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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1985

Page

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State Junior Miss in Aiken Friday at USC Aiken

South Carolina Junior Miss pageant comes to USC Aiken with 18 contestants from across the state. Local entrants include Cindy White from Aiken, Patti McElveen of Midland Valley and Penny Carter of North Augusta. Friday admission is five dollars and Saturday eight. The event crowns a state winner who will advance to the national pageant in Mobile Alabama.

South Carolina Usc Aiken Aiken County Aiken Cindy White Midland Valley Patti McElveen North Augusta Penny Carter Mobile Ala

Thurmond Bill Seeks 6021 Acres for SRP Land

Sen Strom Thurmond introduced legislation to add 6021 acres back to the Savannah River Plant. The land, once part of the plant and ceded to the National Forest Service in 1972, became a forest in 1974 and served as a recreation area for park service workers. He cited rising terrorism as a reason to upgrade security at national defense facilities.

Strom Thurmond R S.C Savannah River National Forest Service Department of Energy Park Service Thurmond

Dixie Dons Jazz Band Tops Hopeland Gardens Summer Series

The Dixie Dons Jazz Band will headline the Hopeland Gardens Summer Series concert sponsored by the Aiken Recreation Department. The free show starts at 7 p.m. at Dupree Place gardens with Rye Patch parking on Berrie Road off Whiskey Road and patrons urged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.

Dixie Dons Hopeland Gardens Aiken

Houndslake home owner eyes full base cover in sale plan

The piece notes a homeowner at Houndslake listing the property with signs in front and back near a golf course. It mentions a bumper sticker about risky driving and a 27 day congressional trip planned by Rep. John Dingell to Europe. The Pentagon denies punishment for exposing waste and criticizes security at Savannah River Plant.

Houndslake Europe John D. Dingell D-Mich House Energy and Commerce Committee Pentagon Dingell Rep Aiken Savannah River

South Carolina Delegation Starts Summer Vacation

Members of South Carolina's congressional delegation begin a five week recess after the 1985-86 budget finish. Sen. Strom Thurmond and Rep. Robin Tallon plan trips to the Soviet Union and Europe, with Gorbachev meetings in Moscow. Others stay in state for town meetings and campaign activities.

Washington South Carolina Congress Strom Thurmond R-S.c Robin Tallon D-S.c Soviet Union Thurmond Budapest Mikhail Gorbachev Moscow Tallon Russia House Agriculture Committee Tommy Hartnett Hibernian Hall Charleston S.C Hartnett Butler Derrick Israel John Spratt Ernest Hollings Hollings Isle of Palms

Abort Command May Have Come After Plane Bounced

Delta Air Lines Flight 191 may have bounced before a controller ordered a go around amid a crash at Dallas Fort Worth. The L 1011 struck short of the runway in a thunderstorm killing 133 with 18 of 31 survivors hospitalized. Investigators examine wind shear as a factor.

Grapevine Texas Delta Air Lines Bursley Dallas-Fort Worth International

Americans split on negotiations over terrorists bounty

A Media General AP poll of 1,517 adults finds 44 percent favor negotiating with terrorists to free hostages while 42 percent oppose. Two thirds support a substantial bounty for capturing or killing kidnappers like the TWA Flight 847 hijackers. 24 percent oppose.

New York TWA Media General Associated Press United States Reagan White House Larry Speakes Speakes

Leaded gasoline limits spark costly shift in energy market

EPA plans cut in lead in gasoline from 1.1 to 0.5 grams per gallon effective July 1 1985 with further drop to 0.1 by Jan 1 1986. Officials say health gains could save 172 000 children in 1986 while refinery and petroleum costs raise prices and risk shortages.

EPA Barry Nussbaum Nussbaum Marc Hillson Hillson South Carolina Jerry Chalmers South Carolin Department of Health and Environmental Control Chalmers Aiken R.P. von Buedingen

Two thirds of Americans favor bounty on terrorists

A poll shows that about sixty six percent of Americans support offering a bounty for the capture or killing of terrorists, reflecting broad public support for strong measures against violent extremism.

Nationwide Marijuana Eradication Sweep Under Way

Federal state and local police lead a three day nationwide raid targeting up to a quarter million marijuana plants. The effort involves 2,200 officers across all 50 states with plans to burn plants where feasible and no spraying planned at this time. Authorities note about 12 percent of U S consumption is domestically produced and a quarter of last year’s crop was on public lands.

EPA Nussbaum Richard Kozlowski Greenville Hillson Kozlowski Edward Craig South Carolina Petroleum Council Craig American Petroleum Institute R.G. East Washington Edwin Meese III Drug Enforcement Administration John C. Lawn DEA Lawn United States

Subscribe Now for Sunday Aiken Standard Begins October 6

The notice announces a Sunday edition start date, October 6, for the weekly Aiken Standard, inviting readers to subscribe to the new Sunday issue. It emphasizes ongoing availability and the newspaper’s weekly schedule.

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