Brief Vocalists at Gardens in Hopeland Tonight
Christy Brown and John Menger headline a 7 p.m. vocal performance at Hope land Gardens as part of the 1990 Summer Concert Series by the Aiken Parks and Recreation Department. Parking is at Rye Patch on Berrie Road with rain plans at South Aiken High School. Remaining dates include July 30 Fort Gordon Band, Aug 6 The Riders, Aug 13 Aiken Community Band, and Aug 29 Fort Gordon Band.
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Christy Brown
John Menger
Hopeland Gardens
Aiken Parks and Recreation Department
Rye Patch
Berrie Road
South Aiken High School
Fort Gordon
the Riders
Aiken Community
IPTAY Raises Record $5.8 Million in 1989-1990
Clemson athletic booster IPTAY collected a record 5.8 million dollars for the 1989 1990 year despite fewer donors, club president Eddie Dalton said. The total rose from 5.3 million the year before and came from 18 364 donors.
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Clemson
IPTAY
Eddie Dalton
Dalton
Five Top Spots Freddie Houston Visited in Taipei
Freddie L. Houston relief supervisor at Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp returned from a business trip to Taipei Taiwan listing his five favorite places. The list includes Snake Alley The Grand Hover Kiss Disco Club noted as the largest disco in the eastern world The National Museum and the local pool room.
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Freddie L. Houston
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
Taipei
Taiwan
Snake Alley
World
National Museum
University Theatre Players at WSC Aiken May Set Record
The University Theatre Players at WSC Aiken may have set a record with their first production under the new name. Before Sunday’s matinee, over 1,600 people had seen three performances of the 1950s musical Grease directed by Jack Benjamin.
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University Theatre Players
WSC Aiken
Jack Benjamin
Birthdays for Local Figures Highlighted in Section
A list of birthday acknowledgments includes Chris Sanders John Weems Randy Brady J H Cushman Ellen Q Willis Ronnie Brisc Joe H Watson Beery Alex Benjamin Console, showcasing community figures celebrated in the period’s sosial notes.
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Chris Sanders
John Weems
Randy Brady
J.H. Cushman
Ellen Q. Willis
Ronnie Brisc
Joe H. Watson
Beery
Alex Benjamin Console
South Carolina Leaders Urge Wilkins for Supreme Court
Gov. Carroll A. Campbell Jr and Sen. Strom Thurmond call on President Bush to nominate William Wilkins Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the South deserves a seat as Wilkins, a Greenville appeals judge, emerges as a top candidate amid Brennan’s resignation.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Bush
William Wilkins Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
South
Supreme Court
Carroll Abell Jr
Strom Thurmond
Rl.c
White House
Wilkins
Greenville
FBI
Reagan Administration
Anthony Kennedy
Gov
Campbell
Sen. Thurmond
Thurmond
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Pickens
Sen
Reagan
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Chief Chief Jordan joins police academy to lead Wagener force
Ray Jordan the Wagener police chief, at age 68, enrolls in the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. He attends alongside 59 men and two women, completes the full eight weeks to learn child abuse laws, pursuit driving, and rights training, hoping to set an example for his department.
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South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Columbia
Jordan
Marine Corps
Academy
Wagener
Ie Uu Utes
Man Iti
Write-In Candidate To Run For Jackson Council Seat
Catherine Hiatt, a Jackson resident since 1953, announced as a write-in candidate for the vacant Town Council seat. She faces P. K. Greene and Andy Keller in the election to replace Walker Padgett who resigned in May. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Town Hall 106 Main St.
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Jackson Town
Catherine Hiatt
P.K. Greene
Andy Keller
Walker Padgett
Mrs. Hiott
Jackson
Main St
Weekend Accidents Kill Nine Across South Carolina
Nine people died on South Carolina highways over the weekend. Kenneth Epps twenty two of Summerville and Richard Tabor twenty four of Ladson perished when their pickup struck a tree on U.S. 17 in Dorchester County. Jeffrey Keith Johnston thirty one of Gaffney died after a motorcycle left Parris Bridge Road near Spartanburg and hit a cement pipe. Ruby Anderson seventy five of Bethune died in a head on crash on S C 1 near Bishopville. Connie George Williams twenty four of Hodges died in a crash on Sunday morning.
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South Carolina
Kenneth Epps
Summerville
Richard Tabor
Ladson
Epps
U.S. 17
Dorchester County
D.C. Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Jeffrey Keith Johnston
Gaffney
Parris Bridge
Spartanburg
Ruby Anderson
Bethune
S.C
Bishopville
Lee County
Connie George Williams
Hodges
All-Black Regiment Recounts Story Of Duty
About 300 veterans of the U S Army 24th Infantry Regiment gathered in South Carolina to recount their Korean War service and push for accurate Army histories Some veterans recalled the unit’s early actions in Korea and a 30 day hold of the Pusan Perimeter while others acknowledged racist leadership and fear of desertion The reunion also highlighted the regiment lineage back to the 1898 Battle of San Juan Hill with veterans expressing deep personal bonds and a sense of unseen sacrifice
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Columbia
U.S. Army
South Carolina
Korea
Harry Davis
Cleveland
24Th Infantry Regiment
U.S
Yechen
Pusan
24Th
Truman
Dillard
San ‘Juan Hill
Actress calls S C racist over film visit in 1990s
Spartanburg reports actress Julia Roberts touring Upstate area for a Fox movie and blasting the region as horribly racist in Rolling Stone. She recalled Abbeville and Spartanburg filming for Sleeping with the Enemy, saying local crowds avoided and restaurants were lacking while living there for weeks.
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Spartanburg
Julia Roberts
Upstate
20Th Century Fox
Sheet
Beene
Samaoanty
Ms. Roberts
Roberts
Abbeville
Rolling Stone Magazine
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Hitchcock Cleanup Begins in Hitch Cock Woods
Dr. Harry E. Shealy, chairman of the Hitchcock Foundation, announces a two week cleanup in Hitchcock Woods. A professional crew will remove dead trees and fallen timber along trails, guided by marked yellow Xs, under trustee supervision. Weather and conditions may affect the schedule.
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Hitchcock Woods
Harry E. Shealy
The
Hitchcock Foundation
Shealy
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Ferrell E. Rodgers
William Brennan
Police Academy
Agener
Ray Jordan
Tion
Wagoner
Jackson Council
Associated Press
All-Black Regiment
Hitchcock
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