Cornell Crawford Linked to Hit Song From Graffiti Note
In Due West South Carolina Cornell Crawford, now in his forties and married, remains quiet about being the inspiration for K T Oslin's song I Ain't Never Gonna Love No Body But Cornell Crawford. Oslin said she copied lines from restroom graffiti seen 15 years ago at Erskine College.
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DUE West
S.C
Cornell Crawford
K.T. Oslin
Ms. Oslin
Erskine College
Arsenio Hall
Dr. Lowery Ware
Erskine
Gun makers liable for injuries under DC bill
The District of Columbia City Council advanced preliminary legislation to hold semiautomatic assault weapon manufacturers liable for injuries and deaths tied to their guns. The 8 to 3 vote included two abstentions with a final vote slated for next Tuesday.
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District of Columbia
William Lightfoot
Carl Rowan Jr
The
National Rifle Association
Deaths Grace C Grimaud Gracewood Alberta Holmes
Obituary notices list Grace C Grimaud, Gracewood Alberta Holmes, Augusta Jennie Byrd Walling, and Jackson Lorena Hendrix with details referenced on Page 2B of the publication. The deaths are reported with standard obituary phrasing and no graphic detail.
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Jackson Lorena Hendrix
Gracewood
Alberta Holmes
Augusta Jennie Byrd Walling
Graniteville
Jackson in Help Wanted Market After Turmoil
Jackson sees a staffing scramble as resignations hit the police department and town staff amid a mayoral restructuring effort. Three officers quit on the spot, an assistant town clerk vows not to return, and two council members reject proposed committee assignments.
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Jackson
Mason J. Rollo
Councilmen Balk At Assignments
Jackson Town Councilmen Al Ward and Art Carlson refused to serve on committees appointed by Mayor Mason J. Rollo. Ward rejected fire department and finance duties asserting he would not be dictated to, while Carlson chose legislative roles over streets and drains and sanitation.
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al Ward
Art Carlson
Mason J. Rollo
Ward
Carlson
Rollo
Hanukkah Celebrations Light Up Aiken Homes
Jewish families in Aiken observe Hanukkah starting Tuesday night for seven days. In Dan and Vickie Plung’s home eight year old Nathan lights the second candle as Dylan watches. Latkes may color the celebration and children’s dreidel games intensify the family tradition. The story recalls the Maccabees victory and the 165 B.C. temple desecration by Antiochus IV, a pivotal moment in Jewish faith renewal.
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Ginny Southworth
Nathan Plung
Dylan
Dan and
Vickie Plung
Plungs
Aiken
Dan
Nathan
Plung
Antiochus IV
B.C
Antiochus
Jerusalem
Campbell plans teacher raise in executive budget
Gov. Carroll Campbell aims to raise teacher salaries despite a slowing economy. The proposal, submitted to the Budget and Control Board, is reportedly around 3 percent with a $8 million per 1 percent salary cost and possible cuts to other agencies if funds are tight.
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Columbia
Carroll Campbell
Campbell
State Budget and Control Board
House Ways and Means
Billy Boan
D-Kershaw
Boan
Grady Patterson
Earle Morris
Morris
Waddell
Jobless Couple Seeks Holiday Help For Their Children
An unemployed Aiken County family with three kids faces a bleak Christmas but local funds may provide aid. The Valley Empty Stocking Fund has given 22 000 worth of goods for 288 families in 18 years, with donations welcome by mail or in person. Other programs include Salvation Army Toys for Tots and Secret Santa. Salvation Army bell ringers will collect at area malls and stores.
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Aiken County
Santa Claus
Valley Empty Stocking Fund
P.O
Langley
Posey’s
S.C
Salvation Army
Aiken
Tie One On For Safety Red Ribbons Campaign
Nearly one million vehicles in South Carolina will display red ribbons this month under MADD’s annual Red Ribbon Campaign. The effort runs through New Year’s Day to urge sober driving during the holiday season and aligns with National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week December 9 15. The Aiken County MADD chapter will host a candlelight vigil at the Victim’s Impact Panel on December 13 at 7 p.m. in the ADA Public Safety courthouse. For information contact Lillian Hammock at 652 2529.
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Aiken County
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Lillian Hammock
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