SRP to boost nuclear production with 101 million increase
Savannah River Plant will gain a 1979 budget rise to 463 million dollars with 413.1 million for defense as production of plutonium and tritium expands. G W Cunningham notes reactors run at full capacity with no extra staff. two additional reactors remain available for production.
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Savannah River
G. W. Cunningham
United States Nuclear Program
Congress
Carter
SRP
Amarillo
Tex
David M. Peek
House Appropriations Committee
Cunningham
House Committee
Mother's Day gifts and a mistaken name at Sertoma dinner
Elizabeth Carr of Graniteville celebrated with gifts from her two grandsons Mann eight windup penguin for the bathtub Bob twelve Frisbee for play. Aiken Standard noted a reporter error about Lucy Rodman and promised violets for her plant sale to correct it. James Dawsey and Chris Brooks faced 1300 bills sent to Aiken and Kennedy junior high schools, a Bill of Rights copy was given to students by Sertoma Club of Aiken.
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Elizabeth Carr
Graniteville
Mann
Bob
Lucy Rodman
Lucy Coleman
Mrs. Rodman
James Dawsey
Chris Brooks
Aiken and
Kennedy
Sertoma Club of
Aiken
No Rain In Forecast For Several Days
Weather outlook shows mostly sunny conditions with near zero rain chance tomorrow and highs in the low 80s. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a 10 percent precipitation likelihood and lows around 50. By Thursday through Friday expect highs in the 80s and cooler nights. Saturday brings a slight shower chance with partly cloudy skies and 80s daytime highs.
Voter League Meets Tonight in Crosland Park
The League of Women Voters of Aiken County hosts a 7:30 meeting at the Senior Citizen Clubhouse in Crosland Park. Kay Hearse and Diana Oberlin lead a voter registration workshop with a survey of registration facts and results of the pre primary campaign. Public invited.
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League of Women Voters of
Aiken County
Senior Citizen
Crosland Park
Kay Hearse
Diana Oberlin
Elliott Law People Gain Sertoma Awards
Law enforcement members gather at the Sertoma Club event at Owens-Corning clubhouse. John Elliott McLeod receives the Service to Mankind Award and a special plaque is given posthumously to Mrs. Herbert A. Williams for her late husband’s police service. Other honorees include Jim Simpson Garrett Douglas and L Paul Lagrow.
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John Elliott
Sertoma Club
Bob Marchal
Lynne Katonak
Att. Gen
Dan McLeod
Owens-Corning
John Elliott McLeod
Herbert A. Williams
Williams
Jim Simpson
City of
Aiken
Garrett Douglas
South Carolina
Swat Team
L. Paul Lagrow
Aiken County
Senate OKs arms deal despite Israel doubts
The Senate approved Carter’s 5 billion three way sale of F jets to Egypt Saudi Arabia and Israel 54 44 despite strong opposition over commitments to Israel The vote rejected a disapproval resolution and left amid warnings of risk to peace and Israel security with cautious praise from Abraham Ribicoff who defended the deal as in national interest
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Washington
Senate
Carter
U.S
Israel
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Aiken County School Board approves budget projections
The Aiken County Board of Education heard revenue and expenditure projections for the coming year and reviewed a minimal budget plan with a five mill local increase about 300000. The same session approved a plan to survey parent opinions on school needs.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Education Association
L. L. Willis
Sonnel
National Architectural Barrier Awareness Week Declared
The U S House issues a March resolution designating the third week of May as National Architectural Barrier Awareness Week. In Aiken Mayor H Odell Weeks proclaims the week and a committee works to aid handicapped citizens. Parking spaces are set aside at Hopeland Gardens and the H Odell Weeks Ac.
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U. S. House of Representatives
H. Odell Weeks
Aiken
Hopeland Gardens
Andy Williams Visits Aiken
Well known singer Andy Williams attracted local attention in Aiken after arriving by private plane. A landing dispute at the airport sparked chatter among loungers before officials confirmed Williams chartered a flight from Atlanta to visit the town.
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Aiken
Andy Williams
Williams
Atlanta
Alken
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Lin Smithwick
Frank Galardi
London
Bianca Jagger
Voter League
Elliott
Law People
Sertoma Awards
Willis
Charles Law
Andy
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