Ada Mae Bedell Celebrates 100th Birthday in Aiken Nursing Home
Mrs. Ada Mae Bedell marked her centennial party with family at the Aiken Nursing Home. Born October 8, 1881 in Midway Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of Sanford C. Matthews and Elizabeth Ackerson Matthews. Widowed from Leroy Bedell, she resides near daughter Mary Shoop and son-in-law John Shoop, with granddaughter Merilynn Richardson and great grandchildren Christina and John Richardson.
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Ada Mae Bedell
Aiken Nursing Home
Christina Richardson
John Richardson
Ginny Southworth
Economist Tobin Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
The Swedish Academy named Professor James Tobin of Yale University the 1981 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science for his analysis of financial markets. It marks the 10th American laureate in 13 years of the prize. Tobin has long been a leading candidate for the award created in 1968 by the Swedish Central Bank.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Academy of Sciences
James Tobin
Yale University
Central Bank of
Tobin
Thatcher open conference amid tight security
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arrives at Blackpool for the Conservative Party conference with tight security after a London blast by the Irish Republican Army. She says all is well and marks her 56th birthday as she defends her monetarist policies amid internal and external criticism.
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Blackpool
England
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
London
Irish Republican Army
Afghan for a Late Friend Becomes Jane Hawkins Project
Jane Hawkins begins an afghan that she works on only while waiting for a perpetually late friend. The project will end when the friend arrives, marking a personal milestone amid daily delays.
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Jane Hawkins
Jane
Aiken Council Vote Sparks Debate Over Forest Heights II Annexation
Real estate developer Maurice Williams criticized the 5-2 council decision to annex Forest Heights II only under R-1-A zoning, after residents and experts opposed modular housing. The plan was withdrawn despite P&Z approval, as neighbors cited traffic and density concerns.
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Aiken
Gem Lake
Houndslake
Maurice
Bud) Williams Jr
Williams
Forest Heights II
Lonnie Garvin
Planning and Zoning Commission
P&z
Sydney Carter
Henry Summerall
Planning and
Dunbarton Oaks
Saddlebrook
Boardman Road
Chatham Road
Phillip O. Gossett
Gossett
Bob Goble
Carter, Goble and Associates
Columbia
Goble
Camellia Trailer Park
Henry (Summerall
Bob Rhoden
Rhoden
Charles Wilkes
Maple St
Wilkes
Stephen K. Surasky
Robert S
Skipper) Perry
Perry
Hastings Wyman
Al-A. Wyman
Willar Hightower
Howard M. Hickey Jr
Frampton Durban
Surasky
H. Odell Weeks
Kershaw Place
Hickey
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Order of Liberty
Philadelphia
Cliff Collie
Heaven On Earth
Cliff
Allison Suhrer
Collie
Aiken County Today
Comics
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
Our Businesses
Showtime
Eather
Alfred F. Endler Jr
Henry Street
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