Thurmond Faces Age Scrutiny Amid Senate Duties
The Newsweek profile portrays 93 year old Sen. Strom Thurmond as frail and controlled by aides as he seeks a record eighth term. Supporters defend his leadership on the Armed Services Committee amid questions on his fitness and memory.
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Columbia
U.S
Thurmond
Sen. ‘Thur
Mond
Christine Cimko
Cimko
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Warner
Armed Services Committee
Elliott
Newsweek
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South Carolina
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Community voices debate new project plan and traffic changes
In Aiken County residents clash over a proposed future project. Some call for urgent action while others urge honoring public wishes and prudent use of taxpayer money. Debates focus on starting points at S C 188 and Richland Avenue and on traffic at 118 and Wire Road.
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Wetzel
Aiken County
S.C. 188
Richland Avenue
Ms. Wilds
118
Wire Road
Dispatchers Learn 911 Skills for Kids Through Community Outreach
Dispatchers from ACSO lead monthly sessions for kindergarten and daycare children teaching when to call 911 and how to describe emergencies. They discuss stress, duty, and the impact of dispatch work on responders while stressing the goal of getting children to safety.
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Kinney
Anderson
ACSO
Pat Page
Wages Show Largest Jump In Four Years
U S workers saw total compensation rise 3 percent in the year ended March, led by the biggest wage gain in four years. Benefit growth matched the smallest advance since 1982 as inflation remained contained, with the Employment Cost Index signaling steady labor costs amid slow job growth.
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Washington
Labor Department
Hadassah Sisterhood aids Aiken Yeshurun anniversary
Nathan Persky, longtime Aiken businessman and lay rabbi, led services for years until his 1960s death. The congregation invites all to note the High Holy Days with a student rabbi from New York, while the Sunday school resumes after 30 years. Leadership includes Marty Pechersky, Ernest Levinson, Morris Rudnick, Gladys Lader, Joe Cohen, and Susan Varallo with Pete and Doris Baumgarten aiding Hadassah. For more details call 648-4324.
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Nathan Persky
Aiken
Europe
New York
Marty Pechersky
Ernest
Family Killing Linked to $210 Shared by Suspects
The two men seized Hagan by the throat and knifed him in a bedroom. Felder testified the killing netted them $105 each. Felder fled to Greenville and after nearly five months confessed to Aiken police investigators.
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Hagan
Felder
Greenville
Aiken
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