Bikes and Traffic Clash in Hitchcock City
Local retailers report rising bicycle sales as interest grows in biking for exercise and transport. City roads lack bike paths and riders face driver resistance, while officials note limited rights and ongoing tension between bikers and motorists. Eugene Luder cites 70 member Aiken Bike Club.
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Tree City
U.S.A
Whiskey Road
Hitchcock Woods
H.C. Weeks Activities Center
Wal Mart
Ronnie Hill
Bobby Harison
Cyclesport
Harison
Eugene Luder
Aiken
Counselor Charged With Assaulting Girl
John Gordon Jr. 33, a former Epworth Children's Home counselor in Columbia, faces aggravated assault and battery charges for an incident with a 14 year old resident. A warrant alleges he fondled the girl and attempted to induce contact with his genitals on July 4. Gordon was arrested in Darlington County, bond set at 100000 dollars.
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Columbia Vap
John Gordon Jr
Epworth
Gordon
Columbia
Darlington County
Munn
Former Governor Timmerman Hospitalized in Richland Memorial
Columbia AP reports former Gov. George Bell Timmerman, 82, is in Richland Memorial Hospital in fair condition. A hospital spokesman would not disclose reasons for hospitalization or duration, citing the family’s request for privacy.
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Columbia
George Bell Timmerman
Richland Memorial Hospital
Robin Montgomery
Timmerman
Montgomery
Obituary Notices Summary Card
Death notices list Burnice Butler of Bridgeport Connecticut Raymond Collins of North Augusta Jane Gilbert Hamilton of North Augusta George Johnson of Blackville the Reverend Charles A. Lewis of Belvedere Leon Mixon of Williston and James Swann of North. Obituary notices appear on Page 2B.
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Burnice Butler
Bridgeport
Conn
Raymond Collins
North Augusta
Jane Gilbert Hamilton
George Johnson
Blackville
Charles A. Lewis
Belvedere
Leon Mixon
Williston
James Swann
Unanimous Vote Nixes Kalmia Mall Purchase
The Aiken County School District dropped plans to buy Kalmia Plaza for a new administrative offices site after a unanimous board vote. The decision reversed an earlier 8-1 recommendation to relocate, with chair Dr. John B. Bradley citing business grounds and no current alternative plans.
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Aiken County
Kalmia Mall
Aiken
Centennial South
Savannah River
Department of Energy
Bradley
Kalmia Plaza
Sheran B. Proctor
North Augusta
Robert H. Slay
Beech Island
Nuclear waste ship docks at North Carolina port
At Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal near Wilmington observers report a ship named Al Salimiah delivering nuclear fuel rods from Europe to the Savannah River Site near Aiken. Coast Guard escorts ring the port as officials with federal secrecy limit confirmation.
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Wilmington
N.C
Europe
Sunny Point
Coast Guard
Shackelford
The
Coastal Alliance
Computer Network Blitz Urges Ravenel Write-Ins
Aiken County supporters of Arthur Ravenel launch a computer write-in blitz for governor echoing Strom Thurmond’s 1954 tactic. Melvin Miniter cites more than 60 electronic bulletin boards and campus recruiting as part of the campaign. Ravenel, from South Carolina’s First District, failed to secure the GOP nomination on August 23.
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Ravenel
Strom Thurmond
U.S. Senate
Aiken County
Arthur Ravenel
Miniter
David Beasley
Washington
Aiken Stan
Border Areas To Get Attention From Heart Surgery Task Force
Aiken and Rock Hill are slated to gain attention from a South Carolina task force studying heart services. The group will likely focus on areas bordering other states and avoid delving into the state Certificate of Need process.
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Aiken
Rock Hill
Columbia
South Carolina
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
D.C
General Assembly
S.C
Walter B
Buddy) Clark
Doug Bryant
DHEC
Providence Hospital
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Shereen Ferguson
Cered
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Ann Winchell
Inease P. Williamson
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Carl Langley
Melvin Minitor
Horse Creek Valley
Philip Lord
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