Implant Recipient Doing Well After Artificial Heart Implant
William J. Schroeder, the world s second permanent artificial heart recipient, remained in critical but stable condition in Louisville. He had lost about half his blood from aorta bleeding during the seven hour operation and was on a respirator with sedation while monitoring showed no major complications.
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Louisville
William J. Schroeder
Allan M. Lansing
Humana Heart Institute International
Schroeder
Lansing
Barney Clark
Salt Lake City
Robert Jarvik
CBS Morning News
William C. DeVries
One Dead One Wounded in North Augusta Tavern Shooting
At Rack emback Club in North Augusta Jackie Scott 26 fired a pistol during an altercation with Henry Wilson 35 and James Madison Jr. 35. Madison died at University Hospital Wilson treated and released Scott mortally wounded and jailed on murder and assault charges. Bond pending.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Henry Wilson
James Madison Jr
Huff
Scott
Wilson
Madison
University Hospital
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken Sesquicentennial Organizing Committee Named
The Aiken Sesquicentennial Inc announces celebration planners for Aiken's 150th anniversary May 3 to 12. ASC president Jerry R. Johnson leads with vice president H W Thurlow and treasurer James D McNair. secretary Michael Hosang among many division chairs and coordinators.
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Aiken Sesquicentennial Inc. Corporation
ASC
Jerry R. Johnson
H.W. Thurlow
James D. McNair
Michael Hosang
Aiken
John B. Rogers Company
John Hunter
Charles Hughes
Bill Thurlow
June Murff
Ashley Little
McDonald Law
John Ellis
Joe E. Babb
Ed Farmer
Lionel Smith
Ron Wheeler
Patti Scop
Bob Ashmore
Molly Gray
Jim Moore
Charlotte Cassels
Local wag mocks tax fairness with value-based idea
A local wag jokes that taxes could be worse if they taxed people on what others think they are worth. The remark hints at public sentiment on taxation and personal value in a light, humorous tone.
Funds to brightening holiday aid in Aiken County
The Salvation Army runs its Christmas Cheer Fund with mail appeals and kettle drives to supply food checks toys and gifts for institutions in Aiken area. Civic clubs ring bells and last year raised 5177 dollars for the needy while mail appeals brought 37279 dollars with 90 percent aiding local families and 363 people helped including 1228 new toys and 166 gifts.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Salvation Army
Henry Russell
Board To Review Bid Options For Three Elementary Schools
The Aiken County Board of Education will review bid options for construction of three new elementary schools at its meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 at the Education Center 843 Edgefield Ave NW. Area 1 near Houndslake Area 2 off Buena Vista Ave North Augusta and Area 5 off SC 25 between Jackson and Beech Island. The low bid exceeded the 11 million budget by about 6 million. The architect will explain high bids and present courses of action. Also on the agenda time in middle school for teachers outside certification First grade readiness test results proposed pay rate for temporary teachers proposed revision of workers compensation policy and personnel appointments.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Education Center
Edgefield Ave
Houndslake
Buena Vista Avenue
North Augusta
S.C. 25
Jackson
Beech Island
Doonesbury Poll Sparks Debate at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard weighs Doonesbury's future as readers vote daily over two weeks. A mail and in person ballot process invites submissions from the paper, offering cash prizes to closest predictions of the final tally.
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Doonesbury
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Aiken County Council to discuss asbestos disposal and more
An ordinance on disposing of over 14000 pounds of asbestos faces first reading by Aiken County Council at 7 p.m. at the council building 736 Richland Ave. The proposal includes burying waste at Wa gener landfill and notes most asbestos came from county schools. The meeting also covers reorganizing the Public Service Authority, a sedimentation pond project near Hitchcock Woods, repaving Oakwood School entrance road, and updating subdivision rules to set a June 30 1985 cutoff for inactive plats. several items reference old paper subdivisions and local funding.
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Aiken County
Richland Ave
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