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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1976
Page
2
A list of funeral notices from Warre nville through Augusta and Aiken area. Notices include Emanuel Showalter, Jacob H. Baugher, and others with burial details and survivors. Also lists addresses and names of relatives and funeral homes handling arrangements.
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except weekends with AP dispatches and exclusive reproduction rights for local news. It lists mailbox 456, 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801 and notes correction policy and payment terms for advance subscriptions.
William E Martin 58 of 29 Woodward Drive died Wednesday at home. Funeral services were set for 4 p.m. today at Montmorenci First Baptist Church with Rev. Waco Colney officiating. Masonic services by Hope Lodge 126 A F M of Williston will follow at the church. Ernest Barns 84 of Edgefield County died Wednesday in an Edgefield County hospital. arrangements by Amos and Sons Funeral Home Johnston. Mr Barns was a native of Edgefield County and a member of Jeter Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters Inez Drummins of Trenton and Mattie L.
Detroit welcomed back trolley cars after 20 years with eight Lisbon built vehicles costing 54000 dollars. The red and gold trains operate from Cobo Hall to Grand Circus Park for a quarter, some dating to 1890.
The article outlines broad legal changes taking effect Saturday January 1 1977 including new federal and state statutes. It highlights gains and losses from policy shifts such as right on red in Virginia and New York, self serve gasoline in Ohio, and CB radio channel rules, plus major federal tax revisions and estate tax changes that affect executors and heirs.
Cablevision explained the FCC regulation that when two NBC stations share the same programming a distant station like Channel 10 WIS TV Columbia is temporarily swapped for a local station such as Channel 26 WATU TV Augusta to avoid signal overlap.
The council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Aiken County Courthouse to set organizational priorities and guidelines. Incoming members have met informally to discuss county problems and James Warner and others anticipate addressing the county's financial status and disposal of the former Aiken County.
Today 10 am to 4 pm Aiken County Museum hosts a community day. Tomorrow 8 30 pm AA and Miracle Group meet at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church North Augusta. Sunday 3 pm swearing in of Aiken County Council at courthouse steps. Monday 12 45 pm Rotary Club at Ramada Inn with Lt Gov Brantley Harvey Jr guest speaker. 6 30 pm Sertoma Ramada Inn 7 pm Lions Club 7 pm Kalmia Toastmasters Heart of Aiken 7 30 pm Aiken County Educational Secretaries Association Room 7 education center 8 pm Jackson City Council.
The record lists filed actions at the Aiken County Courthouse including marriage licenses for John Allen Miller of Aiken and Mollie Evelyn Aluman of Aiken plus Raymond Boyd Hopson of Beech Island and others.
The council unveiled a plan to fund the wastewater facility with Farmers & Merchants Bank of Aiken loans up to 1.4 million at 3.25 percent. Participants include North Augusta Graniteville Company and United Merchants & Manufacturers. Overruns raise city costs to 2.062 million and overall project cost to 37.885 million. Rates would rise for in city water to 3.75 and out of city water and sewer charges to cover operating and maintenance. A Jan 10 council session will address further rate decisions.
The House Assassinations Committee seeks a 6.5 million dollar 1977 budget as it pursues leads in the King and Kennedy slayings. James Earl Ray reportedly offers to testify claiming he was framed by the FBI and police, while CIA tape records involving Lee Harvey Oswald surface in Mexico City conversations about travel to the Soviet Union.
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