Aiken Student Wins National Honors in Science Talent Search
Michael William Smith of Aiken was named to the Honors Group in the 1980 Science Talent Search for his project Biochemical Variation in Feral Pigs. The top 40 of 300 seniors will travel to Washington DC March 26 for judging and a share of 67500 in Westinghouse scholarships.
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Michael William Smith
Aiken
Smith
Washington, D.C
Westinghouse
M.H. Smith
Parsons Lane
Aiken Officers Garner Top Honors at State Academy
Two Aiken Public Safety officers Rondo Shelley and David Christiansen earned top awards in their Law Enforcement Academy classes in Columbia. Shelley, who joined the department six months ago, won the Top Trigger Award for marksmanship and graduated in November. Christiansen, who lives in Aiken with his wife and young son, received the J P Strom Award as top cadet and graduated in January.
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Aiken Public Safety
Law Enforcement Academy
Columbia
J. Carroll Busbee
Rondo Shelley
David Christiansen
Academy
Shelley
Busbee
Christiansen
J.P. Strom
A Christiansen
Aiken
Circus Comes to Aiken With Elephant Acts April 19
The Great American Circus will perform in Aiken at the American Legion grounds on April 19 with shows at 6 and 9 p.m. Sutton S. Joyner names G. M. Crumpler circus chairman to handle telephone ticket sales and proceeds support community projects. The program includes three herds of elephants and other trained animals.
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Aiken
American Legion
Sutton S$. Joyner
G.M. Crumpler
Crumpler
Lunch Menu Correction for Week Jan 3 to Feb 3
The lunch menu corrected shows Wednesday offerings of Country Fried Steaks Whipped Potatoes Winter Greens Fruited Pudding of Hot Soup Toasted Cheese Sandwich Peanut Butter Cookies Chilled Fruit. Thursday and Friday list Cheeseburgers Hot French Fries Buttered Corn Fruit Cobbier Milk.
Thurmond and Dorn to Attend Open House
The Disabled American Veterans Post 43 hosts an open house on February 9 at 7 p.m. at the Fermata Club with guests Senator Strom Thurmond and former congressman W J Bryan Dorn. Robert Wilkie of Langley handles inquiries. About 250 people expected.
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Thurmond
Dorn
Disabled American Veterans Post 43
Fermata Club
Sen
Strom Thurmond RS
Bryan Dorn
Robert Wilkie
Langley
Four years of 55 mph limit save 36000 lives NSC reports
The National Safety Council notes four years under a 55 mile per hour speed limit saved about 36000 lives. Vehicle fatalities rose from 55511 in 1973 to 463? in 1977 with 1974 at 46402 and 1975 at 45853 and 1976 at 46700. 1977 expected around 47000.
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United States
National Safety Council
Cablevision Expands Channel Lineup For Aiken Area
Aiken Cablevision will add Christian Broadcasting Network programs from Virginia Beach to its Channel 17 lineup and launch another entertainment channel soon. The service now reaches about 3,500 households, offering a local weather channel, two ETV stations, and multiple city channels.
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Aiken Cablevision
Christian Broadcasting Network
Virginia Beach
PTL
Aiken
Luther
Georgia
South Carolina
Augusta
Columbia
Atlanta
Captain Beatty Keeps Faith With His Clare E Beatty
Captain John Beatty, 62, died after his towboat Clare E Beatty sank on the Ohio River during a blaze storm. He had stayed aboard to protect valuables and hoped the vessel would endure. his crew and the U S Corps of Engineers worked to clear the river and 17 loose barges after ice and a shifting barge crushed the boat beneath the river.
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Cincinnati
John Beatty
Clare E. Beatty
Beatty
Clare
Ohio River
Markland
Warsaw
Goren on Bridge: Four Heart Contract Defeated In Double Trouble
In a Chicago Tribune feature, East-West defend on a four heart contract after Stayman reveals a heart fit. North signals three trumps with an echo to show ruffing power, West shifts to clubs, and declarer fails to avoid two further losses. Goren explains double trouble in penalties versus takeouts and offers a Doubles booklet for $1.70.
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South
North
West
Declarer
East
Charles Goren
Goren
P.O
Norwood
Aid For Buses Is Sought
J Kevin Murphy president of Trailways Inc announces plans to seek federal funding for group Transportation Centers to unify ground transport in major cities and revitalize downtowns. He argues Amtrak subsidies disadvantage bus passengers while air travel remains favored.
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Washington
J. Kevin Murphy
Trailways Inc
Murphy
Amtrak
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