East Germany Bows Out Of Los Angeles Olympics
East Germany announced it would not participate in the Los Angeles Games citing U.S. security failures and failure to guarantee safety for participants from the communist bloc. The move follows Soviet and Bulgarian withdrawals and aligns with broader bloc protests over Olympic arrangements.
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Judge Peeples Seeks South Carolina Supreme Court Seat
Second Circuit Judge Rodney Peeples confirms he plans to run for election to the South Carolina Supreme Court next year as a vacancy will be created when Chief Justice C. Bruce Littlejohn reaches retirement age. The post is decided by the General Assembly. Gloria Bratcher in Belvedere hospitalized after store robbery. The 35 year old clerk was shot in the face during the depot No 2 robbery and is listed in serious condition. Three black men fled in a white over gold Chevrolet Impala. Authorities continue to search for the suspects.
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Belvedere
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Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital
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Aiken County
Aiken Horse Show Opens Tomorrow in Hitchcock Woods
The annual Aiken Horse Show starts at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Hitchcock Woods with hunter classes and a children’s hunter division at 2 p.m. A family class and pair classes are added this year per show secretary Mrs. Hugh Fenwick. Spectators may drive to the show ring via the South entrance or park there and walk to the ring.
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USC Aiken coach comments after pregnant speaker at banquet
USC Aiken baseball coach Randy Warrick spoke at Tuesday's sports banquet after Jana De Hart wife of basketball coach Glen De Hart. Warrick, noting he has spoken at many events, said this was the first time he followed a pregnant woman who was seven months along.
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Death at Gem Lake construction site under investigation
Aiken County inquiry continues into Tuesday death of James Norman Neutzling 42 of Pomeroy Ohio at a Gem Lake trench collapse. Robbie Benjamin 26 of Augusta survived after being trapped almost four hours. an autopsy cites asphyxia from chest and abdomen compression.
Rescue in Kaolin Mud Ends with Alive Survivor and Fatality
Robbie Benjamin, 26, of Augusta was rescued after nearly four hours trapped up to his neck in kaolin mud at the Gem Lake construction site. James Norman Neutzling, 42, of Pomeroy, Ohio, died of asphyxia in the cave-in. Emergency crews from Aiken and volunteers braved dangerous conditions to shore up walls, divert sewerage flow, and pull Benjamin free as neighbors and workers watched.
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Blair Construction Company
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Public Safety
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Beecham Products
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Robbie Shellhouse
S&p Grading Company
Ann Taylor Named Outstanding Older American in Lower Savannah
Ann Taylor of Aiken was named Outstanding Older American of the Lower Savannah Region at a luncheon. A Wilmington native who has resided in Aiken 26 years, she is a registered nurse who helped establish the Aiken USO and served four years as its program director. She later started a home day care program for preschool children.
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Ann) Taylor
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Voter Registration Deadline Approaches in Aiken County
The deadline for county residents to register for the June 12 primary is 5 p.m. Saturday. Those moving within the county must file a change of address 30 days before the election. The Voter Registration Office hours run 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Frances Pennington chairs the county board and notes the May 12 deadline for barrier free precinct voting.
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