Voting problems loom as runoff elections near
Three primary runoffs are set for next Tuesday with two Democrats and one Republican. Officials fear 13 new county precincts may not be ready causing polling mixups. Voters across parties face rules about cross primary participation and oath requirements.
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Paul D. Grant
Ralph Gunnells
Jack Adkison
Mike McElhaney
County Council
Horse Creek Valley
Beech Island
Didates
Carrol Heath
Charles Rhodes
North Charleston
Marshall T. Mays
Greenwood
U.S. Senate
Ernest F. Hollings
Robert M. Oswald
Crops Soak Up Needed Rain In Aiken County
Aiken County farmers await further rain after a drought causing substantial crop damage. Soybeans cotton peanuts may recover with ongoing rain. corn remains severely hurt but some plants survive. Livestock feed and grazing pastures suffered, delaying meat production as weather officials forecast rain through the week.
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Earle
National Weather Service
Savings Rise Spending Falls In Deepening Recession
U S government figures show May savings up 3.9 percent from April while spending slips 0.1 percent. Personal income edges up 0.1 percent to 2.07 trillion annual rate, offsetting April decline. Savings rise to 4.5 percent of income, marking a shift from inflation hedges to recession cushioning. May marks second straight month of decreased consumer spending.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Lightning strikes Beech Island man near Lions Club field
Beech Island South Carolina S B Broome Jr 33 was treated and released from University Hospital after a lightning strike near him at the Beech Island Lions Club field around 10 p m Tuesday He was playing in a game and was temporarily paralyzed as he ran to his car according to Fire Chief Richard Johnson
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Beech Island
University Hospital
S.B. Broome Jr
S.C
Broome
Richard Johnson
Useless Move Seen On Aiken County Health Board Ties
Public hearings over whether Aiken County should stay with ECGHSA or join a South Carolina planning agency yield little expected impact. Rep. Derrick calls discussions moot, citing need for cross state agreement and unlikely gubernatorial support.
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Aiken County
East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency
Ecghsa
South Carolina
Aiken
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Book Store and Concert in Wagener Face Council Action
The Aiken County Council may block an adult bookstore in Belvedere and a proposed amphitheater in Wagener under a new ordinance targeting proximity to churches and minor frequented facilities. Final readings are set for next Tuesday amid opposition from Rev. Tommy Knotts and traffic over permits.
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Aiken County
Belvedere
Wagener
Tommy
Knotts
L.C. Greene
Greene
Aiken
Eric P. Thompson
County Planning Commission
Horse Creek
Proposed School Budget Up 10 Percent in 1980 81
Aiken County School District proposes a 10 percent budget rise for 1980 81, with a 4.4 mill increase and an 8 percent across the board salary hike for staff. The plan totals 24 723 319 dollars, up 2 2 million from last year, citing higher salaries utilities and supplies and about 7 5 new teaching positions.
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Aiken County
T.B. Willis
Willis
Budget Highlights After Review Details Increases
The document notes an 8 percent salary raise and a 4.4 mill net increase in the levy. Total budget rises about 10 percent from last year. Approximately 7.5 new teaching positions are planned, with a possible reduction in Impact Aid funds.
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Jack Atkison
Elizabeth Harrington
Tom Earle
Clemson University
Palmer Freeman Jr
D-York
Herbert Kirsh
House
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Aiken Today
Dear
Abby
the Butcher
Derrick
George Busbee
D. Douglas Barnard
Ronald Bo Ginn
Herman Talmadge
Sam Nunn
Warner
Jack Atkinson
Council
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