Aiken Standard Publishes Sesquicentennial Edition
The Aiken Standard releases a six section seventy two page Sesquicentennial Edition on Tuesday detailing 150 years of Aiken. Stories by community members and staff with Don Law as editor. Home subscribers receive on Tuesday. newsstands have limited copies. Prices rise to 1.50 on Wednesday and mailed copies cost 2.00 after Tuesday.
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Aiken Standard
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Don Law
Food Lion to Open Second Aiken Store at Kalmia Plaza
Aiken's second Food Lion store will open its doors Sunday at 1 p.m. manager Mike Ekre reports. The 22,690 square-foot store is in the former Winn-Dixie site at Kalmia Plaza on Richland Avenue and has been gutted and expanded with a 5,000 square-foot addition.
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Aiken
Food Lion
Mike Ekre
Aepae Square
Winn-Dixie
Kalmia Plaza
Richland Avenue
Clearwater Finishing To Get New Plant Manager
Clearwater Finishing Plant of United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc will select a new plant manager soon. The company would not release the name this morning, with an official indicating an announcement likely within a week. The mill is part of United Merchants’ textile operations in Aiken County, alongside Bath Mill, the United Merchants Research Center, and the Val Chem operation.
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Clearwater
United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc
Clearwater Finishing
United Merchants
Aiken County
Bath Mill
United Merchants Research Center
Val Chem Textile Chemical
Aiken Weather Forecast Sky Clear Tonight Then Partly Sunny
Tonight will be clear with lows in the 50s and perfect star gazing conditions. Tomorrow brings partly sunny skies with highs in the upper 80s and southeast winds of 5 to 10 mph.
Question arises on pages counted at materials center
School board member Jim Moore questioned who counts the pages after a report showed the center copied hundreds of thousands of pages in the last year. Dorothy B. Siegmund relayed a sister in Verona New York watched television and saw the Great Lobster Race in Aiken on screen.
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Jim Moore
Moore
Aiken
Dorothy B. Siegmund
Verona
N.Y
Area II secession favored by 71 percent in AG survey
Frances Carter of North Augusta calls for compromise on a survey about Area II seceding from the Aiken County School District. The 71 percent backing split cites substandard schools and poor maintenance, with most opinions tied to district residence and education district boundaries.
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Frances Carter
North Augusta
Sherman Ward
Area II
State Department of Education
District
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Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Warrenville man finally receives 1944 Bronze Star
John C Hall, resident of Warrenville, learned he qualified for a Bronze Star earned in France on August 7 1944 after a records mix up delayed recognition. Hall helped defend a battalion against a strong enemy assault at Avranches and aided a wounded lieutenant under heavy fire before escorting him to safety.
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John C. ‘Hall
U.S. Army
Washington
Hall
Warrenville
France
117Th Infantry
Alabama
IRS Works To Clear 36.6 Million Tax Returns Backlog
The IRS reports a backlog of 36.6 million unprocessed individual returns and a processing pace behind last year by 9.3 percent. Over 6.4 million returns were processed last week, 29 percent higher than a year ago, as the agency aims to finish refunds due by June 1 to avoid 13 percent annual interest on late payments.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Steve Pyrek
Gas War Heats Up In Williston As Prices Dance
Williston residents watch a fierce gas war as self serve stations compete for customers. Regular gas at a Fina station on U S 78 dropped to 98.9 cents per gallon by Tuesday, with prices fluctuating daily across pumps.
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Aiken
U.S
Aiken Bicycle Club Plans Sesquicentennial Rides
The Aiken Bicycle Club kicks off Aiken's 150th birthday celebrations with 25 50 and 100 mile loops this weekend through rural areas. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. Sunday and riders depart at 8 a.m. from the H Odell Weeks Activities Center at 1700 Whiskey Road.
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Aiken
H. Odell Weeks
Whiskey Road
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Plannin Sesquicentennial Ride
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