Harold B. Smith Sr. 60 Slater dies. services today
Harold Barton Smith Sr. of 2 Talley Bridge Road dies Wednesday in a Greenville hospital at 60. Funeral services are at 4 p.m. at Slater Baptist Church with Revs. Bill Humphries and Sam Avery. burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Surviving: widow Veltra Taylor Smith. son Harold B. Smith Jr.. five sisters and three brothers. Halls Mortuary of Travelers Rest handles arrangements.
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Slater
Harold Barton Smith Sr
Talley Bridge Road
Greenville
Slater Baptist Church
Bill Humphries
Sam Avery
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Smith
Greenville County
J.P. Stevens Co
Veltra Taylor Smith
Harold B. Smith Jr
Rock Hill
Dortha Smith
Elmer Smith
Duncan
J.W. Smith
North Augusta
Edna Ramsey
Asheville
Lola Dean
Spartanburg
Annie Mae Rollins
Greer
Clara de- Young
Velma Burch
Woodruff
Halls Mortuary
Travelers Rest
Bennie Bing Jackson funeral service announced
Funeral services for Mrs. Bennie Annie Bell Bing 74 of Route 2 Box 20 will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church near Williston with Rev Frank Rouse officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the residence or Jackson Brooks Funeral Home in Aiken.
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Jackson
Bennie
Annie Bell) Bing
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Williston
Frank Rouse
Jackson - Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Mrs Rebecca Posey Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs Rebecca H Posey 75 of 210 Williamsburg St will be conducted at 4 30 p m Sunday at Ashley Grove Baptist Church with Rev Gary Allen Sr and Elder Gehazel Williams officiating Burial will follow in the church cemetery
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Rebecca H. Posey
Williamsburg St
Ashley Grove Baptist Church
Gary Allen Sr
Gehazel Williams
Church
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Aiken Standard Masthead and Payment Policy
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes every afternoon except Saturday and Sunday at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC with ZIP 29801. Leased AP dispatches rights reserved and republication rules apply. Payment policies note advance payments limits and correction procedures for ads.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Mrs Griffin Carter Griffin Dies at 67
Mrs Carter Griffin Carter Alma A Griffin 67 of 360 Morgan St NW died Sunday Funeral at 4 30 PM today at Young Zion Hill Baptist Church with Rev M C Adams and Rev Calvin Coats officiating Burial in church cemetery
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Carter
Alma A.) Griffin
Morgan St. NW
Young Zion Hill Baptist Church
M.C. Adams
Calvin Coats
Jackson - Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
House To Get Voting Rights Bill Again
Senate battles over a House passed extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act continue. Byrd's seven year amendment forces a House return and potential conference to reach a compromise on a 10 year standard. The act aims to curb racial vote disenfranchisement and requires federal clearance in certain Southern states.
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House
Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Byrd
Clarence Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ford
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Crime Not Paying Off in Aiken Break-ins Reported
Crime in Aiken shows small thefts at three locations with modest sums. Price's Exxon Service Station on Hampton Avenue lost 20 cents in pennies, Randolph Key's Television Shop on Union Street was untouched, Consolidated Implement Co. on York Street yielded 12 dollars, and Crest Travel Agency on York Street netted 2.72 dollars. Authorities weigh the value of goods against potential sentences.
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O.W. Ray
Price
Exxon
Hampton Avenue
Randolph Key
Union Street
Consolidated Implement Co
York Street
Crest Travel
Seals Elected Mayor of Monetta
MONETTA The re run of the July 1 town elections results show W C Seals elected mayor with 31 votes, over Sam Burton 19 and John C Howard 27. Council members chosen were Kneece 48 Fallon 43 Willis 42 Smith 40. losers included Dancey 31 Hinton 30 Irving 19 Holsenback 20 Boatwright 17.
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Monetta
W.C. Seals
Sam Burton
John C. Howard
Charles F. Kneece
D.A. Fallon
Alex Willis
Clyde Smith
Allen Dancey
Buck Hinton
Robert Irving Jr
Marion W. Holsenback
George H. Boatwright
Jewelry Theft Reports From North Augusta Break-ins
The Ai ken County Sheriff's Department investigates a $450 jewelry theft from a parked car at ARA Food Service North Augusta after a vent window entry. Pam Dyer reports three rings taken from her purse under the seat. A second burglary at 1103 Holiday Dr. North Augusta saw $118 in tools stolen from a tack room.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
Gurney Closing Plea Asks Jury to Spare Honor
In Tampa Florida AP report jurors hear final plea from C Harris Dittmar for Edward J. Gurney to be found not guilty of slush fund charges. Dittmar appeals to jurors to avoid turning a respected senator into a convicted felon and stresses the trial’s pivotal moment when the verdict is decided.
