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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1986
Page
5
Critics and readers deride Geraldo Rivera and the Al Capone vault special as tedious and contrived. The broadcast drew quips about boredom, implausible questions, and staged drama while audiences weighed the spectacle against real crime history.
Today marks the first day of Pesach or Passover on April 24, an eight day celebration of deliverance from Egypt. Unleavened bread is eaten during the observance. Chase's Annual Events.
A busy day in Aiken features health clinics at the county health department from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the center, several 7:30 p.m. neighborhood meetings, a 6 p.m. Aiken Swim Association gathering with dinner at 6:30 p.m., and a 2-5 p.m. visit to the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. Public is invited to many events, with organizations including the American Cancer Society, American Contract Bridge League, Beta Sigma Phi, and the American Legion hosting activities.
A roundup of arts exhibits and community events runs through April from the Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center to Etherredge Center. Ruth Ravasz and Joseph Olson show landscapes to watercolors, Keats fiber works, and Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie at Rose Hill Gallery. Also listed are DAR events, smoking cessation, Girl Scout Roundup at Fort Gordon, USC Aiken banquet with Coach Joe Morrison, heart unit meeting, and a busy calendar of clubs, health clinics, and public programs across Aiken, North Augusta, and surrounding towns.
Cecil and Pat Gates, retired Los Angeles teachers, travel by road and water with a 34 foot fiberglass USS Arizona model to teach history. The Arizona, completed in 1984, travels on a lakeside route to Wrightsville Beach and the Statue of Liberty, drawing attention from onlookers and even Pearl Harbor survivors. Gates pilots the ship with his wife on a houseboat named Pearl H, part of the growing Friendship Fleet that includes a Titanic model and a Bicentennial ship.
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