Explosion Destroys Plant in Gaffney Sabotage Suspected
Federal and state investigators probed a Sunday morning explosion that destroyed most of Jupiter Knitting Mills in Gaffney. Owner Nick Michaels estimated losses at 1.5 million dollars. no injuries were reported as 35 machines and the building were heavily damaged.
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Gaffney (Ap
Gaffney
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
State Law Enforcement Division
Cherokee County Sheriff's
Jupiter Knitting Mills
Nick Michaels
Spartanburg
Ernest Harrington
Michaels
Gaffney Fire Department
Epps Named TEC Dean Succeeding Salley at Aiken
Robert F. Sonny Epps III has been selected to succeed Jake Salley as Dean of Instruction at Aiken Technical Education Center. Salley becomes Associate Director of Columbia Technical Education Center. Epps, a South Carolina native, earned a Duke University B S in mechanical engineering in 1963 and an M S from Clemson in 1968. He studied at North Carolina State University pursuing an Ed D in Occupational Education. He hails from Lake City public schools and comes from Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Robert F
Sonny) Epps, III
Jake Salley
Aiken
South Carolina
Epps
Lake City
Duke University
Clemson
Aiken Standard Publication Details and Rates
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes daily except weekends. Located at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801 with mailing options and rates for carrier and mail subscriptions. Associated Press dispatches are exclusive for local news reproduction.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Red Cross Begins Water Safety Instructor Training
The Red Cross will start a Water Safety Instructor Training Course tonight at 7 p.m. at the Eustis Park Pool. Raymond V. Aull Jr. says sessions run 7 to 10 p.m. for two weeks, Monday through Friday. The course is free. applicants must be 17 by July 16 and hold current senior lifesaver credentials or equivalent swimming skills.
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Red Cross
Eustis Park
Raymond V. Aull Jr
Aiken County
Textile Workers Push for Wage Hike in the South
A regional TWUA conference in Charlotte urged reopen negotiations for substantial wage and fringe improvements. Delegates representing about 55,000 Southern textile workers voted to push a new wage increase round and adopted a resolution opposing the Cost of Living Council’s attempt to block 7 percent raises for five North and South Carolina mills.
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Charlotte
Textile Workers Union of America
TWUA
South
Cost of Living Council
North Carolina
South Carolina
Whittle Brothers Celebrate 43rd Year in Aiken
The Whittle brothers Lewie H. and Calvin B. mark 43 years of business in Aiken on August 30. Starting in 1930 on Richland Avenue they sold gasoline and appliances before shifting to automobile sales and building a new facility at 812 Richland in 1963.
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Whittle Brothers
Lincoln-Mercury
Aiken
Lewie H. Whittle
Calvin B. Whittle
Richland Avenue
Commercial
Hudson
Whittles
Richland
Calvin Whittle
Whittle
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Aiken, $.C
van Mitchell Shopping Center
Aiken, S.C
JP Savings
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American Universe
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