Likable SCE&G worker John Dunbar shot dead in Aiken
John Wayne Dunbar, a 6 foot tall SCE&G gas service man, was found died from gunshot wounds at his home on 1514 Redd St. Aiken. His wife Joann described a dawn confrontation with a black male assailant during a home invasion. Co-workers recalled his friendly nature and willingness to help others.
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John Wayne Dunbar
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Dunbar
Redd St
Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Sce&g
Joann
Ray
John
Geneva Curry
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
TV Showtime Debuts in Aiken Standard Friday Edition
The Aiken Standard announces TV Showtime a new weekly television section to publish with Friday editions. It will list all local commercial public and pay stations including Aiken Cablevision and feature program stories. Co produced with Press Features Hopewell Va.
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Aiken Standard
TV Showtime
Aiken
Hopewell
SRP Program Options Chart Details Costs and Jobs
This chart outlines potential Savannah River Plant programs and their anticipated effects on cost and employment. It highlights which initiatives may raise or save expenses and the number of jobs each could affect.
Possible Projects Could Cost Millions at Savannah River Plant
The Savannah River Plant SRP could gain activity in the 1980s with several defense related nuclear projects under consideration. If built these programs would create hundreds of jobs and hundreds of millions in investments. A laser driven plutonium separation process is a leading but highly classified proposal in early development.
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Savannah River
SRP
Plaza Suite play shut down by wind in Hopeland Gardens
In Hopeland Gardens a gust toppled three flats used for Becky Dyer's Garden Theater Plaza Suite causing an outdoor disruption. Director Becky Dyer had the production pause but performer Theda Roberts recovered to finish without missing a line. The Laurens Street Philosopher offers a cheeky definition of a nudist as a coatless restless person who wears trousers.
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Becky Dyer
Hopeland Gardens
Theda Roberts
Laurens Street
Luke's Gets Waste Contract and Littering Ordinance in Aiken County
The Aiken County Council advanced an anti littering ordinance with eight violations including hauling unc overed material and penalties of 200 dollars or 30 days in jail or equal community service. They awarded Luke's Waste Control a one year 389000 dollar bid for trash collection starting July 1 and approved building plans for the Agricultural Agencies Building with estimated 555000 dollars, plus a 22000 dollar temporary repair contract for the damaged courthouse.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Wells
Council
Clemson Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Warner
Stewart Builders
Minor Recession Signals After GNP Decline
The Commerce Department reports the inflation adjusted GNP fell at a 1.9 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, raising the possibility of a minor recession this year. Inflation eased from 9.8 percent to 6 percent, but real output shrank below zero as high interest rates bite.
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Washington
Commerce Department
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Gaffney
John Dunbar
L.C. Greene
John W. Dunbar
Showtime
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Abby
Louis Rukeyser
Science Front
Showtime Sports
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Luke’s
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