Horne and Scott Win Jaycee Honors at Banquet
Horne named Jaycee of the Year while Scott receives the Outstanding Service Award at the Jaycee Nation and Awards Banquet. Rep. Joe Anderson spoke on community benefits amid government cutbacks, with awards going to Patton Blanks and Dennis. Bob Parr is succeeded by Jim Stewart as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Horne
Randy Scott
Horne
Scott
Rep
Joe Anderson
Aiken County
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Anderson
Jaycees
Rep. Anderson
Marty Patton
Ray Blanks
Aiken Jaycee County Fair
Paul Dennis
Deat
Bob Parris
Jim Stewart
Suspect Stable After Shootout With Aiken Officers
Albert J. Burke, 41, of Millen Georgia, remained in stable condition after being shot multiple times in a Friday encounter with Aiken Department of Public Safety officers. The pursuit began when Corp. John Winfield found a car stopped on Richland Avenue and escalated as Burke fired at officers, then fled and was captured after a vehicle pursuit.
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Albert J. Burke
Burke
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Millen
Aiken Community Hospital
J. Carrol Busbee
Corp
John Winfield
Richland Avenue
Cherokee Street
Busbee
Winfield
Ike Lewis
Laurens
Newberry
Lewis
Richland
Lt. Lewis
Windsor
Williston
Schofield Middle School to Host PTO Meeting
Schofield Middle School will hold a Parent Teacher Organization meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the cafeteria. Officers will be elected and students teachers and volunteers will receive awards. All parents are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield Middle School
Miracle cornea transplant restores sight in Graniteville man
Dr. Stephen VanDerVliet performed a cornea transplant on J.W. Woodward of Graniteville after cataract and acute glaucoma left him nearly blind. The donor cornea arrived from the South Carolina Eye Bank via the SC Association for the Blind, with the triple procedure completed at Aiken Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Woodward
Stephen VanDerVliet
Woodward
Graniteville
Vandervliet
South Carolina Association For the Blind
South Carolina Eye Bank
VanDer Vliet
Aiken
Aiken Community Hospital
Book on Col McCormick Makes Aiken Sesquicentennial Debut
A Chicago biographical book Poor Little Rich Boy (and how he made good) arrives in time for Aiken’s sesquicentennial. Gwen Morgan and Arthur Veysey of the Chicago Tribune co author with cartoons by Joseph Parrish. The work covers Col. Robert R. McCormick’s Aiken ties, politics, homes Whitehall and Cantigny, and his WWI era museum.
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Chicago
Aiken
Chicago Tribune
Gwen Morgan
Arthur Veysey
Tribune
Joseph Parrish
Robert R. McCormick
Whiskey Road
Franklin D. Roone
Whitehall
Willis Irvin
Southern Institute of Architects
McCormick
Irvin
Canti
Gny
Wheaton
Ill
Joseph Giles
Charles Lindberg
Augusta
Daniel Field
Summer Arts Program Offered in Aiken District
The Aiken County School District announces a six week summer program for grades 7–12 with exceptional talent in music art and drama. Certified teachers and SC Arts Commission approved artists will guide study from June 17 to July 30 at South Aiken High School 9 am to 2 30 pm with no participation charge. Students audition for admission and must apply by the Wednesday deadline. Contact guidance counselors or Dr. John B Bradley at 649-6085 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
South Carolina Arts Commission
South Aiken High School
John B. Bradley
State Baptist Leaders Gather For Aiken Conference
The 108th annual session of the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina opens at Friendship Baptist Church Aiken with a 7 p.m. communion service led by Rev. Ulysses Durham. Delegates from 72 associations and about 400,000 black Baptists gather through Saturday for budget debates, talks by leaders like Rev. Dr. James O. Rich, and lectures on teenage pregnancy and Third World issues.
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Emily J. Hindman
Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of
South Carolina
Friendship Baptist Church
Ulysses Durham
Pickens
Ooloney River Association
Durham
Aiken
James Williams
Friendship Baptist
Kershaw St
James O. Rich
St. Paul’s Baptist Church
Anderson
Sumter
E E. Weaver
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Carolina
Rich
Randall Robinson
TransAfrica
Ethiopia
Africa
Morris College
Luis C. Richardson
S.C
Michael Daniels
U.S
Dargan McMasters
Fedsot
Betty Shearin
Benedict College
Columbia
Morris College Board of Trustees
Friendship College
Rock Hill
Friendship
Rock Area
Residents urge PCB cleanup in Cateechee
In Cateechee Twelve Mile Creek residents claim PCB taint causes miscarriages and kidney problems and plan a newsletter to back their suit against two manufacturers. CATS aims to press for water cleanup and a new supply, while officials downplay immediate health risks despite marginal PCB readings.
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Cateechee
Twelve Mile Creek
Carole Whitfield
Citizens Against Toxic Substances
Mer
Pickens County
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
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Stephen VanDer Vliet
Col. McCormick
The
McCormicks
Tribune Foundations
Ms. Morgan
Cicero
Veysey
Halas
Crossroads Communications
DuPage Heritage Galler
State Baptist
Curtis Mathes
Stereos
Athes
Salem
Saxony
Aiken Carpet Mart
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