Democrats Weigh Senate Runs In Aiken County
Graniteville voters heard Rep. Irene Rudnick and Dr. Durward Pridgen discuss possible state senate runs as lines for districts are drawn. The pair cautioned no declaration yet and noted line changes will influence whether they seek the Senate or the House. Other speakers at the Aiken County Democratic fish fry included several local officials at the National Guard Armory.
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Graniteville
Irene Rudnick
D-Aiken
Durward Pridgen
State Senate
Aiken County
Democratic Party
Dr. Pridgen
House
Senate
Irene
Rudnick
Party
Thomas Huff
North Augusta
Margie Plunkett
George Williams
Billy Jones
Clearwater
Sue Roe
Fay Hatcher
Marilyn Smith
Bill Clyburn
Sue Townsend
Bob Harte
National Guard Amory
May scorching heat drought ushers in one of hottest, driest years
The 1983 May was record setting with extreme heat and drought across the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Des Moines and Fayetteville reported 108 and 110 degrees respectively as heat waves and drought devastated farms, raising USDA losses to about 7 billion dollars and signaling a shrinking corn harvest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fayetteville
N.C
Midwest
Ohio Valley
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Two Drown In Bath Pool
Two boys died after climbing a neighbor’s pool fence and entering the water. Seven year old Timothy Leon Meriweather Jr. drowned while trying to save three year old Gerald L. Williams who struck his head and fell in. Both boys were found by Timothy’s mother and died at University Hospital at 5 45 p m.
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Bath
Timothy Leon Meriweather Jr
Gerald L. Williams
Timothy
University Hospital
Timothy Leon Meriweather
Meriweather Drive
Gerald
Gerald Williams
Cheyenne Circle
Man Dies In Wreck Near Edgefield South Carolina
A 22 year old Aiken County man Jeffrey Morgan Clark of Gloverville died in a single car crash Friday night about 11 30 p m when his car struck a bridge on S C 230 about 20 miles south of Edgefield Highway Patrol said. He was a Langley Bath Clearwater High School graduate of 1979 and worked for Augusta Newsprint.
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Edgefield
Aiken County
Jeffrey Morgan Clark
Gloverville
S.C
S.C. Highway Patrol
Frank Brand
Clark
June Hutto Clark
Jerry Joseph Clark
Langley-Bath- Clearwater High School
Augusta Newsprint
Honeymooning Couple and VFW Mentioned at Braves Game
Skip Cary noted at yesterday’s Braves game in Atlanta that a honeymooning couple from North Augusta along with the Clearwater VFW were among those mentioned during television coverage.
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Skip Cary
Braves
Atlanta
North Augusta
Clearwater Vfw
Aiken's Makin' Arts Fair Returns With Exhibits and Fair
Aiken's Makin' marks seven years of showcasing local talents with industrial exhibits at Municipal Auditorium and Laurens Street events. Friday features 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. sessions, with crafts booths, international food fair, Balloon prizes, and a car show by GASCAR Antique Auto Club. Notable participants include Amoco Products, Du Pont, USC-Aiken, Aiken Community Hospital, and Pepperidge Farms.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Municipal Auditorium
Park Avenue
Bankers Trust
Laurnes Street
Amoco Products
Beecham Products
Beloit Manhattan Inc
du Pont
FMC Corporation
Graniteville Company
Harvey Hubbell Inc
Kimberly
Laurens Street
Aiken Junior Womans Club
Gascar Antique Auto Club
Aiken’s Makin
Gascar
Nancy Hansen
Gary Henning
Rainbow Cloggers
Crosby
School of
Yollie McKenzie
Aiken Community Playhouse
Carolina Squares
Clemson Maps Alternatives to Cooling Towers at SRP
Clemson University examines options for using heat from Savannah River Plant reactors including ethanol production and irrigation. A pilot 250000 gallon per year ethanol plant near Clemson aims to test a larger SRP project while irrigation plans seek to pump reactor cooling water to Barnwell and Allendale counties. EPA and SC Health and Environmental Control may object to pumping water through ditches.
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Clemson University
Savannah River
Environmental Protection Agency
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Clemson
Charlie Hester
Clemson Energy Center
Department of Energy
SRP
Hester
Barnwell
Allendale
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Fran Chapman
Midland Valley High School
Mustangs
South Airica High
Ginny Southworth
David L. Langford
Associated Press
Phil Shideler
National Weather Service
Topeka
Kan
Bowman
Hugh Weathers
Nolan Duke
Kansas City
St. Louis
Mississippi
OUR
Aiken High School
Hornets
Silver Bluff High
Phil Jones
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