Storms Cause Power Outages Across Aiken County
High winds and thunderstorms cut power in North Augusta New Ellenton and Jackson with a damaged substation knocking out electricity until early morning. Lightning and fallen trees caused outages and minor repairs continued at sunrise. No heat fatalities in Aiken County though heat related injuries were treated. Two churches and a social services agency reported air conditioner thefts valued at 450 and 500 dollars.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
New Ellenton
Jackson
State
Ellenton-Jackson
North
Augusta
John T. Beckham
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Hammond Hills
Louis Wessinger
S.C. Electric and Gas Co
SCEG
Aiken
Breezy Hill
Graniteville
Ward Jackson
Aiken Community Hospital
Bath United Methodist Church
Charles Wesley United Methodist Church
Trolley Line
Posner's Deadline Is Tonight for Graniteville Stock Tender
The deadline for Graniteville Company stockholders to tender shares to Southeastern Public Service Company at 17.50 per share ends tonight. Southeastern seeks two thirds of Graniteville to gain control of the 138 year old firm. Posner holds a major stake and previously tendered for 51 percent. Graniteville directors approve the takeover terms amid prior bidding attempts from Ursa Corp. and ongoing negotiations.
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Graniteville Company
Southeastern Public Service Company
Southeastern
Victor Posner
Graniteville Board of Directors
Ursa Corp
Graniteville
Posner
UM and M Plans Major Modernization At Clearwater Plant
United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc will terminate about 150 workers as part of a Clearwater Print and Finishing reorganization. Dan Moore Jr and Joe Gatta announce new marketing strategies, phasing out unprofitable lines, and a major capital spend to modernize with new machinery for efficiency and future expansion.
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United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc
Clearwater Print
Dan Moore Jr
Joe Gatta
Clearwater
Moore
50 Most Eligible Men In Augusta seeks nominations
A 132 page book to be published in October aims to list Augusta area men rated by area women. Nomination forms are distributed locally and by mail, with about 300 applications already on file from professionals including scientists and government officials.
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Mr. Right
Aiken-Augusta
Augusta
Vanelle Herde
Amy Lamprey
Herde
Beech Island
Ms. Lamprey
Aiken
Columbia
P.O. Box
Rod Shealy Publishing Co
School Board To Discuss Basic Skills Test Results
The Aiken County Board of Education will release CTBS results for grades 4 7 and 10 at the 7 30 p.m. meeting at the Educational Center at York and Morgan Streets. A new CTBS form was used this year preventing direct year to year score comparisons.
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Aiken County
Lemonade Stand Duo Courted by Heat and Hype
North Augusta youngsters Liza Dupont aged 7 and Nanette Ragan aged 9 set up a lemonade stand labeled Self-Service and escaped the heat by retreating indoors to air conditioning while customers paid inside.
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Liza Dupont
Nanette Ragan
North Augusta
American Spacecraft To Carry A Part Of Our County With Them
In 1986 the United States will launch Project Galileo a comprehensive study of Io Europa Ganymede and Callisto. A Solar Polar craft built by ESA will launch on the Space Shuttle to explore the Sun's polar region using Jupiter's gravity to accelerate its voyage.
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America Next
Savannah River
United States
Galileo
Europa
Galileo Galilei
European Space
Sun
Space Shuttle
Jupiter
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Ginny Southworth
Kristin Yanek
Um&m
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