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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1978
Page
1
A four year old in Aiken asked for peace and quiet from her mother and suggested staying at Grandma's. Her mother then sought a tool, asking where mauls were, only to be told they were in Augusta.
The forecast calls for a possibility of scattered frost tonight with mid 30s temperatures. Tuesday should reach upper 60s with near zero precipitation through Tuesday. Tonight will be clear, tomorrow mostly sunny, and the outlook shows a mix of partly cloudy to mild through Wednesday.
In Aiken County over 150 firefighters from area departments trained two days at the new 300000 facility. The open countywide school used barn rooms in a two story cement block building to simulate real fires and thick smoke for rescue dummies and suppression drills.
Vatican officials report very black smoke from the Sistine Chapel signaling continued deadlock among 111 cardinals on their fifth and sixth ballots. The conclave, split between conservative and progressive camps, has yet to reach a two thirds majority for election.
Dr K Z Morgan, a veteran health physicist from the Oak Ridge nuclear facility and Georgia Tech professor emeritus, urged caution on nuclear energy at a meeting in Aiken. He faulted government attention to health concerns but supported nuclear power with limits due to many uncertainties. About 50 residents attended the Aiken County Courthouse session sponsored by the Aiken Environmental Coalition.
The Aiken SPCA sought a variance to build a spaying and neutering clinic on Banks Mill Road after a $60,000 donation. Voters on the Zoning Board denied the request 4-1 amid neighbor opposition as SPCA director James Geddes faced a service of a warrant the next day.
Wagener reports Rep. Judson Busbee, a 31 year old Democrat, is unopposed for District 86 in the January session after a primary challenge. Busbee vows fiscal restraint, supports farm equipment tax removal, and favors voluntary prayer in schools as part of his legislative lineup.
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