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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1985
Page
12
Mostly cloudy tonight with a mid 40s low and a 20 percent chance of rain tomorrow. Friday brings mainly cloudy skies with a high near 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Otherwise mild temperatures in the 60s with cool nights in the 30s.
Archaeologists excavating 1,800 acres for a $12 million housing complex reveal Indian and settler remains near Georgetown County. Finds include dugout chamber pot parts, chunkey game stones, and a possible John Murrell era house foundation dating to circa 1731.
The Lowcountry saw 260 fires over the weekend consuming about 1,300 acres of timber. Rhett Bickley of the South Carolina Forestry Commission cited low humidity and a mix of accidental and malicious blazes, with planes dropping water and crews building dirt breaks to control the fires.
South Carolina records show state legislators received about 1.1 million dollars in travel meals lodging and time for legislative business last year. Top spenders included Rep Edwards Rep Gulledge and Reps McAbee Waddell and Garrison with averages around six thousand dollars for the House and five to six thousand for the Senate.
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