Rice Bowls Drive Aims To Feed World Hunger
The S C Baptist Convention urges churches to collect coins in plastic rice bowl banks by August 3 for world hunger relief, with funds sent to the state office and then to the Foreign Mission Board. Also notes singing testimonies at North Aiken Baptist, St John’s Family Activities Day, Darien Baptist Homecoming, and joint Vacation Bible School at Belvedere.
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S.C. Baptist Convention
State Convention Business
Foreign Mission Board
Debra Baggot
Aiken County
Darlene Hale
Terry Eubank
Darien
Prayer In School Battle Continues On Capitol Hill
Washington moves to lift court limits on school prayers as House hearings set for July 29 30 and Aug 9 amid broad Protestant Catholic and Jewish opposition. Public polls show majority favor prayers while evangelical groups push for constitutional change.
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Supreme Court
House
Robert Kastermeier
D-Wis
John W. Baker
Baptist Joint Committee On Public Affairs
Philip M. Crane
R-Il
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Washington
National Association of Evangelicals
Religious Roundtable
Moral Majority
Christian Voice
Princeton Religious Research Center
Federal Appeals Court Seals Scientology Documents
A U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled that 25 000 documents detailing alleged Scientology conspiracy to steal government records should remain sealed citing privacy rights of the church and members. The court sent the case back to District Judge Charles R. Richey for more reasons to compel public access.
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Washington
Church of Scientology
US. Court of Appeals
U.S
Charles R. Richey
Los Angeles
PSA Seeks Waste Pollutant Details From 42 Aiken Plants
Forty two industries using the Horse Creek Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant were asked to complete a detailed EPA required questionnaire. The data aim to identify wastes deposited in the sewer and potential pollutants reaching the Savannah River.
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Horse Creek Valley
Environmental Protection Agency
Stanley K. Wagher
Savannah
Wagher
Thomas E. Hancher
Savannah River
Day
Aiken City Extends Census Hotline and Forum Plans
Aiken residents urged to check census participation via a hotline at 648-5461 if mail forms were not received or a census taker did not visit. City Manager Windham stressed accuracy for the 10 year results and said corrections are due within 10 days after release. Citizens for Decency Through Law will hold a forum at Aiken Technical College to discuss pornography issues with county officials and council candidates. An August 19 meeting with the legislative delegation and candidates will cover the same topics. The paper noted a prior error, reporting July 29 at USC Aiken.
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Citizens For Decency Through Law
Aiken Technical College
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Usc-Aiken
Hopelands Hosts Pianist Ragtime Show At Hopeland Gardens
Margaret Milton Utley of Augusta headlines a Monday 7 p.m. ragtime and Dixieland concert at Hopeland Garden Summer Concert Series sponsored by the Aiken Recreation Department. Michael L. Budd accompanies on drums. Bring seating. Free parking near Whiskey Road and Mead Avenue. If rain, move to First Baptist Church.
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Hopeland Gardens
Margaret Milton Utley
Augusta
Hopeland Garden
Aiken Recreation
Curton Named Director of District 12 Jaycees
JACKSON-Dick Curton appointed by Gene Martin to direct District 12 Jaycees. District 12 covers Aiken Belvedere Jackson Midland Valley and North Augusta. Curton a five year Jackson Jaycees member has won chapter and district Jaycee of the year multiple times. In 1978 his family was named Aiken County Family of the Year.
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Jaycees
Curton
Gene Martin
S.C. Jaycees
Aiken
Belvedere
Jackson
Midland Valley
North Augusta
Jackson Jaycees
Aiken County
Aiken City Council Postpones Monday Meeting
The Aiken City Council will not meet Monday. Its next meeting will be Aug. 11.
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Aiken
Overlay zoning debate in North Augusta meeting
North Augusta plans and zoning commission discussed overlay zoning as a concept residents must accept. City engineer E Ronald Andrews said the idea has merit but requires clear information for final resident decisions.
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North Augusta
E. Ronald Andrews
Andrews
Planning Commission
Georgia Avenue
Break-in at Edna Ivey Home in North Augusta
A break-in at Edna Ivey on Rt 3 Box 511 North Augusta led to about 1000 dollars in property loss. thieves stole three shotguns a rifle and 500 dollars in jewelry per Aiken County Sheriff's Department report.
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Edna Ivey
Rt. 3
Box 511
North Augusta
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Voter Registration Events Announced In Aiken County
Deputy registrars of the Aiken County Board of Voter Registration will register voters at three locations over the next two weeks. Piggly Wiggly at York Street and Hampton Avenue on July 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aiken K Mart on Augusta Highway August 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Trash and Treasure on S C 19 North August 9 from 2 to 6 p.m.
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Aiken County
Suits charge negligence in release of patient
Two $1 million suits allege State Hospital in Columbia was negligent when it released a mentally ill man who later killed Bobby Sharpe and wounded Franklin Smith. Levits, admitted Feb 2 1979 for mental illness, was released three weeks later and is jailed on murder and assault charges.
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Columbia
State Hospital
Bobby C. Sharpe
Franklin D. Smith
Shefornia Smith
Smith
Ruth
U.S. 321
Sharpe
William Gordon Levits
Levits
Lexington County
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