Ministers See The Life of Brian as Overhyped
Two local ministers view the controversy over The Life of Brian as exaggerated. They say the issue may fade if church members ignore it and focus on more important Christian concerns while noting the film satirizes religion but offers no lasting offense.
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Brian
Monty
John M. Younginer Jr
Grace United Methodist Church
North Augusta
Younginer
Thomas M. Mobley
First Presbyterian Church of
Aiken
United Way Reaches 1979 Goal in Victory Luncheon
United Way volunteers held a victory luncheon announcing the 1979 goal was reached at $575,210. Executive director Sarah Jordan said the year’s target was $575,000 and noted additional funds would come from the Education and Professional Divisions.
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United Way
Sarah Jordan
It Is Time to Turn Clocks Back This Fall
Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday 1979 giving an extra hour of sleep for those who set clocks back. At 2 a.m. Sunday the time becomes 1 a.m. Clocks should be set back on Saturday night for standard time. DST returns April 1980 affecting golfers joggers and gardeners.
Have You Heard Have You Heard Aiken Tennis Buff Story
Aiken locals discuss a joking doctor barb about tennis in forties and dieting. At Laurens Street a magician wife disappearance gag is linked to a $20 bill and chivalry. Nearby at Aiken High School several youths push a white sports car toward a gas pump after a stadium dash.
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Virginia Acres
Chilvalry
Aiken High School
Rutland Drive
S.C. 19
South Africa Denies Nuclear Test Allegations
South Africa rejected U S intelligence claims of a nuclear explosion saying the report is nonsense and a flight of science fiction. Officials from the Atomic Energy Board and Foreign Ministry mocked the idea and urged fact checking before panic.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
U.S
J. Wynand de Villiers
Atomic Energy Board
Roelof F. Botha
Inflation to remain 8 9 percent annually warns economist
Carter administration chief economist Charles L. Schultze says the inflation rate could stay at 8 to 9 percent indefinitely even if anti inflation programs work. He notes energy and housing costs keep inflation high and expects the year end rate to near 13 percent unless projections improve.
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Washington
Charles L. Schultze
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Schultze
Federal Reserve Board
Aiken County Leader Critiques Redundant Planning Agencies
Warner told the Aiken County Republican Women’s Club that four planning agencies serve the county but only one is truly needed. He praised the Lower Savannah Council of Governments for aiding grants and federal funding while noting Aiken’s involvement with the East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency and Metro Council of Governments. The Planning Commission, established 1974 with five staff and nine board members, is seen as the most beneficial.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Republican Women’s Club
Lower Savannah
East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency
South Carolina
Georgia
Metro Council of Governments
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Richmond
Columbia Counties
Name the Second Aiken High School Now Open for Suggestions
Readers may suggest the school name colors and mascot for the new Aiken high school serving Area I including Aiken New Ellenton and Windsor. A 14 member name selection committee will shortlist three options and forward one to the Area I Advisory Council for final Board of Education approval. Ballot drop boxes at H Odell Weeks Center and at the Aiken High North Augusta football game on Friday November 2. Submissions close Friday November 9.
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Aiken High School
Area I
Pine Log Road
Aiken
New Ellenton
Windsor
Area I Advisory Council
Area Advisory Council
Aiken County Board of Education
H. Odell Weeks
Aiken High
North Augusta
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Allison Burch
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COG
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