Aiken Plans 20 Year Growth Under New Development Study
The Aiken City Council adopted a $6,000 land use plan by Wismer McGill and Bell guiding growth for 20 years. It emphasizes annexation policy, minimum acreage standards, and improving north south access, with special projects like Hitchcock Woods fire defenses. The plan will guide but not bind future actions.
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Aiken
Columbia
Wismer, McGill and Bell
Roland H. Windham
Windham
H.O. Weeks
Frank Alexander
South
Aikien
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken County Plans Annex Move and Finance Shift
Aiken County moves toward centralizing offices with the annex dismantling and building reassembly at a cost under 90000 dollars funded by a loan. The sheriff’s office will gain the relocated 10000 square foot metal building with a mid July contract expectation. The health department and council will relocate, creating an auditorium for meetings as part of a 700000 dollar county restructuring.
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Aiken County
L.C. Greene
Aiken
Greene
Hampton Avenue
Aiken County Council
Aiken County Health Department
Health Department
Laurens Street
OPEC raises crude base price to 18 dollars a barrel
Geneva based OPEC lifts its base crude price to 18 dollars, with surcharges up to 2 dollars allowed, setting a maximum of 23.50 dollars per barrel. The move likely adds about 4 cents per gallon to U S gasoline and heating oil, marking the biggest rise in five years.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
United States
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Cyrus Ebrahimzadeh
Libya
Iran
Iraq
King Tut the Sassafras Poodle Returns Home
A poodle named King Tut, belonging to Mrs. B A Chapman, was lost Monday evening and found Tuesday evening by Angie West, age 12, who received 25 dollars for her effort. The tale mingles with a weather quip about Aiken's cool June days and nuclear plant speculation.
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King Tut
Sassafras
B.A. Chapman
Angie West
Cancer Fight Expands With New Laboratory Techniques
Researchers worldwide pursue fresh methods to combat cancer with hospitals testing innovations. The lab is where advances start, as research aims to unlock cancer’s mysteries. See Alton Blakeslee’s ninth segment of Tam ing the Killer Cell on page LIA.
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Alton Blakeslee
Lia
Carter to Admit 14,000 Indochinese Refugees Monthly
President Carter announced the United States will admit 14 000 Indochinese refugees each month doubling the current level. The plan aims to fund relief and resettlement with an estimated 150 million dollars more yearly cost, and a UN conference on refugees is urged in Geneva for July.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Tokyo
Carter
United States
U.S
U.N
Geneva
New York City
Vietnam
Japan
France
Britain
Germany
Canada
Italy
Kurt Waldheim
Jackson Debates Speed Limit Enforcement Discord Emerges
Mayor A Earlie Helms defends Jackson police amid a dispute over strict speed limit enforcement. Councilman Marion Brinkley resigned as police commissioner citing tickets for 6 to 10 mph over limits and the chief reported over 70 tickets since June 3 with many offenses 14 to 30 mph over.
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Jackson
A. Earlie Helms
Marion Brinkley
Brinkley
Chris Way
Helms
Librarian Leaves Work Not Reading Despite Quiet Exit
A librarian resigns from Aiken County library with no public explanation. Community calendar notes the departure as a quiet transition. Obituaries and sports sections follow on later pages, with TV and weather briefs across the edition.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
the Arts Weather
Fireworks Rules Tighten in Aiken and North Augusta
City officials in Aiken ban most fireworks with only sparklers and Chinese firecrackers allowed in limited cases. North Augusta permits only sparklers and prohibits all other fireworks within city limits. State Fire Marshal warns parents to supervise children and follow package labels while dealers risk arrest for illegal sales to under 14.
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Aiken
Brunson L. Cramer
North Augusta
Walter E. Newman
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