09 Apr 1981
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1981
Page
1
Dr Durward B Pridgen says the Aiken County Legislative Delegation trespassed on board grounds by scaling back a school referendum. The panel voted 8 1 to approve 11 mills while the board sought 50 mills and contends the move is unconstitutional.
A staff report recalls Masters memories from long time spectators. Judge Charles E. Simons Jr. recalls Billy Joe Patton’s hole in one and predicting Tom Watson’s chances this year. Frank Holmes and Bobby Knowles share vivid tournament anecdotes from 1951 onward and a paging mishap turned scoreboard tale.
Sonneborn Refractories and Chemicals and Continental Trading Company face a court ordered deadline to remove 132 barrels of dinitrophenol from an old meat packing plant on S C 302. They were granted a Friday extension and must post a 15000 dollar performance bond or risk contempt of court.
Edgefield resident Alfonzo Adams was killed in a two car collision on South Carolina 25 yesterday at 8 20 in the morning. Adams died about an hour after being taken to Edgefield County hospital per Coroner Thurmond Burnette.
A district conference in Greenwood heard a Brown recount a joke about surnames and ranks. A speaker who collects epitaphs shared a lawyer's grave marker reading Here lies a lawyer for the last time, noted as a humorous if sharp epitaph.
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A P AP Everything is go for launch Friday with astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen. They practiced landings in jets, received aerobatic training, and prepared for a historic liftoff at 6:50 am EST from pad 39 A. Future space efforts and national goals hinge on this first reusable spacecraft mission.
Aiken County Council votes to join a countywide law enforcement radio system with six of nine members backing the move. Motorola equipment bills about 339 thousand dollars with a LEAA grant covering roughly 266 thousand, leaving 73 thousand to be funded locally. The system will link county agencies and with the state patrol and neighboring counties, operating in UHF and phasing out many home scanners. Local share is about 37.65 thousand, potentially funded by Jail renovation funds, with Public Safety departments of Aiken and North Augusta covering 22 and 23 percent, and several towns also contributing.
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