Lake Peigneur Drains After Mine Shaft Collapse
A 1300 foot abandoned salt mine shaft beneath Jefferson Island collapsed causing a whirlpool that emptied Lake Peigneur and swallowed rigs barges and a botanical garden. No injuries were reported as workers and tourists evacuated many areas around the crater.
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Jefferson Island
Peigneur
Wayne Knack
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Dallas
Ron Sonnier
Diamond Crystal
Texaco
Max Hebert
Brenda Burns
Oil Company
Rip van Winkle Gardens
Leonce
Reagan Sets Cabinet Nominations Focus After Election
President elect Ronald Reagan returns to California to begin choosing a Cabinet. He will review finalists for the top posts State, Defense, Treasury and Justice, plus CIA and OMB jobs. Justice candidate may be William P. Clark, with William French Smith as a possible attorney general.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
State
Defense
Treasury
Justice
CIA
Office of Management and Budget
California Supreme Court
William P. Clark
William French Smith
Who Shot J.R. Debate Captivates Viewers
In a talk of the nation wide water cooler topic, locals speculate on who shot J.R. Ewing of Dallas. County leaders and residents name Kristin, Miss Ellie, Dusty, and unseen past rivals as likely suspects, predicting a surprise reveal.
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J.R. Ewing
Dallas
J.R
Aiken
Carrol H. Warner
Aiken County
Warner
Kristin
Students choose colors to show school alliance at Schofield
Not everyone at Schofield Middle School wore colors for Clemson or Carolina. Pat Dickey and Dee Warrick wore Aiken High School colors to display their favorite school.
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Schofield Middle School
Clemson
Carolina
Pat Dickey
Dee Warrick
Aiken
Farm-City Week Focuses on South Carolina Timber Future
Paula Blackmon reports at Heyward's Restaurant as Bob Scott of the SC Forestry Association warns of potential wood shortages unless reforestation accelerates. He cites 74 000 acres lacking replanting and 40 000 acres leaving stumps annually while private landowners own 73 percent of SC forests. Tom Suit notes free forester woodlands assessments and tailored management plans with equipment support to convert nonproductive forests into productive woodlands.
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Paula Blackmon
Robert
Bob) Scott
Heyward’s
Scott
S.C. Forestry Association
South Carolina
Aiken County
South
South Carolina State Forestry Commission
Thomas S
Tom) Suit
SOAR program in Aiken County seeks funds for expanded gifted education
The SOAR program, started in 1976 in Area 2, serves over 300 students with six teachers and operates on about 49 000 in local and general funds. Area 2 received a 20 000 state grant, but officials say more money is needed to extend to additional grades and more students.
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Aiken County
Shirley Holgate
T.B. Willis
Area 2
North Augusta
Holgate
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Jef
Ferson Island
Cabinet
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Carter
Rosalynn
Nancy
Helmut Schmidt
Menachem Begin
Begin
United States
Schmidt
Schmidt-Carter
Jeanie Seamster
Sue Ellen
Judy
Miss Ellie
Allen Bayles
Bayles
Charles Martin
Martin
Dusty
Judy Warner
Randy Davidson
Ellie
Bobby
Robert F
Sonny) Epps III
Aiken Technical College
Epps
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