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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1979
Page
5
A 1977 Texas outbreak and South Carolina tornado history underline the danger of twisters. The piece explains how tornadoes form, offers safety steps from the National Insurance Information Institute, and notes the 1928 deadly Missouri Illinois Indiana storm that killed 689.
A mass casualty drill will test emergency services and recertify Aiken Community Hospital for mass casualty readiness, lasting about two hours with traffic disruption at the intersection. Also on the agenda, a New Ellenton Planning and Zoning hearing to rezone 42 acres from light farming to R-1, a public meeting with Rep. Huff on House actions at North Augusta Elementary, and a spring rummage sale by Aiken Church Women United at Friendship Baptist Church on Richland Avenue.
Augusta is building a new civic center with a 10 000 seat main arena and 300 foot square main area. The project manager C Richard Cobb said the 17 ½ acre site will include seven meeting rooms, a loading friendly arena, and landscaped parking. Holiday on Ice Ringling Brothers Circus and a rodeo are planned events. The Exchange Club reported 257 finishers and raised 204 dollars, with 25 dollars donated to the Aiken County Rescue Squad.
In a nationally televised January 13 1975 address President Ford proposed a $16 billion income tax cut and rebates up to $1000 to individual taxpayers on 1974 taxes.
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