Ford recalls near-miss on ship in WWII tale at Yorktown
Former President Gerald Ford recalled almost missing the gangplank during a 1940s Pacific deployment aboard the USS Monterey. The Charleston event drew about 2,000 attendees as Ford toured the Yorktown naval museum and reflected on leadership and Navy readiness.
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Ford
Panama Canal Zone
Yorktown
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Citadel
Yale Law School
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J.W. Condit
South Carolina Declares TB Awareness Week 1977
In 1977 South Carolina moved to third in new tuberculosis rates. Oct 8 14 is Tuberculosis Awareness Week as the Lung Association and DHEC launch campaigns for physicians nurses and the media. Officials note 643 new cases that year and advocate ongoing chemotherapy to prevent deaths.
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Albert G. Randall
Lung Association
South Carolina Restaurant Association
Dance Marathon Planned At USC Aiken
USC Aiken hosts a Muscular Dystrophy Dance Marathon on October 27 28 starting at 8 p m lasting 24 hours. USC Aiken students and county high schoolers will seek pledges, with credentials issued to participants. Junior high students over 14 may join from 8 p m to midnight only.
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Usc-A
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Lower Savannah Council of Governments to Meet at St Matthews
The Board of Directors of the Lower Savannah Council of Governments will convene Thursday at 7 p.m. in the St Matthews School Cafeteria St Matthews. Agenda items include A-95 Project Notifications Aging Allocations and Recreation Committee Report priorities. Public invited.
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