Dogs and leash law debate perplexes Aiken officials
Aiken officials and citizens weigh animal control options after complaints about dogs. City Public Safety Director Busbee notes enforcement relies on proving the dog and cites concerns about licensing and potential rise in barking if leashed. SPCA director Gedees expresses mixed views on leash rules and enforcement.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
Lloyd Olsen
Fido
Recorder’s Court
J. Carrol Busbee
Busbee
Jim Gedees
Aiken County Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
SPCA
Geddés
Military retirement overhaul urged to curb costs
A presidential commission proposes raising the 20 year retirement to 30 and promises $10 billion annual savings near 2000. The plan shifts costs over 12 to 15 years while expanding other benefits to retain trained personnel. Only Gen Davis dissented.
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Washington
Charles J. Zwick
Pentagon
Zwick
Federal
Miami
Carter
Congress
Air Force
Benjamin O. Davis
Miami River Regatta Canoe Race Hialeah Participant
A canoe race at the Miami River Regatta shows a determined participant from Hialeah paddling with a stiff resolve as he competes in the annual event.
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Miami River
Hialeah, Fla
Rain Chance Increases With Cooler Nights Ahead
Forecast calls for a low around 60 tonight with a 10 percent chance of rain and partly cloudy skies. Tomorrow should see a 20 percent rain chance and mid 80s temps, while Wednesday stays partly cloudy with a slight shower risk and highs in the 70s. Overnight lows mostly in the 50s.
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Earaven
Local baseball coach quips on Masters record in Aiken news
A Hutson-Etherredge Dixie Youth coach Archie Weaver jokes about Masters records as Erwin Whitaker has attended every Masters round since 1951. The piece also notes George Seigler's Miss Aiken County pageant backstage antics and local couple Charlie Whitaker and Gayle Herrin planning a home together.
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Dixie Youth League
Archie Weaver
Augusta
Erwin Whitaker
George Seigler
Charlie Whitaker
Gayle Herrin
Tinsley Case Set for General Sessions After Delays
North Augusta car salesman Robert W. Tinsley and Augusta lawyer Thomas A. Allgood prepare for a General Sessions term. Tinsley faces two counts of receiving stolen goods and larceny amid a docket including manslaughter sexual conduct DUI and drug cases.
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North Augusta
General Sessions
Robert W
Bobby) Tinsley
Augusta
Thomas A. Allgood
Allgood
Rodney A. Peeples
Tinsley
Peeples
Women Administrators Urged to End Education Discrimination
Former U S Representative Edith Green spoke at USC Aiken on Women Changing Roles in the 1980s. She warned quotas are not the answer and highlighted women’s declining share in principal and superintendent roles. She cited pay gaps, court rulings, and Title IX criticisms while urging role models and equal opportunity.
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U. S
Edith S. Green
Usc-Aiken
United States
Oregon Democrat
American Telephone and Telegraph
At&t
Oregon State University System
U.S. Supreme Court
Bakke
University of California At Davis Medical School
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Green
University of South Carolina System
U.S. House of Representatives
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Arnold Palmer
Whitaker
Aiken County
Elmore Brown
Brown
Sheriff's Department
George Gus Angelos
Sharon Sue Vickers
Petit Jury
Mrs. Green
Ruth Walker
Gine
Nmi
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