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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1985
Page
7
Peaceful gathering at Free dom Corner outside the Savannah River Plant. Protesters shared songs and Frisbees while villagers drank from cups and ate sandwiches as police kept a line, aiming to inform on fears of nuclear war without arrests. The event marked the 40th anniversary of Hiroshima.
Peace demonstrators encircled the Pentagon Capitol and Mall with 24 000 tapestry panels forming a ribbon of peace. The 50 state 20 country effort depicted items feared lost in a nuclear war and featured speakers urging moral action and a July 16 1986 anti arms demonstration. Police monitored the event with no incidents reported.
August brings hummingbirds to migration prep and back yard sightings. Theresa Randall held a hummingbird briefly and survived its scolding charm. Chickadees slurp from hummingbird syrup tubes as purple martins begin gathering to migrate to Brazil. Robins and bluebirds flutter about while four resident chickadees return after months away.
Dr. Robert E. Henderson, director of the S C Research Authority, will address the Aiken Chamber of Commerce breakfast Tuesday at 7 19 a m. in Palmer's Restaurant Ramada Inn Aiken. The Authority aims to promote expansion of the research and development sector and encourage capital formation and investments in South Carolina.
The Aiken Standard corrects an error stating advance tickets for the Aiken Jaycee beach party cost ten dollars. The correct price is ten dollars per ticket.
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