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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1978
Page
3
A backyard observer recalls multiple bird brawls including mockingbirds attacking reflections in windows and a wood thrush beating a bluejay. Titmice and brown headed nuthatches compete for a nesting site while juncos endure cold sneaking into brush as snow approaches.
The article discusses a clerical error in the ballot title for Proposition One, the 5 percent reserve fund amendment. It explains the title incorrectly references a 95 percent spending limit removed by a House amendment. A new ballot explanation outlines the fund’s purpose and usage, while opponents argue the measure remains unconstitutional and flawed.
The Associated Press reports seven people were killed in South Carolina highway crashes this weekend per the state Highway Patrol. Archie Wallace 58 of St. Stephens died after being struck on a Berkeley County secondary road. Charlene T. Burke 39 of Fountain Inn died in a Laurens County head on on a secondary road near Fountain Inn. Two Aiken residents Herman Charles Sheahan 16 and Calvin Washington 50 died when their car hit a tree in Aiken County around 9:50 p.m. Saturday. Willie Clay Williams 47 of Orangeburg died when his car struck a tree on South Carolina 6 about 4:30 p.m.
This week's schedule lists Bookmobile stops on Tuesday Thursday and Friday across Woodridge Lakewood Langley Gloverville Bath Elko Fire Tower Long Branch Boiling Springs Kline Barnwell Library Black Hilda Bamberg Windsor Woodward Crosland Park St John's Graniteville Midland Valley Belvedere West mount with times from morning to late afternoon at each stop.
A list of local events and meetings for today and tomorrow includes rescue squad and veterans gatherings at various venues, educational and club activities at several schools and churches, and a note on Eastern European ethnic groups reacting to President Ford's remarks in a 1976 debate.
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