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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1975
Page
12
Death notices from Edgefield and surrounding counties list Brodie Davenport of Box 84 in Columbia area, James W. Johnston, Ollie Broadwater of Route 1 Box 65, and Blanche Jones of Wagener. Details cover church services, burial sites, family survivors, and funeral homes in Wagener and North Augusta.
James Sofge Sr 87 of 908 Cherokee Ave NW died Monday in an Aiken nursing home. Funeral Wednesday at St Thaddeus Episcopal Church burial Westover Memorial Park. Surviving wife Mary Simons Sofge daughters Charls Huntley and R H Boulware Jr son James F Sofge Jr. Memorials to Hitchcock Center or Salvation Army. Mrs Edwin Wesson 37 Far Rockaway NY died Sunday in NY hospital. Memorials by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home. Mrs Wesson native of Aiken lived in New York 17 years. Surviving husband two sons Jeffrey and Jonathan Wesson parents Willie Bouknight, two sisters and two brothers. Wagener Rosa Bell Hammonds died Friday Washington DC funeral Wednesday Zion Hill Baptist Church burial church cemetery. Surviving Otis Deveese Wade Gunter sisters Daisy Royal Gladys Adams. Robinson Funeral Home handling.
James Albert Davis of Box 38 died Sunday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Okey Spring Baptist Church near Springfield with Rev. J. A. Gadson officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Davis a native of Oliver, Virginia and World War II veteran. member of American Legion. Survived by Margaret Davis Perry. one son Quinton Davis Perry. three sisters Allin Humphy, Sarah Vest, Odeser Davis. three brothers Marlyn Davis, Leroy West, Benton West.
The Aiken County Public Library will screen two films tomorrow at 10 30 a m. as part of its continuing film series. Andrew Jacksons Hermitage and Thomas Jeffersons Monticello are free and open to the public.
Witnesses describe a chaotic scene after a bomb exploded in a crowded baggage room at LaGuardia Airport. Police confirm at least 11 fatalities and more than 50 injuries as passengers and workers recount stunned, bloodied surroundings and ongoing panic.
Bomb scares disrupted traffic at seven U.S. airports after a terminal blast at LaGuardia. A caller claimed a bomb at Kansas International Airport but no device was found. Similar threats prompted evacuations and searches with no explosives located at Washington National Newark Hopkins Cleveland Port Columbus and other sites.
Glenn Williams, an escapee and suspect in the May armed robbery of Martin Bialer at the Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, was convicted in Garrett County Maryland on an assault charge and sentenced to 20 years. Warren Curry, also an escapee, was captured in Ohio and faces Maryland assault charges before return to Aiken for trial.
The district 9 Voice of Democracy contest will be held in Aiken January 7 at 7 30 p m at the H Odell Weeks Activity Building. Barney S Hydrick who won the local contest several weeks ago will compete in district 9. Hydrick is a sophomore at St Angela Academy.
Aiken Rotary Club listened to James R. Beavers describe Savannah River Plant wildlife and forestry work on its 200000 acre site. He outlined research, management of deer herds rising from a few dozen to 5000 7000 and annual hunts to reduce numbers. He noted radiation monitoring of carcasses and data collection by Forest Service staff. Beavers said logging contributes to two percent of South Carolina pulpwood output and showed wildlife slides. Introduction by Robert E. Penland.
A Kentucky man, Orentin Schalffer, 35, of Lexington, was arrested by Aiken City Police for defrauding an inn keeper after leaving the Ramada Inn without paying his bill. He faces public drunkenness charges, and theft of tools valued at $325.77 from Aiken Electrical Wholesale Co. is under investigation.
Police say calls claiming various groups pursued blame after the blast, with witnesses describing two young men fleeing minutes before. President Ford expressed grief while Mayor Beame vowed to pursue perpetrators. Most victims were taken to Elmhurst and nearby Queens hospitals.
A blast at LaGuardia Airport shuts the facility and triggers evacuations delaying thousands of travelers. LaGuardia will be closed until at least 10:30 p m EST and flights redirected to Kennedy and Newark, stressing already busy holiday air traffic. Kennedy handles about 900 to 1150 daily flights while Newark handles around 650.
The Aiken County Education Association denounces the delegation’s method of announcing a 14 mill tax hike request by the Board of Education. At a November meeting the board approved seeking funds for 2 mills for teachers, 2 for pay, and 10 to fund debt.
A three judge appeals court stayed planned postal rate hikes after government lawyers argued the Postal Service would miss its February payroll without immediate increases. The service, losing about seven million dollars daily, faces a bigger deficit this year and potential service cuts. Justice Dept. lawyer Neil Koslowe warned against restarting rate hikes, while Sirica ruled the new rates illegal for lacking proper governor approval and specific rate detail.
Today at 9 30 a m a Child Evangelism Training Class at H Odell Weeks Center. At 8 30 p m AA and AA Miracle Group meet at St Bartholomew Episcopal North Augusta. Tomorrow CAM 4 p m Aiken County Museum and 10 30 am Aiken County Library film series Andrew Jackson s Hermitage and Thomas Jefferson s Monticello 12 pm 2 pm Aiken Bible Institute Smith Hazel Recreation Center.
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