Bowman School Board Member Refuses to Quit Amid Boycott
Bowman board member James F. West vows to serve until May despite a black led boycott and calls for the removal of West and Timrod Austin from the board. NAACP officials consider charges over potential misuse of federal funds to force action by Governor West as Bowman schools see sharply reduced attendance.
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Bowman
James F. West
West
Associated Press
Timrod Austin
W.L. Carter
Austin
Columbia
NAACP
National Association For the Ad
Quincy Smith
Smith
John West
Pandas at the National Zoo Delight Washington Visitors
A trip to Washington from Aiken features a bus ride and a panda viewing at the National Zoo. The narrator notes the crowds, the pandas Tsing Tsing and Ling Ling, and the playful reactions of onlookers while stressing the appeal of seeing the bears despite a chilly, crowded Sunday.
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Washington
Aiken
Alexandria
D.C
Northern
Virginia
National Zoo
T’sing
Ling-Ling
Yonce retires after 28 years as Aiken County forest ranger
J Ramie Yonce of New Ellenton retires after 28 years with the South Carolina State Forestry Commission in Aiken County. Marvin T. Gaffney notes the decline in annual wildfires from about 400 to a five year average of 130. Yonce credits landowner awareness, education programs, and increased fire-fighting equipment, including six modern tractors in Aiken County.
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J. Ramie Yonce
New Ellenton
Aiken County
S.C
Vance
Forestry Commission
Aiken
Yonce
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