21 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1978
Page
1
In Aiken County the field grows with Forest L. Kirby Cleve Edmunds and L V. Davis filing for four year council terms. Kirby and Edmunds ran in 1976 and lost while Davis did not run and remains in his original term.
In Aiken Mary Lou Barlow spots a flying saucer after watching Project UFO and may see The Wizard of Oz on Sunday. Msgr George L Smith is tasked with praying for Hunt Meet weather this Saturday as Triple Crown forecasts hinge on clear skies. A Yorkshire hog named Charlie with six feet on the front legs, owned by J M Brown, is shown in a farm magazine.
The forecast calls for clouds and scattered showers tonight with a low in the 50s. Tomorrow will be partly sunny with highs in the lower 70s and a reduced rain chance. By Thursday to Saturday it turns partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the 40s.
The Aiken Hunt Meet at Clark Field features women jockeys in the opening four furlong race at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Sharp Sonny runs in the first race as part of a six-race program with purses totaling 14 600 dollars and the Imperial Cup offering 7 500 dollars. Tall Award seeks a third win in the cup against rivals Deux Coup ridden by Tom Skiffington, with heavy weights assigned to Deux Coup and Jerry Fishback on Tall Award.
President Carter seeks prompt Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and progress toward a Middle East settlement with Egypt. He pushes for adherence to UN resolutions, limits on settlements, and approval of U.S. arms sales to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, while Begin emphasizes security guarantees against cross border attacks.
Commissioner William E. Chamberland praised being a good person and urged local involvement at the Salvation Army Ad visory Board dinner at Millbrook Baptist Church. Five new advisory members and three new officers were inducted as Captain John F. White outlined fundraising efforts and led the band and choir.
The Alston Wilkes Society and USC Criminal Justice Academy discuss alternatives to incarceration during a USC Aiken program. They cite a $116 million prison bill as unaffordable and note eight thousand inmates statewide with annual per inmate costs around 3 500 dollars, highlighting economic factors in favor of alternatives.
The Aiken Hunt Meet at Whitney Field hosts steeplechase events on March 25 with advance tickets $2.50 and gate $3. Subscriber rail parking for four is $50 and guarantors tickets $125 for a four person tent party. Ser toma Club sponsors polo Sundays. the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame opens daily 2 to 5 except Monday at Hopeland Gardens on Whiskey Road.
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