Tillman Dyches remembered as steadfast Aiken businessman
Editorial tribute to Tillman Dyches Jr. of Aiken County a longtime head of Dyches Building Supply founded 1908 by his grandfather. He served in the Navy after The Citadel education and golfed at Midland Valley Country Club. He was praised for honesty humor family devotion and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Tillman Dyches Jr
South Carolina
Dyches
Aiken County
Henry P Dyches
Savannah River
Tillman Dyches
J. Willard Rushton
Rushton
H. D. Wyman
Tillman Duches
Midland Valley Country Club
Dr Wyman
Ted Busbee
Citadel
Pacific
Edisto Beach
Houndslake
Businessmen’s Club
First Baptist Church
The
Salvation Army We Extend Our Deepest
South Airica
University Parkway
Houndslake Country Club
Richland
Taco Bell
Asteroid warning contrasts with calmer outlook for Earth
A report says a 1 mile wide asteroid could hit Earth in 2028, with NASA authorities hedging and a second opinion declaring zero chance of impact. The piece notes 108 potentially hazardous objects and compares past impacts to 5 billion atomic bombs, then reassures readers before pivoting to everyday worries.
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Kenneth Starr
Brian G. Marsden
Central Bureau For Astronomical Telegrams
Cambridge
Mass
Marsden
Yucatan Peninsula
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
SRS Accelerator Debate Draws Letters and Opinions
A reader letter flood discusses Charles Staples as Aiken County Democratic chair and critiques Democratic policy. Mentioned themes include Social Security, welfare, medical costs, nuclear and biotechnical weapons, and energy ideas like Blacklight power. The letter urges support for the Savannah River Site accelerator and shares a gratitude note to a Good Samaritan who returned a lost cane.
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Charles Staples
Aiken County
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Savannah River
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Germany
Britain
Soviet Union
Khruschev
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Ms. Krebs
SRS
Clinton governance, not gonads, deserves focus
New York Daily News columnist E R Shipp argues the Paula Jones suit and 60 Minutes expose should not derail focus from Bill Clinton’s policies. She dismisses prurient detail, urging readers to judge by governance rather than rumors, and reminds that Shipp won a Pulitzer for commentary in 1996.
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June Krebs
Paula Jones
Bill Clinton
60 Minutes
Bill
Kathleen Willey
Clinton
White House
Kathleen
Willey
Jones
E.R. Shipp
The
New York Daily News
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