Referendum Challenge Seeks to Nullify School Vote
Aiken County Election Commission will hear a protest over last week's school referendum after claims ballots in Saluda County were omitted. Jimmy Snyder of Belvedere argues Saluda County residents were denied voting rights though most voters supported keeping taxing power with the legislative delegation.
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Aiken County Election Commission
Jimmy Snyder
Belvedere
Saluda County
Aiken County
Election Commission
Arthur Lamback
Aiken
Lamback
Saluda
Snyder
Augusta
Robert Paskel
Paskel
Aiken County Elections Commission
North Augusta
Savannah River
Veteran Mike Townes Defends Vietnam Vets Viewpoints
Veteran Mike Townes recalls nine months in Vietnam with I Corps and rejects the notion that vets are crazy. He says most have returned to normal life and success, describes the war as political, and notes wartime generosity and dangers, including his own tripwire injury. Townes urges Veterans Day as a reminder of what was and could be.
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Mike Townes
Townes
Vietnam
Charlie Daniels
Saigon
Aiken Lumber Company
Jeanne
Houndslake
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D.C
Citadel
Andrew
Phil Jones
Aiken County School Board backs pamphlet wording
The Aiken County Board of Education approved the pamphlet urging a No vote on the school referendum. They defended its accuracy after Sen. Tommy Moore criticized its presentation. Board members and the former referendum committee chair discussed responsibility and responses, with a board response plan pending.
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Sen. Moore
Robert Paskel
Aiken County
Durward Pridgen
Paskel
Jimmy Snyder
Destitute American dealer turns chrysler seller in tokyo
A struggling U S auto dealer discovers a genie in a half empty wine bottle who grants one wish. The man wishes to become a foreign car dealer and wakes as a Chrysler dealer in Tokyo.
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Chrysler
Tokyo
Council Won't Halt Tax Fines In Aiken County
Aiken County will enforce a 15 percent penalty on delinquent taxes starting Jan 15 even as a measure to revert to the old 1 percent schedule failed 4-2. Treasurer Margie Plunkett warned delays in mailing notices could persist, prompting overtime efforts to mail by Dec 1.
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Aiken County
Margie Plunkett
Aiken
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Cha Warner
Billie K. Trapp
Mike McElhaney
Ralph Cullinan
Medwell Hill
Homer McGee
Fay Hatcher
Mim Woodring
Council
William
Bill) Clyburn
Ms. Plunkett
Clyburn
Board of Education
Belvedere Residents Seek NA Probe Over Annexation
Belvedere residents petition the North Augusta annexation issue asking the state AG and DEHC to review actions surrounding the Sept 28 annexation that connected the Belvedere Oxidation Pond to the North Augusta Sewer System. Melvin Miniter Jr led with 421 signatures amid fears of broader annexation plans.
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Belvedere
North Augusta
Aiken County
Melvin Miniter Jr
State Attorney General's Office
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Minitor
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Cathy Hughes
Becky Brasington
Bill Baker
N.A. Probe
Nity
Columbia
Bill Trotter Jr
Trotter Realty
Belvederz
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