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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1979
Page
6
A couple visits a help yourself salad bar. The husband overindulges with lettuce and toppings, forcing his wife to drive home. She rails at endless salad cycles and social pressure while noting family embarrassment and restraint issues.
Edmund Hillary recounts a 15000 mile trek from the Ganges mouth to Nar Parbat with jet boats and friends. He narrates villages people and the Ganges significance while detailing diaries and photos and a pulmonary edema rescue. Jawaharlal Nehru’s river quote frames the tale.
The American Cancer Society Aiken unit offers Christmas cards designed by artist Jim Harrison. Orders must be sent in prior to Monday. Interested individuals may contact Mary Ellen Gunter at the ACS office.
Mr and Mrs Stanley K Blackmon of Graniteville announce the birth of a daughter Sandi Karis on August 14 at Aiken Community Hospital. Grandparents are Willie Bryant Graniteville Myrtis Hancock Langley and Fred Blackmon Langley. The baby was welcomed home by her sister Stacy aged 3.
Susan Frances Willing will marry Barry Henderson Johnson on December 1 at First Baptist Church. Bride elect is the granddaughter of John Perara and Lottie Willing, with ties to Aiken and Westbury. Johnson, an Aiken High School graduate, holds a USC BA in political science and a USC Law JD. he works with Williams and Johnson law firm.
The Council of Social Agencies and Community Service Leaders meet on Aug 28 at noon at Croft House. Charles LaRosa of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Program will speak on Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and affirmative action for employment of handicapped persons. A film New Approach will show handicapped workers. Reservations via Croft House. lunch is $3.
Mr and Mrs Albert Skuce of Aiken announce the engagement of their daughter JoAnn to Roy Mallory son of Kenneth Mallory of St John NB and the late Mrs Mallory The bride elect is a granddaughter of Walter Edwards Cocoa Beach Lillian Skuce and the late Albert Skuce She is a graduate of Aiken High School and works for the New Brunswick Social Services Board The bridegroom elects grandparents are Leonard Watson St John NB Lee Mallory Sussex NB He is employed by Superior Precast Concrete Products Ltd.
Bride Morgan and groom Mann announce plans to wed on December 8 at Millbrook Baptist Church. Morgan of Aiken is a cum laude Augusta College music graduate and piano teacher. Mann of Aiken holds a Clemson degree in administrative management, is on the Dean’s List, and works for South Carolina National Bank.
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