Shriners Prepare Harness Races At One Mile Track
The Aiken Shriners sponsor a harness race event at the One Mile Track on Banks Mill Road with nine races. Gates open at 10 a.m. and units such as Potentate's Guard and Rawhiders manage tickets and parking while Clowns run concession stands. Proceeds support crippled and burned children centers nationwide.
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L.E
Robbie) Robinson
Shriners
Potentate
Rawhiders
Robinson
Jamil Temple
Banks Mill Road
Have You Heard At Aiken Prep School Marriage Gaffe
A playful note about a student at Aiken Preparatory School confusing marriage relationships as “out laws” during a weekend visit by the headmaster’s parents. The piece also recalls Helen Mulcahy dozing through Saturday Night Live until her husband wakes her as the show ended awhile earlier.
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Aiken Preparatory School
Helen Mulcahy
Massacre in Chad claims hundreds of Muslim lives
Diplomatic sources report over 800 killed in and around Moundou Chad during a three day outbreak of intercommunal violence. Moslem traders and families were targeted as rumors of a conspiracy to seize the nation sparked riots. European residents evacuated by French forces described the massacres and refugee exodus.
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N'Djamena
Chad
Africa
Moundou
Moundau
Aiken Plans Federally Leased Office Building
Federal agencies in Aiken will be housed under one roof in a new federally-leased office building. Plans solidify as Associated Builders of Cincinnati prepares to start construction once administrative details are resolved. The 1.8 acre site sits at York Street and Barnwell Avenue.
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Aiken
Robert Barling
General Services Administration
Atlanta
Associated Builders
Cincinnati
Ohio
York Street
Barnwell Avenue
Aiken County Council Eyes Industrial Bond for Wagener
The council considers an ordinance approving an industrial revenue bond for Wagener Industries at 7 p.m. in the county office complex on Richland Avenue. The agenda notes a full evening with routine hearings and old business but no building code item.
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Aiken County Council
Richland Avenue
Wagener Industries
Hopeland Gardens Hosts Summer Concert Series 1979
Hopeland Gardens opens a new performing arts area on April 29 with the 1979 Summer Concert Program. The Monday night schedule features Nashvil le performer Stewart Harris and a roster including Aiken Civic Ballet Debora Ducate, Roy McComas, Shoestring Opera Company of Atlanta, U.S. Navy Band of Charleston, Joanne Greene Westafer, Voices of Praise, and the Apple Ensemble of Lexington among others.
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Hopeland Gardens
Nashville
Stewart Harris
Aiken
A.A.A.W
Aiken High School
Aiken Civic Ballet
Debora Ducate
Roy McComas
Voices of Praise
Ruth Cauble
Dubose Robertson
Apple Ensemble
Lexington — Blue Grass
Musicians Performers Trust Fund
Cost shifts in Thoroughbred training spark debate in Aiken
Veteran trainer W C Freeman says training methods are stable but costs rise. He notes daily training costs rose from 14 to 36 40 dollars since 1960 and says payroll totals about 60000 weekly, sustaining Aiken's economy and attracting retiree racetrackers. Freeman cites Kelso as the standout horse from Aiken stables.
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W.C
Mike) Freeman
Aiken
Wakin
Freeman
East Coast
Kelso
Richard DuPont
No Decision Yet On Seat Five Race
The South Carolina Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the Aiken County Council District Five contest between Republican L Kline Paulk and Democrat Billie K Trapp. A five judge panel heard arguments and may issue a rapid ruling or delay, with no date set.
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Columbia
South Carolina Supreme Court
Aiken County
L. Kline Paulk
Billie K
A. Gilford) Trapp
Elliott D. Thompson
Supreme Court
James B. Ellisor
State Election Commission
Inside Today Aiken County Today
Aiken County page guide lists five comics and a Dear Abby column alongside obituaries editorials sports television and weather coverage for the day.
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Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Jackson Reviews Legal Route Over New Beech Island High School
Jackson Town Council forming a legal advisory committee to explore alternatives and guarantees for building the Beech Island Jackson New Ellenton high school amid cost concerns. Members include Mayor Helms, Ellis as chair, Dunseith, and Curtain of the Jackson PTO.
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Jackson — Jackson
Beech Island- Jackson
New
Ellenton High School
Albert
al) Ellis
Jackson
Aiken County
A. Earlie Helms
Ellis
Dunseith
Dick Curtain
Helms
Walter Beddingfield
Continental Phone Company
Savannah River Plant
SRP
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Aiken Shriners
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Ledbetter
Sherman Hahn
Robbie Robinson
Lynne Katonak
Ear Nix
Park Avenue
Jeannie Lancaster
Council
Hopelands
Hulsebus
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