Black leaders shaped Aiken history and schooling
South Carolina suffered after secession and war leaving black children with few opportunities. Martha Schoffield, a Quaker woman from the North, opened a pivotal black school in Aiken County for a century. Ten years later Northern Presbyterians started another school that lasted until the 1920s.
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South Carolina
Martha Schofield
Aiken
Aiken County
Nothern Presbyterians
Aiken Standard
North Augusta Hears Second Reading on Map Change
The North Augusta City Council will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting at 400 Buena Vista Ave. E to consider a zoning map change from R-1 to R-3 for Hammond Hills and Woodlawn, potentially permitting an apartment complex. Residents plan to protest the proposal.
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N.A. Council
North Augusta
Buena Vista Ave
Planning and Zoning Commission
Hammond Hills
Woodlawn
87 Year Old Hunter Still Serves Raccoon Feeds
Delafield Wisconsin hosts Tom McNulty and fellow raccoon hunters for the 59th annual Coon Feed at the American Legion Post. About 450 attendees, some from Milwaukee and Peoria, Illinois, savor roasted meat as McNulty, 87, recalls starting the gathering in 1926. He roasts the meat and helps friends gather the 90 raccoons needed.
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Delafield
Wis
Tom McNulty
Milwaukee
Peoria
Ill
American Legion Post
Weather Outlook For Ducks Rain Likely Tomorrow
An 80 percent chance of rain and thundershowers is expected tomorrow with a high near 60. Tonight stays cloudy with a 30 percent rain chance and a low around the mid 30s. Wednesday calls for mostly cloudy skies and a low in the upper 30s to mid 40s with a high in the upper 40s. Thursday and Friday turn partly cloudy with lows in the 20s and highs in the mid 40s.
Willcox Inn Opens Amid Renovation Delays
The Willcox Inn in Willcox opens to guests with ongoing renovations. Delays due to weather back-ordered materials and a burst pipe push the planned grand opening to March. The 30 room expansion contrasts with earlier 24 rooms as renovations continue.
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Willcox Inn
Willcox
Aiken
Raphael Jones
Jones
Reagan asks Congress for austere 1987 budget plan
President Reagan urges political courage to pass a 973.7 billion budget with defense up 30 billion and domestic cuts of about 40 billion. The plan freezes or ends many programs, ends revenue sharing, halts Amtrak subsidies, and imposes a 5 percent civilian pay cut while aiming to cut deficits but misses the 1988 target. Senate and House leaders criticize the plan as Congress plans hearings and potential floor action in spring.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Amtrak
Senate
Robert Dole
Kansas
Dole
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Pentagon
Wright
Senate Budget Committee
House of Representatives
Florida Steel Plans Major Curtailment At Aiken Plant
Florida Steel Corp to substantially curtail operations at its Aiken facility. Division manager Jim Becker said details awaited from Tampa headquarters. Plant here employs about 25 workers, most to be laid off. Tampa officials unavailable for comment.
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Aiken
Florida Steel Corp
Jim Becker
Becker
Tampa
Florida Steel
County Council To Hear Cablevision Progress Report
Aiken County Council will hear a status report from Robert Avery general manager of Aiken Cablevision Ltd at the regular meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. The council will meet in the council building at 736 Richland Ave W Aiken. The report covers improvements to the cable system and follows prior readings on a proposed standards ordinance affecting Aiken Cablevision CSRA Cable TV and Home Cable TV.
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Cablevision
Aiken County
Aiken Cablevision
CSRA
North Augusta
Home Cable TV
New Ellenton
Jackson
Council
Virus Strain Hits Patients Across Aiken Clearwater
Hospitals and clinics report a surge in flu like illness with 15 to 30 percent more patients. Doctors note viral infections and respiratory symptoms across age groups. hospitals curtail visitors and urge only immediate family来.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Mike Taylor
Family Medcenter
Aiken
Medcenter
Taylor
Margaret J. Weston
Weston
Clearwater
Nancy Thomas
Tham
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Parker
Fay S. Hatcher
Fran Chapman
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