Fields Sentenced to Life Plus 25 Years for Murder and Robbery
Aiken County man Norman Jessie Fields, 19, formerly of Groverville, GA, was sentenced in General Sessions Court to life in prison plus 25 years for the June 19 murder of Corley Weatherford and armed robbery in the Weatherford store on Silver Bluff Road. The case featured evidence of a .38 pistol and a 22 rifle recovered from a pawn shop, with Weatherford's store serving as a community meeting spot.
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Aiken County
General Sessions
Rodney A. Peeples
Norman Jessie Fields
Charlotte Ave
Grovetown
Groverville
Corley Weatherford
Silver Bluff Road
Fields
Weatherford
C. LaVaun Fox
Jack Fields
Manny Brooks
Ed Yarbrough
Richmond County
ICJ rules no sovereignty ties for Western Sahara
The International Court of Justice says Morocco and Mauritania cannot be established as sovereign over Western Sahara but recognizes historical legal ties during Spanish colonization. The non binding finding leaves future control unresolved as Spain plans withdrawal and favors a referendum. Morocco seeks the phosphate rich north while Mauritania claims south and west areas.
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The
Netherlands
International Court of Justice
Morocco
Mauritania
Western Sahara
Spain
Americans and Italian win 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology
Two Americans and an Italian shared the 1975 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for cancer research. David Baltimore of MIT Howard Temin of Wisconsin and Renato Dal Vecchio of Imperial Cancer Fund Laboratory London were awarded the prize totaling $143,000 for discovering the interaction between tumor viruses and cellular genetic material.
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Stockholm
Sweden
United States
David Baltimore
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Howard Martin Temin
University of Wisconsin
Renato Dalvecco
Imperial Cancer Fund Laboratory
London
England
Kissinger Refuses Cyprus Crisis Memo to House Panel
Secretary of State Kissinger rejects delivering a subpoenaed memorandum on Cyprus handling to the House Intelligence Committee. He offered a brief summary of views but said documents will not be submitted even with redacted names. The exchange followed a news conference in Ottawa, Canada.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
House Intelligence Committee
U.S
Cyprus
Kissinger
Ottawa
Canada
Non Nuclear Energy Could Meet Most U S Demand by 2000
Robert Thorne of the Energy Research and Development Administration testified in Sacramento that non nuclear sources could provide as much as two thirds of U S energy by 2000, but nuclear power remains essential for the foreseeable future. He spoke during a Senate committee hearing on the nuclear initiative, warning that blocking nuclear development could harm energy self sufficiency goals.
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Sacramento
United States
Robert Thorne
Energy Research and Development Administration
Thorne
San Francisco
Assembly Resources, Land Use and Energy Committee
Northrop Overcharges Cited in DCAA Audit
Pentagon auditors contend Northrop Corp. billed taxpayers up to 6.1 million dollars in questionable consultant fees and lobbyist costs. The Defense Contract Audit Agency says officials deceived the government and violated laws. Rep. Les Aspin released the report, criticizing the Air Force for delaying FBI involvement.
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Pentagon
Northrop Corp
Northrop
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
Air Force
FBI
Houdini Show Impresses Aiken Officials in 1920s Dedication
Mayor H Odell Weeks recalls Houdini hypnotism during a Clemson visit in 1926 or 27. He describes volunteers from the audience cued to obey tricks as freshmen, with coats removed and tasks assigned, amid a lively campus memory. Joe Babb is tied to CIA rumor at the Public Safety Building dedication.
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Aiken
Joe Babb
H. Odell Weeks
Houdini
Clemson
Odell
Weeks
Breakfast Rally Features Aiken GOP Caucus Visit
About 20 Republicans from Aiken County attended a breakfast rally as part of a state wide fact finding tour sponsored by the South Carolina legislature's Republican Caucus. Reps Jarvis Klapman and Norma Russell spoke on boosting Republican representation and modernizing the party and state laws including divorce legislation.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Aiken
Jarvis R. Klapman
Norma C. Russell
Lexington County
Lloyd T. Olsen
Klapman
S.C
Russell
House
United Way Drive Reaches Two-Thirds Of Goal
The United Way 1975 Fund Drive has reached 66 percent of its 380000 goal in its second week with 250783.81 collected. Divisions report progress as Industrial I 46 percent Industrial II Savannah River Plant 100 percent Commercial 3 percent Education 11 percent Governmental 1 percent Professional 52 percent Town and Country 38 percent. The drive ends October 31.
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United Way
Savannah River
Aiken County HCA Facility Eyes January Opening
Aiken County Hospital Board awaits a January start for the new Hospital Corporation of America facility as ground broke in 1974. J Sam Nesbit Jr says Augusta controls bed decisions under the SMSA setup, affecting permits and staffing for the 190 bed hospital and transitioning staff.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Aiken County Hospital Board of Trustees
J. Sam Nesbit Jr
Aiken County Hospital
SMSA
Aiken County
Georgia
Augusta
South Carolina
Krypton Removal Dominates Hearing On Barnwell Plant Costs
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board heard challenges to Krypton 85 removal costs for the Barnwell Nuclear Plant. Allied General Nuclear Services cited a 4.345 million equipment price, with installation and facility costs disputed. Buckham now estimates total removal facility costs at 50 million.
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Barnwell Nuclear
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
States of South Carolina
Georgia
Allied General Nuclear Services
Barnwell Plant
Arthur M. Feibush
Airco Corp
Allied General
Feibush
Bosky
Barnwell
A. J. Buckham
Assistnt
Allied Chemical Co
Buckham
Tiant Stifles Reds In Game Four To Tie Series
Tiant delivers a Houdini like performance for the Boston Red Sox to edge the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in a World Series game. The best of seven is tied two to two and Boston’s Reggie Cleveland meets Don Gullett in the next game in Cincinnati.
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Red Sox
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Cincinnati Reds
Tiant
Reds
Cincinnati
Boston
Reggie Cleveland
Don Gullett
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