Parking Adjustments Expected for Aiken Trials Mud
Mud and soggy soil at the Aiken Training Track threaten parking areas for The Trials. Aiken Jaycees say railside spots may shift to dodge puddles with final plans due tomorrow morning. Gates open 10 a.m. day of event with 2 p.m. races and $5 adults $2 children under 12.
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Aiken
Tom Rapp
Aiken Jaycees
Rapp
Capt
J.H. Lawton
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Lawton
Audubon Avenue
Two Notch Road
Aiken Trials and Hunt Meet Schedule Details
Event line up for March at Aiken features The Aiken Trials on Saturday March 19 at 2 p.m. with advance tickets $4 adults $2 children under 12 and race day $5 adults $2 children under 12 sponsored by Aiken Jaycees. The Aiken Hunt Meet on Saturday March 26 at 1 30 p.m. at Clark Field offers guarantor packages 150 including four tickets tent party luncheon and parking railside options 25 plus scarce limited railside parking 25 and general admission 3 adults 2 children under 12 with race day admission 4 adults sponsored by Aiken SERTOMA Club.
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Aiken
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken Hunt
Clark Field
Railside
Aiken Sertoma Club
Surprise Good Samaritan Returns Purse on Whiskey Road
Patsy McManaway was surprised when a man rushed to her car at a traffic light on Whiskey Road and South Boundary and returned a purse she had lost three days earlier. He claimed he found it on her bumper after she had driven 30 to 40 miles. The details of the purse’s journey remain unclear, but she thanks those who helped return its contents to the rightful owner.
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Patsy McManaway
Whiskey Road
South Boundary
Aiken County Planning Commission Narrows Director Hopefuls
The Aiken County Planning Commission forms a three member committee led by J Franklin Smith to cut about 45 planning director candidates to three. County Administrator W Scott Barnes now controls hiring under the reorganization plan though the commission may review finalists. Council liaison delays in meeting information prompt inquiry by Councilman H M McElhaney.
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Aiken County
Commission
W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
H.M
Mike) McElhaney
County Council
McElhaney
Marilyn Smith
Middleman Denies Thurmond Bribe Story
The unnamed alleged middleman in a supposed bribe offer to Sen. Strom Thurmond denies knowledge of the scheme. He told The State he had never heard of William W. Pearce, despite columnist Jack Anderson naming Pearce as a witness to two $10,000 payments.
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Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
William W. Pearce
Jack Anderson
Sen. Thurmond
CIA
Edwin P. Wilson
Pearce
South Carolina
Washington
Barnes Boylston Dismissed From Libel Suits
Libel suits against Aiken County administrator W Scott Barnes and county tax collector W H Boylston by Dan Samonsky were dismissed without prejudice after settlements. A related suit against County Councilman H M Mike McElhaney awaits ruling by Judge Rodney A Peeples.
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Aiken County
Belvedere
W. Scott Barnes
Aiken
W.H. Boylston
Dan Samonsky
Samonsky
H. M
Mike) McElhaney
Rodney A. Peeples
Should Betting Be Legalized In South Carolina
Readers are asked if pari mutuel horse betting should be legalized in South Carolina communities via local option votes. The impulse cites potential growth of the horse industry in Aiken County and opposition on moral or religious grounds.
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S.C. House
Aiken County
South Carolina
Aiken Standard
Aiken
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Phil Jones
Thurmond
Boylston
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