Triple Crown Schedule for Aiken events
AIKEN events list March 15 2 p.m. at Aiken Training Track Two Notch Road features Triple Crown trials and March 16 12 p.m. Hall of Fame induction at Hopeland Gardens with Bowl Game and Smart Angle. March 21 9 a.m. Horse Show in the Woods Hitchcock Woods. March 22 1 p.m. Aiken Hunt Meet at Steeplechase Track Audubon Avenue.
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Two Notch Road
Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
The
Woods
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken Hunt
Audubon Avenue
Aiken Hall of Fame
C. Oliver Iselin
Jury Selection Nears End in Holoway Killings Trial
Three men Fesse Lee Laney Roosevelt Bryant and Robert Hightower face armed robbery and murder charges for the Jan. 4 1979 shotgun deaths of Charles and Mary Holoway operators of the College Acres Zippy Mart on Whiskey Road in Aiken County. Jury selection to determine final juror and two alternates concludes today with witnesses invited at 1 p m. If guilty verdicts a second trial will determine sentence with sequestered jurors.
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Charles
Mary Holoway
Aiken County
Fesse Lee Laney
Roosevelt Bryant
Robert Hightower
Holoways
College Acres
Whiskey Road
Man Charged As Accessory In Store Owners’ Murders
Sandy R. Washington, 23, of Aiken has been arrested and charged as an accessory before the fact of murder in the killings of convenience store operators Charles and Mary Holoway. He was taken into custody in Graniteville and is held in the Aiken County Jail following investigations by the County Sheriff and Solicitor’s Office.
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Sandy R. Washington
Rt. 1
Aiken
Charles and
Mary Holoway
Washington
Graniteville
Aiken County
Skipper Perry Takes On Two New Jobs In Aiken
Aiken City Councilman Perry adds banking recruiter to his duties and takes on domestic help as his wife Ann heals from a leg injury. He relies on his two sons to manage the household while guests like Walt Burckhalter listen to WKTX during a lunch.
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Skipper Perry
Aiken
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Perry
Walt Burckhalter
Pacers
WKTX
Ford Meets With Carter, Backs GOP
Four GOP candidates prepare for a Chicago debate as Gerald Ford hints at a possible bid and backs the drive to unseat President Carter. Ford meets with Carter at the White House while urging Republicans to unite behind the nominee, with Reagan and others in the race. Ed Kennedy campaigns in Illinois as Ford weighs a challenge after the Illinois primary.
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GOP
Chicago
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Carter
White House
Ford
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
George Bush
John B. Anderson
Philip Crane
Edward M. Kennedy
Peoria
California
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Hall of Fame to induct two Aiken champions Sunday
The Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame will honor Bowl Game and Smart Angle as its 26th and 27th national champions. Induction Sunday at noon at Hopeland Gardens intersection Whiskey Road Dupree Place. Both trainers John M. Gaver Jr. and Woodford C Stephens attend to recount careers.
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Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Steeds
Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Whiskey Road
Dupree Place
Bowl Game
John M. Gaver Jr
Smart Angle
Woodford C
Woody) Stephens
Greentree Stable
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Aiken Today
Erma Bombeck
Sports Dear Abby Television
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Ted Stokes
Aiken Standard
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Washington, D.C
Stephens
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Woodruff Drug
Aiken Drug
Leminick Pharmacy
Lionel Smith Ltd
Bankers Trust and Farmers and Merchants
Peter Howell
Saratoga
N.Y
Newmarket
England
G.H. Bostwick
W.C. Stephens
Milton Toby
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