Tar Heels, Tigers Post Victories
Gov. Carroll A Campbell will announce that Aiken joins the South Carolina Main Street Cities Program. Downtown Development Corp formed to promote business and attract shoppers, merchants, and property owners with expert teams and training seminars. State money from motel and hotel taxes funds development efforts.
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Carroll A. Campbell
Aiken
South Carolina
Roland H. Windham Foon
Copbcstichate
Olunteer
Warprot Downtown Development Corp
Windham
Top Rated Coon Dog Abducted At Hunt
Lexington South Carolina AP report notes Carolina Playboy, a top class coon hound, was stolen from the Grand American Coon Hunt in Orangeburg on January 5. State Rep. Larry Koon offers a 1000 dollar reward for the dog's return and stresses the breed's rarity and value to hunting circles.
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Lexington
Carolina
Larry Koon
Koon
South Carolina
Orangeburg
Partly Cloudy Forecast With Weekend Showers
Partly cloudy weather is expected tonight with lows in the 40s. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 70s. Showers are possible Friday as a weather system approaches.
Deaths of Louise Carthern Leola Grimes and others
Death notices list Louise Carthern Leola E Grimes James E Hallman James Hardy Helen E Padgett and Laura Quiller with locations North Augusta Aiken Oakwood Edgefield Clearwater and a note to see Page 6A for details.
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Louise Carthern
North Augusta
Leola E. Grimes
Aiken
James E. Hallman
Oakwood
James Hardy
Helen E. Padgett
Edgefield
Laura Quiller
Clearwater
Ford Resigns at Clemson Amid NCAA Investigation
Clemson coach Danny Ford resigned amid a second NCAA inquiry into the program. The university cited 14 alleged violations from 1976 to 1982 under Pell and Ford, with Ford as head coach from December 1978. Tenure details and trustee comments followed the news report.
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Clemson
Danny Ford
America
Era
NCAA
Is” Ang Aoang
Tigers
Pell
Ford
Sean Ryan
Aiken
St. Angela Academy
Billy Amick
Batesburg
Campbell outlines school bonds and Hugo cleanup plan
In a fourth State of the State address Gov. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. urged bond funding for Hurricane Hugo cleanup and new schools. He noted SC remains about 40 million in debt after federal aid and proposed a higher county bond limit to enable 9 to 10 million more for Aiken and similar counties. The plan includes state support for 50 percent of school construction costs and a teaching-pledge scholarship requiring a five year teaching commitment.
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Columbia
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
South Carolina
George Bush
General Assembly
Carolina
Campbell
House of Representatives
Senate
Govenor
Gov. Campbell
Jane 1
Ieverell
Aiken County
Ral Assembly
Paul) Douglas
Moore Speeds Extension For Holiday Tax Filings
Senator L Tommy Moore moves a relief bill after taxpayers faced a three percent late payment penalty. The measure would allow until January 30 1989 to pay current taxes for that year and refunds penalties to those paying late after January 16. The bill advances through the Senate with House action anticipated.
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Moore
Columbia
Sen. L
Tommy) Moore
Clearwater
Senate
Sen. Moore
Aiken County
SRS To Stagger Work Shifts To Ease Plant Traffic Jams
Nearly 17,000 daytime workers at Savannah River Site will adopt new starting and quitting times starting February 12 to ease rush hour congestion. Construction, field operations, and administration staffers will have staggered 7 a.m. to 3 30 p.m., 7 30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. shifts respectively as traffic patterns at the 300 square mile facility are analyzed.
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Savannah River
SRS
Westinghouse Savannnah River Co
Comtracor
Emin
Maram Ternoon
Slayton
S.C
Som Green Peed
Ligion
Tak
State of the State outlines $40 million hurricane recovery bond
Hugo proposes a $40 million bond to fund hurricane repairs and directs recovery toward tourism agriculture forestry marine resources and business. It urges replacement school buses textbooks more funding for prisons and higher education and a ballot referendum on bail for certain drug offenders. It also promotes recycling and tax credits for day care centers while opposing abortion except in rape incest or maternal health cases.
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Hugo
Nore
Solons: Message Of Hope Must Be Met By Specifics
Three members of the Aiken County Delegation said Gov. Campbell's State of the State speech was emotional yet short on specifics. They warned the legislature faces costly needs for education, prisons, health care, and Target 2000, with school construction looming as a major hurdle.
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Columbia
Thomas E. Huff
North Augusta
Charles Sharpe
Wagoner
Rudnick
Aiken
Huff
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Tar Heels
Abby
Prell
Alison
Wil
House
Buddy Waller
Cad
Solons
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