County Rescue Squad Works Vowed by Volunteers in Aiken
The county rescue squad, entirely volunteer staffed, logged 20 917 hours last year across calls and drills. Unit commander Butch Scott notes 30 active members include students and retirees, with EMTs comprising 75 percent. They operate two ambulances, a rescue unit, and five boats, aiding Aiken County and nearby lakes while seeking new volunteers via sheriff approval and Red Cross training.
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Butch Scott
Richard Campbell
Civil Defense Agency
South Carolina Association of Rescue Squads
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken County
Salley Chittlin
Campbell
Savannah River
Scott
Clark Hill
Lake Greenwood
Hartwell Lake
Red Cross
Aiken Technical Center
County
United Fund
Heart Attack Deaths Decline Among White Men
Dr. Jeremiah Stamler reports a downward trend in heart attack deaths for white men ages 35 to 64 since 1968, with smaller declines for women and non whites. He cites reduced smoking, better hypertension treatment, dietary shifts, and improved hospital coronary care units as contributing factors.
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Marco Island
Fla
Jeremiah Stamler
Northwestern University
Stamler
American Heart Association
Science Writers’ Forum
Teen faces crisis amid myth of the perfect teen
Milwaukee AP reports Amy a 15 year old with a B on her report card reflects a broader crisis. Dr Darold Treffert cites The American Fairy Tale as driving teen distress and rising psychiatric admissions. He warns against pressuring children to fit ideal standards and urges individual treatment.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Amy
Darold Treffert
Winnebago Mental Health Institute
Oshkosh, Wis
Treffert
Betty Moyer to Wed Robert George in Greenville
The January wedding in Aiken will unite Betty Moyer, a 19 year Bankers' Trust employee, with Robert George of Greenville after a Nassau honeymoon. The couple plans to reside in Greenville and Betty will continue working for Bankers' Trust.
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Lynn Herndon
Kennedy Junior High
Lynne Katonak
Aiken
Betty Moyer
Robert George
Greenville
Betty
Bankers’ Trust
Cecil McFerrin
Joe Devore
Nassau
Georges
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Sheriff's Department
Fihasuema
United States
Chiatric
Aiken Playhouse
Playhouse Theater
Steve Landry
Doug Boyd
Jay Taylor
Mike Lacke
Lee Martin
Arnold Jones
Usl JO Test Iiuie
Dennis B. Christine Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lisa Marie
Christine
Janice Pellarin
D. J. Pellarin
Dennis B. Christine
Judy Pellarin
George H. Bostwick
Mrs. Bostwick
New York
Pete Bostwick
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