Aiken Hunt Meet to Open 1979 Dixie Steeplechase Circuit
The Aiken Hunt Meet starts the 1979 Dixie Steeplechase Circuit with six races at Clark Field in Aiken. Gates open at 9 a.m. and post time is 1 30 p.m. Tickets cost 2 50 in advance or 3 at the gate. four-railside parking costs 50. The day includes flat and jumping races with purses from 400 to 7 500 and a total purse of 15 000. Proceeds go to Helping Hands of Aiken.
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Aiken Hunt
Aiken
Hunt Association
Clark Field
Powder House Road
Greater Aiken
Aiken Sertoma Club
Helping Hands of Aiken
New York
Ford Conger
Atlanta
Aiken Hunt Meet drops mule race after seven years
Fred B. Wright and Ford Conger of the Aiken Steeplechase Association announce the mule race will not close the Meet for the first time in seven years. They say spectators are more sophisticated and proceeds will fund Better races and Helping Hands.
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Aiken Hunt
Fred B. Wright
Aiken
Ford Conger
Begin: Jerusalem Won't Be Divided
Prime Minister Menachem Begin vows in the Knesset the West Bank and Gaza will not yield to a Palestinian state nor East Jerusalem. He says Jerusalem is Israel's eternal capital and will not be divided. Observers expect broad support for the peace pact as debates proceed.
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Menachem Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
East Jerusalem
Begin
Knesset
Mustafa Khalil
Israel
Khalil
Sinai Desert
Board Set To Rule On L B C Coach Fate
After a three hour public hearing in Aiken County the fate of Langley Bath Clearwater High coach Tim Hulsebus rests with the Board of Education. Hulsebus was fired February 16 and seeks reinstatement as both boys basketball and baseball coach. The board said a decision would come within 10 days. Witnesses praised Hulsebus while noting past mistakes in administration. South Carolina High School League official Lawrence Graves testified LC B program is on probation for violations including an ineligible player and unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Langley-Bath-Clearwater High
Tim Hulsebus
Craig Davis
Columbia
Hulsebus
Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken Educational Center
J.P. Kneece
Jeff Clark
Aiken County
Lawrence Graves
Graves
Batesburg- Leesville
Jerry Swing
Area III
Pat Ward Faces Knotty Challenge in Weekend Chop
Local report notes Pat Ward dealing with a fallen tree over the weekend. He quips the obstacle is a knot, joking that hitting it means it will knot out, reflecting a tough but lighthearted moment in a casual outdoor task.
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Pat Ward
Drug problem in Aiken County worsens says law officers
County officials J. Carroll Busbee and Paul D. Grant say drugs have intensified in Aiken County with Judge Rodney Peeples noting it as a top state source. They urge community involvement and emphasize prevention, parental awareness, and early signs in schools as the issue grows.
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Aiken County
J. Carroll Busbee
Aiken
Public Safety Department
Paul D. Grant
Rodney A. Peeples
Second Circuit
Peeples
Busbee
Grant
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