Fire destroys Famous Brands Shoes Store in Aiken
Fire at 132 Laurens St. S.W. caused about 75 thousand dollars in merchandise damage. Owner Alex McCain expressed heartbreak and uncertainty about reopening as an insurance adjuster assesses losses after a Saturday evening blaze. Firefighters battled the flames for nearly three hours with only minor smoke damage to adjacent Quality Record Shop and no injuries reported.
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Famous Brands Shoes
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Alex McCain
Laurens St. S.W
McCain
Aiken’s
Quality Record Shop
Oswald Says Republican Debate Challenge Was for Publicity
North Augusta Democrats rejected a challenge from the Aiken County Republicans to debate on national issues. They cited an all Monday schedule, Lexington County venue, and focus on nationwide topics as reasons to decline. Oswald described the move as intended to generate adverse publicity and benefit the challenger.
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Oswald
North Augusta
Aiken County
Democratic Party
Robert M. Oswald
County
Joe W. Dunkin
Republican Party
Lexington County
Aiken Standard Hosts Senior Citizens Bus Trip to Charleston
Tomorrow is the day for the Aiken Standard sponsored senior citizens bus trip to Charleston. The bus will depart at 7 a.m. from 124 Rutland Dr in the front lot. Forty three seniors will take an all day tour of the historic city arriving back after the trip.
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Aiken Standard
Charleston
Rutland Dr
Aiken Cablevision
Office Misunderstandings and a Morning Prank
A first grader fears the school office and punches as punishment is discussed. The piece notes a notable singing tradition of the Aiken Rotary Club and references a past SLED narcotics case. A colorful Atlanta businessman voices a bold philosophy. A truck prank ends with Charles Miller leaping from hiding.
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Aiken Rotary Club
Hugh Munn
S.C. Law Enforcement Division
Columbia
Hammie L. Chaplin, Jr
Atlanta
Lee Boylston
Charles Miller
Miller
Kimberly-Clark Beech Island Plant Linked to Groundwater Risk
A South Carolina House subcommittee lists 63 sites with potentially hazardous waste near groundwater, including Kimberly-Clark Beech Island. Plant officials insist no environmental threat from stored substances while state officials downplay sudden publicity and advise no need for bottled water.
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Kinberly-Clark
Beech Island
South
Carolna
House
Robert Loponow
Kimberly-Clark
Loppnow
Government Operations Committee
South Carolina
Kimberly—Clark
VNA Denied Home Health Operation in Aiken by DHEC
DHEC denied the Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Aiken's request to run a home health agency in Aiken citing substantial local opposition from existing providers Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center and Lower Savannah Health District plus a county resolution. The VNA may appeal within 30 days. operations continue in Lexington and Saluda counties.
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Nurses Association of
Greater Aiken
Department of Health and Environmental Control
VNA
Aiken
DHEC
East Central
Savannah
Aiken County
Lexington
Saluda
Health Agency
Linda Austin
Health Care International
Greenville Street
Jenrette reveals trap plan in Abscam defense shift
Rep. John W. Jenrette testifies he kept contact with an FBI undercover agent who offered a bribe to trap the agent and turn him over to authorities. He said the plan emerged after a Dec. 5 remark about stalling to identify the agent, tying the offer to fictitious Arabs living in the United States.
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Washington
John W. Jenrette
FBI
Jenrette
Abscam
U.S. District Court
John Kotelly
South Carolina
Anthony Amoroso
Tony DeVito
DeVito
Amoroso
United States
Kotelly
Justice Department
Department
Richard Kelly
Rila
Federal government prep for near shutdown over emergency bill
Washington AP report says federal agencies plan to shut down nearly all operations tonight if Congress does not pass an emergency spending bill before midnight. Life and property exemptions may allow some functions to continue. Negotiators from the House and Senate meet to resolve differences as Carter edge toward signing.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
House-Senate
Robert Havel
Office of Management and Budget
Havel
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Erma Bombeck
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