No Bill Returned Against Simons
The Kershaw County Grand Jury declined to indict U.S. District Judge Charles E. Simons over a Oct. 27 motel parking lot scuffle. Five witnesses testified in closed session before the no bill ruling. Harold Phillips accused Simons of aggravated assault and battery after a confrontation linked to a bumper sticker supporting Sen. Ravenel.
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Phillips
Simons
Charles D. ‘Pug’ Ravenel
U.S. Senate
Ravenel
Strom Thurmond
Aiken
Grand
Leon Gasque
State Law Enforcement Division
Fifth Circuit
James C. Anders
SLED
Gasque
Robert P. Timmerman
Graniteville Mills
R. F. McDonald
Frank Locke
Sam Fowler Jr
Holiday Inn
Camden
McMillan Warns of Runaway Inflation at Rotary Talk
Senator Gilbert E McMillan warned at an Aiken Rotary Club gathering that runaway inflation could strike the nation without drastic action. He cited budget hearings in Columbia and argued government spending and taxes drive growth while job rules burden business. The Auburn graduate noted South Carolina state employees rose from 25,000 to 60,000 since 1970, and he arrived in Aiken in 1953 as a Savannah River Plant employee.
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Gilbert E McMillan
McMillan
Aiken
Rotary Club
Columbia
South Carolina
Auburn
Savannah River
North Augusta City Hall Renovation Nears Completion
Construction of North Augusta city hall offices is scheduled to finish by December 23. The project adds private workspaces for utilities complaints, accounting, the mayor’s secretary, and the cashier with better traffic flow and reduced interruptions for staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
City Hall
John Potter
City Finances
Potter
Weather not malls blamed for Aiken retailers’ slump
Local merchants in Aiken attribute weak sales to dropping temperatures with a few shopkeepers noting mall openings in Augusta have limited impact. Some owners say weather dominates, others see mixed effects from malls and after Christmas promotions as they adjust strategies.
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Augusta
Kenneth L. Akin
LeGrande’s
Connie Whitfield
Aiken
Annette
Bagnell
Georgia
Clarence Jolly
Gazebo
Billy Howard
Belk
Columbia
Drill Sergeant Sentenced in Heat Stroke Death
A Fort Jackson court martial panel sentenced former drill instructor Willie Alexander to six months hard labor for involuntary manslaughter and dereliction of duty in Pvt. Wayne Krassow’s heat stroke death. Alexander’s rank was reduced to private and two thirds of his pay forfeited for six months. He was acquitted in the death of Pvt. Lester Watts.
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Fort Jackson
Willie Alexander
Alexander
Pvt
Wayne A. Krassow
Cygnet
Ohio
Lester Watts
York
Community Calendar Listings Evening into Tomorrow
A sequence of local meetings and events for today and tomorrow across North Augusta Windsor Wagener Aiken including Overeaters Anonymous Mental Health Association PT O meetings school events council sessions A A groups and senior activities with times and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overeaters Anonymous
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
North Augusta
Mental Health Association
First Presbyterian Church
J.D. Lever
Windsor
Wagener Jaycees
Wagener
Aiken County Board of Education
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Aiken A.A
Linden St
Garden Makers
Shadow Dr
Aiken County Museum
Senior Citizens
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Houndslake Country Club
Aiken High Symphonic
Aiken Junior High
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding Dr
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
Aiken High Students Preserve German Christmas Tradition
Aiken High School German class led by Tanya Moore made and decorated gingerbread houses and gingerbread hearts for exchange. Students aged dough at home for two days then built houses in class and may keep or eat them. The day also featured band, chorus concerts, ring orders, and a noon dismissal for holiday break.
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Aiken High School
Tanya
Hammond F.) Moore
AIKEN
Aiken Junior High
Hornet Herald
Aiken High
Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District
Richard Burlson
Wayne Dehart
Mike Reed
Wayne Edgar
Dana Ratchford
the Business and Professional Women's Club
Mary Anne Schilling
Elizabeth Harrington
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Sen. McMillan
Sen
Gilbert McMillan
Jewelers
N.A
AHS
Jackson
Jackson High
Aiken Technical College
L-B
Steve Douglas Hibbard
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High
United States Senate
Washington, D.C
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Leavelle McCampbell
Leavelle McCampbell High
Karen Ginnery
Graniteville Exchange Club
Jack Ginnery
Vaucluse
Karen
North Augusta High
Lions Club
Homemakers of America
Georgia Railroad Bank
Monetta
Harvey Lott
Ridge
By Lynne Katonak
Shelia Hendrix
Jonathan Stroman
Jeff Younce
Frankie Hayes
ST. Angela
Wagener-Salley
Melissa Kaye Gantt
Tommy Gantt
Donna Davenport
Joan Webb
Terrie Burkett
Shiela Brown
Jackson Elementary
P.T.O
Board of Education
Greendale
Ellenton Junior High
Janet Storey
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