Mrs Boylston Remembered for Decades of Salley Service
Salley mourns the loss of Mrs Kathleen Boylston nee Marion Pitts who died after a stroke while visiting Westminster. A Greenville Woman’s College alumna and longtime pianist, organist, and TEL Class teacher, she taught music to generations, led the GA Girls Auxiliary, supported missions, and inspired community life in Salley and Perry.
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Salley
Boylston
Kathleen
Mattie
Marion Pitts
Westminster
Greenville Woman’s College
Furman University
Salley Baptist
Motte
Springfield
Salley and Perry
Sal
Charleston Mayor Rejects Pay Raise Amid Salary Debate
Charleston Mayor Joseph J. Riley Jr. opposed a study panel proposal to raise his salary from 60 000 to 82 500. The council later set his pay at 73 800, fueling talk about aligning city leadership pay with governors nationwide.
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Charleston
Joseph J. Riley Jr
Riley
General Assembly
South Carolina
If Ashley Sees It: a spoof year in politics and gossip
A collage of light commentary on political figures and pop culture. The column riffs on hypothetical ticket pairings, public scandals, celebrities, and odd anecdotes from Read er's Digest and public figures, ending with a tongue in cheek remark about spies in the USA.
Thought For Today quote by Gustave Flaubert
A compact quotation from Gustave Flaubert notes that ignorance of history leads to slander of one’s own era. The French author lived from 1821 to 1880 and is a celebrated figure in literary history.
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Gustave Flaubert
One in five Americans is disabled says census report
The Census Bureau finds 1.9 million American children with mobility or learning limits among 181 million people aged 15 and older. Humor as medicine gains ground with hospitals creating programs and clown units to ease fear and improve patient care.
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Bureau of the Census
Census Bureau
Norman Cousins
Cousins
American Hospital Association
The
Babies Hospital
Columbia Presbyterian
New York
Porter Memorial Hospital
Denver
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Let Us Honor Law Enforcement Officers Who Die in Service
A Universal Press Syndicate column urges support for a National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial funded privately on public property. It cites 1984 congressional action, a $5 million goal, and lists officers from Texas, South Dakota, South Carolina, FBI agents, California, North Carolina, New Jersey, Mississippi, and other states who died in the line of duty.
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Washington
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Fund
Armed Services
FBI
Drug Enforcement Administration
Congress
John P. Frisco
Windcrest
Texas
Frisco
Oren Hindman
South Dakota
Benjamin Grogan
Gerald Dove
Miami
John Martinez
California Highway Patrol
San Bernardino
Alhambra
New York
Mario Biaggi
Craig Floyd
Jan Scruggs
I St. NW
Washington, D.C
Letter asks Dr Graham why visit Communist countries
Mrs S W questions Dr Graham about visiting atheistic states. He notes churches operate under limits in Eastern Europe, Albania bans religion, and many believers remain. He mentions 50 million Orthodox in the Soviet Union and rising religious hunger among youth, urging prayers for believers. The Aiken Standard invites signed letters to the editor with mailing address for publication.
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DR. Graham
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Europe
Aiken Standard
Aiken
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Sam Nunn
George Bush
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Herb Caen
Ed Scott
Peatsy Hollings
Reader’s Digest
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Hollings
Spencer Tracy
Lincoln
Reagan
Tarzan
Teflon
Ron
USA
Paul Harvey
By James J. Kilpatrick
Bruce K. Smalls
Robert L. Coggins
North Carolina
Carlos Negron
New Jersey
Black Liberation Army
Negron
Alma Waters
Meridian
Miss
San Diego
Kelly A. Bazer
Kansas City
Maureen K. Murphy
Baron Haynes
New York City
Harold Gray
Tallahassee
Tucson
Glenn Miles
Kevin Welsh
Universal Press Syndicate
Billy Graham
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