Aiken County Primary Sees Five For At Large Board Seat
Aiken County voters face a lightly attended special primary to choose one Democrat or Republican candidate for the At Large seat on the Board of Commissioners. Polls run 8 am to 7 pm across 46 locations with a runoff scheduled Oct 15 if needed. The field includes Clifton Collins Rutland, Mathew G. Hankinson, Dennis B. Christine, and Jervis Arthur, all detailing county service and local development aims.
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Aiken County
Clifton Collins Rutland
Gloverville
Graniteville Company
Rutland
U.S Army
Mathew G. Hankinson
Savannah River
Aiken Coun
Supreme Court Reopens After Recess Amid 2000+ Cases
The Supreme Court returns from summer recess to a docket of over 2,000 cases raising death penalty and presidential impoundment issues. Decisions on some matters expected on first decision day October 15. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger to preside despite bicycle accident injuries.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Ford To Appear Before Congress In Two Sessions
President Ford will outline anti-inflation proposals to a joint session of Congress Tuesday afternoon and then testify Thursday before a House Judiciary subcommittee about his Nixon pardon. Foreign aid debates resume midweek as Congress weighs a compromise continuing resolution that could suspend military aid to Turkey.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Richard M. Nixon
House
Senate
Turkey
Dempsey's Restaurant Closes in Times Square
In Times Square, 79 year old former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey closed his restaurant opened in 1947 after rent surged from 65000 to 100000 a year. About 150 friends attended the final night as Dempsey and partner Jack Amiel blamed the cost rise and hinted at future plans in Manhattan.
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New York
Times Square
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jack Amiel
Manhattan
Diana
Dry Weather Forecast For Aiken County This Week
Aiken County will likely remain dry with only a 20 percent chance of rain through Tuesday. Expect highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and Overnight lows around the mid 50s. The Wednesday to Friday outlook shows generally fair conditions with cooler nights and daytime highs in the 70s.
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Aiken County
Moving talk and metal pens haunt a 1970s Savannah River scene
A 6 year old asks if the tooth fairy will return teeth. an Augusta housewife jokes about moving to Aiken. Emory Lewallen reports on what is being made at the Savannah River Plant. The piece notes black ballpoint pens labeled US Government and cites Jo Bartram and her nephew discovering a connection to 1936 adventures.
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Augusta
Aiken
Emory Lewallen
Savannah River
Aiken County Considers Sediment Plan and Planning Commission
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a Sediment Control Ordinance and a plan to establish a county Planning Commission. The agenda includes a soil erosion ordinance, a land-use plan, an Emergency Medical Technician Board, and various appropriations and purchases. The meeting starts at 8 PM in Room 107 USC Aiken.
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Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County
USC- Aiken
Ford to unveil inflation plan with tax surcharges
President Ford prepared to propose an income tax surcharge on corporations and high income individuals as part of an anti inflation program. The plan, to be outlined in a Capitol Hill address, centers on food energy housing and high interest rates with a 5 percent surcharge likely for those earning 87 500 and above and families at 15000 plus.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Time Magazine
Goodwin Wins Aiken Standard Grid Contest
Mark Goodwin of 907 Magnolia Street won the Aiken Standard grid contest by closest to the tie breaker score. UNC and Pitt combined for 74 points. he was among nine entrants with one game missed. He received $35 for the near perfect guess.
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Goodwin Ins
Aiken
Mark Goodwin
Magnolia Street
Aiken Sandard
University of North Carolina
Pitt
Goodwin
Robert Cothran
Newberrytreet
Earl Lenderman
Jackson
Helen David
Boardman Road
Robert Reece
Westlake Avenue
Bobby James
Abbeville Avenue
T.J. Buchmiller
Williams Drive
Wally Chapman
Pine Log Road
Mary G Roberts
Sil Ida Street
Tampa
Fla
Goodman
Aiken County Receives 119000 for Public Service Jobs
About 119000 in federal Public Service Employment funds is allocated to Aiken County to hire the unemployed and expand agency services. 1418 residents are unemployed, eight percent of the civilian labor force, with 138 job losses since August. Eligible citizens should register at the State Employment Service on Newberry Street and agencies submit proposals promptly.
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Derby Wendel
Aiken County
Public Service
North Augusta
Aiken
Jackson
Salley
James A. Donovan
Donovan
SC State
Newberry Street
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Ty Hospital
Aiken Institute
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McClure Realty
Medical College
University of South Carolina
Hospital Corporation of America
U.S. Army
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. Rutland
Vi.g. Hankinson
Dennis B. Christine
Charles W. Prosser
Snider
Jasper Morris
R.M. Laird Jr
George
High Court
Dempsey’s Restaurant
Annie
Jo Bartram
Time
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Ron Nessen
Nessen
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