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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1978

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals In Various South Carolina Areas

Funeral services were held or scheduled for Argus L. Akin 60 of Aiken Route 4 Box 171 at Aiken Memorial Park with Rev. Fred L. Lowery officiating. Norman H. Bod diford Jr. 85 of Sylvania and Ernest Tyler 59 of North were also noted with church services and multiple survivors listed. Burdett George Corley 84 of Batesburg died at home and Sarah Lucy Barrington Nelson 63 of Clearwater died Wednesday with church services planned in Bath and funeral arrangements by local homes.

Argus L. Akin Route 4 Box 171 Aiken Aiken Memorial Park Fred L. Lowery Dadeville Ala Akin Ellington Buick-Cadillac Co Sylvania Norman H. Boddiford Jr Jackson Baptist Church David Blue J.K. Tilman Bodiford Edward Roof Jackson Myrtis S. Boddiford Ned Bragg Ada Mae Lee Boddiford Mary Smith Rincon Willette Boddiford H.J. Boddiford Savannah Beach Virgil Gene Boddiford Spartanburg North Ernest Tyler Eula Lee Johnson Mildred Johnson Orangeburg County Edgar Dazzie Tyler Montine Tyler Maxine Davis Sibble Brooks Ernest Tyler Jr Miami Fla Cornell Gleaton Batesburg Burdett George (Buck) Corley Route 3 Sardis Baptist Church Nazareth Methodist Church Saluda County Sallie Miller Corley Mattie Berry Newton Corley Leesville Clearwater Sarah Lucy Barrington Nelson Aiken County Homestead Draperies Division United Merchants Manufacturers Inc Bath Methodist Church Bath United Methodist Church Michael Guffee Pine Grove Terri Bridges George Anne Nelson Mary Beth Ott Buchanan Lynwood Bath Betty Ott Carter Langley Ann Whaley Willie Carrol Jimmie Parker Willis Herndon Bob Johnson Leonard Walker Posey Mary Beth Buchanan Lee Drive Lynwood Community

Rancher Testifies On Endangered Species Act After Trip To Washington

Dan S Budd a 51 year old hereford rancher from Big Piney Wyoming testified before a Senate subcommittee spending 500 of his own money for the trip. He urged changes to the Endangered Species Act arguing mutation extinction are natural in ecology and he criticized lawyers and politics for irrational times. Budd said the public freely voices opinions without knowledge leaving courts burdened and defense lawyers thriving.

Washington Dan S. Budd Big Piney Wyo Budd Wyoming Congressional Senate Colorado River Commission Capitol Hill

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Week of the Young Child observed in Aiken and Augusta

Aiken and Augusta mark Week of the Young Child April 17 to 22 with proclamations by Mayors Weeks and McKenney. Events include school visits, public kindergarten and private preschool open houses, and a Celebrate Young Children Night at USC Aiken with speakers from the Department of Education.

H. Odell Weeks North Augusta Henry R. McKenney Ruth Walker Aiken County Aiken Henry R. McKenney Jr South Carolina Association On Children Under Six South Carolina Association For the Education of Young Children Division of Education Usc-Aiken Mead Hall Stepping Stones Holy Trinity Lutheran Eustis Park Millbrook Walden Hall Christian Montessori Bath St. John's Methodist Greendale New Ellenton Jackson Clearwater Belvedere Annex Belvedere Mayor Weeks Mayor McKenney Phyllis Ford South Carolina Department of Education Augusta Augusta Municipal Building

Wilkins Recalls 1977 Aiken County Jail Siege

The piece recounts Feb 17 1977 when five inmates overpowered guards and seized the Aiken County Jail. Wilkins talked to the ring leader by phone and entered unarmed to defuse the crisis. He faced a pistol at his head and refused to release a female prisoner as a hostage, restoring order.

Aiken County Wilkins Seige

Sheriff seeks extra 50 thousand for county jail operations

Sheriff Paul D. Grant asks the Aiken County Council for an additional 50 000 dollars to cover general operating costs and prisoner food as the budget shortfall tightens funds. He notes rising costs and vehicle use while council chairman Carroll H. Warner warns of a widening financial crisis across departments.

Aiken County Paul D. Grant Sheriff's Department Grant Carrol H. Warner Warner Iy Council Frank P. Dunbar

Deadline Looms for Tax Filings in Aiken County

IRS offices in Aiken County urge individuals to file 1040 and 1040A by Monday. Toll free lines run 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. through April 3, with extended hours tomorrow until 7 p.m. and guidance to bring tax packages. Library tapes offer step by step instructions for forms 1040 and 1040A and schedules A and B.

Sam Internal Revenue Service IRS Aiken County Aiken Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield

TEC and county seek fix for building cracks on campus

TEC President Ashley J. Little and County officials discuss options with R B Wright Construction over cracks in foundation slabs at the TEC campus Erosion under the slabs and unknown repair costs complicate the dispute Arbitration is being considered after a canceled informal meeting with Wright and the contractor disputes responsibility Alexander Moormann Associates designs the project and will send a formal letter conveying TEC and county positions.

Aiken Tec TEC Ashley J. Little County Council Carrol H. Warner John Henry Williams R.B. Wright Construction Co Augusta Alexander Moormann & Associates Wright Little TEC Commission

Foxchase residents plan land sale option and funds drive

Foxchase residents consider holding land for years then selling for townhouses or offices or keeping as a buffer. The corporation must raise funds by April 30 to buy from Palmetto Service Corp, or lots will be offered at a higher price. About 30 residents attended a recent meeting. another is planned Monday, with William Dean, William C. Gingrey, and Dick Edwards among organizers.

Palmetto Ser Vice Corp Foxchase William Dean Foxchase Homeowners Association William C. Gingrey Dick Edwards

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Norman Bodiford Jr Flora Branch Baptist Church Otto Crumel Burdett G. Corley Sarah Nelson Lin Smithwick National Weather Service NOAA US Dept of Commerc West Great Lakes Lakes County
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