Aiken City Council to Review Annual Report and Reassign Auditors
The Aiken City Council will meet at City Hall 8 p m to review the 1978 79 annual report and select an auditor for the year ending June 30 Other agenda items include second reading of election dates three council seats and mayor first readings updating building codes annexation and zoning at north of South Airien Presbyterian Church rezoning 104 Taylor St from residential to neighborhood business and requests on parking paving and development projects plus road closures and signs for the library and a stable construction proposal on Two Notch Road.
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Aiken
Council
South Airien Presbyterian Church
Central Business District
Taylor St
Rutland Drive
McNair Estates
Laurens Street
Abbeville
Edgefield Avenues
Aiken County
Bruce Johnston
Two Notch Road
PLO rejects U.S. overtures amid drive for Palestinian state
In Damascus the Palestine Liberation Organization unanimously rejects U.S. dialogue unless Washington recognizes the PLO and Palestinian statehood. Arafat cites U.S. Camp David links as attempts to divide Arabs. Israel prepares new talks as Dayan notes U.S. push on Resolution 242.
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Damascus
Syria
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Carter
U.S
Israel
Palestine Central Council
PLO
United States
Washington
Yasser Abd-Rabbo
Council
U.N
Security Council
Kuwait
Camp David
Egypt
Arafat
Bruno Kreisky
Willy Brandt
Jerusalem
Yigal Yadin
Menachem Begin
Ephraim Evron
White House
Moshe Dayan
Langley Bath Clearwater High Gets NJROTC Unit Approval
The LBC High School NJROTC unit is approved by the Navy, becoming the third unit in Aiken County joining Aiken and North Augusta high schools. It previously operated as a satellite to Aiken High and is one of eight units in South Carolina under DoD criteria. Superintendent T B Willis calls the approval an honor and commendation for local programs.
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Langley
Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Langley- Bath-Clearwater High School
LBC
Aiken County
Aiken
North Augusta
South Carolina
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy
T.B. Willis
Aiken High School
North Augusta High School
Graniteville couple’s cat mix up sparks school memory
A Graniteville couple took their cat to be spayed and learned the pet, nicknamed Little Miss Kit Kat, was actually a male named Little Mr Kit Kat. In town, Athenite Joe Asry, now a Atlanta minister, recalled with Ray Jackson the bubble gum drop that urged Usry for Student Council President in school days.
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Graniteville
Kit Kat
Joe Asry
Atlanta
Ray Jackson
Usry
Student Council
Aiken County Seeks Nursing Home Role in DHEC Hearing
Aiken County prepares for an appeal hearing in Columbia as DHEC reviews a 132 bed nursing home certificate of need. County leaders expect Medicaid and Medicare funds to be unfrozen, enabling construction plans with Cecil Inc. if approved.
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Aiken County
Columbia
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Carrol H. Warner
DHEC
Department of Social Services
South Carolina
Cecil Inc
Spartanburg
Warner
DSS
C. W
Chip) Cecil
Younts-Gingrey Builders
Cecil
Refugees To Leave Vietnam Plan Outlined By Officials
Vietnamese officials told visiting U S congressmen they plan to permit about 10 000 refugees to depart monthly in an organized exodus to curb dangerous boat departures Hanoi said it lacks resources to stop all attempts to flee by sea The delegation learned of possible cooperation on locating 2 800 Americans missing in action and whether Vietnam would withdraw from Cambodia once threats diminish with talks on establishing diplomatic ties The discussion touched on refugees Cambodia and MIAs with mixed signals on imminent normalization of relations.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
Kriangsak Chomanan
Hanoi
Wolff
Kriangsak
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
China
Pol Pot
Peking
The
Nor
United States
James Scheuer
New York
Scheuer
Indochina
Malaysia loosens stance as 46 boat people reach refugee camp
The refugee crisis broadens as Malaysia relaxes its policy and 46 boat people are taken to a Kuala Lumpur refugee camp on Friday instead of being towed back to sea.
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Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Youths Charged At Kalmia Plaza Violations Spark Uptick
At least nine people were arrested in the Kalmia Plaza parking lot over the weekend for city ordinance violations. Nighttime gatherings previously prompted stricter enforcement of beer and wine rules with fines up to 200 dollars per offense and 400 dollars for drinking and discarding containers. Damaged vehicles from a Friday vandalism incident added to the crackdown, alongside a separate 2196 dollar theft of electronic equipment from a car at Aiken Community Hospital.
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Kalmia Plaza
Aiken Department of Public Safety
J. H. Lawton
Lawton
Southern Bell
Aiken Community Hospital
Diane Cook
Coker Drive
Aiken
Power Outage Strikes in South Africa Area
A circuit overload caused a power outage in South Africa Saturday leaving about 250 homes without electricity for an hour. Ed Moseley of South Carolina Electric and Gas said the issue occurred as many air conditioners ran simultaneously and was fixed by reassigning circuits. no recurrence expected.
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South Africa
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Ed Moseley
Moseley
Rabies Vaccination Slows Uncertainty in Aiken County
By May the Aiken County Health Department reported 5754 dogs and cats vaccinated against rabies. Animal Control Officer James Bouknight says there is no reliable count for unvaccinated animals in the county or city due to stray, wild, and transient dogs complicating the picture.
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Aiken County
James Bouknight
Timmerman
Aiken
Booknight
Rabies Clinic Data Shows Mixed Dog Vaccination Results
Aiken Health Department reports 3359 dogs vaccinated in spring and summer clinics, with earlier figures near 4000 pets for Aiken County. officials say response was below ideal. Officials note stray and unclaimed dogs pose the greatest risk while rabies remains uncommon locally.
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Washington, D.C
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Giants
Lin Smithwick
Kalmia
Bouknight
Charlie Timmerman
James M. Smith
Orangeburg
Smith
Jay Jones
Hilton Head
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