Rug Merchant Buys North Carolina Island for 1.96 Million
Joseph Eways, owner of the Willcox Hotel in Tampa, Fla., paid 1.96 million dollars to acquire an uninhabited marsh island off the North Carolina coast. He made a 294000 dollar down payment and will complete the balance in 30 days amid bids from two dozen potential buyers. Eways, who calls himself an Arab rug merchant, hinted at future plans and noted ties to Middle East contacts while keeping details private.
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New Bern
N.C
Joseph Eways
Willcox
North Carolina
Eways
Tampa
Fla
U.S
Ewans
Aiken
Aiken Chamber Backs Riley Education Plan
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce endorsed Gov. Richard Riley's 210 million education package at its January 11 meeting after a survey of 636 members. The chamber signaled support for funding via a sales tax if needed, with 60.2 percent favoring a 1 percent tax for the program and a broad call for improved public schools.
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Richard Riley
Greater Aiken
Helping Twice Improves Jobs for ADC Clients in Aiken County
A new program at the Adult Development Center funds 28 clients to contract for local work including cleaning up Aiken County parks. The project aims to move clients from institutions into their home communities while saving the county money on maintenance. The $17,499 contract supports janitorial and yard work, with a state supervisor funded by the Department of Mental Retardation, and is slated to deliver about 3,128 hours by June 30.
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ADC
Ww .C. Department of Mental Re Cardation
Aiken County
Patsy McManaway
Richland Avenue
Eustis Park
Vaucluse Road
Barnes
Waste Heat Uses Explored At Savannah River Plant
Dr J Charles Hester of Clemson’s Energy Research Center joins DOE officials in a discussion on using cooling waters from SRP reactors for irrigation and ethanol production. Studies show economic viability and safety concerns, with calls for careful study before any demonstration project.
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Savannah River
J. Charles Hester
Energy Research and Development Center
Clemson
Hester
Department of Energy
Aiken
Mel Sires
DOE
ERDC
Five Mills For Schools Likely To Continue
The Aiken County Legislative Delegation plans to approve continuing the five mill tax levy for schools, a measure started in 1981-82 and kept in 83-84 for a year. Basil Brinkley notes the levy adds about $600,000, aiding district funding as fringe benefits shift to the state. Sen. Thomas Moore and Judson Busbee expect renewal, with no delegation meetings yet held.
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Aiken County
Basil Brinkley
Brinkley
Thomas Moore
D-Aiken County
Sen. Moore
Robert Paskel
Man Charged In Shooting At Ridge Spring
Aiken County man Junior Corbett aged 57 was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after shooting his stepdaughter Elizabeth Cook 46 in Ridge Spring. Cook was treated and released from Aiken Community Hospital for a 38 caliber gunshot wound to the upper thigh and leg. Corbett remained jailed with no bond set as investigators continue.
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Aiken County
Junior Corbett
Route 1
Box 17-C
Corbett
Ralph Gunnells
Elizabeth Cook
Box WC
Aiken Community Hospital
Gunnells
Gil Maloney to mark 99th birthday and anniversary
Gil Maloney celebrated his 99th birthday on Sunday and will mark a second event on June 11, his and his wife’s first wedding anniversary. Readers note that several Bostwick family members were featured in a polo article in Small World magazine. Pictured are Charlie Bostwick, Ricky Bostwick, and their mother Dolly Bostwick.
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Gil Maloney
Gil
Bostwick
Small World” Magazine
Volkswagen
Charlie
Ricky Bostwick
Dolly
G.H.) Bostwick
Four Die In Greenville Plane Crash In Fog
Four men died when a twin engine Aero Commander crashed in a residential yard near J L Mann High School during approach to Greenville airport. The plane, carrying employees of Integrated Products Inc., hit trees in Richard Rouse's yard in dense fog.
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Greenville
Aero Commander
Richard Rouse
J.L. Mann High
Rouse
Integrated Products Inc
Rome
Buddy Minscew
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Oriental Rugs
Middle East
Palestine
Island
Aiken Chamber
Riley
Jackson and
Edisto
Darcy K. Thomas
Graniteville
New Hope
Jerry Barley
Adult Development Center
Phil Jones
Cp. Judson Busbee
D-Wagener
Rep. Busbee
Sen. Moure
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