Grateful Airman Returns To U S
Navy Lt. Robert C. Goodman Jr. lands at Andrews after a month in Syrian captivity. He greeting by Jesse Jackson and 200 well wishers, speaks of support and sending a message of faith. Jackson praises Assad and officials aiding release. Goodman to meet Reagan and undergo hospital tests.
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Washington
Navy
Robert C. Goodman Jr
America
U.S
White House
Goodman
Jesse Jackson
Reagan
Andrews Air Force Base
Vietnam
Virginia Beach
Jackson
Hafez Assad
State Department
Charles Percy
Percy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Frankfurt
West Germany
Kenneth W. Dam
Germany
Illinois
Kenneth Damn
Terry Lynn Goodman
Morgan
Tina
Robert Goodman
County Studying Dual Taxation
Aiken County Council is reconsidering solutions to dual taxation and will allow a county committee until March to craft a formula charging residents only for services used in cities and county. Council members note long standing tension between city and county officials as talks resume.
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Aiken
William
Bill) Clyburn
North Augusta
Aiken County
Peter Bisshop
Medwell Hill
New Ellenton
Jackson
Urgent plan to build three new elementary schools
Aiken District Board backed a facilities committee urging three new elementary schools as the top priority, to replace Laurens Street Aiken Summerfield and Annex North Augusta and Belvedere Annex Downer and Jackson. Total first phase about 11.3 million with 11 million available, costs may drop 20 percent with staggered construction and single architect.
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Aiken
Midland Valley
Silver Bluff
Kneece
Laurens Street
DUI Arrests Down Over The Holidays
Aiken County saw few DUI arrests during the holidays amid Sunday liquor sale bans and early nightclub closings. State and local figures show December arrests near 35, with 373 DUI arrests statewide for the year and 1,008 across the period December 11 to January 2 under a publicity crackdown.
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Aiken
S.C. Highway Department
Bill Harvey
Highway Department
Sgt. Harvey
State Highway Patrol
Public Safety
Aiken County
South Carolina braces for higher bills as cold snap extends
South Carolina faces rising utility costs as a prolonged cold spell continues into January. State climatologist John Purvis warns the winter will be colder than normal through March, with more frequent outbreaks of cold weather. Utilities report peak usage in late December driven by home heating and holiday cooking.
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Columbia
South Carolina
John Purvis
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative
Carolina Power & Light
Duke
Purvis
United States
C.H
Buddy) Clark
Sce&g
We're Still Counting Cold Weather Costs
Aiken County officials tally weather related damage across county buildings led by County Engineer Joe Busby. He blamed frozen pipes and heaters for extensive flooding at the Agricultural Services Center and the Health Care Center with thousands in damages. He reported 7500 dollars at the county complex and 15000 at the agriculture building plus over 100 water pipes burst at the Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center.
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Aiken
Joe Busby
County Agricultural Services Center
Richland Ave
Richland Avenue
Busby
Planning and Development Department
Public Works and Finance Departments
Agricultural Services Center
Council
Mattie C. Hall
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Bill Clyburn
Judy Hoffmeyer
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