Twelve year old Clifford Morrison on visit in Aiken
Clifford Morrison, 12, is visiting his grandfather Henry W. Morrison in Aiken after returning from Washington where he represented Utah in the national spelling bee. He was eliminated for misspelling cerecloth. Polly Goldston muses on snakes and training slips in a humorous exchange overheard by her husband and a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Morrison
Aiken
Henry W. Morrison
Clifford
Washington
Utah
Polly Goldston
Weather forecast stays warm with scattered storms
Warm conditions continue with highs in the upper 80s and lows around 65. Tonight a mix of mostly sunny skies and increasing clouds bring a 10 percent to 30 percent chance of thundershowers, then 20 percent tomorrow. Extended outlook for partly cloudy skies with mid 80s highs and mid 60s lows.
Taxpayers Group To Meet Tonight In Aiken
The Aiken County Board of Education and the Aiken County Taxpayers Association plan a 7:30 pm meeting to discuss raising the school budget via a higher millage rate. Attending are Carl Shealy and board members Clifton L Williamson and A J Maddox, with legislative delegation members invited. The session takes place at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken County Taxpayers Association
Carl Shealy
Clifton, L. Williamson
A.J. Maddox
Stanley E. Smith
Taxpayers’ Group
Aiken County
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Whiskey Road
July Sentencing Set For Thurmond and Shaffer
U S District Court Judge Robert R Merhige Jr said the sentencing of Dr George A Thurmond and Mrs Shaffer may be delayed until July due to a crowded schedule. The two were convicted May 26 in federal court on 23 counts of filing false Medicaid claims and three counts of attempting to cover up their crimes.
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George A. Thurmond
Neil C. Shaffer
U. S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Thurmond
North Augusta
Shaffer
Primary Balloting Set For Tomorrow In Aiken County
In Aiken County a multi race Democratic primary and a Republican governor race on one party ballot shape cross over voting. GOP chairmen Bell and Dunkin say cross overs are uncertain though magistrate races may draw votes. Ravenel Thurmond clash dominates attention.
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Aiken County
Ed Young
Raymon Finch
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Robert M. Bell
Charles D
Pug) Ravenel
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Ravenel
Thurmond
John Bolt Culbertson
Charleston
Culbertson
Graniteville
GOP
Bell
Joe W. Dunkin
Republican Party
Dunkin
Magistrate
Aikien
North Augusta
Senate
Financial Disclosure Bill Gains Momentum in Congress
Supporters say a broad financial disclosure bill may pass the House within weeks after Senate approval. The measure would require disclosure by the president, top aides, federal judges, and lawmakers, with penalties up to ten thousand dollars and one year in jail for false reports.</s>
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Rep
Richardson Preyer
D-N.c
House Select Ethics Committee
Preyer
Select Ethics Committee
Judiciary Committee
Armed Services Committee
Civil Service Committee
Aiken City Council Considers Budget and Related Ordinances
The Aiken City Council will hold second readings and public hearings on the 1978 1979 city budget and two financing ordinances raising garbage rates by one dollar monthly and city tax millage from 135 to 145. Additional ordinances cover annexing and zoning for Silver Bluff Estates, borrowing for improvements, extending police jurisdiction to public parking lots, and rezoning Gary Allen property on SC Highway 19 N. The meeting at 8 p.m. in city hall council chamber invites public attendance.
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Aiken
Park Commission
Public Safety Department
Silver Bluff Estates
Heritage Square
Oleander, Mimosa
Azalea Place
Gary Allen
S. C. Highway 19
Council Chamber
City Hall
Aiken County Voters Set for Democratic Primary Ballots
Voters in Aiken County face two party ballots with Republicans nominating only a governor contest between Ed Young and Raymon Finch while Democrats offer full slates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state education adjutant general agriculture U S senate and multiple state and county seats including district magistrate and county council races.
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Aiken County
Ed Young
Raymon Finch
Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn
Brantley Harvey, Jr
Dick Riley
Horace C. Smith
Tom Smith
Nancy Stevenson
Hopelands Concert With Robertson and Cauble Tonight
Tonight at 7 p.m. the Hopelands Gardens concert features tenor DuBose Robertson and pianist Ruth Cauble. If rain comes the performance moves to First Baptist Church on York Street.
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Hopeland Gardens
DuBose Robertson
Ruth Cauble
First Baptist Church
York Street
Inside Today Focus On Youth Unemployment
Aiken County Today outlines trends in youth joblessness and local programs. Dear Abby, Estorials, obituaries and sports updates accompany the insight on page IB with weather and map references across sections 1B 4B 3B 4A 2A and 8A.
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Aiken County
Abby
Woman recalls death encounter after heart attack
Elizabeth Gallegos describes a near death experience two weeks after a May 24 heart attack at her Trolley Line Road home. Paramedics Alan Cato and Kevin Ward relayed to Dr J William Thurmond who guided a ten minute revival using a heart shock unit after her ventricle fibrillation. She was clinically dead four to six minutes before her heart revived and she now recuperates with no fear of death though wary of future pain.
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Elizabeth Gallegos
Mrs. Gallegos
Alan Cato
Kevin Ward
Aiken County Hospital
J. William Thurmond
Thurmond
Cato
Ward
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James B. Arthur
Arthur
South Boundary
Jeannie Lancaster
Hopelands
Gallegos
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