Woman Killed in Pine Log Road Crash near Aiken
Edna Szymanska Dyer 58 of Aiken died when a 1977 Cadillac crossed the center line and collided head on with an International Scout on Pine Log Road two miles west of SC 302. Rosa Housgard ?? in ICU. John and Billie Cargile and a two year old infant injured. Cargile listed stable awaiting surgery.
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Edna Szymanska Dyer
Lundee Rd
Aiken
International Scout
Pine Log Road
S.C. 302
John
Billie Cargile
Cherry Hills Dr
Cargile
Aiken Community Hospital
Jeannie Lancaster
Third Pine Log Road fatalities prompt coroner inquest
No charges have been filed as investigators await coroner findings. The week’s traffic toll on Pine Log Road includes Emanuel Funches, 35, of Warrenville, killed Sunday night when his bicycle hit a truck, and a 74-year-old woman struck by an oncoming car near the Blue Jean Lounge on Wednesday.
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Pine Log Road
Warrenville
Emanuel Funches
Blue Jean Lounge
Jobless Rate Holds At 5.8 Percent in November
The Labor Department reports the unemployment rate stayed at 5.8 percent in November with 540,000 new jobs created. Men gained most of the jobs, raising their figures from 51.4 to 51.9 million, while women and teenagers led earlier gains. The overall employment rate rose to a record 59.1 percent of the population.
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Michael Doan
Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
Department
Carter
Aiken Celebrities, Local Giveaways Highlight Community
In Aiken, the Orr family gains four drumsticks after Dee Dee and Ryan receive them on stage. Archie Jordan’s songs gain national attention via Carson and Hee Haw, while Donnie Osmond and Roy Clark also perform his works. Edward Coursey leads Valley’s Empty Stocking Fund donations in Graniteville.
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Statler Bros
Orr
Aiken
Ryan
Dee Dee
Archie Jordan
John Davison
Johnny Carson
Wayne Newton
Dinah Shore
Roy Clarke
Donnie Osmond
Jordan
Donnie and
Marie
Ronnie Milsap
Nashville
Edward Coursey
Graniteville
Banquet set with Old South theme by Aiken chamber
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet will be held Friday Jan 12 at Millbrook Baptist Church gym. Lionel Smith says the event will feature an Old South theme with Stewart Harris, a Mercury recording artist formerly from Aiken, providing entertainment. Tickets go on sale after Dec 15 at the chamber office.
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Greater Aiken
Aiken Officers Train at New Indoor Pistol Range
Aiken Public Safety officers are training at the Public Safety Training Center in Vanwood. Directed by J. Carrol Busbee the program is a defensive handgun course with monthly 50 round drills and a 70 point out of 100 competency score for marksmanship.
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Starsky and Hutch
Aiken Public Safety
Public Safety Training Center
Vanwood
J. Carrol Busbee
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Busbee
Trial Set for Jimmy Lee Hall in Aiken Police Shooting
The closing 1978 term of General Sessions starts Monday with Jimmie Lee Hall, 40, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill a police officer after Sgt. Isaac Lewis was fired upon during a traffic stop in Aiken. Hall faces additional Georgia questioning over a Covington cab driver slaying.
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Aiken
General Sessions Court
Jimmie Lee Hall
Hall
Issac
Ike) Lewis
Lewis
Inside See P e Page 6A Aiken County Today
The snippet lists sections in a local newspaper including comics Dear Abby editorials obituaries and sports on pages 5A 6A and 1B, indicating the paper's layout and feature balance without detailing stories.
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Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Aiken Jaycees Lead Three Christmas Parades This Weekend
Three holiday parades unfold this weekend in Aiken Valley and North Augusta. The Aiken parade starts at 10 a.m. on Union Street and Park Avenue, ending at Aiken Junior High, with about 75 units and Miss South Carolina Diane Toole as grand marshal.
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Valley
North Augusta
Aiken and Valley
Aiken Jaycees
Union Street
Park Avenue
Park
Town
Laurens Street
Aiken Junior High School
Jaycee Parade
Arthur
Buzz) Rich
Diane Toole
South Carolina
Smokey the Bear
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