Aiken County School Board Discusses Rezoning Plan
The Aiken County School Board meets at 8 p.m. in the Educational Center to consider a proposed elementary rezoning plan aimed at balancing racial ratios. At a two and a half hour public hearing at Aiken Junior High, opponents urged delay for more input while proponents cited the need to close Eustis Park Elementary.
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Aiken County
Aiken
J.P. Kneece
Edgefield Avenue
Aiken Junior High
Eustis Park
Paul E. Ebel
College Acres
Millbrook Elementary Advisory Council
William Lindley
Testing Of Bear Begins Tomorrow In Aiken
A black bear shot near Aiken is stored at the Savannah River forest service for rabies testing. A Clemson biologist will check the skin and the skull goes to the health department while officials assess legal action for the shooting. Public danger is deemed minimal and the bear’s arrival is tied to mating season.
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Aiken
U.S. Forest Service
Savannah River
Vernon Bevill
Bevill
Clemson
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
S.C. Wildlife and Marine Resources Department
Dennis Willing
Route 3
Box 385
Willing
Wildlife Department
William K. Chastain
Department
Voc Rehab Funding Gets Panel Approval
The Ways and Means Committee approves 1.6 million for Aiken County including 586000 for a new vocational rehabilitation center and 539000 for USC Aiken. Also funds design for a library addition and planning for a new USDA arts center as part of a 145 million capital bill. Cain urges continuation of state local vocational matching for high schools.
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Aiken
Ways and Means Committee
House of Natives
Aiken County
C. Marshall Cain
Ways and Means
Cain
House
USCA
USDA
Cecil
Virginia
Etheredge
Council Postpones Sewer Fee Action in North Augusta
North Augusta City Council postponed action on an ordinance restructuring sewage fees after three members were absent. Citizen Sallie Bussey of the Aiken County Property Owner's Council protested the charge for unused city sewer service.
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North Augusta
Sallie Bussey
Aiken County
Aiken Council Addresses Sewer Billing and New Ordinances
The council voted to bill all eligible residents for sewer service to fund the wastewater plant and discussed a misleading fee dispute. They approved four ordinances including park care, false burglar alarm penalties, annexation for Triangle Plaza, and sale of old lighting gear to Augusta Christian Schools for $2000.
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Thomas W. Greene
Ms. Bussey
Triangle Plaza
Augusta Christian Schools
Diane Toole Surrenders Miss South Carolina Crown Saturday
Greenville pageant will crown a new Miss South Carolina Saturday live on WJBF-TV at 9 p.m. Diane Toole of Aiken will relinquish the title to the 1980 winner. Donna Axum Miss America 1964 returns as mistress of ceremonies with Jim Wilkins, Pam and Richard Bailey, and Bill Brown providing entertainment.
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Greenville
Diane Toole
Aiken
South Carolina
Wjbf-Tv
Miss Toole
Donna Axum
Miss Axum
Katv-Tv
Rock, Ark
Jim Wilkins
Sound of Music
Brigadoon
Pam
Richard Bailey
Columbia
Carolina Dance Theater
Bill Brown
Inside Today Aiken County Today
Classifieds and community listings fill the 1B section with local notices and ads. The 10A 8B pages showcase comics and television picks while 3A calendars and 2A editorials offer local insight. Obituaries occupy 2A and sports appear on 8A with weather on 2A.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby
Miss South Carolina Pageant Opens In Greenville
Miss Aiken County Kim Wright competes as 46 contestants from across the state vie in talent interview swimsuit and evening gown segments at Furman University and Greenville Municipal Auditorium. Top 10 semi finalists advance to Saturday finals for scholarship and the Miss South Carolina crown televised on WJBF-TV.
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Greenville
Atlantic City
N.J
Kim Wright
Aiken County
Diane Toole
Greenville Municipal Auditorium
Miss Wright
South Carolina
Wjbf-Tv
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Black
Senate
Lynne Katonak
Diane
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