Vincent Wheeler wins Aiken Standard score contest
Vincent Wheeler was selected from four other correct guessers to win a $50 prize for predicting Clemson 24 Carolina 6 in the Carolina Clemson football score contest. Rodney Whittle Tim Medlock W Harold Ornes and Robert Lide also guessed the right score.
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Vincent Wheeler
Vincent
Aiken
Clemson
Carolina
Rodney Whittle
Springfield
Tim Medlock
W. Harold Ornes
Graniteville
Robert Lide
Aiken Standard
Valley Empty Stocking Fund Gospel Sing Planned
Southside Baptist Church led by Rev. Walter Youngblood hosts a 7 30 p m gospel sing on Saturday with three local groups to raise funds for the Valley Empty Stocking Fund. Proceeds from the hat will support needy children. admission is free.
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Southside Baptist Church
Walter Youngblood
P.O. Box
Clearwater
Langley
Graniteville
Salvation Army
Aiken County
Aiken
Aiken Jaycees
Bomb attack wounds leftist leader in Beirut
A car bomb exploded in west Beirut as Walid Jumblatt drove past near Haigazian Armenian College. Witnesses say Jumblatt was slightly wounded and several others injured though reports remain unconfirmed. he was hospitalized at the American University of Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
West Beirut
Walid Jumblatt
Voice of Lebanon
Jumblatt
Associated Press
American University of Beirut
Harsh West Coast Storm Destroys Power Lines and Floods
A severe storm moved east from California to the Rockies causing heavy rain and record snow. It killed at least six people, knocked out power for hundreds of thousands, flooded farmlands, and caused structural damage from San Francisco to Las Vegas.
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Rockies
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Colorado Rockies
Montana
National Weather Service
San Francisco
San Diego
Sierra Nevada
West
California Highway Patrol
Jerry Skelton
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Flagstaff
Kingman
Phoenix
Yuma
Gila Bend
Keith Ewing
Venice
Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Santa Cruz
San Francisco International Airport
Norden
Calif
Council May OK Plan For Courthouse
Aiken County Council weighs a $4.53 million courthouse complex plan from the Courthouse Building Advisory Committee with a minority report proposing $2.61 million in renovations. The majority plan calls for razing three structures, adding six courtrooms, microfilming records, and downsizing space to cut costs while preserving key offices and new detention provisions.
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Aiken County
County Council
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
W.M. Sloan
Kenneth Heath
Sloan
Heath
RMC
Registrar of Mesne Conveyance
Circuit
Master-in-Equity
Alexander A. Valois
Valois
Kennedy Won’t Seek 1984 Presidential Nomination
Senator Edward Kennedy announced he would not seek the Democratic nomination in 1984 citing personal reasons after consulting family. Aides said he may publicly disclose the decision at a news conference, ending his run amid family opposition and questions about safety.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
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Joan
Edward M. Jr
Kara
Patrick
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Walter F. Mondale
Alan Cranston
California
John Glenn
Ohio
Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
Mondale
Tives
Gary Hart
Colorado
Ernest Hollings
South Carolina
Florida
Reuben Askew
Hart
Los Angeles
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Hri Ball
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Fulton Avenue
van Nuys
Council May OK
William C. Clyburn
Wells Law Group Architects
Clyburn
Edward Kennedy
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