Deaths Langley Mrs. Myrtle Couch
Mrs. Brady C. Langley Couch died at her Langley home after a Wednesday illness. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. at Langley First Baptist Church with Rev. L H Fowler officiating. Burial follows at Clearwater Cemetery. She was a Johnson County Georgia native, retired employee of United Merchants & Manufacturing, and member of Faithful Workers class. Surviving include her husband, three daughters, two sons, a sister and three brothers. Pallbearers are named from local men and class members. Friends may call Posey Funeral Home until 4 p.m. then at the church.
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Langley
Brady C
Myrtle Deavy) Couch
Main St
Langley First Baptist Church
L.H. Fowler
Clearwater Cemetery
Clearwater
Johnson County
Faithful Workers
United Merchants & Manufacturing Company
Dorothy Ansley
Richland
Virginia Burson
Pulaski
Tenn
Mittie Connors
Augusta
Robert C. Couch
North Augusta
Charlie M. Couch
Pearl Brown
Tennille
James Peavy
Atlanta
Horace Peavy
Seattle
Wash
J.T. Peavy
Columbus
Wayne Beard
P.H. Finley
Kenneth Dennis
M.B. Ferguson
Harold McKinney
Henry Miles
Posey Funeral Home
Nunn of Aiken Dies After Brief Illness
Jerry Nunn of Route 2 Aiken died yesterday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are pending with George Funeral Home of Aiken. He is survived by his widow Viola Cushman Nunn.
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Jerry Nunn
Rt. 2
Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home
Viola Cushman Nunn
County leaders clarify library revenue sharing terms
The story clarifies that total revenue sharing for libraries totals 70,200 dollars. City council funds 55,200 dollars come from county commissioners. the Nancy Carson Library Board may apply to North Augusta City Council for funds.
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Aiken
Aiken City
County Library Board
North Augusta
Aiken Standard Established 1867
The Aiken Standard publishes daily afternoons excluding weekends from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken South Carolina 29801. Rights to republication of non local material reserved. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail delivery.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Youth from Aiken dies in mysterious incident
Gregory Williams, a rising junior at Aiken High School, died after a dispute over a possible funeral arrangement. He lived at 312 Burgess Drive in Aiken and was born in Frankfort Michigan. He is survived by his mother and stepfather James and Colette Lewis, his father Kenneth A Williams Jr, three brothers, a half brother and sister, and grandparents in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Funeral services are planned with George Funeral Home of Aiken burial pending. Memorials may be sent to a charity of the donor’s choice.
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Gregory
George Funeral Home
Aiken
Burgess Drive
Frankfort
Mich
Young Williams
Aiken High School
James Lewis
Kenneth A. Williams Jr
Kenneth A. Williams III
John H. Williams
Michael Williams
David Ardell Williams
Colette Marie Lewis
Hugh Miller
Empire
Kenneth A. Williams Sr
Punxsutawney
Burgess Dr
Hospital Proposals Highlight ER Strain and Staffing Needs
The report notes Dr Wyman may hire two doctors for 25 000 each to bolster emergency room coverage amid 60 to 70 patients daily and long hours. A hospital recruitment bureau in Charleston seeks communities with physician needs while family practice doctors rise and nurses expand.
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Wyman
Nesbit
Medical College of South Carolina
Charleston
Poda
Medical College
Aiken
Aiken County
Grace Woodhead
Woodhead
Aiken County Hospital
New Ellenton Receives 760 in LEAP Funds
New Ellenton earns 760 federal LEAP funds to upgrade the jail into a police administrative office and courtroom facility. Police Chief Jack A. Fields will direct the project with wiring paneling and supplies, while State LEAP director Lee M. Thomas praises the city’s planning and budgeting.
