Schools Reopen Amid Black Student Boycott in Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina classes resumed with tightened security after a black student boycott following clashes at Dreher and Lower Richland high schools. Sheriff Powell deployed 25 officers at Lower Richland and Columbia police pledged ample security as the Black Coalition for Justice in the Schools demands removal of on site law enforcement.
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Columbia
Richland County
Dreher
Lower Richland High
Frank Powell
Columbia Police
William Cauthen
Black Coalition For Justice
Two Pilots Die In Guard Crash Near Lane
Capts. Joseph E. Gable 31 and Henry D. George 34 were experienced fliers from South Carolina. Their T 33 trainer crashed during a low altitude training mission at about 2500 feet near Lane in Williamsburg County north of Lake Moultrie.
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Eastover
South Carolina Air National Guard
Joseph E. Gable
Air Guard
Henry D. George
Eastern Air Lines
Lane
Williamsburg
Lake Moultrie
Wofford to Award Four Honorary Degrees
Wofford College will award honorary degrees at commencement May 13-14. George B. Hartzog director of the National Park Service will receive one honor, along with Rev. Claude Richard Harper, Bishop James S. Thomas, and Nicholas Trakas, all cited for their contributions.
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Spartanburg
George B. Hartzog
Washington
National Park Services
The
Department of the Interior
Colleton County
Wofford College
Claude Richard Harper
Trenholm United Methodist Church
Columbia
James S. Thomas
Iowa
Orangeburg
Nicholas Trakas
Florida Presbyterian College
Emma Cynthia Redd Hall dies at Langley age local obituary
Emma Cynthia Redd Hall of 53 Main Street Langley died Sunday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. at Langley First Baptist Church with Rev. L H Fowler officiating. Burial followed at Bethea Baptist Church cemetery. Pallbearers were Brad Beard M B Ferguson Allie Lambert Henry Miles Jack Patterson and Lewis Redd. Honorary pallbearers were the Faithful Workers Bible Class. She was a Langley native and church member. Surviving are a daughter 16 grandchildren 39 great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren. Also listed are relatives Paul Eubanks of Salley and a Church of God Williams Chapel member in Aiken.
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Langley
Emma Cynthia Redd Hall
Main St
Aiken County Hospital
Langley First Baptist Church
L.H. Fowler
Bethea Baptist Church
Brad Beard
M.B. Ferguson
Allie Lambert
Henry Miles
Jack Patterson
Lewis Redd
Faithful Workers Bible Class
Hall
Aiken County
Julian Cook
Paul Eubanks
Salley
Church of God, Williams Chapel
Aiken
Mrs Cynie Lybrand obituary from Aiken
Mrs Cynie Huff Lybrand 83 of 1417 Redd St. Aiken widow of Oscar Lybrand died Friday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at George Funeral Home chapel with Capt. Thomas C. Cundiff officiating. Burial in Aiken Memorial Park. Survived by three daughters Mamie Felony Rochester NY Bessie Quarles Aiken Grace Bennett Fayetteville NC four sons Noah Lybrand Hasting Lybrand Sepie Lybrand Grady Lybrand all of Aiken and 30 grandchildren.
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Cynie Huff Lybrand
Redd St
Aiken
Oscar Lybrand
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home Chapel
Thomas C. Cundiff
Aiken Memorial Park
Aiken County
Lybrand
John S
Lavinia Cook Huff
Meritts Bridge Christian Church
Aiken Salvation Army
Mamie Felony
Rochester
N.Y
Bessie Quarles
Grace Bennett
Fayetteville
N.C
Noah Lybrand
Hasting Lybrand
Sepie Lybrand
Grady Lybrand
Frances Eubanks Salley dies after brief illness
Mrs Frances Eubanks Salley of Rt 2 Box 56 died Friday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home. She was a native of Aiken County and the wife of the Rev.
Aiken Standard masthead and pricing notice
The Aiken Standard publishes weekday afternoons with AP and UPI dispatches. It lists mailing address, postal terms, and subscription rates including 40c weekly, 1 73 monthly, and yearly 22.00 by mail.
Walter Johnson dies in automobile accident in Edgefield County
Walter Lee Johnson 19 of Breezy Hill area died Sunday from injuries in a Highway 25 crash. Born in Augusta, he attended Schofield and Leavelle McCampbell high schools, and belonged to Jacksonville Missionary Baptist Church. Survived by mother Savannah Johnson, father King David Johnson, five sisters and five brothers, all of Graniteville. funeral plans by Jackson-H.
