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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2017
Page
9
Darlene Smalley, program director at the DuPont Planetarium, USC Aiken, recalls staying up late to watch Neil Armstrong become the first man on the Moon.
The 1969 Apollo 11 mission is recalled as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins reached the lunar surface from July 16 to July 24. Locally, Darlene Smalley links the August 21 solar eclipse over Aiken County to renewed inspiration, while some residents question space funding and priorities.
The Aiken Standard and Review reports mixed views on space travel with Mrs Burr opposing going to the moon while Mr Burr supports the lunar race. Citizens praise national unity from the moon mission as the Aug 21 solar eclipse approaches in Aiken County with totality near 2:45 PM per NASA data.
The United Way hosted a Stuff the Bus event at Walmart on Richland Avenue to stock School Tools for Aiken County Public Schools. Volunteers sorted donations including crayons glue sticks and notebooks with support from Aiken Electric Cooperative and corporate donors.
A settlement resolves a 2015 lawsuit by Elijah Pontoon and Lakeya Hicks over a 2014 traffic stop on Horry Street near Richland Avenue. The document notes no admission of liability and praises officers and Public Safety for professionalism and protecting rights.
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