Regionalism Push Impacts Aiken County Planning Authority
The piece traces how Aiken County resisted funding for a regional plan, forcing the resignation of executive director Joe Gunnels amid governance changes. It details federal Circular A-9 powers, moves toward regional government in South Carolina, and the Augusta Aiken Metropolitan Council of Governments as a potential model. It notes state reforms enabling county home rule, cross boundary councils, and regional planning precedents like the Appalachian Commission.
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Joe Gunnels
Aiken
Gunnels
Augusta
Gunnells
Aiken County
Marshall Cain
John Henry Williams
Sen. Thurmond
Sen. Hollings
Dorn
Nixon
Hammond
New Orleans
Statehouse
Augusta - Aiken Metropolitan
Appalachian Regional Commission
Festival Recalls Dixieland Origins in Newport Jazz
New York AP Newport Jazz Festival features Dixieland on three Staten Island Ferry cruises up the Hudson. Performers include Kid Thomas Preservation Hall Band Papa Bues Viking Jazz Band and Papa French Original Tuxedo Band, performing classics like Basin Street Blues Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey and Ol Man Mose while ferry passengers sing dance and clap along.
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New York
Hudson
Staten Island
Manhattan
Kid Thomas
Preservation Hall
Papa French
New Orleans
Papa Bue
Viking
Bill Bailey
Ol’ Man Mose
Basin Street
Murders Rise in New York City Early 1971 Six Months
New York City recorded 714 murders in the first six months of 1971 versus 548 in the same period of 1970, averaging nearly four killings per day.
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New York City
Koscot Trial Begins Today
Jefferson City Missouri The contempt trial of Koscot Interplanetary founded by Glenn Turner opened in Jackson County Circuit Court Independence The attorney general seeks more than 190 violations with 5000 fine per violation and restitution plus a ban on Missouri operations and possible jail terms for willful violations Turner a Marion County South Carolina native.
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Witre
Jefferson City
Glenn Turner
Koscot Interplanetary
Jackson County
Atty
John C. Danroth
Koscot
Pyramid
Missouri
Danroth
Turner
Marion County
S.C
Community Calendar Listings for Aiken Clubs
The Toastmasters meet at 7 p.m. at the Commercial Hotel. The Chess Club gathers at 7 30 p.m. in the Pet Dairy Building. The Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 7 30 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Club house. The Licensed Practical Nurse Association convenes at 1 30 p.m. at the county health center and 7 30 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria.
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Commercial
Pet Dairy
Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club
Senior Citizens
Aiken County Licensed Practical Nurse Association
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South Carolina
John West
Columbia
Areawide
Lower Savannah
Aruset
Sun Budunn
Palmetto Federal
Chesterfield ST. Aiken, South Carolina
Mobile
Barnwell - Edgefield
Johnston
McCormick
Georgia Avenue
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Razor
Schick
Laurent S.W
Gibson
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