Strom Thurmond denies offer to Supreme Court
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina says reports of a Carter administration plan to place him on the Supreme Court are unfounded. He notes age and Senate service, and explains a vacancy would trigger resignation and possible appointment by Gov-elect Riley or others.
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Supreme Court
Thurmond
President Carter
Senate
Dent
Ate
Supreme
Edgefield County
South Carolina
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Riley
Charles D. (Pug) Ravenel
Carter
United Nations flu joke and seasonal notes
A lighthearted column notes Frank Galardi’s joke about illnesses as the United Nations flu after days of ailments. It also mentions Aiken youngsters hoping for snow to extend Christmas vacation and a Laurens Street Philosopher consolation about New Year’s resolutions that often fail within a year.
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Frank Galardi
Galardi
United Nations
Aiken
Laurens Street
LSP
Skyscraper Opens in Aiken as Elderly Apartment Building
Aiken opens Croft House tomorrow on York Street and Abbeville Avenue. Linda Metts explains it is not a nursing home but an apartment building for the well elderly. The five story building, once hailed as Aiken's first skyscraper, features a nonclinical lobby with warm decor and a daily hot meal in the dining room.
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Croft House
Aiken
York Street
Abbeville Avenue
Jeannie Lancaster
Linda
Gerald) Metts
First Baby Arrives at Aiken Hospital on New Year
Clarence and Sharon Williams welcomed the first baby of 1979 at Aiken Community Hospital. The newborn daughter, unnamed at birth, arrived yesterday New Year’s Day at 11 33 a.m. and is the first baby of the year for the hospital.
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Clarence
Sharon Williams
Aiken Community Hospital
County Audit Considered Tonight at 7 P.M.
Aiken County Council will weigh approval of the audit of the former Aiken County Hospital at a 7 p.m. meeting in the Richland Avenue complex. If approved, county administrator L C Greene expects a public release copy, amid FOI Act discussion and other business including a $12 500 budget for courthouse renovations and moves of the probation office and Master of Equity's office.
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Aiken
Carrol H. Warner
Greene
Aiken County
Grand Jury
Master of Equity
Windsor Woman Dies From Bullet Wound In Car
Windsor 25 year old Olive Flossie Redd of General Delivery Windsor was found dead in her car around 7 p.m. Sunday with a .25 caliber bullet wound to the chest. The revolver lay on the seat beside her as detectives and the coroner investigate.
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Windsor
Aiken County
China invites Goldwater to visit for Taiwan reunification talks
Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-peng invited Sen. Barry Goldwater to Peking to discuss peaceful reunification of Taiwan with the mainland. Rep. Ashley conveyed the invitation after a two hour meeting with Teng and other Banking Committee members.
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Peking
Teng Hsiao-peng
Barry Goldwater
Taiwan
Teng
Thomas L. Ashley
Dohio
House Banking Committee
Ashley
Arizona Republican
Washington
Carter
Goldwater
China
United States
Banking Committee
Chiang Ching-kuo
Taipei
Doug Barnard
D-Ga
Barnard
Hua Kuo-feng
Retirement centers offer alternatives to Croft House
Croft House in Aiken opens tomorrow as a dream for planners and some tenants. Nearby options include Jessie B Denney Tower in Athens and Clemson Downs in Clemson with HUD loans and varying rents. Denny Tower rents based on income with a deficit paid by tax money, while Croft House charges 318 for one bedroom and 287 for efficiency plus utilities.
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Croft House
Aiken
Augusta
Columbia
Jessie B. Denney
Athens
Clemson Downs
Clemson
Denny Tower
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Denney
Council On Aging
Annie Wages
Denney Tower
Virginia Dunkelbarger
Croft House Board of Directors
Linda
Gerald) Metts
County Council May Give Gunnels Public Hearing
Ralph Gunnells, former lieutenant with the Aiken County Sheriff's Department, seeks a public hearing under the Home Rule Bill and personnel policy. The firing followed a December party dispute with ex-councilman Cleve Edmunds, after which deputies resigned in protest. Gunnells plans to petition the council, with several coworkers already called before the sheriff. Grant notes Gunnells was dismissed for expecting on duty conduct at all times.
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Ralph Gunnells
Aiken County Sheriff's Department
Carrol H. Warner
Aiken County Council
Gunnells
Sheriff's Department
Gunnels
Cleve Edmunds
Edmunds
O.W. Ray
Council
Warner
Ray
Gun
Nells
Grant
North Augusta Council set to raise garbage rates and review policies
The North Augusta City Council tonight will give third reading to a 30 cent increase in garbage collection rates. It will discuss animal control policy revisions, a settlement offer on a condemnation case affecting Bunting Drive, and an affirmative action plan. A pre council meeting is at 7 p.m. in City Hall. A public hearing on the community development grant application follows.
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North Augusta
Bunting Drive
Public Safety
North Augusta City Hall
Buena Vista Ave
Aiken Coun Comics Dear Abby Editorials Obituaries Sports
Local page compiles sections from Aiken county papers including comics Dear Abby editorials obituaries and sports scores. Weather and TV listings round out the daily rundown for readers.
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Aiken Coun Comics
Dear Abby
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Ate Os
Strom Thurmond
S.C
US. Supreme Court
McLean, Va
Sen
Kathryn Smith
Linda Metts
County Council
N.A. Council
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