Toys thunder Christmas demand as electronic games top sales
The article notes Aiken shoppers received dolls bicycles doll houses and board games with electronic toys like Merlin and Simon computer games selling fastest. Milton Bradley produced 5000 Simons daily while retailers report stockouts ahead of Christmas.
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Aiken
Merlin
Simon
Aiken K-Mart
J.D. Creason
Milton Bradley
Radio Shack
Monkey-Lee
Richard Albert
Quarterback
Linda Chislom
Otasco
K-Mart
Ms. Chislom
Monopoly
Have You Heard Have You Heard Have You Heard
Aiken column notes local color and holiday quirks. A dog devours Christmas ornaments. A boy struggles to read a gift. TV games thrill shoppers with driving skill tests. A mother observes her 11 year old dodging traffic on screen. Epitaph quip attributed to George Bernard Shaw is recalled.
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Philip Ludlow
Rioters in Tehran Face Deadly Force and Oil Strike
In Tehran anti shah protests surged toward the American Embassy as troops fired into the air to disperse mobs. A concurrent oil strike crippled supply prompting government fuel rationing while demonstrators torched a car said to be linked to SAVAK and clashed with police across the capital.
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Tehran
Iran
SAVAK
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
National Iranian Oil Co
Antishah
Iran Air
Abdullah Entezam
Entezam
Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Aiken City Council Meets Today in Regular Session
The Aiken City Council convenes at 5 p.m. in the Municipal Building council chambers. Agenda items include ratifying the Laurens Street block one hundred street improvement assessment roll and awarding bids for the work. A second reading and public hearing on annexation and zoning for Joe Kneece and Here Kneece on Richland Avenue is planned, along with a hearing to raise maximum fines for city ordinance violations. New business covers bids for PVC pipe for the utilities department. The meeting is open to the public.
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Aiken
Laurens Street
Joe Kess Kneece
Here Kneece
Richland Avenue
Nominations Open for Aiken Yearly Honors
The deadline for nominations for Aiken Man of the Year Woman of the Year and Youth of the Year is Friday. Entries should be sent to the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce office in care of Johnny Molony. Winners will be announced at the Chamber annual meeting and banquet on Friday January 12.
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Aiken
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Molony
Chamber
Edwards Asked to set new election for District Five
State officials urged Gov. James B. Edwards to order a new election for Aiken County District Five after a tied race between Billie K Trapp and L Kline Paulk. Ellisor said the final tie was certified and a new election should be held as expeditiously as possible, though no deadline is set by law. The earlier recount left the result a tie after reviewing challenged ballots.
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James B. Edwards
Aiken County
James B. Ellisor
South Carolina Election Commission
Billie K Trapp
L. Kline Paulk
Edwards
Ellisor
Aiken
Norris Pacers Seek Kiwanis Title On Page 104A
A brief notice directs readers to Page 104A for coverage of Norris and the Pacers contending for the Kiwanis title. The day also highlights local features from Aiken County Today including comics Dear Abby editorials obituaries sports television and weather.
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Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Sky City store drops Sunday sales challenge
Clearwater district manager PR Faber Faber says the Sky City chain will not contest the South Carolina Sunday sales law further. He cites evidence from an arrest on December 17 for selling a phonograph record and predicts the law will be repealed in 1979.
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Clearwater
South Carolina
Sky City
Faber Faber
Faber
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