Former N E Resident Seen On 60 Minutes Segment
A segment on thalidomide featuring Mona Martin a former New Ellenton resident and USC Aiken graduate will air Sunday night. CBS’s Lesley Stahl interviewed Martin in Columbia two months ago for the thalidomide piece. Martin who had leukemia seven years ago received thalidomide in an Johns Hopkins led experiment. The 60 Minutes program airs at 7 PM on Augusta WRDW TV Channel 12.
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CBS
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Columbia
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Augusta
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Aiken County Educator Receives Career Achievement Award
Columbia College Alumnae Association honors Gussie Kennerly Johnson with the Career Achievement Award at its annual meeting. Johnson earned a BA from Columbia College in 1985 and an USC master's in elementary administration. She served as Army First Lieutenant in World War II and later taught and led schools in Aiken and Wagener for 34 years.
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Aiken County
Columbia
Columbia College Alumnae Association
Gussie Kennerly Johnson
Aiken and
Wagener
T. B. Wills
Atkinson Campaign Hosts Steak Dinner in Wagener
The Atkinson campaign will hold a steak dinner at the Wagener Pavilion on Saturday starting at 11 a.m. Proceeds fund the sheriff bid. advance tickets not required. Tickets are five dollars and include steak potato corn and tea. call 564-5664 or 564-5971 for details.
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Wagener Uuzens
Jack Atkinson
Wagener
Atkinson
Aiken Garden Club Council Displays for National Garden Week
The Aiken Garden Club Council will present displays at Rye Patch next to Hopeland Gardens for National Garden Week. Open house runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 78. Flower arrangements by federation members will be shown in Rye Patch downstairs while local schools and a junior garden club exhibit upstairs. Admission is free.
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Rye Patch
Hopeland Gardens
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Aiken Regional Blood Center Opens to Local Supply
Dr. James V. Kasin welcomes the Aiken Community Blood Center at the Aurora Pavilion restoring a local blood supply for Aiken Regional Medical Centers. The center collects blood Mondays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., reducing reliance on bus shipments from Columbia and benefiting patients needing transfusions and after surgeries.
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Aiken Regional Medical
Greyhound
Aiken Regional
Kasin
Aiken Community Blood Center
Aurora Pavilion
Shepeard Community Blood Center
Aiken Community
American Red Cross
Columbia
Sasin Sava
Aiken
Ricky Satcher
Scott Webster
Pinecrest Graduates Its Last
Eight special education students graduated in a small Pinecrest ceremony as they prepare to mainstream into other schools next year. The event reflected deep emotion with traditional gowns and cap moments amid careful photos and video, signaling a long hoped for transition.
ER Head Steps Down to Start Family Practice
Dr. John B. Tomarchio resigns as director of Emergency Medicine at Aiken Regional Medical Centers after ten years to open a private family practice in Aiken. He will admit patients locally, aims to begin Sept 1, and will remain on the hospital board while supporting ongoing programs.
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Department of Emergency Medicine
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Tomarchio
Aiken
Aiken County Emergency Medical Services
Internet Inviting To Business
Three computer-use trainers from Computer Technology Services urged business owners to embrace the Internet for a competitive edge. At a seminar in Ai ken, trainer Mary Keenan highlighted a large untapped market reachable online to boost company growth. About 20 attendees heard the presentation on the information superhighway.
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Aiken
Mary Keenan
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