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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1995

Page

3

NAACP Audit Shows Lavish Spending by Some Former Leaders

At the NAACP convention, delegates discussed an audit revealing lavish expenses by former officers Benjamin L Hooks Benjamin F Chavis Jr and William F Gibson totaling about 150000. Some called for accountability while others defended Gibson and sought healing of the organization.

NAACP Civil Rights Organization Greenville William F Gibson National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Benjamin L. Hooks Benjamin F. Chavis Jr Gibson Robert Threatt Atlanta Threatt Hooks Chavis Portia Byrd Minneapolis Byrd

Cause Of Williston Blaze Not Determined

Fire swept through a Williston area damaging the First Citizens bank and nearby buildings. Investigators from the State Law Enforcement Division will review the scene as fire crews work to determine the cause. Bank employees reported no loss of funds and night deposits survived. Authorities described extensive firefighting demands in a small town.

Williston Jo Owens Annette Hair First Citizens Verna Murphy Mielton Jay Case People

Smoking Regulations Could Affect Market

Tobacco in South Carolina faces a volatile outlook as new FDA rules loom and smoking restrictions spread. Harvest confidence remains mixed amid seven inches of rain and blue mold reports, with South Carolina farmers hoping favorable conditions and offsetting losses in other states boost prices and sales to the Flue-Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation.

South Carolina Pee Dee Food and Drug Administration Nippy Moore Lake City Charles Finch Raleigh N.C John O'Neal Society Hill North Carolina Virginia George Abbott Bright Leaf Darlington

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