New Motel Planned For Aiken
Bamberg motel owner Ranesh Shah unveils a 16 unit S4 project on Richland Avenue in Aiken with a $600,000 cost. Completion is slated for April. Possible franchise with Best Western or Quality Inn is under discussion. if unresolved, the property may be named the Aiken Inn. No restaurant or lounge at first. six to eight employees planned. A second motel project is planned in Newberry later this year.
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Bamberg
Richland Avenue
Ranesh Shah
Shah
Best Western
Quality Inn
Aiken Inn
Newberry
City P and Z to Consider Annexations in January Meeting
The Aiken Planning and Zoning Commission will meet tomorrow at 3 p.m. to review two annexation requests. One seeks 104 acres on Silver Bluff Road near Steeplechase Apartments for single or multi family zoning. The other requests 1,365 acres on Whiskey Road near Village at Whiskey Shopping Center for neighborhood business zoning.
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City of
Benjamin Bancroft
Whiskey Road
Whiskey Shopping Center
Linden St
Kaplan-Bancroft
Aiken City
Park Avenue
Nursing Home Moving Ahead in Aiken Plan
Plans for a $2.5 million nursing home in Aiken move forward at deliberate speed. John Harte says pre construction is progressing well and no start date is set. The project, led by University Medical Center Inc, will be on five acres near Aiken Community Hospital and will serve Medicare patients only.
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Aiken
John Harte
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
University Medical Center Inc
Aiken Community Hospital
Augusta
Travers W. Paine III
Windsor Town Council to Meet at Town Hall
Windsor Town Council will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday night at Town Hall on Mount Beulah Road. No agenda was available per town clerk Thelma Blackmon.
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Windsor
Towm
Mount Beulah Road
Thelma Blackmon
Band Boosters Meet Thursday at Aiken High
The Band Booster Club of Aiken High will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Aiken High band room. Boosters are urged to attend. For more information call Mike Ross at Aiken Office Supply.
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Aiken High Band
Aiken High
Mike Ross
Aiken Office Supply
Aging Committee Meets In Denmark
The Regional Aging Advisory Committee of the Lower Savannah Council of Governments will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the South Carolina Electric and Gas conference room in Denmark. The public is invited.
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Denmark
Lower Savannah
Grenada Invasion Defended By Medical University Leader
Dr William M McCord former president of the Medical University of South Carolina spoke to the Aiken Rotary Club defending the U S invasion of Grenada as the only option under the circumstances He described Grenada s turbulent history since discovery and its current economy based on nutmeg bananas cocoa coconuts and tourism He noted the island s population about 100 000 and a major medical school St Georges University opened 1976 with campuses in Grenada Barbados and St Vincent He contrasted life before and after the coup by Maurice Bishop and commented on Cuban doctors and airport construction amid the political upheaval He also detailed student intake costs and residency patterns for St Georges University and its US ties.
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United States
Grenada
Medical University of South Carolina
Aiken Rotary Club
William M. McCord
St. Georges’ University Medical School
U.S
Dr. McCord
Windward Islands
Venezuela
Sir Eric Gairy
Africa
Gairy
McCord
New York
United Nations
Maurice Bishop
World Health Organization
St. Georges University
West Indies
Barbados
St. Vincents
England
George Washington University
Beware of telemarketing scam targeting Aiken residents
A California firm posing as Universal Marketing Company tries to obtain Visa or Master Card numbers by phone, claiming big prizes. Detective Roger Martin warns not to reveal card numbers and to report calls to the Aiken Department of Public Safety, noting scammers may not be calling from California and can misuse numbers.
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California
Aiken
Roger Martin
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Universal Marketing Company
Los Angeles
Martin
Department of Public Safety
William M McCord Led Medical University Through Dynamic Growth
Dr William M McCord served as president of the Medical University of South Carolina from November 1965 guiding major growth including curriculum changes and a year round schedule. He held multiple professional memberships and honors including SC Chemist of the Year in 1973 and honorary degrees before becoming President Emeritus in 1975.
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American Medical Association
McCord
American Chemical Societ
Society of Nuclear Medicine
The
Federation For Clinical Research
Sigma Xi
Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society
South Carolina
American Chemical Society
College of Charleston
South Carolina Hospital Association
Medical University
Oconee Station Nuclear Unit Sets A Record
Oconee Nuclear Station Unit 3 set three production records in 1983, including the best operating record in the nation with a 4.23 percent capacity factor. Unit 2 rose to 68.25 percent and Unit 1 to 75.24 percent in 1983 after 10-year inspections, while manager Ed Smith credited employee effort for the improvement.
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Greenville
Oconee
Duke Power Co
Debbie DuBose
Charlotte
Unit 2
Unit 1
Ed Smith
Schofield Middle School Council Meeting Tonight
The Schofield Middle School Advisory Council will meet tonight at 7 in the guidance office. The meeting is open to the public.
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Schofield Middle School Advisory Council
Altrusa Meets On Victim Help In Aiken
The Altrusa Club of Aiken will hold a program meeting at the Western Steer restaurant on University Parkway tonight. The community service committee will present a program titled Victim Assistance.
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Altrusa Club of
Aiken
Western Steer
University Parkway
Community Service Committee
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By Thurmond Whatley
Aiken Standard
Aiken, 8.C
South Africa
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Yale University
Louisiana State University
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Army Medical Corps
High Seas
Medical College of South Carolina
Oconee Station
Barance
Laurens St. S.W
Washington Rd
Augusta Ni
Columbia Rd
Martinez
Kroger
Schofield Council
Altrusa
Bradberry
Er sTiHe
Aiken Ace Hardware
Dial
Pine Log Road
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