Night's Rain To Pay Off For Farmers
The rain last night brought relief to farmers with about two inches in Couchton Montmorenci and New Ellenton, while Bush Field Airport in Augusta logged five inches. The storm caused scattered blackouts from blown fuses and a burned transformer near University Apartments as electricity was disrupted.
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Food Costs Down Again Survey Finds Big Sugar Drop
The Associated Press reports a March 1, 1973 market basket survey showing a 2.7 percent decline in total cost at 13 city stores led by a sharp sugar drop. Eggs and various meats fluctuated across cities while eggs fell in 10 of the surveyed areas.
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Have You Heard About Buddys Outdoor Teasing and Gifts
A 12 year old, Buddy Statler, questions outdoor life after a camping trip. He jokes about many bugs and spiders while sharing his sleep ing bag with them. An Aiken mother loves cleaning a filthy apartment, noting vacuuming reveals real results. A 7 year old opens birthday gifts and says she does not know what one large package is.
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Graduations Set Across Aiken County High Schools
Aiken High plans 8 p.m. graduation at Hagood Stadium with rain backup at USC Aiken and 7:15 p.m. check-in for ticket holders. Speakers include Cheryl Wicker William Jones and Robert Burns. Other area schools Smith Midland Valley North Augusta Ridge Spring Wagener Salley hold 8 p.m. ceremonies with local leaders and student body presidents as speakers.
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Midland Valley High
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North Augusta High
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William Bigger
Ridge Spring
Monetta High School
George Sawyer
Ted B. Willis
Aiken County
Diana Sanders
RSM
Wagener-Salley High School
Wagener-Salley High
Danny Leaphart
Cindy Brown
Theresa Waites
Vinson,Longtime U S Congressman, Dies at 97 in Georgia
Former U S Representative Carl Vinson died at 5 a m EDT in Baldwin County Medical Center Milledgeville at age 97 after a heart attack last year He served 50 years in Congress becoming Navy Committee chairman and a driving force in building up the U S Navy He married Mary Green MacGregory in 1921 who died in 1951 Vinson known as the Swamp Fox held the longest continuous House tenure and was honored with a ship named for him, USS Carl Vinson, to be launched next year.
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