American group shares teaching methods in Soviet and Baltic visits
Ms Norton described a travel series to Moscow St. Petersburg Tallinn and Bet country where Americans exchanged educational materials with Russian and Estonian colleagues. She noted language shifts among children, challenges with funding and reporting, plus cultural experiences like cathedrals and a crowded St Petersburg market, and cautions about unsafe water.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Ms. Nortom Sa New
Fie
Sralhoc
Bet
Russia
Tallinn
Norton
Ms. Norton
14Th Street
New York
Estonia
Aiken Choral Society Plans Charity Concert at Piccolo Spoleto
The Aiken Choral Society, with flutist Linda B. Karr, performs about an hour and 15 minutes. It features Stabat Mater and reflects healing through art amid war and suffering. Pastor Rev. Bob James welcomes the group at Bethel United Methodist Church as 40 singers travel to Charleston aided by a $1,000 Westinghouse grant for sheet music.
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Linda B. Karr
Prost. Hewitt
Charleston
Bethel United Methodist Church
Bob James
St. John’s Unitied Methodist Church
Aiken
Westinghouse
United Way Hosts Final Home Buyers Seminar in Aiken
The United Way of Aiken County with NationsBank offers a free first time home buyers seminar this weekend at Friendship Baptist Church on Richland Avenue East. The program covers budgeting credit repair choosing a home mortgage and closing with a work book and certificate upon completion. Joint applicants are encouraged to attend and call Laura Melvin at 648-8331 for information or registration.
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United Way
Aiken County
Aiken
NationsBank
Laura Melvin
Inventors Showcase South Carolina Inventions
Inventor Ironberg highlights a temperature control backup system applicable to plastics processing in factories. Fellow South Carolina native Billy Grant presents a glow‑in‑the‑dark level with a built‑in switch aimed at handyworkers. Grant seeks a manufacturer, pricing it like a level plus a flashlight.
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Ironberg
South Carolina
Billy Grant
West Union
Kron
Verg
Grant
Janice Grant
Billy
MINI PAGES Sundays in the Aiken Standards
A weekly Mini Pages feature appears each Sunday in the Aiken Standards offering brief community notes and quick reads. It highlights local events, offerings, and public notices in concise items. The section invites reader participation and welcomes submissions.
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Arkenite
Aiken Choral Society
Free State Inspection
Aiken-Augusta
University Avenue
LONLY
Augusta
Scott Webster
Foxchase Women’s Club
Hitchcock Woods
U.S
Claudette Drummond
Faye Patrick
Cathy Hedges
Foxchase Club
Michael Laughlin
Hitchcock Foundation
Sandy Tucker
Foundation Trust
Radio Shack
Saile
Circuitlat Enita
Eva
Tandy
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