Titanic Saga Echoes Through Aiken History
Aiken residents recall Titanic survivor tales and the Carter family’s narrow lifeboat escape. stories link William Carter known as Titanic Bill to local winter visits and a 1931 Aiken Horse Show appearance.
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Carter
Mr. Carter
William Thornton Carter
Tucker
Aiken
Titanic Bill
Smith
Grand Aiken
Wyman
Park Avenue
H. D. Wyman
Willcox Inn
Aiken Institute
Aiken Public Library
New York
New York Evening Sun
Halifax
Aiken Approves Rezoning North Colleton York Marion Zone
Aiken Planning Commission votes to rezone the area five blocks north of Colleton Avenue between York and Marion from R2 to R1A RB and RAC reflecting long single family use. The unanimous vote with one abstention follows a March hearing and public input from residents including Bonnie Coward and Art Mack.
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Aiken
Colleton Avenue
York and
Marion Streets
Bonnie Coward
Woodside
Art Mack
York Street
Home Depot weighs Aiken Heritage Square site
Home Depot considers converting the old Wal-Mart site in Heritage Square Aiken into a full sized store with a 7500 square foot building 22184 square foot garden center and 500 parking spaces City planning officials expect a May work session to discuss plans including demolition of center buildings except J B White and confirmation that a full sized Home Depot is the goal The project would replace current facilities and improve the area according to local planning chair Ronny Bolton
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Commission
Ronny Bolton
Rachel d’Entremont
W.C. Jackson III
Jackson
Brad Brodie
Jeffery S. Pope
Old Kimball Trail
Rope Willl
Hidden Haven
C.C. Johnson
Aiken
Wal-Mart
Mrs. d’Entrement
Johnson Building
Heritage Square
Home Depot
J.B. White
City of Aiken
Ning Commission
Planning Commission
Taxpayer Day of Outrage features Norquist and tax reform lobbyists
A coalition of taxpayer and conservative groups hosts Taxpayer Day of Outrage with speaker Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. Norquist’s group spent about 450000 on lobbying in early 1997 amid debates over a flat tax and corporate funded Tax Foundation Tax Freedom Day showing May 9 in 1997, drawn into criticism over averaging income.
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Grover Norquist
Americans For Tax Reform
House
Newt Ginrich
Center For Responsive Politics
Norquist
Reagan
The
Tax Foundation
Foundation
David £. Kaun
University of California, Santa Cruz
Rural incentives proposed to attract teachers to underserved districts
Dr Graham advocates offering temporary licensure for educators not meeting traditional standards to fill gaps in rural Title I schools. Supporters include Dr Eldridge and Dr Margaret Riedell who see incentives boosting recruitment and rewarding hard work amid student loan burdens.
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Eldridge
Graham
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John Ryerson
George Dodd
Mrs. Carter
Young William
Herbert McElroy
Joseph Bruce Ismay
Ismay
White Star Line
William Carter
Carpathia
John Jacob Astor
Aiken Visitors
Vincent Astor
Broadway
Atlantic
North Atlantic
John Jacob Aastor IV
Madeleine Force Astor
John Jacob Astor VI
William Dick
Sv Alert Ater
Apel
Toon Rm
ACA
FireKing - Miller Aiken
City of
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Planning and Community Development Department
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Kershaw St
O'dell Weeks
Whiskey Road
Hahn Village
Rogers Terrace
Aiken County
Laurens St
Moya Pope
Planta
Dianne
Richland Ave
Aiken, SC
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