Johnston Woman Ethel Coleman LaGrone Dies at 84
Mrs. Ethel Coleman LaGrone 84 died Tuesday at her Johnston residence. Funeral 11 a.m. today at Johnston Baptist Church with Rev. Lon B. Knight officiating. Burial Mt. Olives Cemetery. Native of Aiken she lived in Johnston most of life and was a retired teacher. Survived by daughter Irene LaGrone Thomas Columbia and son William Edward LaGrone Johnston.
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Johnston
Ethel Coleman LaGrone
Johnston Baptist Church
Lon B. Knight
Mt. of Olives
Aiken
Irene LaGrone Thomas
Columbia
William Edward LaGrone
Johnston man Simon Rhodes Johnston dies at 69
Simon Rhodes Johnston 69 died Wednesday at his residence near Johnston. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Amos & Son Funeral Home Johnston. Survived by widow Marie Rhodes Johnston daughter Sylvia Ford Jamaica NY four sisters Dorothy Pixley Ann Johnson Angelea Butler Fannie Burt and two brothers Samson Rhodes Johnston Herman Rhodes Charlotte NC.
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Johnston
Simon Rhodes
Amos & Son Funeral Home
Marie Rhodes
Sylvia Ford
Jamaica
N.Y
Dorothy Pixley
Ann Johnson
Brooklyn
Angelea Butler
Williston
Fannie Burt
Samson Rhodes
Herman Rhodes
Charlotte
N.C
Community Club Meetings This Week
The Chess Club meets at 7 p.m. at Farmers and Merchants Bank. The Duplicate Bridge Club gathers at 7 30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse in Crosland Park. Recreation Department hosts a bridge game at 12 30 p.m. at the Virginia Acres Activity House. Senior Citizens Club.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Duplicate Bridge Club
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
Recreation Department
Virginia Acres
Senior Citizens Club
Aiken Standard Advertisement and Circulation Note
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except Saturday and Sunday. Disclaims responsibility for ad errors but will correct in the next issue. Rates listed: carrier and mail options with weekly, monthly, and yearly prices.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
War Critics Move to Tie Nixon to Bombing Halt
Senate leaders press to force a decision by linking anti bombing amendments to funding bills. The House backed a veto of the ceasefire provision, while Eagleton and Mansfield insist stopping bombing or funding government will be the choice facing President Nixon.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
Gress
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Eagleton
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
John G. Tower
R-Tex
San Clemente
Calif
North Augusta Posts Two Hour Parking Signs
North Augusta police replace signs on Georgia Avenues 500 and 600 blocks with a two hour limit from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Nine updated signs go up and enforcement begins July 1 with warnings first.
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North Augusta
Georgia Avenue
William Adams
Agnew Denies Being Source of Paris Peace Leaks
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew publicly denied categorically that he was the source of leaks about the 1968 Paris Vietnam peace talks. He said he would not object to any national security investigation if authorized and reiterated his denial of involvement in the leaks.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Paris
Vietnam
Agnew
Lyndon B. Johnson
FBI
Medicorp Plans Three Hospital Proposals For County
Medicorp presents three options including county-leased private hospital projects. One plan finances and builds the facility and leases to the county for 10 years at about 6 million with a buyout option around 5 million. A second option also funds construction and leasing. A third option would have Medicorp build and run a private hospital on county land with the county leasing the site.
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Medicorp
Aiken Standard
Gospel Sing Set Tomorrow at Southside Baptist Church
Gloverville hosts a gospel singing Friday at 7 30 p m with featured performers the Hopper Brothers and Connie at Southside Baptist Church.
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Gloverville
Southside Baptist Church
Hopper Brothers
Connie
Showpiece Of Democracy Now Under Dictatorship
Montevideo Uruguay once featured democracy, now under Bordaberry and military rule. He dissolved Congress, created a Council of State, and troops sealed the Parliament. Opposition lawmakers fled, censorship spread, and Erro faces military trial.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Latin America
Juan M. Bordaberry
Bordaberry
Congress
Council of State
Deci
Truckers Reach Tentative Accord With Teamsters
The Teamsters union and trucking industry reached a tentative 33 month contract offering a total wage increase of cents per hour for about 400,000 drivers nationwide. The deal followed an all night bargaining session at Teamster headquarters and a formal announcement was expected later in the day. Sources say the average current wage is 6.16 dollars per hour.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Teamster
Webb Named Head of Area No. 4
Theodore B. Willis announced Marion E. Webb as area superintendent of Administrative Area Four in Aiken County School District. Webb, former guidance coordinator, succeeds Willis and has a background as Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary principal and Furman graduate with a USC master’s in education. Terrell M. McMillan named administrative assistant. Ollie W. Baughman named area four guidance coordinator.
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Aiken County
Theodore B. Willis
Marion E. Webb
Webb
Area Four
Willis
Furman University
University of South Carolina
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Council of
Mer
Crescent Cities Vocational Center
Sardis Multi-Media
Ollie W. Baughman
Wagener
Thieves Hit Knights of Columbus and First Baptist Church
Local police report burglary at Knights of Columbus where $80 and 10 mini bottles were stolen. Across two months, First Baptist Church at 602 Georgia Avenue reports multiple missing items including audio visual gear tools and household supplies.
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Sheriff's Department
Knights of Columbus
North Augusta
First Baptist Church
Georgia Avenue
Warrenville Church To Show Evangelistic Film
Warrenville Church of God will present an evangelistic film Friday at 7 30 p m The public is invited to attend.
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Warrenville
Warrneville
Commission For Blind Seeks Referrals And Training
Turberville of the Commission for the Blind argues that trained blind workers can have lower on the job injury rates and higher employment success. The program, funded 80 percent federal and 20 percent state, supports training and placement to return blind individuals to paying jobs. Referrals come from doctors and welfare, with services including medical exams for blind children in Aiken and nearby areas.
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Turberville
Commission
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Ricky Hawkins
N. Augusta
Sion
Enrique Erro
Erro
Buenos Aires
National Security Council
Arce
National Weather Seavice
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Marion Webb
Sears
Kenmore
Kenmore Sewing Machine
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Monto
Aiken-Mitchell
Commission For Blind
Augusta
Dan Turberville
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