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Desperate Characters Jail-A-Thon Nets Aiken Officials
Aiken residents and prominent figures were “arrested” at USCA on the first day of the American Cancer Society Jail-A-Thon. Sheriff Ralph Gunnells and Mayor H Odell Weeks led the bail drive, with totals rising to about $900 for Gunnells and $150 plus donations for Dr Robert Alexander’s son. Organizers target $15,000. more than $7,000 had been raised by 5 p.m. yesterday as attendees joked about mock trials and fundraising.
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Aiken
USCA
American Cancer Society
Ralph Gunnells
H. Odell Weeks
Robert Alexander
S.C
Irene Rudnick
Aiken Standard
Scott Hunter
Mary Ellen Gunter
Society
Jim Verenes
Roy Bean
Torquemada
Carl Langley
Augusta Chronicle
Verenes
Langley
Gunnells
Earl Glover
Aiken County
Usc-A
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Howard
Doc
Lawton
Public Safety
Carroll Busbee
Phil Jones