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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1979

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in Batesburg Iona and Area

Multiple obituaries report deaths in Batesburg Iona Ware Shoals and Aiken areas. Mrs John T Spell 85 of 216 Perry St burial at Batesburg Cemetery survived by three daughters and siblings. Annie L Franklin 86 buried at Pinelawn Memorial Garden. Henry Louis Cunningham 65 of Ware Shoals former textile worker WWII veteran burial Calvary Baptist Church Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Lottie Snipes Wes singer 71 of 927 Seminole Ave buried at Aiken Memorial Park with service at St John’s United Methodist Church. Memorials to local churches or Greenwood Methodist Home.

Batesburg Iona Westbury John T Spell Perry St Greenwood St. John’s United Methodist Church Ben Barnes Helen S. Hare Iona Wilma Timmerman Edgefield Mary Olive Seigler Batesbury Fannie W. Adams Charleston John Herbert Westbury Grover Greenwood Methodist Home Annie L. Franklin Florence St Jackson- Brooks Memorial Chapel Pinelawn Memorial Garden Ware Shoals Henry Louis Cunningham Jack Cunningham Bath Calvary Baptist Church Jack Hatchell Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cunningham Langley Gladys Cowen Cunningham Louis Cunningham Leroy Cunningham Jimmy Cunningham Katie Mae Thompson Lottie Snipes Joe H.) Wessinger Seminole Ave Orangeburg Robert E. James John Hipp Aiken Memorial Park Wessinger Aiken County Katie Williams Wanda Henry) Hiers Aiken W.W. Griffin Ray Hydrick Jimmy Stewart Morris Morgan Joe Brash Cyril Asbill Jr Cannon George Funeral Home

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Infant Danny Toole Jr. Dies in Gloverville

Danny Lamar Toole Jr. infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Danny L. Toole of 2 Oak Street died Saturday in Richmond County. Graveside services are set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at Langley Cemetery with Revs. James D. Blackman and Jack Scott presiding. Surviving are the parents a sister Shannon Leanne Toole maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Pete Buff Graniteville paternal grandfather Carl E. Toole and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bobby J. Hadden Augusta Poseys Funeral Home Langley.

Gloverville Danny Lamar Toole Jr Danny Lamar Toole Oak St Richmond County Langley Cemetery James D. Blackman Jack Scott Shannon Leanne Toole Pete Buff Graniteville Carl E. Toole Bobby J. Hadden Augusta Posey Langley

Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center to Hold Annual Meet

The Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center plans its annual meeting tomorrow at 7 30 PM at Houndslake Country Club. The event will include the annual report and officer elections with guest speaker Jim Davis director of Channel 6 news in Augusta.

Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center Houndslake Country Club Jim Davis Channel 6 News Augusta

Carter hosts Teng with honor guard and state dinner

Washington hosts Teng with an honor guard and a Kennedy Center state dinner as Carter and Teng discuss Sino American ties. Teng warns Europe, Japan, China and the United States to unite to curb Soviet power while both sides avoid a formal alliance. Officials acknowledge anti-Soviet rhetoric but aim to keep talks wide ranging, with the U.S. pledging support for modernization through trade and exchanges while restricting arms sales to China.

Carter Teng Kennedy Center United States China Asia Time Magazine Soviet Union Europe Japan Cyrus Vance Moscow Peking

Weather outlook shows mixed precipitation tonight

Rain may mix with sleet or snow with a 70 percent chance during the night and a 20 percent risk by dawn. Partly cloudy by Wednesday with upper 20s tonight and upper 40s highs. Thursday turns cold, then a warming trend through Saturday with teens to 20s lows and highs near 40s by weekend.

Merit selection proposed for Public Service Commission in South Carolina

Rep. C Marshall Cain of Aiken led a weekly meeting discussing a bill to replace elected PSC members with a merit selection panel. The governor would appoint or veto recommended candidates. Cain also noted a planned Vocational Rehabilitation facility in Aiken on Highway 1, with state funding possibly next year.

C. Marshall Cain R-Aiken Public Service Commission Cain South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department Aiken Columbia

Libertarians Certified As South Carolina Party

The Libertarian Party was certified by the South Carolina Election Commission, aiming to field candidates in the 1980 election. They submitted 15,000 signatures but time prevented full verification. 10,000 valid signatures were needed. Party officials said they would challenge Fritz Hollings and seek local races, advocating economic freedom and free enterprise.

