Park Avenue Run Opens Weekend Sesquicentennial Activities
The weekend sesquicentennial kicks off with a one mile Park Avenue run at 9 a.m. starting near the old railway station and finishing at the Laurens Street fountain. Early registration opens at 7 a.m. for $4 at the start. All finishers receive a participation ribbon. Sponsors include the Aiken Track Club Owens Corning Fiberglass Trophies Unlimited Aiken Produce and C S Bank.
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Park Avenue
Laurens Street
Aiken Track Club
Owens-Corning Fiberglass
Trophies Unlimited
Aiken Produce
C & S Bank
Steve Faulk
Elliott Sets NASCAR Speed Record Grabbing Winston 500 Pole
Bill Elliott blasting a 209.398 mph qualifying lap at Talladega set a new stock car track record and earned the pole for the Winston 500. Rival drivers doubted they could beat him and planned to save engine power for Sunday’s race while rain concerns lingered.
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Elliott
Talladega
Ala
Bill Elliott
Neil Bennett
Bennett
Darrell Waltrip
Chase Elliott
Waltrip
Alabama International Motor Speedway
Tri-Oval
Dawsonville
Daytona International Speedway
Cale Yarborough
Daytona
Aiken Recreation Tryouts Set Across Age Groups
The Aiken Recreation Department hosts Classic soccer tryouts at Virginia Acres on May 18 at 10 a.m. Selected players join the fall 1985 and spring 1986 teams and will pay a uniform fee. Age groups cover Under 12 to Under 19 with birth year ranges listed.
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Aiken Recreation Department
Virginia Acres
Tulane Withdraws From Metro Conference Over Basketball
New Orleans AP reports Tulane University withdraws from the Metro Conference after the league rejected a member without a basketball program. Tulane President Eamon Kelly canceled the basketball program amid allegations of point shaving.
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Metro
Metro Conference
Tulane
Kelly
Steve Hatchell
Tulane University
New Orleans
Eamon Kelly
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By Phil Jones
Los Angeles
Jim Brown
Brown
Johnnie Cochran
Carol Moses
Hollywood Hills
Moses
Gamecock Club
Aiken County Gamecock Club
Houndslake Country Club
Bill Foster
Joe Morrison
Gamecocks
Aiken
Woodruff Drugs
Aiken Drugs
Belk
Bath Pharmacy
North Augusta
Aiken Recreation Planning
MCMC
MC Me
Murray Walker
Briggs & Stratton
Murray
Peach Orchard
Augusta
Martintown
S.C
Forest Hills Plaza
Augusta, Ga. Kalmia Plaza
Alken, S.C
Columbia Square
Martinez, Ga
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