Minstrel show canceled after racist claims
In Myrtle Beach a minstrel show with performers in blackface was canceled after a NAACP official persuaded the organizer that the act would perpetuate stereotypes. John Wilder, white, planned to bring the show to the Strand but changed plans following the meeting with Rev. H H Singleton. PMID
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John Wilder
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Wilder
H.H. Singleton
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Obituary notices listing regional deaths on Page 28
Death notices announce the passing of Willie Lark Christia Ridge Spring Estelle E Dunbar Beech Island Edward Lee Hamilton Aiken James McRae Jackson Rubine Pierce Sylvania Ga Estelle B Thurmond North Augusta Clarence Williams Belvedere Catherine C Wood Edgefield Obituary notices on Page 28.
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Willie Lark Christia
Ridge Spring
Estelle E. Dunbar
Beech Island
Edward Lee Hamilton
Aiken
James McRae
Jackson
Rubine Pierce
Sylvania
Estelle B. Thurmond
North Augusta
Clarence Williams
Belvedere
Catherine C. Wood
Edgefield
Stances Vary On Proposed RSR Location
Aiken County Council members give mixed views on RSR Corp battery recycling plant. Some undecided, some tentatively for, one leaning against, one says council should abstain. The Dallas based firm seeks 1 200 acres in Montmorenci to produce lead alloys and other products, drawing environmental concerns from opponents.
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Aiken County
RSR Corp
RSR
Dallas
Texas
Montmorenci
RSA
Integrity dispute colors county RSR matter in Aiken
Two sides of the RSR plant debate in Aiken County faced different takes after Tuesday night’s county council session. Ree Hayes of the opposition group said council members were receptive with no technical criticisms of the plant, while RSA consultant Charles B. Cooper framed the clash as an integrity issue rather than design or operation concerns.
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RSR Corp
Special County Council
RSR
Ree Hayes
League For
RSA
Aiken County
Charles B. Cooper
Cooper
Moore unfolds four point plan for Savannah River Site jobs
Moore unveiled a four point plan to generate and save jobs at the Savannah River Site during a morning tour. He stressed a strong economic future for Aiken and surrounding counties if pursued vigorously. The plan prioritizes a new dual use reactor and DOE location of a replacement tritium facility at SRS, plus expanding private sector partnerships and finishing the defense waste processing facility. Moore, a Democratic state senator, noted his lifelong ties to the area and urged voters to question opponents about their actions.
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House
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
Savannah River
Moore
Aiken
Department of Energy
SRS
Campaign '94: Criminals Target Of Attorney General Hopefuls
Four candidates for South Carolina attorney general vow to make crime reduction their top priority. Republican contenders Eckstrom Hamm Condon and Harpoothan the Democrat hopeful, promise tougher penalties and full sentences. The office oversees the state legal system, opinions, and supervising solicitors in 16 circuits.
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South Carolina
Dick Harpoothan
David Eckstrom
Steve Hamm
Charles Condon
Eckstrom
Lexington
Hamm
Condon
Price elected president of Municipal Association of SC
Aiken City Councilwoman Lessie B. Price was chosen as president at the association 4th annual meeting making her the second Aiken native to hold the post and one of only five women to serve in this role. The late H Odell Weeks previously led the group in 1969.
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Aiken
Lessie B. Price
Municipal Association of
South Carolina
Price
H. Odell Weeks
Municipal Association
Weeks
Mary Brantner
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