Students See Life Behind The Iron Curtain Tour
Seven Erskine College students toured the Soviet Union with Jan Boylston. They report no regrets and educational gains from experiencing life under communism and the contrast to American freedom.
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Aiken Standard
Jan Boylston
Soviet Union
Erskine College
George Frothingham
Greenville
Lenin
Marshall Winn
Bruce Bryant
Ann Bishop
Linda Fuller
Jeff
Jane Erickson
Neva River
Leningrad
Crime Summit Spoiled by Public Disclosure Mocked
FBI sources say crime syndicate bosses planned a nationwide summit to redraw underworld fiefdoms. The session was canceled after public disclosed bureau investigations including Brilain, preventing a conclave feared to rival Apalachin 1957 in scale.
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Washington
FBI
Brilain
Apalachin
N.Y
First radiation release at Three Mile Island since shutdown
Officials said radioactive water from a leaky switch in the TMI cooling system released a small amount of krypton gas into the atmosphere. The incident prompted the evacuation of eleven workers and occurred after about 1,000 gallons of highly contaminated water leaked on Monday.
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Middletown
Three Mile Island
Iran leader offers hostages release if U.S. admits crimes
President Bani Sadr told Le Monde the revolutionary government seeks U.S. guilt admission for backing the shah in 1953 before releasing about 50 Americans held in Tehran. The State Department rejected any confession. Bani Sadr said the plan reflects a council consensus and was sent to Ayatollah Khomeini.
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Associated Press
Iran
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
United States
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
State Department
U.S
Bani Sadr
le Monde
Tehran
Eric Rouleau
Revolutionary Council
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Taxes Still A Problem For Aiken County Schools
Aiken County Board of Education faces tax authority disputes after a Supreme Court ruling. Delegation members doubt a legislative solution this year. Options discussed include elected boards, millage setting, or interim special legislation to resolve the funding dilemma.
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Aiken County
Setzler
Senate Education Committee
S.C. Supreme Court
High Court
Aiken County Board of Education the Right To Levy Taxes On Its Own. J.P. Kneece
Board of Education
Kneece
Marshall C. Cain
R-Aiken
State Attorney General's Office
General Assembly
Cain
Saluda County
T.B. Willis
William H. Burkhalter Jr
Knotts
Carter seeks groundwork for national nuclear waste plan
President Carter plans to ask Congress to start a permanent nuclear waste repository program and a storage pool for spent fuel. The Washington Post cites a 1981 timetable with potential sites including Barnwell Morris West Valley and Nevada Test Site. aim is a 1983 repository and 1981 authorization for away from reactor purchases.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Washington Post
White House
the Post
Nevada
Hanford
Wash
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Barnwell
Morris, Ill
West Valley
N.Y
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Rotary club jokes and Valentine flowers spark smiles in Aiken
Randy Davidson notes people are not opposed to political jokes they just wonder how they get elected. Roland Windham suggests Rotary members give partners flowers and a song for Valentine's Day. Ken French jokes about a bouquet and serenade at home. Jane Pitts adopts a kitten that acts as a furry alarm clock waking her at 6 each morning.
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Randy Davidson
Rotary Club of
Aiken
Roland Windham
Ken French
Rotary
Jane Pitts
Bell Presses Bill for Park Avenue Trees in Aiken
City Council votes to bill Southern Bell for 2000 to save magnolia trees damaged by trenching for cable along Park Avenue. Horticulturist Rapp says pruning fertilizing and watering are needed, while the phone company declines to contribute. Dewey Ennis bids 2000 for both street sides.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
Aiken
Park Avenue
Roland H. Windham
Henry Summerall Jr
Johnston
Trenton
Tom Rapp
Rapp
Windham
Dewey Ennis
Southern Bell
Mills Fitzner
WLOW
H. Odell Weeks
Fitzner
Augusta
Aiken County Receives Share of Federal Air Fine
Aiken County will receive 20 790 dollars from a landmark air pollution fine against the federal government. The 103 950 dollars total was paid by the Department of Energy to South Carolina for violations at the Savannah River Plant coal fired boilers. Barnwell County gets 31 185 dollars. the rest goes to the state treasury. The split reflects 9 of 15 SRP smokestacks in Barnwell and 6 in Aiken. County Administrator L. C. Greene said the funds will go to the county general fund.
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Aiken County
Department of Energy
South Carolina
Savannah River
Barnwell County
SRP
L. C. Greene
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