Thurmond Keeps 1990 Run Door Open
Senator Strom Thurmond suggested he may run again in 1990 while not closing the door on any race. He noted past statements about retirement and acknowledged his age would be 87 in 1990. He has been focused on Reagan and Senate re-election efforts rather than his own campaign against Purvis and Davis.
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Strom Thurmond
Sen. Thurmond
Charles
Pug) Ravenel
Charleston
Judiciary Committee
Sen
Thurmond
Reagan
Melvin Purvis
Stephen Davis
House
America
Mondale
Multiple drug arrests in Belvedere and North Augusta raid
In a joint operation Friday in the Belvedere North Augusta area, Aiken County Sheriff's Department, North Augusta DPS, and SLED arrested several suspects. Among those charged were Alfonzo Bush and Deland Mobley of North Augusta, J C Mims of Belvedere, and others with cocaine and marijuana distribution offenses. A search warrant targeted the Community Center club in Belvedere.
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Belvedere
North Augusta
Aiken County
Deland R. Mobley
J.C. Mims
Chipley
Mims
Bush
Mobley
Robert Lee Clark
Emanuel Williams
Marion Linda Moore
Edgefield
Bessie Diana Jefferies
Augusta
Leonard Cook
Jessie Lee Price
James Anthony Small
Donald Harris Russell
Somora
N.C
Hospitalized voter overcomes illness to cast ballot
Gail Simpson of Graniteville left a hospital stay to vote today, proving her determination to exercise the right despite missing absentee balloting. Her cousin Rick Peebles notes she left against medical advice for a brief period to vote.
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Gail Simpson
Graniteville
Ms. Simpson
Rick Peebles
Long Lines Form At Local Polls
Voters lined up at multiple Aiken County polling sites as polls opened at 8 a.m. turnout was heavy with lines extending outside. Poll workers posted amendments and referendums for reading before voting, with turnout near 50 to 180 in the first hour across sites. Results will be tallied at USC Aiken.
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Aiken County
Vivian Milner
Aiken
Aiken City Auditorium
South Carolina
Aiken 2
A.C. Settles
American Legion
William Smith
Belvedere 45
Belvedere Fire Station
Smith
Shaws Fork
Shirley Langdon
Shaws Fork Baptist Church
USC Aiken
USCA
Record turnout eyed as South Carolina votes today
South Carolina officials predicted a record turnout with about 1.1 million expected to cast ballots on a mild day. Polls opened at 8 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m. turnout could bring long lines and tempers. Centered on the first single member district Senate, the election includes Thurmond seeking a sixth term and Purvis challenging prospects. Centers for complaints set in Greenville Columbia Charleston and Florence with DOJ presence in Charleston and Columbia.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Conway Belangia
State Election Commission
U.S
Senate
Strom Thurmond
FBI
Melvin Purvis
Purvis
John Dillinger
Greenville
Charleston
Florence
Travis Medlock
U.S. Justice Department
Reagan Mondale Vote As Nation Markets Hope For Turnout
Americans cast ballots after final appeals with Reagan urging renewal of a conservative mandate and Mondale campaigning on decency versus self interest. Forecasts show turnout above 90 million with a 56 percent participation expectation nationwide.
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Reagan
Walter F. Mondale
North Augusta Youths Lead City Council In Appreciation Week
North Augusta youths from North Augusta Senior High sat with the city council during an Ethics Week session. Bobby Hicks acted as mayor while students filled council roles and city offices including administration finance and public safety. The meeting followed youth participation at City Hall from 1 to 3 pm and a Youth Appreciation banquet was planned. The council also passed ordinances on annexation 43 acres the leash law license parity and building height limits.
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North Augusta
North Augusta Senior High
Bobby Hicks
Pam Mitchum
Becky Yarbrough
Michael Well
Vand
Kenneth Smith
Thomas Greene
Brian Grogan
Julia Bolton
Maurishka Coleman
Tad Farris
Brad Jones
Wanda Newsome
Patrick Day
North Augusta Optimist Club
City of
Wellband
Council
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