American Square Dance Reaches Golden Year
The Carolina Squares of Aiken celebrate a golden anniversary with American Square Dance Week Sept 22 28 as clubs statewide plan a Nov 8 state dance at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia.
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Pat Jones
Irvin
Carolina Squares
Aiken
Columbia
Carolina Coliseum
South Aiken High
Harry
Alice Burdette
J.C
Lee Crabtree
Savannah River
Burdette
Malcolm Dailey
Doug Jernigan
Gilden
Indianapolis
Houston
Mike Gilden
Drought Losses May Hit One Billion in Southeast
AP reports the Southeast faces drought losses potentially exceeding 1 billion dollars as rainfall later helps yields but fails to avert financial ruin for farmers. SC farmer Elbert Coleman battles leukemia while awaiting harvest amid persistent dry conditions and subsoil moisture deficits.
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Columbia
Bryan Patrick
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
South Carolina
Carolinas
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Elbert Coleman
Coleman
Good Feelings Could Hurt Voter Turnout in South Carolina
State Republicans and Democrats warn high living standards may depress November turnout. Warren Tompkins predicts a sleepy electorate as voters cite low interest rates, low unemployment, and Reagan era popularity. Analysts say apathy could dampen Democratic turnout and hurt campaigns.
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Greenville
Warren Tompkins
Carroll Campbell
South Carolina
Reagan
Dick Riley
Tompkins
Paul Maslin
Daniel
Power at Our Fingertips The Remote Control Revolution
A humorous lament on how the TV remote has seized control of family life. The narrator notes battles over channel changing from Darth Vader to Sue Ellen and Southfork, as family members hide the tuner and commercials blur into films, with Liv Ullmann morphing into Bea Arthur.
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E.F. Hutton
Darth Vader
Southfork
Anther
Liv Ullmann
Bea Arthur
TV Tuner Antics and Family Power Plays
A satirical reflection on a chaotic household scene where a TV tuner becomes a symbol of control. The narrator recalls figures Erma Bombeck and Frank Gifford while describing a crisis involving Liv and a baby, ending with a claim of single handedly directing what appears on the screen.
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Frank Gifford
Boston Pops
Liv
PTO Painting Eight Kennedy Middle Rooms This Summer
Kennedy Middle School parents and staff completed painting eight rooms during the summer. Volunteers included the Schwalberts Ortaldos Lux Henry Spiker Spears and Timmerman families plus Principal George Rogers.
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Kennedy Middle School Pto
Jean and
Russ Schwalbert
Joe
Louise Ortaldo
Ray
Lynn Lux
Jane Henry
Durke
Arlene Spiker
Pam
Joe Spears
Larry
Pauline Golding
Roger Rollins
Chris Randall
Betty Abney
Charles
Cheryl Matthews
Charlie
Colleen Timmerman
George Rogers
St. Angela Officers
Aiken High Ninth Graders to Participate in ACT Career Planning Program
Aiken High will offer all ninth graders a chance to join the ACT Career Planning Program during the week of Oct 27 to guide educational and career decisions. Ridge Spring Monetta Mu Alpha Theta elected officers Denise Rikard president and others. Members may tutor and plan fundraisers trips to Clemson Winthrop and math contests.
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Aiken High
ACT
MU Alpha Theta
Ridge Spring-Monetta High
Denise Rikard
Sandi Stone
Gwendolyn Childs
Kimberly Waters
Terry Raiford
Timothy Jeffery
Billy Elders
Gidget Gaskin
Rhonda Griffin
Gary Burger
Lester Childs
Tony Fallon
Rodney Hammonds
Cathy Mitchum
Clemson
Winthrop
Congress prompts court clarifications as laws confuse readers
Virginia law professor A E Dick Howard argues unclear legislation forces courts to interpret meaning. He spoke at a USC symposium with judges and legal scholars about the courts and their future amid broader political system failures.
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Columbia
Congress
Virginia
A.E
Dick Howard
Howard
Law School
University of South Carolina
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Erma Bombeck
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Regina
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Candace Boyce
Melissa Guynn
Eileen Mason
Marcella Zwingmann
Kathy Kuehn
Leslie Hartley
Michael Harris
Aiken Elementary
Palmetto Federal
John Cunningham
Aiken Standard
First Citizens Bank
Lensam Wee
Prime Timers Club
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