Delegates Return From All American City Conference
Aiken delegates tired yet proud after four days in Houston at the All American City Conference. City Manager Roland Windham praised contact with other cities and noted Alaska’s Kotzebue water system. Fellow attendee Liesl Clark echoed interest in shared solutions while Carl Littlejohn and William Clyburn underscored people centered programs and community involvement.
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Aiken
Houston
Atlanta
Roland H. Windham
Kotzebue
Alaska
Windham
Charles Tyson
Johnson City
Tenn
Detroit
Croft House
Hitchcock
Lies
Clark
Akron
Ohio
Cincinnati
Colorado Springs
Colo
Carl Littlejohn
William C. Clyburn
National Municipal League
1981 Food Price Increase Seen At 12.2 Percent
The Agriculture Department forecasts a 12.2 percent rise in retail food prices for 1981, led by meat poultry and egg costs. Dairy and fruit vegetable prices also climb, with overall inflation tied to weather and grain crops.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Paul C. Westcott
Department
Westcott
Aiken County Council Faces Bond Vote for Mattie C Hall Home
At a meeting the Aiken County Council approved a 2.7 million dollar bond to build the Mattie C Hall nursing home but warned construction must start by March 1 1981 or the project could fail. Council members weighed a management contract with National Health Corp including a first refusal option and county employment terms.
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Mattie C. Hall
Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Billie K. Trapp
National Health Corp
Nurong Home
Aiken Community Hospital
Hospital Corporation of America
Public Involvement Vital For Schools Says Willis
Aiken County schools and the South Carolina Department of Education stress citizen participation. Superintendent T B Willis notes growing involvement but urges more, praising parents and nonparents for funding and accountability. National programs and Education Week promote community access to school operations.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Willis
Institute For Responsive Education
Education
U.S.A
National School Public Relations Association
National School Public Relations Association Department
Windham Fails To Pop Paper Pop Gun At Conference
Roland Windham struggles to make his paper pop gun work at the All-American City Conference as Bill Clyburn fails to assist. Ruth Ashe passes and immediately produces a loud pop on her first try.
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Roland Windham
Bill Clyburn
Ruth Ashe
Smokeout urges quit attempt across USC Aiken community
The Great American Smokeout is set for Thursday, led nationally by the American Cancer Society and locally by USC-Aiken and Dr. Jerald Hawkins. Read profiles of hard core and reformers, including Carolee Snell and Lavon Jewell, as they face a 24 hour pledge to quit or help others quit.
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American Cancer Society
Usc-Aiken
Jerald D
Jerry) Hawkins
Usc-A
Carolee Snell
USCA
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Sarah Caskey
Clyburn
Trapp
Aiken County Election Commission
Office of Voter Registration
Jeanie Seamster
Aiken County Today
the Butcher
Paula Blackmon
Ginny Southworth
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