorder
Recorder
Richard W. Campbell
H.E
Gene) Whitman
Municipal Association
Williams
Columbus Day sparks debate over who discovered America
A curious exchange at a Savannah River Plant open house and a child’s remark about new printing devices brighten a day that is overshadowed by controversy. Across the nation federal workers mark Columbus Day three days early stirring anger among those who favor Leif Erikson Day on October 9.
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Savannah River
Glassblower
Don Morgan
America
Leif Erikson
Rain Possible with Cloudy Skies Through Wednesday
Tonight and Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and thundershowers. Probability of precipitation is 20 percent tonight and 30 percent tomorrow, with lows in the low 50s and a mid 70s high tomorrow. Extended outlook shows cloud cover with partly cloudy skies Thursday through Saturday.
Senate Says Tax Cuts Possible
The Senate signals possible tax cuts only if federal spending growth slows. A projected $164.5 billion in tax relief from 1980 to 1983 hinges on spending restraint, with a typical $453 reduction for a $20,000 family. House may resist tying cuts to inflation and deficits. The chamber also bars non tax amendments, affecting other bills.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Carter
Judge Moore Delays Trials For Chitty Bradley Graham
Langley magistrate Lester L. Chitty highway patrolman W O Bradley and former patrolman R C Graham had trials postponed to the November term of General Sessions court due to Chitty’s hospitalization. Indicted Sept 13 on bribery and ticket fixing charges, the men’s delay was requested to avoid publicity about Chitty’s health. Grand Jury action produced 11 true bills on opening day. other court actions included multiple guilty pleas for driving under the influence and related offenses with penalties ranging from jail time to probation and alcohol-abuse program enrollment.
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Langley
Lester L. Chitty
W.O. Bradley
R.C. Graham
General Sessions Court
James E. Moore
Chitty
Sylvia Westerdahl
Dickie G. Jones
Aiken
Hugo Victor
Emeneker
John Rymer Gracey
Jessie Lee Price
Belvedere
Tearcy Johnson Jr
Milton Edmond Vance
Ellen A. Bussey
Glenn Martin Loew
Graniteville
Robert Hall
Jury Hears McLeod Indictments To Come
South Carolina Attorney General Daniel R. McLeod was summoned to appear before the Aiken County Grand Jury and spent over an hour in a closed session. Sylvia Westerdahl plans a special grand jury session before the November term to present more indictments of law enforcement and public officials.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
Grand Jury
Daniel R. McLeod
Sylvia Westerdahl
Second Circuit
General Sessions Court
Westerdahl
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Aiken County Today
Salley
Jeannie Lancaster
Moore
Chitty, Bradley, Graham
McLeod
S.C. House of Representative
Lin Smithwick
Edgefield
Mulberry Bush
William A. Reel Jr
Reel
Rees
Yan
Eureka
Shiloh
Rothe
House OF Representative
Edgefield Counties
Vaucluse
Wards
Monetta
China Springs
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