Columbia South Carolina State Election Commission Commission John Dixon The Election Commission Bill Brooks Fritz Hollings Brooks Ernest F. Hollings Hollings Thurmond Strom Thurmond

Aiken TEC Plans Financial Analysis Course

Aiken Technical College will start a Financial Analysis and Mathematics of Business course tonight at 7 p.m. The sessions continue February 6 13 and 27. For details contact the student affairs division at Aiken TEC.

Aiken Technical College Aiken Tec

Body Found at Aiken State Park

The body of Rosemary Mims Brantley aged 42 was found Friday evening by a park guard in Aiken State Park between 6 15 and 6 45 pm A handgun was located nearby Sheriff Paul D Grant stated no foul play is suspected and the investigation is complete Brantley lived at 104 Silver Bluff Rd

Rosemary Mims Brantley Aiken State Park Aiken County Paul D. Grant Grant Brantley Silver Bluff Rd

Nuclear policy aims to confine system to few sites

The report proposes a large system becomes concentrated at a limited number of locations to reduce environmental impact. It notes this approach would restrict the geographic footprint of the ultimate nuclear system by concentrating facilities at relatively few sites.

Dixon cites party activity and freedoms in election remark

Dixon notes other parties like the United Citizens Party exist in South Carolina but are not active due to lack of candidates for several years, highlighting individual freedoms in the political landscape.

Dixon United Citizens Party South Carolina

Barrels Head To Barnwell After Tennessee Spill

A tractor trailer overturned on a Tennessee mountain road spilling 46 barrels of low level nuclear waste contents. Public health officials say no leakage occurred and misread oil on the road caused initial spill reports as waste. The cargo was en route to the Chem Nuclear Systems site in Barnwell for disposal.

Tennessee Chem-Nuclear Systems Barnwell

Flood Study Detail Sets Flood Elevations in North Augusta

A public meeting tonight at 7 in North Augusta City Hall will present the Federal Insurance Administration flood study. The detailed listing identifies flood areas likely to be developed and aims to set elevations for future construction.

North Augusta Federal Insurance Administration Buena Vista Ave

Lawmakers Debate Consumer Reform and DC Representation

The Judiciary Committee endorsed PSC Reform after a brief debate, reporting the bill to the House. Other consumer bills stalled for a week while basic support for Anderson’s reform was clear. A DC representation amendment drew criticism over racial overtones as debate paused. several minor bills with potential impact were introduced by Barksdale, Anderson, and Russell.

Judiciary Committee Anderson House District of Columbia Theo Mitchell D-Greenville Mitchell House Black Caucus Hudson Barksdale Spartanburg Norma Russell Lexington

Plan for bedrock disposal faces regional opposition

In the 1960s a proposed disposal plan aimed to store wastes in underground bedrock caverns beneath the complex sparking protests from South Carolina and Georgia due to the Tuscaloosa Aquifer. Senate opposition in 1972 stalled funding for further research, while officials say the plan remains a low cost option under NEPA rules and public consent timelines.

South Carolina Georgia Tuscaloosa Senate Goldberg

Community Calendar Highlights for Today

Various health and social events listed across Aiken and Clearwater venues. Health care and family planning clinic in Midland Valley. nutrition clinic. Overeaters Anonymous. Aiken Choral Society. French club event. multiple AA meetings. museum hours. senior bridge. Thoroughbred Hall of Fame exhibit. Valley AA meeting.

Rural Health Services Midland Valley Clearwater Aiken Junior Woman's Club Aiken Electrical Cooperative Overeaters Anonymous Holy Trinity Lutheran Church North Augusta Aiken Choral Society First Baptist Church L’alliance Francaise d'Aiken St. Angela Academy Aiken County Senior Citizens Senior Citizens Clubhouse Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Hopeland Gardens Valley A.A Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church Gloverville

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Iona W. Spell Annie Franklin Henry L. Cunningham West Columbia S.C Paul Cunningham Okinawa Ethel New Myrtle King Betty Cook Bamberg Parker-White Funeral Home Lottie S. Wessinger Danny L. Toole Jr Hitchcock Washington National Weather Service NOAA US Dept of Commerce Pacific Coast Rockies Carolinas Great Lakes Richard Nixon Henry Kissinger White House Teng Hsaio-ping PSC Lynne Katonak S.C. Party Dreamino Doug Pendergast Mead Hall Nuclear SRP St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church Aiken A.A Linden St
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