Mount St Helens Eruptions Struck Washington with Ash Showers
Muddy ash clouds from Mount St Helens drenched western Washington and Oregon as rescue flights halted and holiday travelers faced travel disruptions. Scientists warned eruptions could continue sporadically, relieving pressure but possibly persisting for days or weeks.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St. Helens
U.S. Geological Survey
Tim Hall
Washington
Oregon
Hall
Dan Miller
Moutain
Commencement Ceremonies Set At County Schools
Aiken County high schools prepare graduation with multiple ceremonies. Aiken High School hosts graduation Wednesday 8 p.m. at USC Aiken activities building with speaker Kevin Doebler.
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Aiken County
Aiken High School
Usc-Aiken
Kevin Mark Doebler
Jackson High
Margaret Ann DeVore
Terry Selina Stallings
Wagener-Salley High
Herbert Ernest Salley Jr
Sally Frances McGill
North Augusta High
Sharon Graf
Judy Steele
Ridge Spring-Monetta High
George Sawyer
Tony G. Anderson
Pearlie Conner
Leavelle McCampbell High
Mary Anne Browder
Valerie Davis
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High
Pamelia Marie Woodward
Audrey Catherine Schmitt
Rebecca Jane Bockover
City Budget Presented With Higher 1980-81 Costs
The City of Aiken to present an austere budget to the City Council at 7:30 p.m. showing a 10 percent increase over last year driven by cost of living wage hikes Social Security Workman's Compensation and higher energy costs. The agenda features first readings of four ordinances including adopting the budget levying taxes amending fire district rates and approving a revenue sharing plan. Plans for a Laurens Street Richland Avenue fountain planter are also discussed along with a request to permit an Aiken County nursing home in a single family zone on Dupont Drive.
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Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Laurens Street
Richland Avenue
Parks Commission
Aiken County
Dupont Drive
Preservation push for courthouse renovation gains support
In a recent court session Peeples argued for preserving the courthouse noting history and renovation potential. He cited acoustics and facilities problems including dusty spaces and filthy bathrooms amid lingering upkeep issues, despite emergency improvements in 1977.
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Tove
Peeples
Traphelarsoga Shoco Ifesompparicebayery
Igs Public Defender
Anne Theo
Possible Encephalitis Case Found In Pony In County
A sickly pony near New Ellenton on Talatha Church Road was destroyed after arriving conditions suggested encephalitis tests by the South Carolina Health Department. Rabies ruled out. tests proceed to confirm equine encephalitis. Owners, unaware the animal was loose, consented to destruction per DHEC guidance.
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S.C
Geddes
John H.) Haddon
DHEC
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