Deaths EDGEFIELD Robert Pickens dies at 61
Robert Pickens 61 died Friday in Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Edgefield with Rev. T. Scott officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by widow Ella Mae. daughter Gladys Tucker Newark NJ. son Floyd Pickens Modoc. sister Lizzie Holmes Edgefield. seven brothers John Henry Pickens Washington DC Willie Augusta Charlie Joe Melvin Lawrence MacArthur. calls at residence or Blalock's Funeral Home Edgefield.
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Edgefield
Robert Pickens
Edgefield County
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
T. Scott
Church
Ella Mae Pickens
Gladys Tucker
Newark
N.J
Floyd Pickens
Modoc
Lizzie Holmes
Drowning of Sam Morgan Jr. in Aiken State Park
Sam Morgan Jr. 18 of 3006 Mississippi Ave. Aiken drowned Sunday at Aiken State Park. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jackson Brook s Funeral Home. He was a 1972 Aiken High School graduate and Mississippi Little League team manager. He belonged to Second Baptist Church and was survived by his parents Sam Morgan Sr. and Mrs. Sara Lee Morgan, stepmother Pearline Morgan, three sisters Beatrice Holmes Gladys McKenzie Azilee Morgan and four brothers Morris Marvin Melvin and Henry Morgan.
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Sam Morgan Jr
Mississippi Ave
Aiken
Aiken State Park
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Morgan
Aiken High School
Mississippi Little League
Second Baptist Church
Sara Lee Morgan
Sam Morgan Sr
Pearline Morgan
John H. Mitchell Dies in Washington D C
John H. Mitchell of Washington D C died Friday. He was a native of Aiken and a former member of the Montmorenci Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Latney Funeral Home in Washington D C with local arrangements by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home in Aiken.
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John Henry Mitchell
Washington
D.C
Aiken
Mitchell
Montmorenci Baptist Church
Ophelia Mitchell
George M. Burckhalter
Latney Funeral Home
Washington, D.C
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Cora Lee Collins Lybrand Weathersbee
Funeral services for 77 year old Mrs Cora Lee Collins Lybrand Weathersbee of 1210 South Boundary Ave SE Aiken were conducted at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev John B McCullough officiating. Burial followed in Calvary Church cemetery Elko with pallbearers Edwin Bodie Jr Wayne Lowe Herman L Lybrand Jr Karl Dun can Henry Lowe and Joe E Cato.
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Cora Lee Collins Lybrand Weathersbee
South Boundary Ave
S.E
Aiken
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
John B. McCullough
Calvary Church
Elko
Edwin Bodie Jr
Wayne Lowe
Herman L. Lybrand Jr
Karl Duncan
Henry Lowe
Joe E. Cato
Mrs. Fannie Thomas Dies in North Augusta Nursing Home
Mrs. Fannie Thomas died Monday in a North Augusta nursing home. Blalock's Funeral Home in Edgefield will announce arrangements.
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Edgefield
Fannie Thomas
North Augusta
Blalock
Thefts Reported at North Augusta Apartments
North Augusta police reported thefts from Todd Hill Apartments including a heating center worth 300 dollars and a 75 dollar garbage disposal from an empty unit. A prowler fled when a resident Mary Fields arrived home, and investigators found the front door pried open.
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North Augusta
Todd Hill
Mary Fields
Rt. 2
Box 195
SC Commissioner highlights drug problem in Aiken
South Carolina official Don Ike McLeese told Aiken Rotary members the state has a drug and alcohol problem similar to other cities. He noted Beaufort County leads in narcotic seizures and cited plans for a central 168 bed addiction center and per capita tax revenues for rehab facilities.
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South Carolina
Aiken
Donald
Ike
McLeese
Narcotics and Controlled Substances
Aiken City
Beaufort County
The
State Department of Mental Health For
Nixon Brezhnev Agree No Alternative To Peace
Nixon and Brezhnev say there is no alternative to peace and move to economic talks. Agreements on air transport culture agriculture and oceanographic research to be signed by Rogers and Gromyko as Dean hearings are postponed.
