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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1984
Page
10
Glen Parker, 25, named assistant director of the Aiken Recreation Department. Announcement by Terry Rhinehart. Parker previously worked with Orangeburg Recreation. Clemson graduate in 1961 with a degree in recreation and parks administration. Native of Gaffney.
Wagener town council will swear in James Scott Jr. as the new police chief at 7:30 PM in the town hall. Scott has already assumed duties. The council will receive the 1983 audit. Nearby towns Jackson Salley and New Ellenton also hold meetings tonight at 7 PM or 7:30 PM with various agenda items including elections commission dates and bids on the audit.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaffirmed accreditation for Kennedy Middle School and SchoField Middle School during its annual meeting in New Orleans Virginia.
The National Association of Retired Federal Employees Henry Glenn Chapter will meet at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse in Crosland Park tomorrow at 10 a.m. A BellSouth representative will discuss telephone changes and answer questions. Retired federal employees and those with over five years service are invited to join.
Rita Lavelle, a former Environmental Protection Agency official, could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty on four counts tied to her dealings with Aerojet General Corp and the Stringfellow cleanup. She was acquitted on one political charge.
South Africa announced a withdrawal of troops from positions in Angola while a spokesman refused to specify withdrawal timelines. Defense Minister Malan claimed the offensive had been crushed and vowed further incursions if needed, with claims of large SWAPO guerrilla losses and significant South African casualties.
Helping Hands, a United Way agency aiding neglected and homeless children, will hold its annual meeting on January 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Activities Building of St. John’s United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry Street NW.
A South Carolina observer recalls seeing a rare red-breasted nuthatch on January 1 and again later that day, noting its acrobatic behavior on a pine limb. The sighting, described as uncommon in the state, is shared from South Carolina Bird Life.
Community calendar listing numerous meetings and clinics in Aiken and surrounding towns. Highlights include SERTOMA Western Sizzlin and Lions Club gatherings, health department clinics, city council sessions, Rotary and Kiwanis events, wellness programs, Overeaters Anonymous, and A.A. meetings at various times and locations.
A series of birth notices lists names and affiliations in the Aiken area with dates in December and hospital locations such as University Hospital and Doctors Hospital. Multiple families are noted from Aiken North Augusta Belvedere Warrenville and surrounding towns, with parents and grandparents named for each newborn.
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