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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1977
Page
2
Multiple obituaries note deaths in Beech Island Leesville and North Augusta with services at Capers Chapel Old Hammond Grove Baptist Church Langley and Immanuel Baptist Church. The deceased include Bertha Medlock Greene 29 years Beech Island Hammond Fallaw Fallow Grant Fowler Hollows Shaffer and others with survivors and memorials to church.
Aiken Standard established in 1867 prints afternoon editions except weekends. It notes AP dispatch rights and republication rules, disclaimers on omissions and errors in ads, and payment instructions for subscriptions and advances.
President Nicolaas Diederichs opened parliament with pledges to adjust apartheid policies and expand black self governance in Soweto and townships. The same day police reported the death of Elmon Malele of the ANC in custody after a brain operation, the 17th such death since last March.
Mrs Lillie B Walker of 851 Cox Ave NW will be honored at a 3 p m service Sunday at Great Cypress Baptist Church with Rev Frank Rouse and Rev Spann Barton officiating. Burial follows at Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Barnwell County. She died Tuesday at Columbia Convalescent Home after a long illness. Pallbearers: L Owens Wilmott Edney Thomas Ashley George Custer Jeff Davis Friedman Simmons. Memorial arrangements at Jackson Brooks Funeral Home.
Susan Ford, daughter of President Ford, enrolled as a KU liberal arts sophomore with two Secret Service agents nearby. She will commute from Topeka, carrying 12 hours including two journalism courses while working part time for the Topeka Capitol Journal.
Patricia Hearst, heiress and convicted bank robber, has completed two weeks of canine obedience training with her German shepherd Arrow. The dog trained at the home of former San Mateo County deputy sheriff Robert Outman before returning home with Hearst in San Francisco.
Johnston area resident John Grover C Bledsoe 84 died Wednesday at home. Funeral held Saturday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with Rev. Anderson Gray and Rev. Leecy Bright officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Lela R Bledsoe six daughters Emily Bledsoe Willette Kneece Sacramento Sally Mae Williams Johnston Ruth Bledsoe Edgefield and Juanita Martinez Ridge Spring two sons Cleveland Bledsoe and David Bledsoe Daytona Beach. Clark Bland Funeral Home in charge.
Legal notices report estates estates of McNeely Dubose MacDowell Thomas J Butler Jr Albert George Ergle Marvin Cuyler Porter Lou Neta Dicks Wade M Brodie John R Dodenholm and more. Deeds list transfers across Monetta Midland Valley Gloverville and Beech Island with amounts from 1 to 180000 dollars and parcels near Wagener Aiken Beech Island and North Augusta.
Lewis L. Simpson 31 of Indianapolis was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William E. Steckler to one year in prison for charges including the broadcast of indecent language on a citizens band radio. He is described as among the first convicted on such a charge.
President Carter and family greeted guests at the White House after a day that included a 1.5 mile inaugural stroll with Rosalynn, a series of receptions, and a dramatic walk down Pennsylvania Avenue praised as a symbol of closeness to the people. Cabinet nominees were nominated. eight confirmed, three pending roll calls, as Ford departed for a California golf trip.
Ex-President Gerald Ford, on his first full day out of office, joins Arnold Palmer in the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in Pebble Beach California. He says he intends to improve his golf game while offering best wishes to newly inaugurated President Carter. He notes the transition is poignant and was moved by Carter's inaugural address.
A devotional line asserts Jesus as the universal answer for today and beyond, elevating faith in Christ as the sole solution. The message emphasizes reliance on Jesus alone for guidance and salvation.
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