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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1980
Page
2
The forecast shows continued hot dry weather with highs in the 90s and overnight lows in the upper 60s to 60s. No rain is expected tonight or Thursday with sunny skies and a repeat pattern for the three day period.
A series of obituaries notes graveside and church funerals across South Carolina. June Waterbury Small 73 of Charleston dies at an Aiken County hospital with services at Magnolia Cemetery and graveside rites tomorrow. Leonore Black 74 of Patterson New Jersey dies in Aiken County with services today in Charleston and burial in Laurel Grove New Jersey. Roy Hook 45 of Aiken dies in Huntsville Alabama with funeral Thursday at Shiloh Baptist Church. M D Toole Jr 61 of North Augusta dies, funeral tomorrow at Clearwater First Baptist Church. Louise Mozone 69 of New Ellenton dies at home with arrangements to be announced. Geneva Issac Dennis 86 of Wagener dies, funeral tomorrow at Union Hill Baptist Church.
Beginning July 1 Jackson residents will pay for garbage collection to offset inflation and rising town costs. The town council approved the ordinance, with residential fees at 48 dollars yearly or 5 dollars monthly and commercial at 100 dollars yearly or 10 dollars monthly, plus a 25 dollar advance deposit for monthly payers.
The 1980 81 budget will be read a second time at 7 p m in the Richland Avenue office amid unresolved balancing. Third reading for flood damage plan and $20 000 Clerk of Court appropriation, Arrowood Acres subdivision, and other ordinances. second readings include adult bookstore proximity rule and Rieter bonds. New business includes library funding of 11000 and borrowing 270000 for sheriff and staff vehicles.
A Graniteville woman was assaulted in her home around 4:45 a.m. by a man who entered through a side window and struck her with a candlestick holder. She sustained facial and head injuries and was left near unconscious before the suspect fled as a child cried out. The case remains under investigation.
Steve Green, 20, of Breezy Hill, died at 6:30 yesterday in an Augusta Hospital from a head wound. Graniteville Police say the shooting occurred Saturday morning at his home with a small caliber weapon and an arrest on manslaughter charges was expected early this morning.
The North Augusta City Council will discuss a letter to city wine merchants about underage sale policies at tonight's regular meeting. The agenda includes authorizing contracts and fund disbursement for CETA participation and signing authority for the city administrator. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m with a pre council session at 7 15 p m.
Wagener town officials approved forming a recreation committee to manage parks and schedule facilities. Mayor John A. Cofer said members are not yet chosen. The council also approved a first reading of a town employee grievance procedure with plans to discuss further at the July meeting.
A Vaucluse woman, Julia Spradley age 29 of Vaucluse, was slightly injured in a two vehicle collision on University Parkway yesterday around 5 p.m. She was treated and released from Aiken Community Hospital. The other driver's name was not available.
Local groups schedule meetings and services from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at venues across North Augusta and Aiken including Toastmasters at S and S Cafeteria, Aiken Optimist Club, council meetings, fire department, Overeaters Anonymous, Jaycees, community band rehearsals, York Rite Bodies, and mental health association. Tomorrow adds clinics at Midland Valley Shopping Center and health services at Aiken County locations with various senior and civic events throughout the day. Club and meeting reps advised to contact Larry Wood, Aiken Standard, Box 456.
In North Augusta the Belvedere North Augusta Rescue Squad found two men believed to be missing fishermen eight days earlier. One body was recovered near the 13th Street bridge around 6 15 p m while divers could not reach the second due to swift currents and murk.
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Five candidates, Willie Keenan Dessie Cushman Gussie Widener Danny Gantt and Milton Smith seek two at large Windsor Town Council seats today. Polling at town hall closes at 7 p m.
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