Jail-A Thon Aiken Cancer Society fundraiser mock jail
The American Cancer Society hosts a Jail-A Thon fundraiser at USC Aiken from 10 am to 5 pm tomorrow and Thursday. For 25 dollars, participants can be arrested and bailed out by friends. bail is set by a judge and no one stays longer than two hours. The goal is to raise 15 thousand dollars by Thursday evening. Call 649-5552 649-5553 or 649-5554 to participate.
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Aiken County
American Cancer Society
Usc-Aiken
The
Cancer Society
Man Charged in Stabbing of 15YearOld in Graniteville
Ronnie Ryan of Graniteville is charged with assault and intent to murder in the stabbing of a 15 year old Graniteville girl who is in stable condition at Aiken Community Hospital. Ryan, 410 Main Street, is held on 20000 bond and faces marijuana possession charges. The incident occurred Saturday night.
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Graniteville
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
Weekend Rain Chances With Warm Temperatures
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with a low in the upper 60s and southeast winds around 5 mph. A 20 percent chance of rain remains. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the low 90s and a 30 percent rain chance. From Thursday through Saturday expect scattered showers, more numerous Thursday and Friday, with highs in the mid to upper 80s and nightly lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.
Aiken links to White House talk via Jolley dress
Aiken connections surface in a Washington shop owned by Clarence Jolley. Geraldine Ferraro wore a dress bought there for her vice presidential acceptance. North Augusta player Bob Bigger, 6 feet 5 inches, was seen in a bib at a local restaurant. He resisted but agreed bibs suit lobster dining.
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Aiken
White House
Geraldine Ferraro
C.R. Jolley
Washington, D.C
Clarence Jolley
North Augusta
Bob Bigger
Bob
Consumer Prices Rise 2 Percent
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in June as food costs edged up 0.1 percent and orange prices surged 22.5 percent. Gasoline fell 1.5 percent, pork and poultry rose modestly, and housing costs climbed 0.2 percent while medical care advanced 0.5 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Reagan
Commerce Department
United States
U.S
Reactor Decision Remains On Hold
DOE communications show no decision yet on NPR location or reactor concept. A new schedule will be set for an environmental impact statement. Letters from Energy Secretary Hodel and Ronald Cochran to Rep. Rudnick are cited.
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Department of Energy
Aiken Standard
NPR
Energy
Donald P. Hodel
Ronald W. Cochran
Office of
Nuclear Materials Production
Irene Rudnick
Aiken
Cochran
Reagan to hold second news conference this week
President Reagan will hold a news conference at 8 p m EDT Tuesday in Washington The White House announced it will be his 26th conference since taking office Spokesman Larry Speakes said an opening statement will be given but the topic was not disclosed Reagan had signaled the press to wait until Tuesday night for questions
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
Coaches' Salary Hike Falls Short by One Vote
Aiken County high school coaches and athletic directors fell one vote short of a pay hike at last week's school board meeting. Advocates led by J P Kneece urged adding 20 paid days and boosting supplements above the district's current levels, while Dr. Linda Clary urged delaying to next year's budget.
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Aiken County
Gary Smallen
South Aiken High School
Smallen
J.P. Kneece
Linda M. Clary
Kneece
Clary
Richard Phillips
Clarence W. Dickert
Jackson denies bid against Thurmond in South Carolina
Washington expert Lorn S. Foster says rumors of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson challenging Strom Thurmond in the Senate are wishful thinking. Obstacles include Jackson's million-dollar campaign debt, residency issues, and the signature requirement by August 1. If he ran as an independent he could peel black Democratic supporters from Melvin Purvis, risking party cohesion.
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Washington
Jesse L. Jackson
Senate
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Lorn S. Foster
Joint Center For Political Studies
Jackson
Foster
Center
South
Carolina
South Carolina
Sen. Thurmond
Melvin Purvis
Security Training Set Aims for Unified Program
Savannah River Plant officers will take part in an anti-terrorist and security seminar this fall in New Mexico. The Albuquerque Operations Office offers the Energy Department program to standardize training, improve efficiency, and enable rapid mobilization to other sites. David Jackson notes the program will use a central location with state-of-the-art instruction.
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Savannah River
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Energy Department
David Jackson
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