Independence Day closing notices and trash schedule changes
In observance of Independence Day on July 4, offices in Aiken, North Augusta, and Aiken County close. North Augusta sanitation cancels Wednesday pickup. regular trash collection resumes Thursday. Aiken trash follows Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday. yard waste moves to the regular schedule. The Aiken Standard closes at noon. post office and banks close. The Herron family seeks the return of a tombstone removed from Herron's Family Cemetery between Father’s Day and June 30. contact the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department with information.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Aiken County
Elbert Riley Herron
Mr. Herron
Jeanette Flynn
Herron
Retired sailor drifted six weeks at sea in homemade 39 foot boat
A 63 year old retiree from Jacksonville Florida survived nearly six weeks adrift in a 39 foot sailboat as heavy seas tested his craft. He warned others to prepare and maintain boats to withstand the sea.
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Nantucket
Mass
Ara
Frey
Seai
Meeecee
Robert Shaffer
Beaufort
N.C
Jacksonville
Fla
Aiken Junior Olympic Team Recovers From Dorm Lockout
Sheffield Phelps flew in from Seattle to celebrate his aunt Claudia Phelps sixty fourth birthday. Aiken state champion Junior Olympic basketball team faced a dorm lockout incident after a Seattle trip, requiring players Shannon Akin and Stacey Phillips to swap gear for proper attire.
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Sheffield Phelps
Claudia Phelps
Aiken
Seattle
Wash
Miss Phelps
Shannon Akin
Stacey Phillips
Freedom Festival Lights North Augusta Night
The 4th annual Freedom Festival in North Augusta features speeches by U S Sen Strom Thurmond and Rev Claude Smither, music by the Fort Gordon US Army Signal Corps band and choruses, and a giant fireworks show. Rain moves event indoors to North Augusta High School gym with fireworks postponed to Thursday.
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North Augusta
North Augusta Seior High Stadium
America
U.S
Strom ‘Thurmond
Claude Smithermier
Fort Gordon
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Mary Mittelberg
Aiken Standard
South Carolina enacts new sales and accommodations taxes
The state begins a 5 percent sales tax and a 2 percent accommodations levy to fund education and tourism promotion. Businesses must reprogram about 8,000 cash registers. reactions vary from annoyance to acceptance as customers notice higher prices.
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Columbia
South Carolina
S.C. Tax Commission
Richard W
Dick) Riley
General Assembly
Thomas G. B. Jr
Retail Systems Inc
Augusta
Black
Harvey Able
Giant Food World
Family Mart
Tina Roof
Alice Hall
Ben Worth
Waccamaw Pottery
Grand Strand
Pennsylvania
Outlet Park
Katurah Torres
Exeter
Calif
Children Must Have Seats Belts For Kids In SC
A year after passage the South Carolina Child Passenger Safety Act took effect on July 1. Infants up to one year must use a car safety seat. children aged one to three must ride in a safety seat in the front and use lap belts otherwise. Exemptions include taxis buses ambulances and public transport. Publicity boosted sales but only about 26.9 percent of drivers use safety seats or belts.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Katzir Report About False Arrest Circulates in Israel
Maariv reported Soviet police arrested former Israeli President Ephraim Katzir in Leningrad near Yaacov Gorodetzky. Katzir told Israel Radio he was at a hotel in Moscow and planned to leave for Paris on Tuesday, saying there was no reason for worry.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Ephraim Katzir
Israel Radio
Soviet Union
Maariv
Katzir
Leningrad
Yaacov Gorodetzky
Moscow
Paris
Aiken County Budget Clears With No Tax Hike
Aiken County Council approves the upcoming fiscal budget with no county tax increase for operations while raising the Board of Education levy by 5.5 mills. Additional spending includes 18600 for bridges 10000 for the Adult Development Center 50000 for Etherredge Center at USC Aiken 6250 for Health Department and about 40000 for council discretionary funds. The panel also plans to recover $120000 from bond funds to cover additions and reviews merit raises from 2 to 3 percent for staff. A joint drainage study with the city of Aiken is set for review.
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Aiken
County Board of Education
County Council
Carrol Warner
Usc-Aiken
Health Department
Warner
Aiken County
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Washington
Gary Hart
Senate
Vanity Fair
Marilyn Youngbird
New Mexico
Pete Domenici
Wea
Gail Sheehy
Leroy Delenbach
Winnsboro
Ms. Mittelberg
Statue of Liberty
Fran Chapman
Council
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