Aiken Ends Year Slightly Under Budget in 1976 77 Report
The City of Aiken's 1976 1977 Annual Report shows the year closed just under budget with an expected underrun of about one to two percent of the general budget. City Manager Roland H Windham cites audit timing and specific department variances such as Finance and Public Safety noting savings and overages.
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City of
Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Recreation Department
Public Safety Department
Department of Engineering and Public Works
Windham
J. Carrol Busbee
Between 20 and 32 Million Need Mental Health Care
A government report from the President’s Commission on Mental Health estimates 20 to 32 million Americans require mental health care. It cites inadequate community services, high costs, and stigma as barriers, with 15 percent needing some form of help and 25 percent under emotional stress at any time. It also finds 15 percent of school-age children need help and seniors have the highest incidence of problems.
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Washington
President's Commission On Mental Health
China Rejects AP Bureau in Peking
AP President Keith Fuller said Chinese officials told a visiting AP delegation that it is not yet time to open an AP bureau in Peking. Fuller noted no commitment on whether news access would await full U.S.-China diplomatic ties as the group toured Peking Shanghai Changsha Kweilin Canton and Inner Mongolia.
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Hong Kong
Associated Press
Peking
Keith Fuller
The
News Cooperative
Fuller
China
U.S
Washington
Shanghai
Changsha
Kweilin
Canton
Inner Mongolia
Silmarillion published by Tolkein posthumously in London
AP reports J R R Tolkiens posthumous epic The Silmarillion published today to mixed reviews though publishers Allen and Unwin expect strong sales. First edition planned at 800000 copies in Britain and the United States. The work, begun in 1916 and finished by Christopher Tolkien, outlines a pre history of Middle Earth before The Lord of the Rings.
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London
J.R.R. Tolkien
Britain
United States
Allen and Unwin
Tolkien
Oxford University
Christopher
Oxford
Middle Earth
Andrus seeks Alaska wilderness protection over 90 million acres
Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus urges Congress to conserve 91.6 to 92.8 million acres of Alaska as national parks refuges rivers and forests. Environmentalists push toward around 120 million acres for protection in ongoing bills.
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Washington
Cecil D. Andrus
Congress
Alaska
Andrus
California
Aiken Forecasters Predict Warm Cloudy Day Tomorrow
The National Weather Service forecasts a warm day with partly cloudy skies in the Aiken area. Rain chances rise to 30 percent tomorrow while tonight brings a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs reach the upper 80s and tonight’s low around 70.
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Aiken
National Weather Service
Southern Draw Draws NYC Auction Boss to Aiken Event
Cheryl Guynn’s charm affects Brian Kahn of National Art Auction Gallery Inc. as he travels to Aiken to conduct the charity art auction funded by the Aiken Junior Woman's Club at Houndslake. Whit Gibbons boasts about fame but only appears in a University of Georgia ecology documentary.
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Cheryl Guynn
Brian Kahn
National Art Auction Gallery Inc
New York
Aiken Junior Woman's Club
Houndslake
Whit Gibbons
Gibbons
University of Georgia
Inside Today Parents Can Make The Reading Difference
A reading feature guides parents on how to help children develop literacy at home. The piece notes practical tips and age appropriate activities to foster early reading skills. Page references point readers to further guidance on pages 5 and 8.
Stribling Claims The Perfect Putter Invention
Aikenite George T Stribling, vice president at Allied General Nuclear Services in Barnwell, says he invented a perfect putter guaranteed not to miss. He noted past putters offered only face shaft and grip, failing to address speed grain and distance on downhill greens.
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Tom Watson
Arnold Palmer
Sam Snead
Palmer
Snead
George T. Stribling
Stribling
Allied General Nuclear Services
Barnwell
Lance Says Charges Are Erroneous and Misrepresented
Budget Director Bert Lance told the Senate panel that while he may have erred in running his Georgia banks, allegations about his finances are erroneous and overstated. He denied backdating checks and said loan terms were not favorable due to related banks, while defending his past as banker and ally of President Carter.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Senate
Georgia
Lance
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Calhoun First National Bank
Calhoun
National Bank of Georgia
Atlanta
Illinois
Charles Percy
Sen
Percy
Carter
Congressional
County Students Named Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Merit semifinals in the 23rd annual competition include Ai ken High School scholars Elizabeth A. Christensen Amy E. Copley Bruce A. Gates Jack B. Jarriel James C. Jordan Alice N. McElmurray Robert J. Phillips Daniel R. Pound Susan G. Schib Susan K. Townsend Debran E. Winn From St. Angela Academy Barney S. Hydrick James B. South From North Augusta High School Mary J. Salter Jennifer Seaquist William L. Selby.
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Aiken High School
Elizabeth A. Christensen
Amy E. Copley
Bruce A
St. Angela Academy
Barney S. Hydrick
James B. South
North Augusta High School
Mary J. Salter
Jennifer Seaquist
William L. Selby
Worrell Elected Chairman of Aiken Indigent Health Care Commission
Dr. Robert L. Worrell a Wagener general practitioner with 18 years in the area was elected chairman of the Aiken County Indigent Health Care Commission by unanimous vote. Mrs. Frank R. Fields Jr. of North Augusta was elected vice chairman and will serve pending acceptance. The commission discussed a contract from University Hospital with objections and a plan to review before any approval.
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Wagener
Aiken County
Robert L. Worrell
Worrell
R.P. von Buedingen
Aiken
Aiken Community Hospital
University of South Carolina
Health Care Commission
Lucas Ray
Frank R. Fields Jr
North Augusta
Fields
Commission
von Buedingen
Carrol H. Warner
A Council
Warner
University Hospital
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