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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1983
Page
1
Bulldogs clinch the championship title in a decisive game that solidifies their lead. Key players contribute critical points as the team seals the victory and the season’s top spot. The win confirms their dominance in the league.
City of Aiken voters head to the polls tomorrow to elect a mayor and three at large council seats. Mayor H Odell Weeks seeks another four year term without opposition. Incumbents Robert Perry Howard Hickey and Stephen Surasky face primary challengers James Jones Jr and Michael Anaclerio. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm for eligible residents with proper precinct cards.
Mike Anaclerio a Republican and former Air Force lieutenant colonel who retired in 1977 is running for the Aiken City Council. He works in financial consulting for Robinson Humphrey American Express, has held church and civic roles, presided the Retired Officers' Club, and is married to Sally Cunning with three children.
Robert S. Perry known as Skipper Perry is a 12 year city council veteran and Aiken merchant. A USC banking and finance graduate he worked as a real estate broker for Houndslake Corp from 1974 to 1980 and led marketing at Farmers and Merchants Bank. Perry, an Aiken native, has led local organizations including United Way Adult Development Center Pinecrest PTA and SERTOMA while belonging to Historic Aiken First Baptist Church. He and his wife Anne have two sons Stanley and Richard.
Howard Hickey a two term Aiken city councilman switches from Democrat to Republican after 1979 re election He served as Aiken County treasurer during George Bush s campaign and heads Noah Corp which licenses hydroelectric projects in six states He has long ties to Aiken his education includes Exeter University and Emory Law School and he attends St Thaddeus Episcopal Church with family ties to the clergy
Aiken native and lawyer Steve Surasky announced another bid for the city council seat he first won in 1979. He serves as president of the local Democratic Party and sits on the Aiken Area Council on Aging board, with prior roles in the American Cancer Society United Way and Coalition to Assist Abused Persons. Surasky is a graduate of Aiken High School, the University of Georgia, and USC Law, and he and his wife Peppy, have two sons. The family attends Adath Yeshurun Synagogue.
The Rev. James Jones Jr. is the only Democratic newcomer in the Aiken City Council race. He pastors the Hampton Avenue Church of Christ and works part time with the Aiken County Alcohol and Drug Commission. He began ministry at 15 and has credentials from Lucy Laney High School, Southwestern Christian College, Abilene Christian University, and Columbia Pacific University. He is married to Ty La th a Goodman Jones and they have a daughter, Demonah Lavette.
H Odell Weeks seeks another four year term as mayor of Aiken after 33 of 37 years in office with brief earlier service as mayor pro tem He joined Liberty Life Insurance in 1933 and later partnered in Lyon Croft Weeks Real Estate now with insurance and loan divisions He lives on South Boundary Road.
Reports describe heavy shelling around Arafat's Baddawi post and a retreat toward Tripoli as Syria backs rebels seeking to oust him. Beirut radio cites PLO leadership changes, with thousands displaced and over 1,000 killed as fighting intensifies across northern Lebanon.
Senator Hollings commends the Atlanta EPA for labeling the L-Reactor restart environmentally unsatisfactory. He cites EPA staff concerns and notes EPA later acknowledged environmental shortcomings and the need to proceed correctly with the project.
Groundbreaking for the DWPF at the Savannah River Plant will be attended by Energy Secretary Donald Hodel Governor Richard Riley Senator Strom Thurmond Representative Butler Derick and Du Pont chairman Edward Jefferson. The $1.3 billion project will solidify nuclear waste from weapons materials and create over 2 000 construction jobs plus a steady 300 staff.
The note on Martha Cathcart’s door proclaims Bach at 2 and Offenbach soon. Rumors link Clemson Tigers receiver William Perry to the Clemson Sports Information envelopes and stationery. Some say he is a potential All American, others cite his looks as the reason.
The Aiken County School Board will receive the final Facilities Advisory Committee report and honor Lt. Governor writing contest winners. It will also review the School Intervention Program 1982 83 annual report and discuss state recommendations on county schools.
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