Langford wins district spelling bee with extravagant spelling
Jimmy Langford, an eighth grader from St. Mary Help of Christians, claimed first place in the 1982 Aiken County district spelling bee at the Aiken Standard. He correctly spelled protein and extravagant to beat Gary Byrd, who placed second, with area winners from multiple schools participating.
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Jimmy Langford
Jimmy
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Gary Byrd
North Augusta Junior High School
Gary
Gary B
Byrd
Belvedere
Area II
James Langford
New Ellenton
Jeffrey
Mead Hall
Margaret Lee
Julie Howard
Schofield Middle School
Clinton Knight
Paul Knox
Tabatha Young
Gloverville
April M. Boyd
Byrd Elementary
Lisa Kuehner
A.L. Corbett
Area IV
Vandalyn Kenner
Ridge Spring- Monetta
Ricardo Bush
New Ellenton Middle School
Janet Hendrix
Greendale
Gwen Mettlen
Child Study Center
Virginia Lybrand
The
A’la Perle Hickman
Pat Dickey
Schofield
Tunnel Blast Kills Seven In Caldecott Tunnel Blaze
Seven people died in a Caldecott tunnel crash in Oakland California when a Alameda County Transit bus struck a stalled car and a gasoline tanker, igniting a massive fire that melted vehicles and shut the tunnel. Fire crews recovered seven bodies and cleared other tubes after the blaze was controlled about two and a half hours after the 12 20 a m crash.
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Oakland
Calif
John Speakman
Caldecott
Highway 24
Orinda
Jim Mattos
California Highway Patrol
Alameda
Contra Costa
Speakman
Alameda County
Highway Patrol
County Council Reinstates Aiken County Attorney Through June
Aiken County Council reversed an April 16 termination of county attorney C Wesley Smith and kept him on through June 30. The interim pay rises to 50 dollars per hour and the council shifts funding for travel within the clerk of court budget. The panel also reorganized county operations and moved federal block grant control from the Planning Commission to County Administrator W Scott Barnes.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Barnes
C. Wesley Smith
Carrol H. Warner
Directton
Smith
William C
Bill) Clyburn
Clyburn
Warner
Aiken Meeting Highlights Door Prize For Barry Johnson
At a Aiken Chamber of Commerce breakfast Barry Johnson won two USC Aiken Pacer coffee mugs after three years of attendance. Rotary members were reminded aging signs include measurements around neck waist and golf course.
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Aiken
Barry Johnson
Johnson
Usc-Aiken
Aiken Rotary Club
Job ads urge hiring unemployed in Aiken County
Advertisement encourages local employers to hire the unemployed, directing readers to the classified pages for opportunities in Aiken County. The notice emphasizes community help and workforce outreach.
Belvedere Veteran Plans March Through Hell Again
Jesse Strickland and his wife Iva travel to the Philippine Islands for a 40 year Bataan Death March reunion. They will dedicate a memorial at Camp Cabantuan while recalling brutal captivity, torture, and survival during World War II.
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Belvedere
Jesse Strickland
Hell
Strickland
Iva
Philippine Islands
Bataan
Air Corps
27Th Bombardier Group
454Th Ordinance Company
Aviation Bombadiers
Philippines
Albert
Andersonville
Japan
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Ohio
Marty Szczublewski
County
Paula B. Daniel
Abby
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Sue Markland-Jones
Albert George
Red Watkins
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