Vaucluse Center Nears Opening Boosts Community Ties
The Vaucluse Center details a front room with a pool table and video games plus a back room for meetings. A park area offers grills and bridges, while Vaucluse Pond hosts a swimming area awaiting lifeguard funding. Baughman, the sole staffer, aims to raise $100,000 for gradual completion by July 1 and broaden programs to keep youths off streets and unite residents.
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Cub Scouts
Vaucluse Pond
Baughman
Cooperation Key to Career in South Carolina Police Leadership
ADPS honored a diverse group of officers and staff at a Friday banquet. Ray Scott was named Public Safety Officer of the Year for distinguished service to the department and community. Several others received awards for bravery, commendations, and professional achievement, including Lt. P Wendell Hall and Lt. Ron Shelley.
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University of Georgia
South Carolina
Carter
USC
James Holderman
ADPS
J. Carrol Busbee
Ray Scott
Scott
Department
Gerri McKie
Larry K. Birch
Wayne Deas
James Anderson
P. Wendell Hall
TV Roundup Profiles Iran-Contra Hearings on Major News Shows
ABC This Week features Sen George Mitchell and Sen Orrin Hatch with Rep Dante Fascell Rep Dick Cheney and Leonard Garment as Iran Contra hearings panelists CBS Face the Nation hosts Sen William Cohen and Rep Jack Brooks on Iran Contra hearings NBC Meet the Press presents White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres also touching the Mideast peace process CBS 60 Minutes covers Helen Thomas cancer care and Sen Daniel Inouye plus a focus on cancer patient support
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ABC
David Brinkley
George Mitchell
Dmaine
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Dante Fascell
D-Fra
Dick Cheney
Wyo
Leonard Garment
Robert McFarlane
CBS
William Cohen
Maine
Jack Brooks
Texas
NBC
White House
Howard H. Baker Jr
Shimon Peres
Mideast
Helen Thomas
Daniel K. Inouye
Painting Classes Begin This Week
Two painting classes start this week. The first meets Tuesday at 6 30 p m and the second Thursday at 9 30 a m, each for four weeks. The cost is 25 dollars with materials not included. Instructor Lyvia Moorman leads.
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Lyvia Moorman
Friends Roast Honoree H. Odell Weeks at Aiken Event
Mayor H Odell Weeks will be 1987 roast honoree at the third annual Friends Roast. The event Thursday at 6 30 p m at Houndslake Country Club supports the Cumberland Church Building Fund. Tickets are 25 with roasters and City Manager Roland Windham among musical acts.
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Aiken
H. Odell Weeks
Friends
Houndslake Country Club
Cumberland Church Building Fund
Friends and Associates
Jackson Renews Phone System With Digital Upgrade
Jackson upgrades its telephone network in two phases for over 1.5 million dollars. A digital switch costing about 800000 replaces party lines with Continental Telephone Systems, serving more than 2 million customers nationwide, promising no rate increases. A second phase will rebuild outside lines.
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Jackson
Browder
Continental Telephone Systems
Bell System Telephone Company
United States
ConTel
Du Pont Woolard Warns SRP Contract Not Certain
Du Pont chief Edgar S. Woolard warned the Senate that the Savannah River Plant contract might end if the company could face damages from a nuclear accident. He reiterated opposition to liability shifts under the Price Anderson Act and said the firm would not operate Savannah River on a for profit basis, risking stockholders assets. The Senate Energy Committee planned a vote on the act next week ahead of its Aug. 1 expiration.
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Woolard
House
Senate
du Pont
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Savannah River
Senate Energy Committee
DOE Panel Chief Denies Complaint Over SRP Issue
Richard Meserve, panel chair, told The Observer that members did not file a complaint and their comments may have been misconstrued by DOE officials. He noted the idea arose after the panel’s October visit to SRP when plant officials were evaluating the cooling problem and had not disclosed details.
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Richard Meserve
the Observer Friday
DOE
Meserve
Washington
SRP
Twin Ridleys Swap Mayoral Office in Smyrna After Court Ruling
Sam Ridley steps down as Smyrna mayor after 40 years following a state Supreme Court order over city finances. His identical twin Knox Ridley becomes mayor while residents note Sam will still be running the show. The twins, born 30 minutes apart, share looks and plans, with locals seeing them as one and the same.
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Lori Adams
Wonderful World of Video
Nashville
Knox Ridley
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Cpl
David Willis
Brian Barzier
Frances Williams
Keith Glover
David Turno
Patti Rafford
Teddy Umstead
Bobby Montgomery
Christine Steadman
Criminal Justice Academy
S.C. Highway Patrol
Greg McClendon
John Culp
Trinity United Methodist Church
Andrew Chishom
Roland H. Windham
Dana Hammett
Jimmie Scott
Thelma Robinson
Dorothy Robinson
Bill Clyburn
Mayor
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Wen
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