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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1980

Page

7

North Augusta Considers Two Tax Ordinances

North Augusta City Council will give first readings to two tax ordinances at tomorrow night's meeting. One moves motor vehicle tax due date from September 1 1980 to January 1 1981 with the 98 mill tax rate for 1980. The other aligns vehicle tax payment period with license renewal through month end. The session starts at 7 30 p.m. in City Hall with a 7 15 p.m. pre council meeting.

North Augusta Buena Vista Ave

Dollar General theft and motorcycle stolen

A break in at the Dollar General Store on Laurens Street SW in Aiken led Ruthie Mae Smith to report a missing cashbox and a rear door opened from inside. About $540 was stolen. Entry was traced to a roof vent and elevator shaft. A separate weekend theft involved Abbas Azizzadeh reporting an orange Honda 125cc motorcycle taken from his Carriage Apartments home yard between Thursday night and Friday morning.

Dollar General Aiken Department of Public Safety Records Ruthie Mae Smith Laurens St Abbas Azizzadeh

Bevill Seen as North Carolina Wildlife Chief

Vernon Bevill Jr. of Aiken and current South Carolina biologist is expected to be recommended today as the new director of the North Carolina Wildlife Commission. If approved he would succeed R B Hamilton who has acted as director since January after Robert B Hazel quit amid commission pressure. Hazel served 30 years with the agency.

Vernon Bevill Jr North Carolina Wildlife Commission Bevill S.C. Wildlife and Marine Resources Department R.B. Hamilton Hamilton Robert B. Hazel Commission Hazel

Community Band Performs Tonight At Hopeland Gardens

The Aiken Community Band performs at 7 during the Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series hosted by the Aiken Recreation Department. Attendees should bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating in the park at Whiskey Road and Dupree Place with free parking in the adjacent Mead Avenue lot. rain location is the H O Weeks Activities Center.

Aiken Hopeland Gardens Aiken Recreation Department Whiskey Road Dupree Place Mead Avenue H.O. Weeks

Public hearing on school budget and district issues

The Aiken County Board of Education will hold a public hearing tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Education Center 843 Edgefield Ave to discuss the proposed 1980-81 budget. A first reading of discipline code changes and a request to use school property for a Little League field are on the agenda.

Aiken County Board of Education Edgefield Ave Laurens Street Jane Bibler PTA USC Aiken Lynn Hilley Area II Advisory Council School Advisory Council

Da Vinci Masterpiece Develops Crack in The Last Supper

Italian art officials report a six foot crack on the wall beside Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper in Milan. The fissure runs inches from Apostle John and may involve painting damage, blamed on vibrations from traffic or subsidence.

Milan Italy Leonardo da Vinci John Santa Maria Delle Grazie

Highway Patrol Commander Col Seaborn Dies in Columbia

Funeral services were held for Col William J Seaborn 62 commander of the South Carolina Highway Patrol who died of an apparent heart attack at his Columbia home. He served since 1941 in multiple counties, became district commander then deputy commander in 1968 and patrol commander in 1977. He emphasized enforcing the national 55 mph limit to reduce fatalities and conserve energy. Surviving are his wife two sons and two grandsons. Burial was at Oconee Memorial Park near Seneca.

Columbia Bethel United Methodist Church William J. Seaborn South Carolina Highway Patrol Seaborn Atlanta Valhalla Kershaw Chesterfield Lee Spartanburg Chester Greenwood Charleston Macie Whitten Walhalla William P. Seaborn Earle Seaborn Pensacola Fla Oconee Memorial Park Seneca

Minority youth to drive future U.S. job market

A policy expert warns minority youth will account for about one in seven new young workers in the coming decade. Despite higher birth rates than whites, minority youth face unemployment despite fewer entrants. The piece highlights mounting pressure on schools and employers to address this trend.

Wolfbein

Body recovered from river in South Carolina tragedy

The body of Benjamin Franklin Hazel 35 of Clearwater was recovered from the Savannah River Friday by divers from the Belvedere North Augusta Rescue Squad. Witnesses reported Hazel jumped from the Fifth Street bridge Wednesday. His body was found on the river bottom about 8 30 Friday morning.

Benjamin Franklin Hazel Savannah River Belvedere North Augusta Hazel Fifth Street

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