Networks plan live coverage of Reagan news conference
ABC CBS NBC and CNN will air the White House news conference live at 8 p.m. EDT. In Aiken County a council meeting will consider a traffic study amid plans for 3000+ new homes and a dozen commercial projects. A kidnapping domestic dispute in Aiken ended with a suspect held on a family court warrant.
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Weather outlook for Aiken with showers possible
Tonight is mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thundershowers and lows in the 70s. Tomorrow has a 60 percent chance of showers with highs in the mid 80s and southwest winds around 10 mph.
Free Greek singer and two Americans released in Beirut hijack
Greek folk singer Demis Roussos and two Americans freed at a news conference by Amal militia leader Nabih Berri in west Beirut. Forty Americans still held. hijackers demand release of 700 Shiite prisoners in Israel.
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Perry Council Margie Blizzard First Woman Council Member
Margie S Blizzard becomes Perry Town Council seat one in a first for the town while downplaying the milestone She won unopposed with 76 votes in the June 4 election and says turnout rose from mayoral competition In a long career she was Aikens first school speech therapist and taught at Lexington High School for a year before earning certification through a Crippled Children’s Society scholarship
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Congressman calls for raid on Beirut airport over hijacking
U S Representative Tommy Robinson urged a sudden retaliatory strike against Beirut airport in response to Shiite hijackers holding Americans. He argued the airport must be removed to show U S willingness to act, contrasting with other nations perceived as stronger. Also noted: Margie Blizzard named first woman on Perry Town Council and first female speech therapist in Aiken County schools.
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North Augusta Council hears plea for Area Two school district
Paul Hyer of the Concerned People of Area Two urged the North Augusta City Council to consider a separate school district for Area Two. He argued the current Consolidated School District of Aiken County ignores Area Two needs and spends funds on outdoor facilities while school buildings deteriorate. He claimed a distinct district would save money on repairs and benefit both areas.
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