Aiken Man Dies In Traffic Crash On Highway
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend reports 23 year old David Donnie Cook of Rt 4 Box 640 died when his Chevrolet SS rolled at least three times after he cut sharply back into his lane near U S 1 across from Aiken Municipal Airport. Cook was on his way back from taking his father to work at Graniteville Company. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9 05 a m. Authorities say he suffered a broken neck and multiple body traumas. His brother and sister tried to lift the car with jacks but could not. The crash occurred about 8 15 a m.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
David Donnie Cook
Rt. 4
Graniteville Company
Cook
Wood String Band closes Hopeland Gardens concert series
The New Wood String Band performs tonight at 7 at Hopeland Gardens for the season finale of the Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series. The six member group plays Appalachian and British Isles traditional music and has appeared at festivals in North and South Carolina, Furman University, and Anderson College. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. parking at Rye Patch. rain date at South Aiken High. sponsored by the Aiken Recreation Department.
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South Carolina
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Anderson College
Rye Patch
South Aiken High
Aiken Recreation Department
Fair Weather Expected for First Week of Aiken County Classes
Skies stay fair tonight with upper 60s lows and southeast winds under 10 mph. Tomorrow brings partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of evening thunderstorms with highs in the upper 80s. Wednesday through Friday forecast calls for continued fair weather with highs mainly in the 80s and cool 60s at night.
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Aiken County
Sonny Epps Sets Diet Goal Amid Ice Cream Talk
Sonny Epps declares a 12 pound weight loss target after a long ice cream discussion. He notes the Laurens Street Philosopher believes people can spread happiness, adding some bring joy, others take it away.
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Sonny Epps
Sonny
Laurens Street
Beech Island Man Charged in North Augusta Doctor Murder
Alvin Coffield, 18, is charged with murder and grand larceny in the slaying of Dr. John Gillam at his North Augusta home. A juvenile is also in custody on murder and grand larceny charges after a two state manhunt ended with Coffield surrendering to Augusta authorities. The autopsy cites two gunshots to the head. The getaway motorcycle belonged to the victim. Coffield’s mother helped persuade him to surrender.
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North Augusta
John Gillam
Bennett Smith
Aiken County
Richmond County
Coffield
Augusta
Ralph Gunnells
Dr. Gillam
Madison
Sgt. Smith
Miriam C. Ford
Aiken
Mont Louis Sinking Off Ostend Raises Radiation Risk
A Belgian research vessel found no radioactivity near the Mont Louis wreck off Ostend after a collision with the Olan Britannia. The 225 tons of uranium hexafluoride gas were in airtight drums, with officials noting containment but warning barrels must be surfaced within months.
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North Sea
Compagnie General
Mont Louis
Ostend
Belgium
Netherlands
England
Philippe D'Hondt
Institute of the Mathematical Model of the
Brussels
Public Health Ministry
Gerard Fieuw
Antwerp
Jean-Claude Hennequin
Ministry of the Sea
France
Ecologist
Greenpeace
Maritime
Paris
Maritime Branch
French Democratic Labor Confederation
UPS Truck Flips After Collision At Aiken Intersection
A UPS truck and a 1974 Buick collided at Abbeville and Chesterfield streets in Aiken. The truck flipped onto a parkway trapping the driver’s arm. Buick driver Clifford L. Courtney of Aiken was uninjured. UPS driver William Sizemore Jr. of Augusta, 29, was treated for an injured arm at Aiken Community Hospital. He wore a seat belt and was not ejected.
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Abbeville
Chesterfield
Aiken
Clifford L. Courtney
Courtney
William Sizemore Jr
Augusta
Aiken Community Hospital
Morgan Returns To The SRP As DOE Operations Manager
Robert L. Morgan resumes duty as manager of the Savannah River Plant DOE Operations Office after a Washington DC assignment as Acting Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs. Dr Goetz K Oertel becomes Deputy Manager at the DOE Albuquerque Office assisting Raymond Romatowski in national nuclear programs and energy projects.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
Morgan
Washington, D.C
SROO
Washington
Defense
Secretary of Energy
Goetz K. Oertel
Come
DOE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Oertel
Raymond G. Romatowski
Albuquerque
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