Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Williston
Obituaries list James Battle 71 of Aiken with July 1 death and July 6 service at Second Baptist Church. Other notices include Rose Cavallo Crean 88 with July 6 wake and July 7 Mass at St Mary’s Help of Christians, and Jesse F. Jones funeral July 8 in Aiken. Burial plans, survivor names, and funeral homes noted.
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James Battle
Stone Drive
Aiken
Second Baptist Church
Magnolia Baptist Church
Rose Cavallo Crean
Shellhouse Funeral Home
St. Mary’s Help of Christians Catholic Church
Gade Show Reddy
Moravian Cemetery
Staten Island
N.Y
Crean
Michael Cavallo
Mildred Long Cavallo
St. Mary's Help of Christians Catholic Church
John Crean
Lee Ann C. Schlesser
Kristen S. Henneke
John C. Schlesser
Haley Elizabeth Henneke
Alzheimer’s Association
Columbia
Hayne Ave
Harper Hooper
Breezy Hill
Julia Harper Hooper
Jacksonville Baptist Church
G. L. Brighthorp & Sons Mortuary
Beaufort St
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The
Aiken Standard
Hailey Eugene Prescott K 9 SwanseaFormer Graniteville resident dies
Hailey Eugene Prescott known as K 9, died Thursday July 1 2004 in Swansea formerly of Graniteville. Funeral Tuesday July 6 at 2 p.m. Napier Funeral Home Graniteville with Rev Dean Reynolds at the chapel. Burial Graniteville Cemetery. Friends may visit tonight 7 to 9 p.m. Napier Funeral Home 315 Main St Graniteville SC 29829.
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Williston
James Dorrill
J.D.” Hartley
Folk Funeral Home Chapel
Celestial Memorial Gardens
West Columbia
Floyd Dukes
Charlie Bowen
Southern Care Hospice
Warden Drive
Aiken
Ney Eugene Prescott
Swansea
Hailey Eugene
Soebandrio Dies at 90 After Long Prison Stay
Soebandrio, Indonesia’s former foreign minister and ally of Sukarno, died at home at age 90 after 29 years in prison in the Suharto era. A doctor by training, he faced a 1966 death sentence for alleged involvement in the Sept 30, 1965 mutiny as Indonesia cracked down on the communist party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Soebandrio
Suharto
Sukarno
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Communist Party
Tenure under scrutiny as schools weigh job security
The decades old teachers tenure system faces review amid federal staffing goals. Education leaders debate whether tenure protects fair treatment or hinders removing underperforming staff. NEA and Public Agenda polls show teachers value protection from politics while questioning its link to quality.
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Washington
John Kerry
Public Agenda Research Group
Kotterman
David Sanchez
Burlingame
Calif
Kobayashi Wins Fourth Straight Nathan’s Hot Dog Title
Takeru Kobayashi of Japan devours 53 1/2 hot dogs in 12 minutes to break his world record at Nathan’s Famous contest. Rival Nobuyuki Shirota from Tokyo finishes second with 38. Sonya Thomas of Virginia sets women’s and American records with 32 hot dogs.
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New York
Takeru Kobayashi
Kobayashi
Nagano
Japan
Nobuyuki Shirota
Tokyo
New Jersey
Steve Reiner
Sonya
Thomas
Alexandria
AP Photo Food For
Center
Pennsylvania lawmakers authorize slot machines for revenue
Pennsylvania lawmakers approved legislation to legalize up to 61 000 slot machines, aiming to raise about 1 billion dollars annually for property tax reductions and public projects. Most sites will be race tracks, with local property taxes cut by about 20 percent once licenses are issued, starting after 2006. Critics warned of social costs while supporters said the plan recaptures out-of-state gambling dollars.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Ed Rendell
Kevin Blaum
American Gaming Association
Davyl D. Metcalfe
House
H. William DeWeese
Alaska wildfires slow as evacuees begin return home
Weather helps slow an Alaska interior blaze that has evacuated 277 homes and businesses and grown to 306000 acres. Troopers allowed some residents back to salvage belongings while warning against lingering. Firefighting efforts include bulldozing lines and Army National Guard helicopters. The fire started June 13 and is 15 percent contained. Separately, a Arizona blaze near Mount Graham Threatens the observatory and 70 to 80 nearby homes. containment about 5 percent.
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Fox
Alaska
Fairbanks
Susan Woods
C.J. Norvell
Alaska Army National Guard
Tucson
Ariz
Duane
Archuleta
Mount Graham International Observatory
Observatory
Arizona
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Battle
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Co
Alberta Battle
Sharon Cribb
North Augusta
Craig M. Battle
Eustis
Fla
Rosie Barefield
Annie M. Drayton
Arlington
Ala
Willie Battle
Richard Battle
Jesse F. Jones
Jesus Christ Tabernacle
LaVern Thomas
Abbeville Ave
Rev
James Hartley
Marvin P. Thomas
Platt
Hailey Eugene Prescott
Chapel of
Napier
James Derrill Hartley
Folk Funeral
Jacob Hill
Hayley
Dakota
Jaelyn Campbell
Skyla
Kayla Harvey
Avis Whedon
Virginia
Marcella Cooper Davis
Manchester
Ohio
National Parkinson’s Association
West 168Th St
Pine Log Road
South Carolina
Penny Kotterman
National Education Association
Associated Press
NEA
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