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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1978

Page

2

New Ellenton Election Ballot Sees Six Candidates

Six candidates appear on the New Ellenton general election ballot with no official opposition. Incumbent Mayor Carl E. Langley Jr faces a write-in challenge from Wallace Brock. Four city council seats are contested by R. Earl Martin H. E. Whitman Thomas H. Wingo and Richard W. Campbell. Guy Bryson runs for water commissioner. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm at the Civic Center with Kyle Belcher as poll manager.

New Ellenton Carl E. Langley Jr Wallace Brock Brock R. Earl Martin H.E Gene) Whitman Thomas H. Wingo Richard W. Campbell Guy Bryson New Ellenton Civic Center Oak and Myrtle Streets Kyle Belcher

Aiken Man Dies In County Wreck

Aiken resident Sidney Raymond Toole, 51, died in a head on collision on U S 278 near Petticoat Junction while driving west toward Augusta. The other driver, Fred Green of New Ellenton, was eastbound. Toole died en route to the hospital. the crash damaged the highway.

Petticoat Junction Aiken S. C. Highway Patrol Sidney Raymond Toole Fred Green Sycamore Street New Ellenton Toole Clearwater Augusta Green

Council Discusses Connection Rates

The Aiken City Council will hold a second reading and public hearing on an ordinance to equalize water connection rates for all out of city customers. The meeting also covers Park Commission tree planting, wastewater facility contract amendments, and street system changes.

Aiken Park Commission

Cain committee seeks broad input for 1978 GOP platform

Marshall Cain chairs a public hearing session with GOP leaders and groups including AFL-CIO Palmetto Teachers Association and South Carolina Brown Lung Association. Former congressman Bo Young and ex SC Tax Commissioner Raymon Finch explained platform drafting needs. Cain urged public contact to join this weekend meetings as education welfare reform and tax policy shape the platform for the April 8 Columbia convention.

Afl-Cio Palmetto Teachers Association South Carolina Brown Lung Association GOP Cain Committee Bo Young Congress Raymon Finch South Carolina Cain Ittee Columbia

Aiken Board to Consider School Policy and Enrichment Talks

The Aiken County Board of Education will meet tomorrow at 8 PM with Student Council members as special guests. Items include transferring students with pending criminal charges to the adult education program, Trust Company Bank bond bid approval, staff policy revisions, and a U S Department of Energy and DuPont sponsored summer program proposal. The meeting is open to the public with an executive session for appeals and personnel matters. Nationwide forecast predicts rain in New England and showers in the Northwest.

Aiken High School Aiken County Board of Education Aiken Trust Company Bank U. S. Department of Energy E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company

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