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Aiken Year in Review Highlights Political Upsets and Tragic Shootings
The year saw a special House election forced by a federal court order amid disputed districts. Incumbents retained seats, Thurmond set Senate longevity records, and Aiken was named All-American City while a regional landfill opened. The Phelan plant killings and a spate of related murders dominated judicial action and law enforcement focus.
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Srs
Energy Department
Washington
James Roland Smith
Charles Sharpe
Rudy Mason
Scott Beck
Bill Clyburn
Beck
Clyburn
Aiken
Kansas City
Strom ‘Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
GOP
U.S. Senate
Senate
Arizona
Carl
Ernest Leonard Filyan
Esther Sheryl Wood
Charles B. Griffeth
David Moore
Wise
Phelan
Aiken County
Barbara Morgan
Hill
North Augusta
DSS
Carlton Ennis
Kellie Roe Parkes
Janice Wessinger
Wire Road