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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1987
Page
8
The forecast calls for mostly sunny days with high temperatures in the 80s to near 90 across mountains Midlands and coasts. Nights will be fair with lows in the 60s to upper 60s. light variable winds 5 to 15 mph as a cold front passes east of coastal waters.
Obituaries report deaths in Augusta and nearby towns with funeral arrangements. Alvin Vance Randolph died at University Hospital in Augusta. Beverly Ward Clark, 44, owner of Homespun Shop in Aiken, died in Dayton Tennessee. Mrs Catherine Hall, 62, of Aiken, died in HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Jimmy Miller, 49, of Edgefield, died in Baptist Medical Center. Emperor William Moody, 72, of Allendale, died in Barnwell County Hospital. Annie Vivian Council, 39, of New York City, former Aiken County resident, died in New York. Lydia Bell Neal, 72, Beech Island, died Tuesday with funeral at Runs Baptist Church.
In Columbia Gov Carroll Campbell's vetoes trigger partisan blame between Republicans and Democrats as legislators adjourn after failing to override 277 budget cuts. Campbell trimmed tax increases by 4.8 million and cut 17.2 million from state agencies amid party tensions.
At Grand Strand motels tourists misplace shoes wallets clothes and even teeth and teddy bears. Desk clerk Margaret Owens and supervisor Margaret Myers recount odd losses from rooms including a red dress shoe found in a room registered to two boys and a woman’s contact lenses left in a bathroom.
Randolph Cary, a Burlington banker turned Balloonmeister, will oversee the Freedom Weekend Aloft as about 200 hot air balloons prepare to take to the Greenville sky July 3 4 and 5. He will brief pilots, assess weather and decide flight start, plus set ascent limits to ensure safety.
Col Philip Meek retires Tuesday as commander of the South Carolina Highway Patrol after a state law set a 62 year retirement age. He has led the patrol since 1980 and received a one year extension, ending in June. Meek expressed hurt at the move but no regrets.
U S Representative James Oberstar asks the Labor Department to investigate Diamond Tool and Horseshoe parent Triangle Corp over alleged use of Job Training Partnership Act funds to move jobs from the Duluth Minnesota plant to a South Carolina site. Triangle denies wrongdoing.
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