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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1970

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals North Augusta

Funeral services for Mrs Norma Churton Higgins age 20 of 315 W Pine Grove Ave North Augusta will be 5 pm today at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church. Burial in Bath Presbyterian Church Cemetery with U S Army Reserve Unit 3242nd Logistics Command as honorary pallbearers. She was widow of Ben Tyler and had lived in Jacksonville 20 years. Funeral services will also be held today at Avondale Baptist Church with internment in Jacksonville.

North Augusta Norma Churton Higgins Pine Grove Ave Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church Randolph Kowalski N. Chafee Croft Bath Presbyterian Church Cemetery Arther Bryan Mark Shohat James Higgins John Churton John Branson Lynson Bodie Ben Tyler Jacksonville Avondale Baptist Church

Hammett Services Are Set Today

Funeral services for Mrs. James W Hammett Jr. 58 of 114 Horseshoe Road Belvedere were held at 2 p.m. today at Posey's Funeral Home Chapel in North Augusta with Rev. Frank Harrington presiding. Burial followed in Westover Memorial Park with pallbearers J. E. Walter R. E. Reutter B. L. Bowers R. G. Rodman George Lombard and W. C. Foster.

Belvedere James W Hammett Jr Horseshoe Road Posey's Funeral Home North Augusta Frank Harrington Westover Memorial Park J. E. Walter R. E. Reutter B. L. Bowers R. G. Rodman George Lombard W. C. Foster

Stone Funeral Set Tomorrow

Graniteville grave side services for Joseph W Stone infant son of Mr and Mrs Frank E Stone of Hill Street will be held at 10 30 am tomorrow in Graniteville Cemetery The Rev W James Rivers will officiate Surviving are sister Mary Elizabeth Stone brothers James Patrick Stone and Frank E Stone Jr maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs James Hastings Gomillion of Aiken and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Carl P Stone of Aiken

Graniteville Joseph W Stone Frank E. Stone Hill Street Graniteville Cemetery W. James Rivers Mary Elizabeth Stone James Patrick Stone Frank E. Stone Jr James Hastings Gomillion Aiken Carl P. Stone

Tyler Funeral Set Today

Laura Holley Tyler of Jacksonville and formerly of Aiken County died Thursday. Funeral arrangements are planned for today in Jacksonville with services to be announced by the Tyler family.

Jacksonville, Fla Laura Holley Tyler Jacksonville Aiken County

Aiken Standard publication details and rates

The Aiken Standard established in 1867 publishes daily except weekends. Mailing address is Post Office Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. Rates shown include 35 cents weekly and 18.50 yearly by mail with other options. The paper uses AP and United Press International dispatches and offers correction at no extra charge.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C Associated Press United Press International

Inger Stevens Dies at 36 in Hollywood Home

Swedish born actress Inger Stevens died at 36 from acute barbiturate intoxication. Found by secretary Lola McNally in her Hollywood Hills ranch home, she rose to fame on The Farmer’s Daughter and starred in films like The Long Ride Home and Five Card Stud.

Hollywood Hills Lola McNally Thomas Noguchi Miss McNally Stevens Miss Stevens Stockholm United States Hollywood New York

First American Killed in Cambodian Offensive Reported

A helicopter crash near tree top level killed the pilot amid a major South Vietnam operation in Cambodia. U S Command could not confirm the death but said 99 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops were killed by dusk, with 406 Viet Cong and 84 government troops dead in Parrot's Beak area. The plan, led by Brig Gen Robert M Shoemaker, involved 15 000 South Vietnamese troops and multiple U S units sweeping a 20 by 12 mile triangular zone to destroy base camps over six weeks to two months.

U.S Saigon South Vietnam Parrot’s Beak Robert M. Shoemaker 1St Air Cav

50 000 Attend Protest In New Haven Rally

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in New Haven for a Free the Panthers rally supported by civil rights groups and speakers from the Chicago 7 trial. National Guard was alert and 4000 federal troops stood by while Yale prepared to feed up to 35000. defense units were deployed to Mass and Rhode Island as Panther defendants face a May slaying case in Connecticut.

New Haven Free the Panthers Chicago 7 Black Panther Party Yale University New Haven Green Connecticut Panther David Hilliard Bobby G. Seale Alex Rackley New York City

Graniteville Company Holds 124th Annual Convention

Graniteville stockholders gathered at Gregg Park Civic Center for the 124th annual meeting. President Robert P. Timmerman outlined 1969 results and first quarter 1970 prospects noting disappointing yearly profits but improving early 1970 earnings. He urged action on the import problem and unilateral government steps. Board members were reelected and William E. Johnson named assistant vice president.

Graniteville Graniteville Company Gregg Park Robert P. Timmerman Timmerman Congress Timmerran Robert Carswell Shearman and Sterling H. Tenson Deane Jack F. Glenn The Citizens and Southern National Bank of Georgia Ernest T. Hurt Buck Mickel Daniel Construction Company

Pilots Convention Opens In Columbia

Five Pilot Club International districts begin their convention in Columbia with fifteen Pilots and one Co Pilot from Aiken. Delegates include Mrs. Mildred Gullion Mrs. Sadie Watson and Mrs. Judy Clarke.

Columbia Pilot Club International Aiken Eunice Sizemore Vivian Rash Sizemore Rash Esther Mobley Annie King Martha Ellis Sadie Watson Aiken Club Judy White Mae Archibald Chattanooga Tenn Mildred Gullion Judy Clarke Isabelle Howard Betty Galardi

Union Legislator Blasts Accreditation Standards

Rep. W. Marshall Comer of Union County criticizes state accreditation rules for elementary and high schools, arguing janitorial and secretarial work should not affect accreditation. He calls for laymen to serve on the accreditation committee and for state funding to help districts meet standards. Comer intends to reintroduce his proposal next year. High schools must be accredited to award the state diploma.

Columbia W. Marshall Comer Union County Comer State Committee On Accreditation South Carolina Edu Cation Department Cyril Busbee Pickens Greenville Dillon Charleston Horry York Richland Spartanburg Orangeburg Sumter

Nixon Agnew face off over campus policy clash

President Nixon pursues a hands off stance on campus unrest while Vice President Agnew demands tougher actions against demonstrators. Rep. Albert Quie endorses keeping federal hands off and influences key committee positions amid House education debates.

Nixon Minnesota Albert H. Quie House White House Spiro T. Agnew

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