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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1979
Page
1
The 13th Aiken Hunt Meet begins tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. with six jumps and three flat races at Clark Field. Ford Conger notes refurbishing of jumps from Camden and praises volunteers who keep the event running. Weather tops near mid 60s with little rain expected as the meet proceeds.
Michelle Brandner receives $15 for a birthday cake as second prize in a Bugs Bunny tied sweepstakes. The gift honors a child with a fondness for the car toon character.
The 81st Aiken Horse Show in Hitchcock Woods scheduled for today has been postponed to 9 a.m. Sunday. The event remains a traditional show in the woods show ring.
New Hope two Graniteville men died after being struck by a car on US 1 early today. Bobby D. Ready, 46, died at the scene while Robert Lee Jones, 35, died at University Hospital after 3:38 AM. Driver Robert N. Burns, 49, of Aiken, was not speeding based on initial report. no charges filed yet pending investigation and coroner’s report.
An Irmo man, Carl Wendel Ward, 33, was shot in the left foot during a robbery attempt on S C 215 in Aiken County. Ward was approached by three black men with a gun after a staged tire problem, then fled. he was treated and released from Aiken Community Hospital as deputies investigate.
Sharp price jumps in food housing and gasoline pushed the Consumer Price Index up 1.2 percent in February the largest monthly rise in four years. Food costs rose 1.6 percent with meat up 4.9 percent. annual inflation reached 9.9 percent. The report notes potential new anti inflation steps from President Carter and compares February’s rise to September 1974 peak.
Three Aiken County youths in detention at Birchwood share candid experiences with drugs. They describe starting young, peer pressure, and crimes connected to substance use, saying the price is too high and vowing to change if released.
Aiken County stands to gain about 1 million dollars for higher education next fiscal year. Rep. C Marshall Cain announced USC Aiken would receive 646 373 and Aiken TEC 200 655, a 24 percent education fund boost for the county.
Read today’s section with editorials obituaries sports comics and the maiden voyage feature. Dear Abby and TV weather provide guidance and entertainment across the pages.
Aiken County settled with Underwriters Adjustment Co for $16,000 on the bond of former clerk Cleo J. Scott after a July 1978 suit over $45,378 missing from July 1972 to July 1974. The Attorney General’s office, handling the case, noted county approval of the settlement and that potential trial loss could have been $18,000. County expenses will come from the settlement.
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