Miss America Pageant Tops TV Viewers Through Decades
Atlantic City prepares for the Miss America Pageant with 50 contestants and 20 000 in hall while TV coverage from ABC CBS NBC and local channels reaches millions. The program pioneered color telecasts and remains a ratings staple amid related pageants like Miss USA and Miss Teen Age America.
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N.J
America
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Aiken
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Philco
ABC
CBS
NBC
Miss Florida and Nebraska win talent and Miss Alabama and Mississippi win swimsuits
At Miss America preliminaries in Atlantic City New Jersey Miss Florida and Miss Nebraska took talent and Miss Alabama and Miss Mississippi won swimsuit awards marking the first double winners in two categories. Diane Toole Miss South Carolina performed ballet with Pas De Quatre variations while Bert Parks briefly thanked her during a pause.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Miss Florida
Miss Nebraska
Miss Alabama
Miss Mississippi
Aiken
Diane Toole
South Carolina
Bert Parks
Diane
Parks
County Treasurer Creates Potluck Salad at Clark Hill Event
Margie Plunkett organized a large potato salad batch at a Clark Hill gathering last week and touted each item’s calories to dieters. The Laurens Street Philosopher adds lovelorn advice noting love at first sight can save time and money.
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Margie Plunkett
Clark Hill
Laurens Street
LSP
Hazy Weekend Forecast With 90s Persist
The region remains in a hazy lazy spell with 90 degree heat. Highs in the lower 90s and lows in the upper 60s, a mostly fair night, and a sunny Saturday. Rain chances rise to about 10 percent tomorrow and scattered showers possible by Tuesday.
Correction on Laurens Street sidewalk widening plan
Aiken Standard corrects yesterday's report saying sidewalks along Laurens Street will be narrowed while the streets will be widened, reversing the previously stated plan.
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Laurens Street
Ravenel Proposes Two Year Federal Budget Freeze
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Charles D. Ravenel urged a two year freeze on the federal budget at an Aiken County Taxpayers Association meeting. He framed the move as essential to curb inflation driven by inflationary expectations and pledged a first year budget freeze if elected. He outlined a four point plan including a $15 to $20 billion tax cut and sunset laws to cut wasteful programs.
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Charles D
Pug) Ravenel
U.S Senate
Aiken
Ravenel
Moseley Kneece enter board race in Aiken County
Former board members Henry P. Moseley Jr. and J. P. Kneece announce candidacy for at-large seats 5 and 6 respectively. Moseley, DuPont Savannah River Plant worker, reflects on district accreditation gains and calls for lower pupil teacher ratios and long range facilities planning. Kneece, near Monetta, is part owner of K and C Implement and manages Farm Bureau agency. Filing deadline today at 5 30.
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Kneece
K&c Implement Company
Aiken County Farm Supply
The
Farm Bureau
Health Fair at H Odell Weeks Center in Aiken Weekend
The Aiken Community Hospital sponsors a health fair at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road in Aiken Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 6 p.m. A 10 kilometer Whiskey Road Race starts 9:30 a.m. with 350 400 runners expected.
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H. Odell Weeks
Whiskey Road
Aiken
Barnard Avenue
Aiken Recreation Department
University of South Carolina
Weeks Center
Chris Rodrigues
Fort
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