Elias Canetti Wins 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Swedish Academy awards Bulgarian-born author Elias Canetti the Nobel Prize in literature for a body of work noted for broad outlook and artistic power. Canetti writes in German, lives in London, and holds a British passport after breakthrough with Die Blendung in 1935.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Academy
Elias Canetti
Canetti
London
Austria
Switzerland
Academy
Reassessment could spike property taxes in 1982
Aiken County faces large tax increases under Act 208 as homes not reassessed since 1967 may see 100 to 400 percent rises in 1982. Older rural homes could pay more while newer houses stay less affected. Mill values may jump as property values rise, though overall revenue from reassessment must stay within 1 percent of last year.
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Ray McKenney
Aiken
McKenney
Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Reagan urges private investment over aid for poor nations
President Reagan told poor countries to pursue prosperity like the United States did through private investment and trade, not large external aid. He spoke in Philadelphia ahead of an international conference in Mexico with 22 nations, urging a path modeled on U S success.
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Washington
Reagan
United States
Philadelphia
Mexico
Kidney transport rules spark Kiwanis crowd with odd tale
Mary Ann House of the Medical College of Georgia explains new air travel rules require a person and the kidney package to be seated together. A Graniteville robbery reveals a courteous bandit who allowed a cashier to request a frog exit with the stolen money.
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Mary Ann House
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Medical College of Georgia
Miss House
Graniteville
Aiken Autos Feel 1982 Boost Despite Weak National Market
Local dealers report stronger 1982 orders and rising showroom activity. Ellington-Owensby Buick-Cadillac notes above 1981 volume yet stock delays persist. Triangle Pontiac GMC and Timmerman record growing orders. Chrysler Plymouth and Satcher show modest gains while others await shipments and new model arrivals.
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Aiken County
Ellington-Owensby
Buick-Cadillac Inc
Gary Owensby
Owensby
Buick-Cadillac
Park Ave
Richard G
Dick) Flynt Jr
Triangle Pontiac
GMC Inc
Augusta Road
SAT Scores Trend Mirrors Past in Aiken County Report
Aiken County officials say SAT results align with historical patterns as scores are not yet released to the board. South Carolina ranks last nationwide in verbal and math averages for 1981, with about half of state students taking the SAT and national participation near one third. Local scores last year were 388 verbal and 438 math, above state but below national averages.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
James I. Green
Southeastern
Robert Hill
S.C
Palmetto State
Hill
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