12 Oct 1983
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1983
Page
1
Conway AP Gov Riley’s education panel considers a $1300 raise for beginning teachers and a state senior exit exam before graduation. Other ideas include extra math and science, five classes minimum, and merit pay rejected due to lack of consensus. The group will report in November and vote on recommendations October 20.
The Aiken High Band marches past a sheltered spectator during the homecoming parade. Aiken faces Columbia High at Ha Good Stadium Friday night in a football showdown.
Ruth Thomas of Environmentalists Inc says the Sept 23 energy department impact statement repeats flaws of the earlier Environmental Assessment. She notes missing data on radioactive gases and fallout, no consideration of alternatives, and questions the need for L-Reactor restart at Savannah River Plant.
Soviet sources say three cosmonauts three aboard a Soyuz capsule were injured when their rocket exploded after ignition at Baikonur delaying the mission to Salyut 7. Officials would not confirm identities or extent of injuries and details remain scarce.
USC Aiken student tries to rally friends for a Faulkner show during Arts Festival Week. In a humorous aside she recalls a mishap when a small rodent scared her and her mother from a shed, joking that everyone fled. Her friends opted to watch the Series.
Aiken County Board of Education reviewed 1983 SAT results showing county seniors below national but above state averages, with narrow gaps. They also approved an Apple Education Foundation Grant application for microcomputers for USC Aiken and district use, plus several personnel and budget actions.
Michael Anthony Jones a Kennedy Middle School sixth grader died after being struck by a pickup on U S 78 near Secondary Road 507. Authorities say he darted into traffic while returning from retrieving a math book for a younger brother. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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