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Tampa
Fla
Edward J. Gurney
Gurney
C. Harris Dittmar
Williams takes role as Aiken county administrator
Williams notes the county lost two administrators and says the seven commissioners must each have one boss. An ordinance defines the administrator as the go between employees and the board. He aims to earn the commissioners’ trust while staying accessible to residents and settling in with his family in Aiken.
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Williams
Board of Commissioners
Aiken
Conspiracy Charges Dropped in Sterilization Case
Witnesses testified that discharge one day after delivery was normal and not unusual. Hospital records supported the policy and no racial discrimination. Defense witnesses included a Fort Rucker physician and a nurse from Aiken. Jury deliberations were expected to begin tomorrow with potential overnight juror confinement.
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Ms. Brown
Pierce
Fort Rucker
Ala
Billy Burke
Aiken
Idele Wyatt
Hendersonville
N.C
Nesbit
Aiken Hospital
Study Finds Men Outperform Women in Consumer Math
A government survey of 34 000 17 year olds and 4 200 adults shows males consistently outperforming females in problems on buying and financing. The report cites gaps in unit pricing, taxicab fares, and checkbook balancing, warning many waste hundreds annually. Virginia Knauer calls for improved math skills to curb reliance on hunches and ads.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Virginia H. Knauer
Roy H. Forbes
Community Calendar of Evening Meetings and Events
Local groups list events for today including Aiken Chess Club at Virginia Acres 7 p m and Civil Air Patrol at Aiken Air Force base 7 p m. Duplicate Bridge at Senior Citizen's Clubhouse 7 30 p m and New Ellenton Lion Club at St Pauls Methodist Church 7 30 p m. National Secretaries Association North Augusta Chapter meets at Thunderbird Inn 7 30 p m and Aiken County Museum hosts 10 a m to 4 p m. Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting at S S Cafeteria noon. Recreation Department Bridge at Virginia Acres 12 30 p m.
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Aiken
Virginia Acres
Civil Air Patrol
Aiken Air Force
Duplicate Bridge
New Ellenton’s
Lion Club
St. Paul's Methodist Church
National Secretaries Association
North Augusta
Thunderbird Inn
Aiken County
Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
S&s
Recreation Department
Tornado Kills Two In Illinois
A tornado ripped through Canton Illinois killing two residents from Norton Trailer Court. At least 55 injured, 15 hospitalized, five arrested for looting. Guardsmen deployed to prevent theft and assist wreckage clearance as a wide storm system affected northern Illinois.
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Canton
Ill
Bloomington
Delevan
Peoria
Illinois
Robert Jennings
Mattie Sprague
Dorothy McCann
Norton Trailer Court
Chicago
Documentary on Korea Evangelism Congress Shown at Local Church
A documentary titled A Miracle in Korea EXPLO Report will be shown at North African Baptist Church Sunday at 7:30 p.m. It covers the EXPLO 14 Congress on Evangelism and Discipleship in Seoul, Korea, attended by 323000 registered delegates from 78 countries. A nursery will be provided and the public is invited.
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Korea
EXPLO
North Afrian Baptist Church
Seoul
UT alum with chemistry PhD active in Savannah River lab group
Hale, a University of Texas chemical engineering B S holder and UC Berkeley chemistry Ph D, served as vice chairman of the 1974 United Way campaign for the Savannah River Laboratory and sits on the Planning and Evaluation Committee. He and wife Carol live in Aiken with three children Kevin Debra and Erika.
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University of Texas
University of California In Berkeley
United Way
Savannah River Laboratory
Carol
Aiken
Kevin
Debra
Erika
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Mrs. Bennie Bing
Mrs
Rebecca Posey
East Texas
New England
Great Lakes
Mrs. Carter Griffin
Seals
Rachel Pruett
Diane Reed
Gail Wright
Aiken High School
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Paul J. Jennings
Hill- Burton
Nesbitt
Aiken County Hospital
Dr Pierce
Hale
Bob
Fou and
Bob Weaver
Discount Center
Ammens
Il Oz
Ad Ac
Massengill
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