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Graniteville
Walter Lee Johnson
Breezy Hill
Edgefield County
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Augusta
Schofield High School
Leavelle-McCampbell High School
Jacksonville Missionary Baptist Church
Graniteville Company
Savannah Johnson
King David Johnson
Amy Jones
Addie Bell Johnson
Mary Elizabeth Johnson
Sandra Dale Johnson
Bernard Johnson
Daniel Johnson
John Henry Johnson
Craig Maurice Johnson
Mrs Wehle Widow of Martin Wehle Dies in Aiken
Mrs Caroline Mack Wehle 72 of 1324 Aldrich St N E Aiken widow of Martin Wehle died Friday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral 10 a m tomorrow at George Funeral Home Aiken with Jack Etheridge officiating. Burial in St Michaels Cemetery Astoria New York. Survived by sons Richard Cleveland and Robert Staten Island.
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Caroline Mack Wehle
Aldrich St
N.E
Aiken
Martin Wehle
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home
Jack Etheridge
St. Michaels Cemetery
Astoria
N.Y
New York City
Wehle
Karl and
Louise Bopp Mu
Mrs Nina Wendt Dies After Car Accident In Aiken
Mrs Nina Wendt widow of Adelbert T Wendt of 1217 Aldrich St NE Aiken died from injuries after being struck by a car. The funeral was at St Thaddeus Episcopal Church with Rev Howard M Hickey officiating. Burial is set for Arlington National Cemetery. She was born Gene Tobin and Dorothy Tobin and lived in Aiken since 1964. Survived by sister Mrs Joe McMullan Naples FL and brother John Tobin Philadelphia.
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Nina Tobin Wendt
Aldrich St
N.E
Aiken
Adelbert T. Wendt
Aiken County Hospital
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Howard M. Hickey
Arlington National Cemetery
New York City
Wendt
Harvey Hall Jr. 16 Dies After Car Crash in Graniteville
Harvey Hall Jr. of Graniteville died Saturday at Edgefield County Hospital from injuries in an automobile accident. The funeral announcement is being made by Miller's Funeral Home.
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Graniteville
Harvey Hall Jr
Harvey Hall
Edgefield County Hospital
Miller's Fun
Court to hear new trial request for Kirven rioting case
The South Carolina Supreme Court was to hear a bid for a new trial for L Delmer Kirven sentenced for the Lamar 1970 riot. Public Defender Vinton D Lide sought Kirven’s release pending a new trial. Kirven, on Darlington County chain gang, also faced assault and battery charges.
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Lide
Kirven
Darlington County
Jeryl Best
James Dewey Marsh
Darlington
South Carolina Supreme Court
L. Delmer Kirven
Lamar
Hartsville
Vinton D. Lide
Obituary: Hierarchical Hall Family Details From Graniteville
The deceased was a student at Leavelle McCampbell High School and belonged to Old Macedonia Baptist Church in Edgefield County. Survived by parents, five sisters Alice Mae Virginia Deloris Juanita Bernice and brother Michael Hall all of Graniteville plus paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Hall of Graniteville.
Couple Found Dead In Hartsville Home
Hartsville residents Harold Rogers aged 44 and his wife Maggie Rogers aged 47 were found dead in their home Sunday night. Darlington County coroner Ned Hobbs ordered autopsies to determine the cause of death with no evidence of foul play reported.
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Hartsville
Darlington County
Ned Hobbs
Harold Rogers
Maggie Rogers
Aiken Choral Society Opens Campaign For Local Funds
The Aiken Choral Society launches a month long patrons and sponsors drive to fund public concerts. Two spring performances are planned March 28 at Bon Air Hotel and April 30 with the Aiken Fine Arts Festival at First Baptist Church. Gifts are recognized on concert programs.
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Aiken Choral Society
The
Aiken
Bon Air
Augusta
First Baptist Church
Ken
Richard Currie
Williams Dr
Irving And Wife Enter Guilty Plea
Author Clifford Irving and his wife Edith pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to defraud publishers with a Howard Hughes autobiography hoax. Judge Cannella heard Irving describe the scheme and potential penalties. Also named in the case was researcher Richard Suskind as co defendants in the six week joint inquiry into the 230 000 word manuscript.
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New York
Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard Hughes
John Cannella
Irving
McGraw-Hill
The
Irvings
Richard Suskind
Plans Unveiled For Hopelands Garden Revival
Marvin proposed a comprehensive redevelopment of the Hope Lands garden complex. The plan includes preserving greenhouses and doll house, creating a caretaker’s head quarters, converting a home basement into lakes with fountains, and adding a bandstand, gazebos, and walkways. Funding would mix government grants with local in kind support, aiming for 20 to 30 thousand annual maintenance and a total project cost in that range.
