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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1985
Page
6
The Aiken Standard reports clear skies and very cold temperatures tonight with lows in the 20s and sunny but cold conditions tomorrow with highs in the 40s. Local areas including Mountains Midlands and coast regions detail similar cold patterns and temperatures.
Multiple obituaries chronicle the deaths of Pearl J. Bell Eunice B. Drake Ralph H. Gunter and Louise Simpkins among others in Richmond Aiken and North Augusta. Funeral arrangements are announced by Peoples Funeral Home Elliott Sons Funeral Home Memorial Baptist Church and George Funeral Home with services planned in Augusta Aiken and North Augusta and memorials to the American Cancer Society requested.
In Columbia the South Carolina Parole Board assesses an emergency release plan for 201 non-violent inmates amid prison crowding. The Board of Parole and Community Corrections will review the report, with the governor holding 14 days to act under the 1983 Emergency Powers Act.
Robert A. Magowan former Safeway Stores Inc board chairman and CEO died Tuesday in Palm Beach Florida after a long illness. He steered Safeway from 1955 to 1971 and served as executive committee chairman until 1979. The company records show annual sales near 20 billion dollars during his tenure.
Relatives and friends are invited to funeral services for Grace Friar at 2 PM Wednesday in George Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery. Ralph H Gunter’s services are Thursday at 3:30 PM at Memorial Baptist Church with interment at Sunset Memory Gardens in Langley SC. Leonard J Haubl died December 18 1985 at University Hospital Aiken SC with arrangements pending.
The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that Claudette Whitworth and her sons David and Joey cannot collect 3.1 million from Fast Fare for alleged role in their smoking and delinquent behavior. The ruling cites delinquency law protects the public, not private rights, and cannot be used to claim civil damages.
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