Aiken County Sees Record Voter Roll Thew New 58 000 on Books
County election officials anticipate a high turnout for the upcoming presidential election with about 58,000 people listed on the voter rolls, surpassing the 52,000 mark. Since September 8, more than 6,000 applications have been processed for eligibility, including many to reinstate withdrawn voters.
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Aiken County
Marl Denton T. Johnson
Johnson
The
Election Commission
Ohiron
Guatemalan Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala, an Indigenous rights advocate and exile living in Mexico, won the Nobel Peace Prize worth 1.2 million dollars for social justice and ethno cultural reconciliation. The award, arriving on the 500th anniversary of Columbus, followed government protests and amid Guatemala’s civil conflict.
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Norway
Rigoberta Menchu
Guatema
Menchu
Nobel Committee
Americas
Guatemala
Mexico
Classified notice scribbles and lunch menu blurbs
A fragmented newspaper snippet lists names including Thelma Cook Fox and Linda Harding with locations Aiken and Batesburg, plus a phone number 648-2311 for tips. It mentions a news tip line, lunch menu, weather, and calendar references alongside scattered classifieds and comics.
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Thelma Cook Fox
Aiken
Linda Harding
Faye Humphrey
Modoc
Nita Lott
William Posey
Batesburg
Milton Smoak
Denmark
Frank Sorgee
Ned Tennant, Jr
Jefferson Elementary Students Race to One Million Pennies
Jefferson Elementary launches a penny drive to raise one million for a science use project. Students from multiple grades compete in the fundraiser while learning math concepts like visualizing a million and division by 10. Donations include a 1000 penny gift from ten year old Matt Abercrombine and support from District Superintendent Dr. Joseph Brooks.
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Jefferson Elementary School
Lawana McKenzie
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McKenzie
Joseph Brooks
Jefferson
Matt Abercrombine
Rachael Thomas
Sonya Price
ABC Reconstructs Missile Crisis
New York ABC News presents a two hour documentary The Missiles of October What the World Didnt Know revealing how the Cuban missile crisis unfolded. Peter Jennings anchors interviews with Soviet Cuban and U S officials detailing the brinkmanship and near nuclear war. The piece outlines Kennedy actions the Bay of Pigs setback and Khrushchev missile strategy.
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United States
Peter Jennings
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Eisenhower
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Bay of Pigs
Nikita Kushchev
Debates Leave GOP Frustrated and Subdued
In Richmond a studious second presidential debate between Bush, Clinton, and Perot focused on issues for uncommitted voters. The format limited dramatic shifts, with Bush unable to gain or lose ground as audiences pressed for policy talk. Clinton supporters were buoyed by the crowd’s tone.
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Richmond
Bush
Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
Clinton
Dan Quayle
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Virginia
Louisiana
Perot
University of Richmond
Acid Spill Triggers Evacuation in North Augusta
A sulphuric acid spill forced evacuation within a one mile radius of Revco Road in the North Augusta Industrial area. A cloud formed and winds carried fumes toward Aiken as emergency crews worked. no further details were available.
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North Augusta
Revco Road
Aiken
Clinton Defends Change at National Forum Debating Bush
Clinton urges voters to choose change while framing Bush campaign's character attacks as ineffective. He speaks near the end of a nationally televised forum, stressing domestic and economic issues as pivotal for the election.
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Clinton
Recession Linked With Death and Crime
A pair of studies links economic downturns to higher mortality and crime. Researchers find unemployment raises heart disease deaths 5.6 percent and stroke deaths 3.1 percent, with increases in homicides 6.7 percent, violent crime 3.4 percent, and property crime 2.4 percent across 30 metros from 1976 to 1990.
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Washington
M. Harvey Brenner
Johns Hopkins University
Merva and
Fowles
Brenner
Harvard
Huff Has No Opposition In District 83
Thomas E. Huff runs unopposed for House District 83 in the Nov. 3 general election, representing the southeastern tip of Aiken County around North Augusta near the Georgia line. The Republican backs abolishing video poker and suggests funds from its removal could back a statewide day care system.
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Thomas E. Huff
Aiken County
Georgia
Huff
Huff outlines welfare, abuse, and school reform proposals
South Carolina representative Huff urges a House care system to reduce welfare rolls and supports recognizing battered spouse syndrome. He champions informed consent for abortion, educational reform with parental involvement, and school choice via vouchers to spur competition and alleviate public school crowding. He cautions about mass migrations if choice expands.
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South Carolina
Supreme Court
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Rep. Huff
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