First Day Is Exciting Travis Enjoys School
Belvedere Elementary opens with Travis Doolittle starting first grade. His father Larry Kelly assists with forms while teacher Ann Byers outlines fees for workbooks and meals. Travis chats with classmates, shows off his new shoes, and ends the day eager for tomorrow.
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Belvedere
Travis Doolittle
Larry Kelly
Janice Kelly
Knap
Ann Byers
Belvedere Elementary
Fifth Murder Suspect Charged in Raish Slaying
A fifth suspect has been arrested and charged as an accessory before and after the fact in the May 21 murder of William B. Slayton, whose burned Mustang II was found in a rural New Ellenton area. Other arrestees include Mark Phillips 23 Jeffrey Martin 19 Diane Graddick 21 all of New Ellenton and John Gordon Brooks 19 arrested in Lawton Oklahoma.
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William Boyd
Bill) Raish
Jdain St
William B. Slayton
Aiken County
W. Ralph Gunnells
Slayton
Ralph
Gunnells
Mark Phillips
Jeffrey Martin
Diane Graddick
John Gordon Brooks
Lawton
Okla
Downer School Faces Repairs as District Pledges Plan Unfold
Beech Island's Downer Elementary is cited as a top facility priority with water intrusion and termite damage. Superintendent Dr. Robert W. Paskel and Board Chair Dr. Durward B. Pridgen promise a renovation or new build by 1982 with construction possibly starting in 1983, while parents demand concrete facts.
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Beech Island
Aiken County
Downer
Robert W
Bob) Paskel
Durward B. Pridgen
Dr. Pridgen
Pridgen
PTO
Roy Williams
Eustis Park
Greendale Elementary
New Ellenton
Talatha
Paskel
Reagan May Slice Money From Defense Budget Cuts
President Reagan may cut up to 30 billion dollars from the defense buildup to help balance the budget by 1984. Baker says the cuts aim to free funds for social programs and meet a 74 billion dollar saving goal in 1983 and 1984 amid high interest and slow growth.
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Defense Resources Board
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