Fun Floods Aiken Jaycees Fair Opening Night
Jaycees Fair in Aiken draws large crowds with popular rides Mat terhorn Superloop and Bump Cars. Co chairs Paul Durban and Mark Fulmer tout heavy turnout and hard work with Kids Night to attract area students free admission 75 cents parking 50 cents.
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Aiken Jaycees County Fair
Paul Durban
Tray Cooper
Carolyn Cooper
Debbie Jordan
Tiernan McMillan
George Spruell
Aiken Preparatory School
Joe Babb
Mark Fulmer
Fairgrounds
Have You Heard? Quips on children and plumbing misadventure
Marilyn Brown says children over three are a pleasure as they become people. She notes teens follow. John Strenkowski attempted plumbing at his new home and commented that water is a very difficult liquid to contain after hours of work.
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Marilyn Brown
John Strenkowski
SRP Edition Set for Tomorrow in Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard will publish a special Savannah River Plant SRP edition tomorrow marking the 25th anniversary of nuclear operations begun December 28 1953. It features work by plant officials Old Elington residents and local leaders. The issue highlights plant tours for employee families this weekend and next with stories from Manning K. Owen Walter Plunkett Jr. and Mayor H Odell Weeks among others.
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Savannah River Plant
SRP
Aiken Standard
Elienton
Aiken
Manning K. Owen
Walter Plunkett Jr
H. Odell Weeks
James D. McNair
Farmers and Merchants Bank
F.A. Kennedy
Old Ellenton
Arthur A. Foreman
Louise Cassels
Carrie Gene Ashley
Fred Cooper
Judith W
Ab) Allen
Nathaniel Stetson
Savannah River
William J. Mottel
DuPont
Clark H. Ice
Savannah River Laboratory
Showers Likely Then Cooler Weekend Ahead
The forecast calls for showers or thundershowers tonight with a 50 percent chance and about a quarter inch of rain, heavier during storms. Friday rain chances drop to 20 percent with a low near 60 and a high near 80 tomorrow. Temperatures cool this weekend with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s, possibly down to the 40s Sunday, and skies will be fair.
Carter poised to veto 10.2 billion energy and water bill
President Carter prepared to veto a 10.2 billion energy and water development bill amid looming override bids. Senate leaders predicted a veto and possible override votes, while House leaders questioned the two thirds support. White House pressure and partisan rancor loom as the national energy package faces the showdown.
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Washington
Carter
House
Senate
Administration
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Jim Wright
Texas
White House
Walter Mondale
Byrd
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
O'Neill
Department of Energy
Graniteville Textile Makers Refuse Dust Rule Compliance
Graniteville business leader Timmerman says the cotton dust standard will not be followed while suspended at the federal level. Labor Commissioner McGowan argues state enforcement remains possible as federal stay does not automatically apply locally.
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Graniteville
Graniteville Company
Robert
P. Timmerman
Edgar L. McGowan
McGowan
Timmerman
Judge Hears FDIC First Shot in ABT Bank Collapse Case
U S District Judge Charles E Simons Jr ruled the FDIC has first opportunity to sue AB T officers and directors for losses tied to American Bank and Trust Co of Orangeburg collapse in 1974 The judge found no evidence of fraud by the FDIC or South Carolina Board of Bank Control and noted appeal rights for AB T shareholders and holding company to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
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AIKEN
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
American Bank & Trust Co
Orangeburg
U.S
Charles E. Simons Jr
Ab&t
American Bank Trust Shares
Simons
South Carolina Board of Bank Control
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
American Bank Trust
Board of Bank Control
South Carolina Supreme Court
Southern Bank & Trust Co
Southern
Howard H. Lamar Jr
Salute to Handicapped Helpers at USC Aiken
A wheelchair basketball showcase at USC and USC Aiken honors handicapped helpers. The Palmetto Spinners, quadriplegic men from Greenville, perform at the USCA gym from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. They split teams for the first half and demonstrate wheelchair skills at halftime.
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Usc-Aiken
USC. A
Palmetto Spinners
Greenville
USCA
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Aiken Jaycee County Fair
Jeannie Lancaster
Congress
Anthony Langford
Aiken High
Schofield
Irma High
Tim Dominick
Aiken County Today
Mike Conigliaro
Palmetto
Elizabeth Harrington
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