Bicentennial Wagon Train Show Set For Aiken On April 26th
Local planning for a two hour Bicentennial Wagon Train show in Aiken on April 26 was discussed by volunteers and Timothy Mooney. The event at Aiken High School follows the train’s arrival in Aiken and features local groups, dances, and a Graniteville Company donation of wagon coverings.
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First Bishop of S C To Be Honored Sunday
Gov James B Edwards proclaims Bishop England Day honoring John England the first bishop of South Carolina born in Cork Ireland in 1786 died 1842. He arrived in Charleston in 1820 and advocated reform of prison ships while supporting education and black students in his diocese.
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Imaginary jaywalker claims Dont Walk ad through law
In Los Angeles a police officer recounts arresting a man for jaywalking who insisted the Dont Walk sign was an advertisement for a company. The officer called him highly imaginative in interpreting street signals.
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Aiken Standard History and Publishing Details
The Aiken Standard, established 1867, publishes afternoon editions excluding Saturdays and Sundays. Mailing address is Box 456, 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken South Carolina 29801 with ZIP code 29801.
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Seven Sentenced In Drug Smuggling Ring Near Mesic
In Wilmington North Carolina seven men received prison terms up to seven years for conspiracy to import marijuana linked to a large Atlantic seaboard raid. The operation centered on the 105 foot trawler Lillian B unloading 22 tons of Colombia marijuana at Mesic in the Jan. 11 raid.
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Old Testament Scholar to Lead Holy Week Services
Dr. Ludwig Richard Max DeWitt, Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary, will lead special Holy Week services at Aiken's First Presbyterian Church from April 11 to 15. Services begin 7:30 p.m. with noon lunch meetings Monday to Wednesday and Maundy Thursday communion at 7:30 p.m. DeWitt, born 1916 in Danzig, has a long academic and missionary background including work with Jews in London and Italian displaced persons camps and has taught at Columbia Seminary since 1958.
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DSS Contract Bid Deadline Reaches Midnight
The South Carolina Department of Social Services bids deadline for a controversial consulting contract is today with no bids received as of Thursday. Forty four firms expressed interest and sought specs, with six in-state firms among them. Firms could inquire by March 12 and submit bids by midnight Friday. Gov Edwards and DSS Commissioner Ellis recently clashed over agency operations.
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Bucknell Proceedings Resume at Columbia Hearings
Grievance hearings for R H Bucknell resume amid reports he will call many witnesses to prove he was illegally fired from the State Department of Social Services last fall. Bucknell, former chief of administrative services at DSS, was dismissed last October over accusations of leaking in house information and mailing unauthorized communications to county DSS officers.
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