North Augusta council hears open space conflict over shopping center
North Augusta residents clash with developers as Berkie Ayre alleges a road was cut through open space protection near North Hill Shopping Center. City manager says no legal action if land is restored. The council also discusses HUD North Plaza sale and a fire substation site purchase.
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North Augusta
North Hill
Berkie Ayre
Ayre
William L. Gray
Carey Smith
North Plaza
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Henry R. McKenny Jr
Spectators face mixed signals at Citizens Field game
The article notes youngsters will play soccer in baseball uniforms or football jerseys while official soccer shirts from the Optimist Club arrive Friday to clarify the sport. Arnold Jones flew into Washington and met with Sadat and Begin on either side, a figurative plank in an awkward position. The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce helped reunite a North Carolina man with the author of a Canadian magazine article, leading to shipments of German Roller Canary babies to their new home with Claire Ahrens of Aiken.
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Citizens Field
Arnold Jones
Washington
Sadat
Begin
Greater Aiken
Bad Year For Crops Blamed By AP Economist
Howard W. Hjort, top Agriculture Department economist, says a weak crop year could nearly double the $3.40 weekly rise in a four person family’s grocery bill for 1979, with inflation adding about $6.15 more per week over current levels. He notes weather and production issues drive price increases, while farm policy and sugar support debates add uncertainty.
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Cliff Haas
Associated Press
Washington
America
Agriculture Department
Howard W. Hijort
House
Hjort
House Agriculture and Ways and Means
Heatwave Grips Forecast As School Set For Fall
Forecasters call for highs mid 90s and lows near 70 with sunny conditions Thursday followed by partly cloudy skies Friday through Sunday. Scattered thunderstorms possible Saturday and Sunday with 80s daytime highs and 60s overnight.
Elderly Man Beaten and Robbed in Aiken Home Attack
An 85 year old Aiken man, Dr James Russell Howell of 432 Orangeburg Street, was assaulted in his living room around 2 30 am Tuesday. Two Black male suspects forced entry, restrained him with a pillowcase, beat him causing dental damage, and stole watches pens and about 80 dollars plus narcotics. Police say the incident is unconnected to a separate Monday night attack on an elderly woman.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
James Russell Howell
Orangeburg
J. Carrol Busbee
Howell
Dilav
Chitty Salary To Continue After County Council Decision
Aiken County Council kept Magistrate Lester L. Chitty paid for two months or until his criminal case is resolved, while the remainder of the salary referendum part of the budget ordinance was repealed. North Augusta Magistrate B E Nichols will handle duties in Chitty's absence. The council voted unanimously and discussed the matter in executive session after an earlier public hearing. Local rep Marion D McGowan urged continued pay pending outcome.
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Aiken County
Lester L. Chitty
Chitty
Langley
North Augusta
B.E. Nichols
Nichols
Marion D. McGowan
Warrenville
McGowan
Teen Alcohol Abuse Rising Warns Local Official
Terry Brown of the Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse told Optimist Club members that teen drinking is increasing. He cited a 1973 survey showing one in 16 high school students had serious problems, rising to 47 percent drinking monthly by 1976, with nearly 50 percent of boys and 30 percent of girls now problem drinkers.
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Terry Brown
The
Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Optimist Club
Brown
Inside Today Eyes Offer Economical Edge
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Aiken SPCA Director Faces Public Nuisance Trial
Elizabeth Harrington reports ASPCA director Jim Geddes pleaded innocent to public nuisance charges over barking dogs at the Banks Mill Road shelter. A warrant was served on the SPCA by Aiken police amid neighbor complaints about noise and odor. The case could bring fines or relocation if convicted. zoning officials had denied a spaying clinic addition.
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Aiken
S.P.C.A
Banks Mill Road
Jim Geddes
Geddes
Recorder's Court
Michael Farmer
Zoning Board of Adjustments
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