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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1987
Page
6
The forecast calls for hot mostly sunny days with fair nights across regions. Mountains see partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent rain chance and highs in the lower 90s. Midlands and coast report upper 90s with heat index and 20 percent rain chances. Beaches expect very hot and humid conditions with scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Heavy rains in Port au Prince caused flash floods that killed at least seven people and flooded roads, bridges and hospitals. Demonstrations demanding resignations of three provisional council officers paused, as the city saw no protests on Saturday.
Robert J. Cochnar, 47, is appointed editor and vice president of the Anderson Independent Mail, succeeding Richard L. Gorrell after a nationwide search. He was executive projects editor of the San Francisco Chronicle for three years and earlier deputy executive at the San Jose Mercury News.
Obituary notices outline funeral services for Willie I Holsonback in Shiloh Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include wife Violet Morris Holsonback two sons two daughters and extended family. Also noted is John Patterson Timmerman Jr funeral at Posey's Funeral Home with burial in Hephzibah Cemetery and survivor details.
Bill Stephens 64 a leading horse trainer in Aiken died this week in a New York hospital from lung cancer. He was brother of Woody Stephens. Funeral held for Wilbur Leon Johnson at Welcome Traveler Baptist. Johnson 46 resided at 704 Richland Ave and is survived by three daughters, two sons, mother Mamie Sue Mitchell, a sister and a brother.
A source says Victor Posner is negotiating the sale of Royal Crown Cola Co. to a London investor group for about 2 million, with interest limited to the soft drink unit. Josef Maiman leads the buyer group. Spokesmen declined comment.
Cable News Network relocates from a Georgia Tech area mansion to a downtown Atlanta hotel-office complex. The move to CNN Center adds over 200000 square feet for editing and production, 1600 employees, new studios and equipment at an estimated cost of 30 million dollars.
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