Discovery Days Begin Midland Valley Showcases Growth
In March 1979, 19 Midland Valley merchants and citizens formed the Midland Valley Merchants and Professional Association starting with 12 members, now 35 from about 100 area businesses along S C 421. Langley Bath Clearwater Gloverville and Warrenville support the group inspired by the Institute of Cultural Affairs which sent volunteers to guide community development. Jeanette Holley chairs Discovery Days and recalls the first meeting’s hopeful momentum and the creation of a local awareness campaign, a decal, and a theme song for Midland Valley.
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Langley
Midland Valley
Midland Valley Merchants and Professional Association
S.C
Bath
Clearwater
Gloverville
Warrenville
Institute of Cultural Affairs
Institute
Jeanette Holley
Ms. Holley
School Strikes Hit Several States Across Disputes
San Jose administrators seek a judge order to end a 1600 teacher walkout costing 150000 daily for substitutes. Columbus plans 55 cents per child to deliver students to struck schools. Rochester teachers face a 5000 dollar daily fine as seventh day passes without a settlement. Harvey L Ergle resigns as Area I bus coordinator amid route disruptions and a key dispute with a bus driver.
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Associated Press
San Jose
Calif
Columbus
Ohio
Rochester
N.Y
Harvey L. Ergle
Area I
Ergle
FBI Tape Details Jenrette Bribery Case and Stowe Payments
An FBI video shows John R. Stowe taking $50,000 from an undercover agent and placing it in a bag while claiming to be a delivery boy. Prosecution says Stowe’s share was up to $15,000 with the rest to Jenrette, who denies knowing the money’s origin. Witness Anthony Amoroso testified as the undercover broker at the trial.
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Washington
FBI
John R. Stowe
John W. Jenrette
Stowe
Jenrette
John
South Carolina
Richmond, Va
Stone
Government meddling and pockets push sermon spark
The Rev Feltham S James at St John United Methodist Church warned that government meddles in everyones affairs and pockets their money. A reader recalls a first grade remark that recess lasts too long while a rattlesnake encounter near Shadow Heights Road is noted after James Stanley Smith found a 3 foot rattler with eight rattles and two fangs near Aiken.
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Feltham S. James
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Shadow Heights
Aiken
Fort Jackson
James Stanley Smith
Growth and water costs reshape Aiken’s service
Aiken’s water system evolved from Coker Spring to Dibble Road treatment as the city expanded in the late 1960s and early 1970s. An engineering study proposed a 3 million gallon daily plant, but EPA plans for a regional facility near Horse Creek and denial of the city permit halted improvements, delaying federal funding and raising local bills.
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Charleston
Abbeville
Aiken
Coker Spring
Wiedeman and Singleton
S. C. Waller Pollution Control Authority
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Environmental Protection Agency
Atlanta
EPA
Horse Creek
North Augusta
Graniteville Company
United Merchants and Manufacturers
Carter promises bold foreign policy shifts amid Iran crisis
The article outlines Carter's stance on non intervention with limits, a Carter Doctrine to defend oil fields, and pushes for arms control and new nuclear weapons. It notes support for Israel, peace moves with Egypt, and actions on Iran hostages amid the Afghanistan crisis and stalled SALT II ratification.
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Washington
Iran
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Persian Gulf
Carter
Senate
Afghanistan
Europe
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
Jerusalem
Sol Linowitz
Menachem Begin
Golan Heights
East Jerusalem
Tehran
U.N. Security Council
Inter
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John Jenrette
Aiken County Today
Abby
the Butcher
Sarah Caskey
Jimmy
Robert B. Cullen
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