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Brezhnev
Washington
Leonid I. Brezhnev
William P. Rogers
Andrei Gromyko
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kremlin
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Blair House
Gov
Easter Seal Camp Fest Opens In South Carolina
A five day Easter Seal Camp Fest for handicapped youth and adults begins at Solomon Blatt Recreation Center in Barnwell Blackville. South Carolina volunteers including college students and scouts assist Easter Seal staff with adapted activities such as crafts boating and campfires for campers using crutches braces or wheelchairs. County committees sponsor the campers across the state.
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South Carolina
The
Easter Seal Society For
South
Carolina
Solomon Blatt
Barnwell State Park
Blackville
T. Jackson Lowe
Two Men In Sub Freed After Deep Sea Rescue Effort
The Sea Link, a Smithsonian contracted minisub, was trapped for hours on a sunken World War II destroyer, Fred T. Berry, 351 feet down. Navy divers freed it with a grappling hook after failing attempts and strong currents.
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Fred T. Berry
Smithsonian Institution
Aiken man charged in old school break in
Theodore Justice, 24, of Aiken, charged with an old break in at Aiken Elementary School two years earlier. He was brought back from Elmira, New York by authorities. Deputies investigate yesterday’s daylight theft at a Beech Island home of George Alewine, including a color TV, tape player, tape, rifle, clock radio and shot gun.
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Theodore Justice
Aiken
Elmira
N.Y
Beech Island
George Alewine
Two New Priests and a Life Spent in Service Across States
Born in Florida and educated in Kentucky and Maryland Fr. Bowen served as a deacon before becoming a priest. A poet and philatelist with a stamp collection dating to 1927 he enjoys sports theater and travel and represents the diocese in Charismatic Renewal and South Carolina in the Key 73 movement promoting Christian unity.
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Florida
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
University of South Carolina
St. Mary's College
Kentucky
St. Mary's Seminary
University
Baltimore
Bowen
Postal
Key ‘73
Jesus Christ
County planning urged to shape enterprising county
LaCouture told Realtors that counties must build park facilities and open spaces to meet rising leisure needs. He warned of industrial and residential encroachment and called public business and civic leadership to join in making Aiken an enterprising county with Realtor leadership.
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LaCouture
Aiken
Caldwell Says Employe Contributions No Crime
State Labor Commissioner Sam Caldwell admits receiving campaign contributions from labor department employees but denies soliciting them. He says if it is a crime to take such contributions he would plead guilty. A federal jury probes charges Caldwell solicited funds from employees for his 1970 reelection bid.
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Caldwell
Atlanta, Ga
Sam Caldwell
Labor Department
U.S
U.S. Atty
Stanley M. Baum
Revival Planned At Stiefeltown Baptist Church
STIEFELTOWN The Rev. Gene Wilson a missionary from Brazil will evangelize at Stiefeltown Baptist Church revival June 22 23 24 Services start 745 p.m. each night and 11 a.m. Sunday reinforcing the churchs gospel event
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Stiefeltown
Gene Wilson
Brazil
Stiefeltown Baptist
Peach Crop Hopeful Growers See Strong Season Ahead
Local peach growers in Monetta Aiken and nearby areas report a promising season with good crop quality. While some face picker shortages others expect to manage with local labor and ongoing fruit availability across varieties including Dixie Gems Albertas and Cardinal Reds.
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Monetta
Jerrold Watson
Watson
Tristan DuBose
DuBose
Louis H. Jackson
Aiken
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Cora Weathersbee
Mrs. Fannie Thomas
Rotary
Nathaniel Stetson
John F. Livingston Jr
State Department
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
John W. Dean II
Senate
United States
Clayton Link
Edwin A. Link
Menzies
Vero Beach
Fla
Stover
Juno Beach
Meek
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hook
A.B. Wood
Lewis D. Holmes
Trenton
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