Prisoners May Work On Roads In Aiken County
Aiken County Council will discuss allowing up to 20 state prisoners to assist with road and building maintenance under supervision. The plan would cost $2 per day per prisoner for meals and incentives, with budgets to absorb the expense.
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State Department of Corrections
Aiken
W. Scott Barnes
State Attorney General’s Office
Savannah River
Mim Woodring
Augusta
S.C. Association of Counties
Judicial Center
Wagener Emergency Medical Services Sheriff’s Department
Challenger Launch Nears After Weather Clears for First Flight
NASA approves a go for the Challenger launch at Cape Canaveral at 1 30 p m EST after high altitude winds eased. Commander Paul Weitz leads a four member crew including Karol Bobko Story Musgrave and Donald Peterson to a five day test mission deploying a huge satellite and performing a first U S spacewalk in nine years.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
America
Hugh Harris
Air Force
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Challenger
Paul J. Weitz
Navy
Skylab Space Station
Karol J. Bobko
Story Musgrave
Donald H. Peterson
Cancer Virus Is Isolated At Duke Medical Center
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center confirm a virus can cause a type of human blood cancer, aligning with Dr. Robert C. Gallo's discovery at the National Cancer Institute. The finding suggests the virus may be transmissible and implies blood screening may be needed.
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Durham, N.C
Duke University Medical Center
Robert C. Gallo
National Cancer Institute
Washington
Dani Bolognesi
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Masters Tickets In Augusta Reach Mythic Waiting List
In Aiken County residents race for Masters tickets as the event nears. For years, buyers on the list gain priority. the list has been frozen for years with no new names. Non ticket holders may attend practice rounds and TV coverage fills remaining gaps.
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Aiken County
Augusta
Aiken
England
Walt Burckhalter
Burckhalter
Denny Ray
Dennis O’connell
Joe Lewis
PGA
Lewis
Augusta National
Reagan Eyes SALT II Violations Charge Against Soviets
An interagency study group nears a report accusing the Soviet Union of violating the unratified 1979 SALT II treaty by exceeding missile throw-weight limits in a February test at the Plesetsk site. Arms control expert William E. Jackson Jr. calls the move mischief and questions rigor of prior inquiries.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Interagency
Plesetsk
William E. Jackson Jr
Brookings Institution
Jackson
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