Aiken Considers Counter Display Ban On Sexual Magazines
A proposed city ordinance in Aiken would require indecent material to be behind counters in drugstores and convenience stores. Local merchants describe current policies, with Lominick’s Pharmacy and Aiken Drug Co already restricting access, while Kwik Shop and Majik Market vary. The measure faces likely legal challenges from the city attorney and store policy adjustments at the Caper House on York Street.
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Robert Lominick
Lominick
Playboy
Aiken Drug Co
Penthouse
Playgirl
Aiken
Caper House
Chuck Beam
Beam
Have You Heard What The Sky Lab Is Falling
A quirky collage of fragments mentions an electron gun speed of 15000 miles per hour and a chilly Beech Island morning. It notes a farmer waking a barnyard with a rooster, and knots together the Laurens Street Philosopher’s query about the horseshoe symbol. The piece ends with a playful line about the sky lab falling.
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Beech Island
Laurens Street
LSP
Aiken Chamber Banquet Set for Tomorrow Evening
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting unfolds tomorrow at 7 19 PM in the Millbrook Baptist Church gymnasium with Smithfield ham and southern dishes. Entertainment comes from Aiken native Stewart Harris and Morgan V. Hunter of R J Reynolds Tobacco Co will speak. Hunter once led Procter and Gamble ads and Cyanamid.
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Smithfield
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Millbrook Baptist Church
Aiken
Stewart Harris
Nashville
Morgan V. Hunter
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Hunter
Oklahoma
R.J. Reynolds
Proctor and Gamble
American Cyanamid Co
Aiken Horses Highlighted in Sky Magazine January 1979
Delta Airways Sky profiles Aiken as a “sleepy little town” centered on horses. Ernest Trubiano explains Trials harness racing and steeplechasing, details the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame, and notes the horse industry brings about 2 million dollars annually to the city.
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Aiken Hall of Fame
Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Aiken
Food Stamp Program Has New Regulations
Federal food stamp rules changed effective January 1 to limit eligibility by income and assets while making stamps free. Cars valued over 4500 now count as assets unless used for self employment. New system begins fully April 1 with a 90 day transition and more applicants in recent days. Martha McCormick of Aiken County notes no expected stamp surge.
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Martha McCormick
Aiken County
Food Stamp Office
Surgeon general cites overwhelming proof linking smoking to death
The surgeon general says smoking causes death and disease with overwhelming evidence and notes no effective stop-smoking method. The 1200-page report argues tobacco raises cancer heart disease and lung illnesses, while urging better cessation aids and pressuring manufacturers’ claims.
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Richmond
Surgeon General
United States
Aiken County Set to Date New District 5 Election
The Aiken County Election Commission will meet next week to set a date for a new race in District 5. Commission chairman Ralph C. Haywood noted he received notice from former Gov. James B. Edwards ordering the election for Republican L. Kline Paulk and Democrat Billie H. Trapp. Haywood aims to hold a special meeting to consider the matter and expects a 60 day public notice before polling. John H. Pound remains in office until the new winner is elected. Elliott D. Thompson described a writ of certiorari review by the South Carolina Supreme Court. No current impediment to proceed with the election was stated.
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Aiken County Election Commission
Aiken County
Ralph C. Haywood
Commission
James B. Edwards
L. Kline Paulk
Billie H. Trapp
Haywood
John H. Pound
Elliott D. Thompson
Democratic Party
South Carolina Supreme Court
Columbia Law Office
Thompson
Bruins' Streak See Page 8
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County Plans Use of Trust Funds From Former Hospital
Aiken County Council chair Carroll H Warner says leftover funds from the former Aiken County Hospital will form a special health care fund for related needs. An audit shows a $1,036,383.74 balance, with about $430,000 already committed for indigent health and lower level renovations.
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Aiken County Hospital
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Aiken
Aiken County Health Department
Health Department
Aiken County Sheriff's Department
Aiken County Council
Council
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