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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1990
Page
3
Obituaries and funeral notices report deaths from Greenville and Langley to Newberry and Saluda. Alma Cummings Bradley age 38 of Greenville. George Willie Coates age 40 of Leesville. Norma Jean Mason Carley of Newberry. Rosalie Bryant of Saluda. Millard Pete Walker of Dearing Georgia. Ernest B. McAlister of Aiken. Guy N. Thompson Sr. of Langley. Services set at churches and funeral homes with obituaries noting survivor lists and memorials.
Seismologists say tidal forces do not trigger earthquakes despite Browning's 60 year high tide projection. Studies show no pattern between sun moon pull and quake occurrences. Midwest risk remains over the next 15 years.
The piece notes quakemania spreading in Memphis amid Browning's Dec 2 3 forecast for the New Madrid Fault. Churches host quake sermons while planners stage disaster drills with simulated injuries and search dogs. Experts dismiss the projection as unscientific.
In Marked Tree Arkansas residents recall the 1976 New Madrid quake centered near Black Oak about 30 feet from Johnny Rye's Superette. Geologists say no location is uniquely prone. Rye and neighbors remain anxious yet relieved after Browning's predicted scenario.
George McAlister died November 29 1990 at the VA Medical Center Augusta GA. Ernest B McAlister husband of Edith Cox McAlister of 369 Wilderness Rd Aiken. Funeral arrangements pending and will be announced. Friends may call at the residence. Thompson died December 1 1990 Guy N Thompson Sr 43 Pelzer Street Langley SC husband of Lucille Hare Thompson preceded in death by first wife Katie Thompson. Funeral Monday at 3 pm Hatcher Funeral Home Chapel burial Sunset Memory Gardens family visits 5 pm to 9 pm.
Weather outlook shows mostly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s and nocturnal lows in the mid 30s. Clouds persist from today through midweek with temperatures rising from upper 60s to mid 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday.
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