New Stamp Honors St Francis in San Francisco
A 20 cent commemorative stamp honoring Francis of Assisi marks the 800th anniversary of his birth. The violet and flesh toned portrait shows Francis with birds as U.S. Postmaster General William F. Bolger praises his life of poverty and humanitarian service at a ceremony at the M H de Young Museum.
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San Francisco
Francis of Assisi
Francis
U.S
William F. Bolger
M.H. de Young
Bolger
Recreation Calendar for Pairs and Spares and Center programs
The Pairs and Spares meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the H Odell Weeks Center with cake coffee and a slide talk by Polly Baker plus Crafts display from Adult Development Center clients. A three week smocked Christmas ornaments course begins tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Weeks Center. Senior Citizens Day trip to State Fair is Oct 20 with free admission and a 8:30 a.m. bus from Weeks Center. reservations required. Move to Fitness sessions run on Tue Thu Fri mornings at 9 30 with babysitting. Slimnastics for women starts Oct 25 with eight weeks of classes Mon Thu 7 8 p.m. Call Becky Dyer for details.
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H. Odell Weeks Center
Polly Baker
Adult Development Center
Recreation Department
Weeks Center
The
City of Aiken
Becky Dyer
Quadruplet Armadillos Provide Genetically Identical Subjects
Armadillos and their relatives routinely bear identical quadruplets from one fertilized egg. All four offspring share the same sex and identical gene sets, making them unique research subjects for genetic studies.
Americans Fear College Costs and Support Aid Cuts
A national poll of 1,188 adults shows most fear college costs will exceed family means while a majority favor some reductions in federal student aid. About 55 percent worry about financing a child’s college education. 44 percent want no cuts.
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Washington
Mail
Reagan
USC-A Faculty Members Attend Conferences Across The Nation
USC Aiken faculty members attended professional meetings nationwide. Elizabeth S Bell presented papers at the Penn State Conference on Rhetoric and Composition and the Popular Culture Association of the South in Atlanta, chairing a session. Thomas L Boyd and William J House presented jointly at the American Psychological Association convention in Washington DC on Fear Incubation Enhancement.
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Usc-Aiken
Elizabeth S. Bell
Penn State
State College
Bell
Popular Culture Association of the South
Atlanta
Thomas L. Boyd
William J. House
American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C
William B. Davidson
Collegiate Notes Highlight Faculty Research and Student Achievements
Dr Ruth H Cordahl and Ray M Cavanagh led a workshop at Myrtle Beach for the South Carolina Youth Workers Association Conference. Dr Constance A Myers spoke at two events in Georgia and California, with topics on Latin American studies and Inter American Women. John Stanley Rich will publish Names in South Carolina, and Terri Burkett advances as a cheerleader for Anderson College while studying fashion merchandising.
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Ruth H. Cordahl
Ray M. Cavanagh
Aiken County
South Carolina Youth Workers Association
Myrtle Beach
Constance A. Myers
Callaway Gardens
Myers
Inter-American Commission of Women
Western Women’s Historians Section
American Historical Association
Pacific Coast
University of San Francisco
South Carolina
West Alabama
John Stanley Rich
University System
Columbia
Rich
USCA
Terri Burkett
Charles W. Burkett
Wagener
Anderson College
Wagener-Salley High School
Miss Burkett
Texas A&M scientists boost hydrogen fuel production efficiency
Texas A M researchers claim a new electrochemical method to split water yields hydrogen more efficiently, potentially reaching 13 percent or more. The device by Marek Sklarczyk and A Q Contractor could surpass 10 percent, making large scale, under $1 per gallon hydrogen possible for autos in future facilities.
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College Station, Texas
Texas A&m
John Bockris
Hydrogen Research Center
Bockris
Marek Sklarczyk
A.Q
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Jefferson Memorial
Group Attitudes Corp
New York
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Usc-A
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Richard Riley
Tina Atkinson
North Augusta
Winthrop College
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