Freedom Shrine Presented to Graniteville Company
The Graniteville Exchange Club gave 28 historic documents, including the Declaration of Independence and Gettysburg Address, to the Graniteville Company in Warrenville. The Freedom Shrine will be displayed in the training center hall for new employees to see and reflect on American heritage.
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Warrenville
Graniteville Company
Graniteville Exchange Club
Exchange Club
Walter Moody
Exchange Clubs
Puerto Rico
Moody
Graniteville
Craig Musick
Robert B. Scarborough
Charleston
America
Freedom Shrine
Robert P. Timmerman
Graniteville Training Center
Kathryn Smith
Information Said Needed On Hiring The Handicapped
Charles LaRosa spoke at the Aiken Council meeting urging greater awareness of issues faced by the handicapped. The State Vocational Rehabilitation Department coordinator noted barriers beyond architecture and discussed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requirements for employers with federal contracts under Section 503. He mentioned no quotas, possible reviews if complaints arise, and the need for public information on positive employment for the handicapped.
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Charles LaRosa
LaRosa
Aiken Council of Social Agencies
Betty Nichols
Council
Croft House
Delta Airlines Praised As Area Sole Full Service Carrier
Andrew J. Brown told North Augusta Rotary Club that Delta remains the Augusta area's only full service airline after Eastern and Piedmont stopped serving the region. He cited fuel shortages and equipment as factors limiting flights, noted confusing air fare dynamics, and recommended booking cruises as a fare-stable alternative.
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North Augusta
Delta Airlines
Augusta
Andrew J. Brown
Duncan pledges oil aid to Northeast governors
Energy Secretary Charles W. Duncan met nine Northeast governors in Boston to pledge action ensuring heating oil supplies this winter. He proposed storing 10 million barrels of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in New England with potential for another 10 million later and urged conversion to natural gas amid tight oil stocks.
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Boston
Charles W. Duncan
Northeast
Duncan
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
New England
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Teacher strikes disrupt classes in seven states
More than 6,500 teachers walked off in seven states as classes started facing disruption. In Oklahoma City the six day strike saw students block traffic and throw objects at buses. In New Orleans Jefferson Parish schools stayed open despite a wage dispute. Michigan districts reported 1,800 teachers off, with Cassopolis reaching a tentative deal late Tuesday.
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Barry Hanson
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Jefferson Parish
New Orleans
Michigan
Cassopolis
Mich
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Yvonne Johnson
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Bruce Wheelen
Elizabeth Harrington
Sharon Hollingsworth
Dorothy
Aiken Elementary
Chris Hoehn
North Augusta Senior High
Aiken
Edgefield Avenue
By Thurmond Whatley
Brown
Mike Havird
Stes
Charles Wesley
United Methodist Church
Trolley
Sandy Wirtz
B.J. Mitchell
Croft House Beauty Salon Koon
York
Abbeville
Saxony
USTOM
Augusta Rd
Dial
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