Final Campaign Swing as Aiken Voters Near Election Day
With four days left before election day voters in Aiken County motion through campaigns in city and county areas. District 82 has Democrat William A Reel Jr unopposed while reapportionment puts pressure on District 85 where Republicans Marshall Cain and Democrat Irene Rudnick contest the seat. Cain a three term state representative and Rudnick a popular local attorney face a tight race. District 83 sees Republican Cecil Collins seeking reelection against George Snelling. District 84 covers Beech Island and Jackson with incumbent Reeves See KEY Page Sa.
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Aiken County
House of Representatives
Wil
Liam A. Reel Jr
North Aiken County
Marshall Cain
Irene K. Rudnick
Aiken
Cain
Rudnick
Voters Decide On Hospital Referendum In Aiken County
Voters will cast ballots on Tuesday to decide whether the $10.8 million HCA built hospital remains private or is purchased by the county as a public facility. Opponents cite site suitability costs and a perceived monopoly as primary issues. Bebbington argues current county facilities remain viable and questions service commitments and pricing.
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University Parkway
Hospital Corporation of American
HCA
Bebbington
Friends of the Hospital
Nurses Home
Hitch
Aiken
Eustis Park
Board of Commissioners of
Aiken County
Aiken County Hospital
Hospital Corporation of America
Wendel Hall
Election Ballot Snapshot for South Carolina General Election
A long list of candidates appears for statewide offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor U S Senator Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Comptroller General Superintendent of Education Adjutant General Commissioner of Agriculture and state House districts. Voters will also decide county and statewide bond questions and constitutional amendments addressing suffrage residency offices alcohol sale hours and bingo taxation.
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James B. Edwards
Robert L. McCrady
J. Paul Dupree
Agriculture
W.L. Harrelson
Bruce L Gause
Fred Kemmerlin Jr
Butler C. Derrick Jr
Marshall J. Parker
State House OF Representatives
Edwards Dorn clash under oak in Charleston park
Edwards and Dorn faced reporters at a Charleston park news conference amid questions about the missing Democratic nominee State Senator James B. Edwards accused Dorn of avoiding the public. Independent candidate Peggy Jennings noted reporters trail Edwards and Dorn, per the Columbia State and Associated Press coverage.
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Charleston
Independent Party
James B. Edwards
South Carolina
Peggy Jennings
Columbia
Columbia Record
Associated Press
Edwards
W.J. Bryan Dorn
Unemployment Rises to 6 Percent in Hard Times
The Labor Department reports the national unemployment rate climbs from 5.8 to 6.0 percent, the highest in three years, signaling recession. About 5.5 million Americans are jobless, up 200000 from September and 13 million above October 1973.
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Washington
Republican National Administration
Labor Department
Dorn Breakfast Mixup Halts Clinton Event
Democratic Congressman Bryan Dorn faced a setback when no attendees appeared at his Clinton breakfast in Fountain Inn. Angered, he left for Greenville, disrupting a key campaign moment in the governor race coverage.
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Fountain Inn
Bryan Dorn
Clinton
Greenville
Ideal W Weekend Weather Promises Clear Skies
The first weekend of November brings no rain to Aiken County with a bright forecast for all but farmers and firefighters. Highs in the mid to upper 60s and 70s, tonight’s full moon visible as temperatures hover in the mid 40s to 50s.
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Aiken County
Major Crimes Unsolved In Aiken County
Three of four major crimes in Aiken County remain unsolved as police continue investigations. An armed robbery at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Graniteville on October 23 involved three men with a shotgun a pistol and an M 16. Bank staff were held at gunpoint while money was taken and two officers were wounded by shotgun fire as the robbers fled.
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Aiken County
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Graniteville
Wells Fargo
Ateast Two
Imajor
Aiken United Way campaign tops $333000 in final push
The Aiken County United Way reported 333221 in cash and pledges at a final victory luncheon at the Commercial Hotel. Executive director Garrel Wike said the total is 93.5 percent of the goal and the drive will continue to exceed the target. Hero awards honored division chairmen and Graniteville Mills gifts boosted totals. The Aiken Standard campaign chairman Sue S Brown earned a 218 percent rise in newspaper contributions. DuPont representatives received 55 hero awards.
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Aiken County
United Way
Garrel Wike
Emily L Bull
Barbara Gunter
Advanced Gifts
David Rinehart
Bath Mills
Michael Merck
Seminole Mills
Joe Coward
Clearwater Finishing
Gunter
Corpo
Aiken Standard
Sue S Brown
DuPont
All United Way
Unemployment Hits 3.5 Million as October Jobless Rate Rises
Government analysts report 3.5 million unemployed in October, the highest since 1948. Black workers see the largest rise with a 10.9 percent jobless rate, while white unemployment remains around 5.4 percent. Total employment holds at 86.5 million. labor force steady at 93 million. factory workers up to 6.2 percent unemployment. hourly earnings up to 4.44 dollars in October.
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Labor Department
Eneth
Ave. Dee
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Harold Hough
Rufus Prince
Daniel R McLeod C. Kenneth Powell
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Danny Cannady
Grady L. Patterson Jr
David Cole
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Cyril B. Busbee
Elizabeth Hough
W A Reel, Jr
C. Dillingham
M. Judson Busbee
Gaines
Washburn County
Forest L. Kirby
Cleve Edmunds
Leroy V. Davis
Lucas Ray
Charles W. Prosser
Jo Ann Price
Edwin E. Farmer
L. J. Murphy
Cecil L. Collins
James H. Goodman
Carroll H. Warner
Robert M. Laird
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Ideal
Aiken United Way
Graniteville Mills
Robert Arender
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