Local resident wins Aiken Standard Comics Pick
Kathleen S. Scull of Midland Valley wins $25 for predicting the comics order in the Aiken Standard contest. About 375 entries ranked 12 strips from favorite to least, with Beetle Bailey first and Apr. 36 last in the final tally.
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Aiken Standard
Midland Valley
Kathleen S. Scull
Scull
Aiken
Beetle Bailey
Peanuts
Blondie
Family Circus
Dennis the Menace
Snuffy Smith
Andy Capp
Funky Winkerbean
Mary Worth
Gil Thorpe
Dallas
Carter Won't Seek State Office in Georgia
Former President Carter says he has no plans to run for state office in Georgia. He noted his experience as state senator and governor and praised Georgia voters who elected him president. He called his four years as governor very pleasant and ruled out seeking the governor’s job again.
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Atlanta
Carter
Georgia
Senate
Reagan says budget cuts will be broad and gradual
President Reagan outlines sweeping across the board cuts for fiscal 1983 and 1984 targeting every cabinet department while promising steadiness despite a slow economy. Stockman previews the plan as Gergen signals ranges and tentative figures with possible sacred cows spared and heartburn programs kept.
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Washington
Reagan
David A. Stockman
David R. Gergen
Administration
Gergen
Defense Department
Pentagon
White House
Wall Street
Senate
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Capitol Hill
Congress
Robbery Trial To Begin In Aiken County
An Aiken man faces armed robbery charges for the February SCE&G heist with another man. The one week session of Aiken County General Sessions Court starts Monday with Judge Walter J. Bristow Jr. presiding. About $1,100 was taken from four SCE&G employees and two cash boxes. Other docket items include DUI pleas and charges of receiving stolen goods and drugs.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Aiken County General Sessions Court
Walter J. Bristow Jr
Carlos Andrew Gallman
Jefferson Terrace
Sce&g
Jim Ray
Pam Robinson Portrait as Doctor on Horseback
Pam Robinson rides with her riding group as dust swirls around them. She wears a surgeon’s mask over her mouth and nose, presenting an unusual equestrian image during the outing.
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Pam Robinson
O Connor testimony outlines conservative views on abortion and busing
Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O Connor defended a limited role for courts and distanced herself from a conservative agenda. She objected to abortion and combat service for women, supported the death penalty for some crimes, and opposed mandatory busing while acknowledging differing views on Roe v Wade.
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Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’connor
Strom Thurmond
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Reagan
Denton
O’connor
State
Appeals Court
Gert Strengthens to 80 mph in Atlantic Movement
Hurricane Gert reached 80 mph as it tracks north northeast over open Atlantic waters after impacting Hispaniola and Puerto Rico with heavy rain. Forecasters noted no immediate US threat while Belize and Azores remained potential later concerns and coastal residents were advised to monitor progress.
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Miami
Gert
Atlantic
Bahamas
Bermuda
United States
Dennis
Emily
Floyd
Florida
Caribbean Sea
Hispaniola
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Azores
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Comic Picks
Kathleen Scull
Aiken County
Mrs. O’connor
Cuba
Atlantic Ocean
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