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New Ellenton
LEAP
Jack A. Fields
State Leap
Lee M. Thomas
Columbia
Thomas
Area Police Report Reveals Three Complaints
Aiken police arrested Louie Robinson of Balltown for making obscene gestures at Hayne Avenue yesterday. Deputies investigate a break in at a Williston church with two fans stolen. North Augusta Chief Walter Newman says nine tapes were stolen from Mrs. Lloyd Mode’s car at 315 West Spring Grove Avenue. No fires reported in Aiken or North Augusta.
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Aiken
Louie Robinson
Balltown
Hayne Avenue
Sheriff's Deputies
Williston
North Augusta
Walter Newman
Lloyd Mode
West Spring Grove Avenue
Magistrates Urged to Keep Receipt Books in Order
Aiken County magistrates met for magistrate school with Judge William Stanley and Professor Neal Forney. They reviewed the Code of Laws, discussed monthly reports, and urged receipts be kept up to date for audits.
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Aiken County
USCA
Aiken Police Department
Aiken Sheriff's Department
William Stanley
State Magistrate Association
Neal Forney
Judicial Education Department
University of South Carolina
Judge Stanley
Professor Forney
South Carolina
Stanley
Aiken
Glen Holley
Holley
Aiken Standard
Forney
Reapportionment Discussed in Senate Committee
A South Carolina Senate panel explored two apportionment plans at the State House. One preserves county lines with 124 single member districts, while a second nine district multicounty plan merges Aiken Edgefield and Lexington. Debates centered on one man one vote variance and potential impact on black voting strength under federal scrutiny.
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Senate
State House
Aiken County
Barnwell County
Aiken
Edgefield
Lexington
General Assembly
Rep
C. Marshall Cain
R.aiken
U.S
Cain
Julius Baggett
D.mccormick
Richland
McCormick County
Robert Kneece
D.richland
Baggett
Nixon Addresses Nation on Watergate Fallout
President Nixon defended his handling of tape releases and asserted executive confidentiality. He rejected claims of White House involvement in the Watergate break in and said he trusted the federal investigations. As the discussion touched on possible clemency and blackmail threats, he contrasted his stance with Dean’s testimony and reiterated a commitment to ethics and accountability.
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Robert Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Nixon
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Senate Committee
Inouye
America
White House
Justice Department
FBI
John W. Dean III
L. Patrick Grayell
CIA
E. Howard Hunt
Watergate
Dean
Inmate Escape Route Exposed at Local Center
Wooten says escape route used before at the center with bars six to seven inches apart. Gantt fled last month with 25 days left. Toole and Dunbar expected back today. The facility holds 16 inmates and no repairs planned before state takeover.
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Gantt
Wooten
Charles Gantt
Toole and Dunbar
Community Calendar for Aiken Crosland Park and Nearby Groups
Tomorrow schedule includes Chess Club at 7 p.m. in Heritage Room, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Duplicate Bridge at 7:30 p.m. at Senior Citizen's Clubhouse, Crosland Park, Aiken vs West Ashley in American Legion Baseball at 8 p.m. Citizens' Field, Al Anon at 123 Linden Street 8:30 p.m.. 12:30 p.m. bridge game at Virginia Acres Clubhouse. Senior Citizen's Club 7:30 p.m. Crosland Park Clubhouse.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Duplicate Bridge
Senior Citizen’s
Crosland Park
Aiken
West Ashley
American Legion
Citizens’ Field
al Anon
Linden Street
Aiken Recreation Department
Virginia Acres
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Brady C. Couch
Arce
Dept of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Morris
Earle Morris
Robbie Jackson
Great Falls
Robbie
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Beach Island
Kimberly-Clark
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Wendell Hall
Congress
Area Police
Magistrate’s Court
Sen. Grossette
Kneece
Charles Harris
D. Chesterfield
Elliot Richardson
Henry Lake
Georgia
Lake
HM2
Jerry C. Haynes
USN
van C. Haynes
Teri Lyn Haynes
Annie Moody
Louise Adams
David Adams
Larry
Joseph
John
David
Andrew
Aiken Cemetery Company
Bethany Cemetery
Palmetto Federal St. &L. Association
Chesterfield St
Herman H. Hahn
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