Citizen Pressure Forces Out Book Store From County
Belvedere and Arkenites credit citizen action and county law enforcement for pressuring Stage Five Cinema to close and leave Aiken County. Liberal Arts Inc. owned the Charleston based book store. Charges against operators were dropped after a pre trial hearing and an agreement with the corporation’s lawyer. The new ordinance forbids adult bookstores within 1500 feet of places frequented by minors and went into effect in June.
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Belvedere
Stage Five
Arkenites
Roger Rollins
Citizens For Decency Through Law
Liberal Arts Inc
Aiken County
C. Wesley Smith
Smith
Walter Bilbro
Charleston
Laney Found Guilty in 1979 Augusta Rampage
A Richmond County jury found Laney, 20, guilty in a two hour crime spree that included kidnapping, rape, armed robbery and the murder of Sandra Fulmer Griffin of Clearwater. Roosevelt Bryant, 23, faces trial for the same charges. Laney testified the confession was coerced.
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Augusta
Richmond County
South
William M. Fleming Jr
Adi” Shaiastone
Janey
Sandra Fulmer Griffin
Clearwater
Ms. Griffin
Laney
Roosevelt Bryant
Martinez
Bryant
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Laurens Street Philosopher Quips On Unmarked Car Joke
Charleen Timmerman scored a unique home base during a Monday night tag game while her brother played soccer. Whenever Charleen needed a moment of peace from her game she hopped onto daddy’s lap for comfort and laughs.
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Charleen Timmerman
Charleen
Daddy
Aiken Jaycees County Fair Opens With Scented Delights
Visitors at the Aiken Jaycees County Fair will find a sensory blend as the midway and exhibit areas perfume the air with smells of hot grease fries chili dogs and onions. Coupons from Augusta merchants offer 25 cent discounts on gate and rides tonight with a tomorrow Aiken Standard coupon and a $5 all rides pass on Sunday.
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Aiken Jaycees County
Augusta
Aiken
U.S. 1
Exiled Poet Milosz Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Czeslaw Milosz, 69, a Polish born poet living in the United States and a UC Berkeley Slavic languages professor, wins the 1980 Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy lauds his clear eyed critique of conflict and oppression, awarding a record $212,000.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Czeslaw Milosz
United States
Milosz
Lithuania
America
University of California At Berkeley
Swedish Academy of Letters
Academy
Odysseus Elytis
Sinclair Lewis
Eugene O'Neill
Pearl S. Buck
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
Saul Bellow
Issac Bashevis Singer
Photographer Ginny Southworth Displays Artwork at Augusta Library
Aiken Standard photographer Ginny Southworth curates a photography exhibit at the Augusta Regional Library auditorium through Oct 29. The collection features images she enjoys and was created after studying at Elmira College and Syracuse University. The library hours vary by weekday and weekend.
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Ginny Southworth
Augusta Regional Library
Ms. Southworth
Aiken Standard
Aiken County SAT Scores Show Mixed Gains
Aiken County high school students scored higher than state peers but below national averages on the SAT this year. Math improved from last year while verbal slipped. County averages for 1980 were 388 verbal and 438 math, with state 375 and 409 and national 427 and 438. Dr. James I. Green comments on the mixed results.
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Aiken County
Aiken County High School
James I. Green
Aiken School
Aiken
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Rollins
Laurens Street
Ricky Smith
Aiken Jaycees
Ricky
European Community of Book Clubs
Kae
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