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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1971
Page
10
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Richard G. Blair 68 of Miami died in Charleston from injuries after a fall. Funeral services set for tomorrow in Jacksonville. Survived by wife Luella Blair a daughter in Charleston two brothers in Aiken and a sister in Hollandale Fla. Also a series of real estate for sale listings follow with prices and contact numbers.
Funeral services for Stanley N. Hay 65 of 326 Locke Lane S E Aiken will be held today at 6 pm at Town Creek Baptist Church with Rev Fred Lowery officiating. Burial in the church yard cemetery. He died yesterday after an extended illness. He was a native of Hay Lake England and lived in the U S for 31 years. He is survived by his wife Esther Richardson Hay three sons Stanley N Hay Jr James H Hay both of Aiken William Allan Hay North Augusta a daughter Mrs Ronald S Ellis St Petersburg four brothers and four sisters and four grandchildren. Pallbearers include Jack George Ralph Seigler Harold Whatley Gaines Bell How ard Workman and Ralph Center.
Mrs Josephine Fields of Route 2 North Augusta died Sunday at home after a brief illness Funeral plans to be announced by Miller's Funeral Home Aiken She was a longtime resident of Aiken County and a longtime member of Augusta's Tabernacle Baptist Church Surviving is a daughter Mrs Eldora Beale of North Augusta
The group heard from H C Scott that state funds will pave 242 miles of roads benefiting Aiken County with no county funds. Parks officials described park dust from heavy traffic. 12302 vehicles and 49668 visitors used Jackson State Park in six months. The delegation discussed school needs in Jackson, and rejected deputy registrars and the request to rent the Federal Court House for the summer term.
Public threats of legal action about courthouse bonds prompted a delay in bond certification. Construction on the USCA campus proceeds with occupancy planned for September 1972. Robert E. Penland, Aiken County Higher Education Chairman, notes a signed Cisne Construction Co contract and funds from a $300 000 delegation to cover two to three months while issues are resolved.
Miss Tonya Kneece a 17 year old resident of Monetta suffered scalp lacerations and head injuries when her car struck a freight train in Monetta. She was taken to Aiken County Hospital. Details of the crash were unavailable at press time.
Trud science commentator T Borisov states Soviet plans avoid returning space stations to Earth. He explains the station’s weight lies in its modules where cosmonauts live and work and in the numerous auxiliary equipment and crew supplies housed within.
The report notes white voters forming 22.7 percent of non-whites with more than 99 percent Negro registration. It states 137,882 whites are purged, representing 20.4 percent of white voters, with purges by county: Richland 122,916 Greenville 19,926 Charleston 13,923 and Spartanburg 17,136.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover's four armored limousines cost rising due to inflation. In 1970 the FBI paid 27655 for one, with Hoover noting escalating armoring costs. The four-vehicle fleet rotates a new car yearly, selling an old one, to meet security needs amid threats.
The School District of Aiken County will launch Headstart on Monday June 14 at 8 15 a m for eligible children entering kindergarten or first grade in the fall. Enrollment is at the nearest Headstart Center on June 14 or 15 with centers listed in Beech Island Clearwater Monetta Wagener and North Augusta. Buses will operate on some routes from last year and volunteer teacher aides are welcome.
The Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision expands protection for press reporting in defamation cases. The ruling requires a public figure standard of actual malice for private individuals in such suits, potentially boosting coverage by smaller outlets and allowing broader discussion of public issues. The case involved Philadelphia radio station WIP and a defamation privacy suit over obscenity raids.
South Carolina General Assembly resumes work after a Supreme Court ruling on reapportionment. House plans to finish county based realignment this week before recess, while Senate faces a different path. The decision ends the pressure of single member district realignments, aiming to avoid uprooting the current county based plan.
J C Dominick son of Mrs Oscar Davis of Camden and the late John Crouch Dominick graduate of The Citadel during commencement exercises. An Air Force ROTC cadet he earned a B S in electrical engineering and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force. He held leadership roles in the Flying Club Naval Engineers Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Society of Military Engineers. He was named to the Commandants Distinguished Service List and was a Dean's List student and Distinguished Air Force Student. He belonged to the Summerall Guards and served as treasurer of the Flying Club and vice president of the Society of Naval Engineers.
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