Welcome To Aiken's First Sunday Newspaper
The editorial outlines Aiken's newspaper lineage from 1835 to the present, noting the sesquicentennial context and the 1960s onward modernization. It describes mergers, name changes, ownership shifts, the 1950s five day format, and the 1969 switch to an afternoon paper, ending with the launch of a Sunday edition featuring a magazine, entertainment, and color comics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Telegraph and Commercial Advertiser
Aiken Standard
Aiken Press
Henry William Ravenel
F. B. Henderson
M. C. Hammond
L. C. Ligon
John C. Hutson
E. C. Legare
W. L. Washburn
Alva Lorenz
James F. Byrnes
U. S
Supreme Court
Journal and Review
Benjamin J. King
Annie Howell King
Walter E. Duncan
Aiken Standard and Review
Savannah River
Aiken Communications Inc
Local Obituaries List Several Distinct Names
Death notices include Robert L. Hutto Salley Otis Jackson Augusta Mrs Lillian Melvin Pasadena Texas Mrs Eva Callaham North Augusta Mrs Everdell Reed Norway Mrs Fannie Brewer Martinez Benjamin Charley Woodford Henry G Daniel Aiken Laura Rearden Montmorenci Scott B Sizemore Aiken William Lindsay Anderson.
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Robert L. Hutto
Salley
Otis Jackson
Augusta
Lillian Melvin
Pasadena
Texas
Eva Callaham
North Augusta
Everdell Reed
Norway
Fannie Brewer
Martinez
Benjamin Charley
Woodford
Henry G. Daniel
Aiken
Laura Rearden
Montmorenci
Scott B. Sizemore
William Lindsay
Anderson
Aiken Growth Plan Urges 1993 Milestones In City Development
The 1990s expansion in Aiken includes population growth from 11,243 in 1960 to a projected 16,750, a rise in city area to 10.65 square miles, and water system expansion from 3.6 to 5.6 million gallons daily. Public safety staff numbers rise to 74 full time plus 25 volunteers, with new centers and parks boosting community services.
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L of Aiken
Newberry Street
Morgan Street
H. Odell Weeks
Public Works Department
Croft House
Aiken
Department of Public Safety
Smith-Hazel
Weeks Center
Department of Public Works
du Pont Street
Lawmakers Debate Deficit Plan Amid Debt Increase Stalemate
Washington lawmakers grapple with a proposal to nullify deficits by 1991 as Democrats and Republicans clash over funding the national debt beyond 2 trillion. President Reagan backs the anti deficit amendment while insisting defense and social security protections. Treasury warns the government may run out of money by Monday without new borrowing authority.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
House
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
Congress
Robert Dole
Kan
Dole
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Treasury
James A. Baker III
Ning
Phil Gramm
R-Texas
Warren Rudman
R-N.h
United States
Supreme Court Faces Racial Equality Abortion and School Prayer in 1985 Term
The Supreme Court opens its 1985 86 term amid disputes on reapportionment affirmative action and school prayer. Key cases include a Jackson Michigan dispute over union contracts seniority and protected black workers and a lingering question on affirmative action in employment within collective bargaining.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson, Mich
Police Find No Proof Of Buckleys Death In Beirut
Lebanon's police commander said no evidence supports Islamic Jihad's claim of killing U S diplomat William Buckley and no corpse has been found The claim is unsubstantiated amid weak government control and ongoing hostage negotiations involving other captives.
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Buckley
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
William Buckley
Islamic Jihad Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tunisia
Osman Osman
Associated Press
Amin Gemayel
West
Bekaa Valley
Islamic Jihad
Kuwait
Amal
Washington
Benjamin Weir
Weir
Peter Kilburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roland H. Windham
City of
Wyatt Johnson
Public Works and Engineering
Johnson
Solomon & Norcross
Wildeman & Singleton
Harry Ludlow
Shiloh Springs
Shaws Creek
Lou Davis
High Court
Cyprus
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