Frigid Arctic Cold Snap Hits Nation and County
Frigid Arctic air drives sub five degree readings across the area and breaks a 1886 record. Gas and service stations report surge in heater calls while batteries fail in cold climes. No power outages or ice storms reported as of Monday per utility and school officials.
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Gayle Morris
Empiregas
Robert McCombs
Pargas
McCombs
Sam Jones
Kalmia Plaza
Exxon
Jones
National Weather Service
Aiken County
Jim Ray
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Americans Shiver As Mercury Drops
The cold snap left nearly 1000000 people without power across ten states and forced many to flee as gas lines froze and pipes burst. Nineteen deaths reported while Chicago recorded a minus 26 and Milwaukee minus 25, with Beulah North Carolina hitting 109 below wind chill.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Beulah
N.C
John L. Jackson Jr
Citrus-Rich
Lake County
Fla
South Dakota
Iowa
Ohio
Jeff Behrens
National Weather Service
Kansas City
Parole Denied for Belvedere Clubhouse Murder Convict
Seattle native Danny Ward Robertson, convicted of murder in the Belvedere motorcycle clubhouse incident, was denied parole at a Kirkland Correctional hearing. The parole board cited the crime’s nature and seriousness and set January 6 1983 as the next eligibility date. Robertson pleaded guilty to related indictments from the 1972 incident.
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Columbia
Danny Ward Robertson
Belvedere
Kirkland Correctional Institute
Robertson
Seattle
Have You Heard About Rabbi Message and Name Mixup
Herbert Rudnick praised Rabbi Norman Goldberg's message to Mandle Surasky last night. He said he wished to replace a Rabbi. The notice also corrects a Friday Grace omission and Sara Grace misnaming of Sarah Jordan’s niece, clarifying she was named Sara Grace after grandmothers.
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Herbert Rudnick
Norman Goldberg
Mandle Surasky
Rudnick
Grace
Sarah Jordan
Mike Strickland
Sara Grace
Surasky Honored for Lifelong City Service and Guidance
Mayor H Odell Weeks and Adath Yeshurun members honored Mandle Surasky for decades of service in Aiken. He led as mayor pro tem and long time councilman while treasurer before stepping down after 15 years as president of the congregation.
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Norman Goldberg
Augusta
Robert E
Bob) James
St. John’s United
Weeks
Surasky
Aiken
Mandle
Leaders Needed for U M and M Says Textiles Depend on People
Thomas W. Carter executive vice president of United Merchants and Manufacturing told 125 graduates at Houndslake in Aiken Saturday night that American textiles face threats from foreign competition. He praised China's education efforts and urged stronger emphasis on developing skilled people to lead the industry.
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Thomas W. Carter
United Merchants and Manufacturing
Carter
Aiken
Langley
Houndslake
China
Japan
United Merchants
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Cincinnati Bengals
San Diego Chargers
NFL
Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
H. Odell Weeks
Adath Yeshurun
Belle
Irving Levkoff
Charleston
Elizabeth Harrington
Melodic Entertainment
Jay Rubin
Um&m
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