Mall Protesters Threaten Boycott in North Augusta
At a North Augusta City Hall meeting, over 70 residents mobbed the discussion of a West Martintown Road mall led by developer A Roy Krouse Jr. and cited potential boycotts and possible legal action. protest organizer William F Conkright reported about 500 petitions opposing the project.
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North Augusta
West Martintown Road
North Augusta City Hall
Washington Road
William F
Bill) Conkright
Cil
Augusta
Conkright
A. Roy Krouse Jr
Krouse-Matheny Realty Co
Henry R. McKenney Jr
North
Bill) Franke
North Augusta Plaza
Martintown Road
Have You Heard A Quirky St. Patrick Day Snippet
A collage of lighthearted remarks and misheard lines from a spring day at Houndslake Country Club. Jim Finch notes the grounds crew as St Patrick's Day celebrations unfold with playful talk about lawn care and quirky city plans.
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Jim Finch
Houndslake Country Club
Jim
Cold forecast with frost warnings and sunny weekend
The forecast warns of frost and freeze tonight with clear skies and mid 20s lows. Saturday is sunny with 60s highs for the Trials, and precipitation remains unlikely. The extended outlook hints at springlike warmth with 60s to 70s by next week and 30s to 40s nights.
Aiken Trials Ready for 36th Thoroughbred Run
The 36th Aiken Trials open Saturday at 2 p.m. on the Aiken Training Track off Powderhouse Road. The event blends new horses and people with a familiar track, crowds, and picnic atmosphere, echoing era past and present.
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Aiken
Powderhouse Road
Arkenites
William Post
Fred Post
Harold Fletcher
Russell Grace
David Dows
Fletcher
Kellah E. Cleckley
Whitney Tower
Two Notch Road
Scott Hunter
Carter Warns USSR Cuba On Defense Policy
President Carter in a Wake Forest speech links a strong defense with restraint by the Soviet Union and Cuba. He warns that aid and proxy support to the United States must be reciprocal or risk eroding cooperation while asserting a modest defense budget share.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Carter
Soviet Union
Cuba
United States
Africa
Wake Forest University
Moscow
Savannah
Georgia
Wake Forest
Federe
Mrs. Rudnick Drops Bid for Family Court Judge Race
Rep Irene Rudnick withdraws from the race for the vacant family court judge post citing scheduling conflicts and potential opposition within her party She files to seek re election for House District 85 The move follows a bar association recommendation and a delegation split with opposition led by Rep Cecil Collins
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Family Court
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
John W. Harte Jr
Aiken County
Rudnick
General Assembly
Democratic Party
Harte
Cecil L. Collins
North Augusta
Collins
Aiken County Bar Association
Howard K. Williamson
James P Fields, Jr
Harvey Officer Killed in Line of Duty to Receive LEAA Aid
Survivors of Public Safety officer Mike Harvey, killed January 26 in Aiken while battling a house fire, will receive a 50 000 benefit from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Acts of 1976. The act covers deaths from injuries sustained on or before September 26, 1976.
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Mike Harvey
Aiken
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
SEAA
Harvey
Public Safety Officers Benefits Acts
Physician Langston Sentenced in Aiken Court
West Columbia physician Bernard L Langston, 33, convicted last October of violating federal drug and gun control laws, is sentenced to five years in prison. Judge Charles E Simmons Jr rejected leniency despite family and attorney appeals for alcohol and addiction considerations.
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West Columbia
Bernard L. Langston
Langston
U.S
Charles E. Simons Jr
Correction The Grice Cabinet Works civil suit ruling
The Aiken Standard corrects yesterday’s report that Grice Cabinet Works was favored in a civil court suit involving Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cargile. The jury ruled in favor of the Cargiles and the paper regrets the error.
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Aiken
Grice Cabinet Works
And
Dennis Cargile
Cargiles
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