Nursing Home Plan Faces County Vote and Space Dilemma
Aiken County weighs Anne Marie’s proposal to run a 103 bed nursing home in the current facility with dialysis service and physician oversight from Dr. Hy Sussman. Costs of renovation and operation, including $22 daily semi private care plus labs and drugs, are weighed against alternative uses for the nurses home and Teen Town.
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Aiken County
Hobbs
Anne Marie
CSRA
North
Augusta
Marianne Lucky
Aiken
Hy Sussman
Task Force
Royal
Pilcher
Allendale Hospital
Hillhaven
Tacoma
Wash
Robert Leminick
Paul Weston
John Lyons
Board of Commissioners
Aiken County Commission
Community Action
Aiken County Association of
Lucy B. Winans
Community Calendar Livens Up Aiken County Activities
Today schedule includes Senior Citizens Bridge at the Clubhouse at 1 30 p m Knights of Columbus at 1003 Spaulding Drive 8 pm Kiwanis Club at the Ramada Inn 1 pm Planned Parenthood Vasectomy Clinic at Midland Valley Shopping Center Clearwater 7 pm Aiken Community Band Rehearsal at St John s United Methodist Church 7 pm Chess Club at Virginia Acres 7 pm Civil Air Patrol at the Aiken Air Force Station
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Senior Citizens Bridge
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding Drive
Kiwanis Club
Ramada Inn
Planned Parenthood
Aiken County
Midland Valley
Clearwater
Aiken
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Virginia Acres
Civicl Air Patrol
Aiken Air Force
Aiken Standard Context and Publication Details
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each afternoon except weekends. It lists mailing address, subscription terms, and AP rights with notes on corrections and advance payments.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Board Debates Budget Cuts and Restorations
The Office of Purchasing Agent faces abolition but could return if approved. The four Democratic commissioners push back against salary cuts for the Finance Director and other positions, while GOP members press for reductions. Budget talks include Tax Assessor, Treasurer, Auditor, Coroner, Tax Collector and refuse supervisor pay changes. Commissioner Ray seeks $100 monthly travel pay for each commissioner, totaling $8,400, with Graybeal citing his own county travel of about 700 miles monthly.
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Ralph F. Cullinan
Cleve Edmunds
GOP
Harold V. Graybeal
Veterans Affairs Office
Harold
Cullinan
Board of Commissioners
Lucas Ray
Ray
L.V. Davis
Forest L. Kirby
EnergyPolicy Sparks Senate Clash Over Fuel Prices
Sen Henry M. Jackson warns the Presidents energy plan will raise fuel costs by about 600 dollars a year for the average family, hit the poor and middle class hardest. Sen Carl T. Curtis accuses Democrats of not curbing foreign oil imports.
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Sen
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Interior Committee
Jackson
Carl T. Curtis
Senate Finance Committee
Judicial Reform Debate Driven by State Legislature
Peeples argues for continued elected legislature and favors circuit judges for impartial justice. He says district judges may bias outcomes and demands a full-time clerk and law library. He warns South Carolina lacks funds for reform and says four to six additional judges are needed in three counties.
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South Carolina
Peeples
Man Charged In Dec 12 Robbery
Aiken City Police charged Leon Lewis age 20 of 250 Cherokee St with armed robbery of a Kwik Shop on December 12. Investigator Roger Martin said Lewis was identified by witnesses from a lineup. Police also arrested Kelley Dempsey age 60 of 336 Lancaster St on housebreaking and petty larceny in a Salvation Army Citadel break-in last Saturday.
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Aiken City
Leon Lewis
Cherokee St
Aiken
Roger Martin
Lewis
Charleston Street
Kelley Dempsey
Lancaster St
Dempsey
Salvation Army
Two Men Arrested in New Ellenton Office Break-In
Aiken County deputies charged two white men with housebreaking after a break-in at Dr. Gilmore S. Eaves office in New Ellenton. Tommy Watts and Edward Eugene Towery were identified by Officer William Bledsoe. Castine, Watts alias Charles L. Castine, faces forgery and grand larceny charges with a $17,000 bond. Towery holds two conflicting driver licenses. The suspects are jailed as further investigation continues.
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Aiken County
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Aiken County Medical Society
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U.S
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Brantley Harvey
Riverbanks Zoo
Columbia
Cathy Williams Johnson
Jacksonville
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