Aiken and Summerton Chosen for Downtown Revitalization
The Clarendon County town of Summerton and the city of Aiken are selected for the South Carolina Main Streets Program to revitalize their downtown business districts. Experts will visit in February with support from the City of Aiken to recommend preservation strategies for downtown and its merchants.
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H. Odell Weeks
Greater Aiken
Strait Talk With The Soviets Park Idea Highlights Cooperation
An international park proposed for the Bering Strait would symbolize growing US Soviet goodwill. A joint technical team advised environmental officials on a project that would link the two nations at the closest US Soviet point, signaling closer cooperation and understanding.
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Aiken County Local Option Sales Tax Debate
Legislator Irene K. Rudnick argues against a county local option sales tax. She warns it could raise overall taxes by about 2.3 million, with most funds not guaranteed for schools, and no mandated property tax restraint. She urges voters to consider potential increases before November polls.
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Ately
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Irene K. Rudnick
Aiken
Boxers face tough truth about money in boxing era
A sprawling critique notes boxing’s shift from skill to show and cash, citing Foreman and Cooney as examples. It argues promoters profit while fighters chase fame, leaving amateur training behind and fans fed up with predictable spectacle. A failure to start fights on time highlights the era’s chaotic sport culture.
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Donald Michael Jackson
Randall Ast
Kenny Norton
Larry Holmes
Ali
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Lucra
Sareen
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Robinson
Carmine Bealio
Weichfemere
NASA urged to open space work to universities and private firms
President Quayle, head of the National Space Council, urged NASA to break its bureaucratic mold and seek ideas from universities and private companies and other agencies. He cited inflatable space stations as a private concept and urged NASA to embrace fresh outside input.
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Moon
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Dan Quayle
National Space Council
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Ule
Bush Criticizes Azerbaijan War Action Allegations
The text claims President Bush questioned the Soviet invasion of Azerbaijan amid ethnic violence between Azeris and Armenians. It cites Kasparov noting Armenians evacuated as Red Army intervention allegedly aimed to crush Azerbaijanis.
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George Bush
Azerbaijan
Kasparov
Red Army
Letters to the Editor Guidelines from The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites letters from readers but requires they be written by the author, include a full mailing address, and be legible preferably typed. Brief letters should be direct and concise to topics of interest.
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NCAA Eases Scholarship Standards Sparking Debate
The piece argues the NCAA weakened a one year old rule on financial aid for new athletes not fully meeting academic criteria. It notes objections from Georgetown coach John Calipari and Temple coach John Chaney and claims Proposition 42 would have upheld stricter entrance standards.
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Temple
John Chaney
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