Groundbreaking set for Aiken Mall on Whiskey Road
A groundbreaking ceremony for the 500,000 square foot Aiken Mall on Whiskey Road South is planned for June 10. Project manager Larry Register of McCrory Construction says Belk's and Sears will anchor the mall with completion targeted for September 1989. George D. Zamias of Johnstown Pa leads the development.
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Aiken Mall
Whiskey Road
South
S.C. 19
Larry Register
McCrory Construction Co
Columbia
Register
Belk’s
Sears
George D. Zamias
Johnstown, Pa
Weather outlook with storms forecast tonight and tomorrow
A 60 percent chance of thunder storms is forecast tonight and a 30 percent chance tomorrow. Low temperatures in the mid 60s and highs in the upper 70s. Details on Page 6A.
Deaths: James H. Baughman Henry Dobey Grace Lenz
Obituary notice lists deaths of James H. Baughman in Columbia Henry Dobey of Edgefield Grace L Lenz in Aiken Cecilie A Walther in Aiken Emmett D Wiggens in Warrenton Georgia and Herbert Williams in Norway referenced to page 6A highlights obituary notices.
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James H. Baughman
Columbia
Henry Dobey
Edgefield
Grace L. Lenz
Aiken
Cecilie A. Walther
Emmett D. Wiggens
Warrenton
Herbert Williams
Norway
Aiken Eyes 8 Mill Tax Increase In City Budget
Aiken City Council heard a proposed 1988-89 budget with an 8 mill tax hike and a 5 percent across the board wage raise plus 2 percent merit raises. Windham said the plan adds about $5 monthly in taxes for a $200,000 home and funds public safety, recreation, storm drainage, and library conversion of the old Aiken Elementary School.
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Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Public Safety Department
Reagan to veto major trade bill and seek narrower path
President Reagan plans to veto a 1000 page trade bill citing plant closings and Alaska oil export limits. White House aides say he will offer to work with Congress on a simpler, less contentious version after the veto, with House expected to take up the measure immediately.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Congress
Senate
House
Soviet Victory Collective Farm Offers Modern Urban Village
The Victory Collective Farm at Kanevskaya in the Soviet Union features two swimming pools and a fleet of buses for field work. Workers live in clustered brick or wood houses along paved streets with private vegetable gardens filling nearly all spare ground, presenting a stark contrast to solitary farmsteads typical in the U.S.
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Kanevskaya
U.S.S.R
Victory
U.S
Life in the U S S R Farm Showcase Highlights
A Soviet collective farm publicizes its scale with 27 tractors 22 dining rooms two kindergartens a stadium a sports complex and pools for beginners and adults. It hosts 4678 residents on 20000 hectares in southern Russia with productivity surpassing national averages despite scale.
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Russia
Durable Goods Orders Rise 0.8 Percent in April
U S factories saw durable goods orders climb 0.8 percent in April to 116.3 billion. The gain followed March and February increases and was led by military communications equipment and defense related categories, with nondefense orders up 0.8 percent to 106.3 billion.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Reagan and Gorbachev inch toward common ground in Moscow
Reagan and Gorbachev show smiles as they edge toward serious talks on multiple issues at the Moscow summit. They have met thrice, including last December when they signed a medium range nuclear weapons treaty now under Senate review.
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Washington
Moscow
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
John Steinbruner
Brookings Institution
Gorbachev
Georgi Arbatov
Senate
State Supreme Court Defines Sheriff's Powers
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that sheriffs lack control over non deputized employees such as dispatchers and clerks in matters like grievances and reinstatement. The decision, in an Aiken County case, distinguishes deputies from other department staff and may alter sheriff authority over hours and job assignments.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Aiken County
Jeff Moore
South Carolina Sheriff's Association
John Harte
Heath
Harte
Supreme Court
Carrol Heath
Aiken
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Abby
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Phil Jones
Helen BeVier
City of Aiken
David Wilson
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