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Marvin
Hope Goddard Iselin
Walterboro
Hopelands
Douglas R. Hall
Wildwood Garden Club
James D. McNair
The
Friends of Hopelands
Mrs Emma Burke Bath Rites Planned At Pine Grove
Mrs Emma Burke Blackwell Burke of 4 Front Street Bath died Sunday at a local nursing home. Funeral service set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery with Rev Hilton Johnson officiating. A native of North Carolina she lived most of her life in Aiken County and belonged to the Methodist church. Survived by daughter Mrs Lilla Burns Howlandville and two sons WE Blackwell of Aiken and John H Blackwell Gulf Port Miss.
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Bath
Emma Miller Blackwell Burke
Front St
Pine Grove Cemetery
Hilton Johnson
North Carolina
Burke
Aiken County
Methodist Church
Lilla Burns
Howlandville
WE. Blackwell
Aiken
John H. Blackwell
Gulf Port
Miss
Housing grant approved for North Augusta project
Sen Strom Thurmond announced a 63000 interest subsidy for a 1.3 million mortgage to Charter Medical Construction Company of Macon Georgia. The subsidy funds 121 low and moderate income housing units in North Augusta under a HUD program.
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North Augusta
Strom Thurmond
S.C
Thurmond
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Charter Medical Construction Company
Macon
Bloodmobile schedules Aiken visit at city auditorium
The Red Cross bloodmobile will be stationed at the Aiken Municipal Auditorium tomorrow and Wednesday from 4 to 8 30 p.m. Volunteers collect blood donations from residents, supporting community health efforts.
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Red Cross
Aiken Municipal Auditorium
South Carolina CPA Scholarship Seeks Accounting Students
College juniors and seniors majoring in accounting in South Carolina are urged to apply for the annual $500 South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants scholarship. Eligibility covers any SC accounting student. selection considers scholarship, leadership, and financial need. Applications must be in by May 10, 1972.
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South Carolina
South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Certified Public Accountant
Baptist Youth Elect Bland State President
Steve Bland of Aiken was elected president of the South Carolina Royal Ambassadors at the 22nd annual Congress in Columbia. About 2,700 Baptist boys attended as speakers and performers framed the event around personal commitment to Christ and service to others.
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Steve Bland
Aiken
South Carolina
Columbia
Fifth Grader Wins Aiken Area Spelling Bee
David Sawilowsky, a fifth grader from Pinecrest Elementary, won the Aiken Attendance Area No 1 Spelling Bee held on March 9. Debra Merriet, a sixth grader from Talatha Elementary, finished second.
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David Sawilowsky
Pinecrest
Aiken
Debra Merriet
Talatha Elementary
NARFE Chapter 934 Set to Meet Tomorrow
The National Association of Retired Federal Employees chapter 934 will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow at the Senior Citizens club house on Cros land Drive for a local gathering and discussion.
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National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Chapter 934
Senior Citizens Club
Crosland Drive
Band Booster Club Meeting At Graniteville High
The Graniteville Band Booster Club will meet tonight at 7 30 in the school band room. All interested persons are invited.
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Graniteville Band Booster Club
Trials Showcase Winners at Aiken Event Amid Social Banter
Gaver winners included Mousseux and Drollery with So High and Hop Ashore among the top finishers in various trials. The Trials drew visitors from across states, with a festive Carolina Cup atmosphere as guests mingled, while politicians teased Mule Race plans and spectators packed the Aiken Training Track before gates opened.
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Gaver
Mousseux
Graniteville
Drollery
Cragwood
Mack Miller
Witch Doctor
Hop Ashore
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Mike Freeman
Jack
Gavers
John Jr
Young Gaver
Aiken
James Simons
Carmen
Canada
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
W. J. B Dorn
Michael Laughlin
Edgefield
Butler Derrick
Strom Thurmond
Nancy
Derrick
Dorn
Greenwood
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Wofford
Mrs
Emma Hall
Cynie Lybrand
Frances Eubanks
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
S. C
Associated Press
United Press International
Walter Johnson
Caroline Wehle
Richard Wehle
Cleveland
Robert Wehle
Staten Island
Nina Wendt
Choral Society
Dick Currie
Drive
Pat Bernard
Lucille Hankinson
Liz Griffin
Wife
Emma Burke
East
Midwest
Great Plains
Nasional Willtier Service
Noaa
N. Augusta
Wacnis
Baptist
Bland
Narfe
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