Pick The Carolina Clemson Score Contest
Carolina and Clemson face off Saturday with a $50 prize for the exact score. Fill the entry blank and mail to Football Contest Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken SC 29801 or drop at 124 Rutland Drive by Friday 5 30 p.m. Postmark by midnight Friday. If no exact score, closest total with correct winner wins or a drawing if multiple entries tie.
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Wells Yield Chemical Traces Found in Three Barnwell Private Wells
State health officials detected traces of the cancer causing chemical EDB in three private wells in Barnwell County. They may test public water supplies to gauge broader contamination risk. Clemson University notes EDB was used mainly by Coastal Plain farmers on soybeans cotton peanuts grasses and some vegetables.
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Chamber Rejects Tax Hike While Backing School Upgrade
Lowell Reese of the South Carolina Chamber warns that business cooperation with Gov Riley on public school improvement should not be seen as support for a sales tax increase. He stressed the chamber has not endorsed any penny tax hike.
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No Conflict Over Casey Stock Ties CIA Judge
CIA documents show William J. Casey held stock in firms with both classified and unclassified CIA contracts before and during his tenure as director. Officials found no conflict of interest between his holdings and official decisions in office.
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Congress Aims to Adjourn First Session Amid Deficit War
Congress plans to adjourn the first session of the 98th Congress this week after last minute efforts to curb runaway budget deficits and restore borrowing authority Lapsed November 1. Lawmakers returned after Veterans Day to finish work on a compromise emergency spending measure to keep federal agencies operating.
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Junior Samples Dies Of A Heart Attack
CUMMING Ga AP Alvin Junior Samples the slow talking country comedian from Hee Haw died at 56 after a long heart disease battle Hee Haw star hospitalized for hardening of the arteries in 1981 died Sunday at Forsyth County Hospital following cardiac arrest He had been released from an Atlanta hospital Tuesday Samples rise to fame began with a red grouper tale later debunked by a biologist but helped him gain early exposure with Jim Morrison of the Georgia Game and Fish Commission.
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Princess Diana Hopes To Gift Charles Pregnancy News
London AP reports Prince Charles turns 35 as Daily Mail columnist Nigel Dempster says Diana, 22, hopes to announce a pregnancy as a birthday present. Friends expect three children with William, born June 21, 1982, at Highgrove.
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Carpenter speaks on sister Karen Carpenters death and anorexia
Richard Carpenter vents over how Karen Carpenters illness and death were handled. He recalls her battle with anorexia nervosa and the impact on audiences, noting therapy failed to restore weight and describing the shock of her passing. Prince Andrew calls life a dual role a conscious schizophrenic amid royal scrutiny.
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Reagan Tour Over Goals Accomplished
President Reagan concludes a 64 day trip to Japan and South Korea with all major goals achieved. White House says the trip reaffirmed commitment to South Korean security and cited eye to eye contact with North Korea as a stark reality shaping policy. Air Force One carried two ill Korean children for heart surgery in New York.
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U.S. Warns Syria Over Attacks on U.S. Planes
National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane warned Syria of near certainty of retaliation if its gunners continue firing on American reconnaissance jets over Lebanon. He cited the Grenada invasion as proof of U.S. resolve and left open the possibility of Central American invasion support against Nicaragua.
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Hollings Fundraising Pitch Unaffected by Derrick Call
Hollings campaign chief strategist says Butler Derrick's push for exit has little effect on fundraisers. At a Columbia event last week Hollings raised about $50,000, and Fowler says supporters remain committed. Derrick, from South Carolina's 3rd District, had urged Hollings to quit the race.
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Aiken Standard Offices Hours And Subscriptions
Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday. Subscription options listed include weekly monthly and multiple year plans with prices 3 90 11 70 23 40 and 46 80.
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Emergency Numbers for Aiken Area Services
Aiken residents can contact Aiken Community Hospital at 649 7911 for urgent care. Local fire department and sheriff services share the 648 6811 line for emergencies and EMS coordination.
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