Aiken Trainers Seek Derby Glory With Sea Hero and Wallenda
Two top horsemen Mellons and Campbells, veterans of Derby runner ups, aim to break through in the 119th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Sea Hero carries Mellon's first Derby bid since 1972 while Wallenda seeks a second Triple Crown prize for Campbell’s Dogwood Stable, ridden by Pat Day.
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Sam Paul Mellon
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Mer Squall
Churchill Downs
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Sea Hero
Wallenda
Dogwood Stable
Pat Day
Lil FE. Tee
Credibility Gap Sways As Clinton Reaches 100 Days
AP poll shows 48 percent say Clinton broke promises too often while 49 percent call him a strong leader. About 12 percent rate him high on leadership but low on credibility. 34 percent say promises kept so far. Clinton defends milestone comment as progress toward longer-term goals.
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New York
Clinton
Associated Press
Clinton's early presidency faces Capitol Hill pushback
Budget Director Leon Panetta and House Speaker warn that Clinton's economic plan aid to Russia and free trade with Mexico face trouble as he nears 100 days in office. A national poll shows mixed views on his performance and handling of major initiatives.
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Clinton
Russia
Mexico
Capitol Hill
Leon Panetta
House
ICR Survey Research Group
Media
AUS Consultants
Vote Today In Aiken County Special Elections
Voters rush to polls by 7 p.m. for four County Council seats and four Board of Education posts. North Augusta residents choose a mayor and three council members. County chair race pits Carroll Warner against Mike Toole. multiple unopposed and contested races noted across all precincts.
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Aiken County
James Moore
John Hunter
Jennifer Jeancake
Gail Wilkinson
Jim Loftis
Mark Melton
Board of Education
U.S. Department of Justice
Bridge Calendar Classifieds Comics Cryptoquote
Local column overview listing bridge results calendar items and comic features for readers. Includes cryptoquote puzzle and Dear Abby Erma Bombeck fragments in a compact society page note.
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Abby
Erma Bombe
Local call for tip line and page navigation note
Notice invites readers to call 648 2311 with tips and directs to Page 3B for details on local fronts movies obituaries opinions sports television weather and a list of names including Irene Barton Augusta Boozer Keren Boozer Anne Carmichael Charlotte Carmichael Lucy Crafton William Lybrand Myrtle Ott Brenda Robins spanning several towns.
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Augusta Keren E. Boozer
Aiken
Anne E. Carmichael
Windsor
Charlotte Carmichael
Barnwell
Lucy Crafton
Edgefield
William B. Lybrand
Myrtle R. Ott
Brenda Robins
Harlem
Year-Round Schools Teach Early Lesson
Inwood, a senior at Beacon Day and High School in Oakland, attends a private year round program with Sept 1 to Aug 31 schedule. The school operates longer days with a brief holiday break, and most students take time off as their families do.
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Oakland
Calif
Nathan Inwood
Inwood
Beacon Day and High School
Wallenda Derby Bumper Sticker Drive Sparks Local Support
Fans of Dogwood Stable’s Wallenda are urged to pick up a Wallenda bumper sticker at the Aiken Chamber of Commerce Lionel Smith Ltd Westside Bowery and Aiken Athletic Club ahead of the Derby. The barn crew also introduced a Derby dance called the Wally Walk at Churchill Downs inspired by Wallenda’s tightrope walk.
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Dogwood Stable
Wallenda
Aiken Chamber of Demerce
Lionel Smith Ltd
Westside Bowery
Aiken Athletic Club
Churchill Downs
Aiken Council approves rec bonds for two facilities
The Aiken City Council finalizes a 2.2 million general obligation bond issue to fund a five field softball complex on Pine Log Road and a second gym at the H.O. Weeks Activities Center. The amendment lowers payments to a nine year schedule at 3.90 percent, saving about 150 thousand dollars. May 10 set for second reading on streets acceptance at Woodside Plantation. Atlantic Supply bid 58,588 accepted.
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Aiken
First Citizens Bank
Steven T. Thompson
Pine Log Road
Weeks Center
H.O. Weeks
Woodside Plantation
East Gate Drive
Bedford Place
Atlantic Supply
Health Officials Probe Cooked Ground Beef in SC
South Carolina health workers sample ground beef at 130 restaurants to ensure compliance with a new order requiring all ground beef be cooked well done after an E coli outbreak on the West Coast. DHEC enforces internal temperature to kill bacteria and prevent illness.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Bob Dickinson
Division of Food Protection
the Post and Courier of
Jury Finds Insufficient Evidence to Indict In Child Death
After a year long probe, Aiken County Grand Jury declines to indict Anthony Bonner 21 in the death of Keena White a one year old Foster child in Beech Island. Pathologist ruled death a homicide from blunt trauma to the head. Prosecutor Barbara Morgan may seek another grand jury next year.
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Keena White
Beech Island
Aiken County
Anthony Bonner
Bonner
Keena
Barbara Morgan
Morgan
Joel Sexton
Ms. Morgan
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