Janice Bell Named Teacher of Year for Aiken County
Ms. Janice P. Bell of North Augusta was chosen as the Teacher of the Year for Aiken County School District for 1962. Robert E. Sanders Jr. of North Augusta was named the Supportive Educator of the Year. Bell has taught seventh and eighth grade math at North Augusta Junior High School for five years. Sanders serves as director of the Staff Development Program and coordinator of the Title I Parents Program, with the district since 1962. The selections were made by a panel of community leaders and higher education professionals based on outstanding teaching and inspiration.
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Aiken County
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Military wedding bridged generation gap for Barbie Weaver Dan McCarthy
Barbie Weaver married Dan McCarthy this weekend in a regal ceremony with groomsmen in full military dress. A friend noted the fashion and tradition echoing older generations' fuss over a man in uniform.
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Barbie Weaver
Dan McCarthy
Barbie
Textile Week Highlighted In South Carolina Firms
Textile Week titled Textiles Cover America runs Oct 18 to 25 with Governor Riley issuing a proclamation. The event notes textiles impact on economy and culture and features Robert E. Coleman of the American Textile Manufacturers Association speaking at Houndslake Country Club. Local mills participate in USC Aiken exhibit and state plants account for large national textile output.
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Dick) Riley
Robert E. Coleman
American Textile Manufacturers Association
Houndslake Country Club
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Riegel Textile
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Graniteville Company
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Palmetto State
North Augusta Church votes to buy land for education then parking
At First Baptist North Augusta 68 percent of worshippers approved buying a 320000 tract across from the sanctuary on Georgia Avenue. The block between Spring Grove Avenue and Grace Methodist Church would house eight downtown businesses relocated as education space is built and later parking. Some business owners oppose the move citing impact on the district.
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First Baptist Church
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Spring Grove Avenue
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O.B. Whatley
Charles D. Page
Steve Whitt
North
Yorktown Commemoration Ends Bicentennial Festivities
President Reagan and French President Mitterrand lead the Yorktown finale as 175000 spectators witness the last four day commemoration marking the 1781 victory. Reenactments and a battlefield ecumenical service close six years of nationwide Bicentennial events.
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Reagan
Francois Mitterrand
Massachusetts
Lexington and Concord
Philadelphia
Reagan Concedes U S Economy in Recession Mild and Short
President Reagan for the first time says the economy is in a recession though mild. Chief adviser Murray Weidenbaum notes signs of recession amid falling productivity rising unemployment claims and weak housing as the leader travels to meet Francois Mitterrand in Williamsburg.
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White House
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Williamsburg Va
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Council of Economic Advisers
Allied to shut Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant by October
Allied Corp chairman Edward L. Hennessy Jr warned of a possible closure if a federal takeover did not occur. The company announced steps to shut BNFP by October or earlier, dampening DOE efforts to recruit a private consortium and citing continued policy uncertainties under Reagan.
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