Smoke tragedy grips North Augusta family in couch fire
Wayne Glover 29 died of smoke inhalation after a couch fire in his North Augusta home late Monday. Pam Denise Smith 24, and her children Steven 7 and Wendy 5 were hospitalized. Smith in critical, Wendy fair, Steven good. Fire dept found heavy smoke. possible cigarette smoldering in the couch. Nearby, Jerry Dewitt found a rattlesnake in a vacuum bag containing three tubes labeled Termenix highly explosive if armed, prompting authorities.
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North Augusta
Wayne Glover
Gentry Trailer Park
University Hospital
Aiken County
Sue R. Townsend
Pam Denise Smith
Steven Smith
Wendy Parkman
Medical College of Georgia
Ms. Smith
Wendy
Steve
Cultontown
Tenn
Jerry Dewitt
Dewitt
Deaths noted in several Georgia cities
Obituary notices list Dorothy F. Dowden of Aiken Arthur A. Cornell of Augusta Julia Mae Farrell of Waycross Harold Granger of North Augusta Gladys Jones of Salley Mattie L. Rogers of Augusta Adger Ri Tatum of Augusta John M. Villepique of Camden for page 5A details.
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Dorothy F. Dowden
Aiken
Arthur A. Cornell
Augusta
Julia Mae Farrell
Waycross
Harold Granger
North August
Gladys Jones
Salley
Mattie L. Rogers
Adger Ri. Tatum
John M. Villepique
Camden
Protests Fail to Stop U S Nuclear Plant Restart Push
Washington reports the government plans to resume nuclear weapons production after safety shutdowns. Energy Secretary Watkins signaled approval to restart tritium at Savannah River and plutonium triggers at Rocky Flats once safety reviews finish, with a Senate testimony expected to confirm targets for year end and summer reopens. The Savannah River reactors have been idle since 1988 and Rocky Flats since last November. The coalition Military Production Network urged environmental studies before resumption.
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Washington
Energy
James D
Watkins
Savannah River Site
Ai- Ken
Rocky Flats
Colorado
Senate
Savannah River
Tonium
Coalition
Military Production Network
Hostage Celebrates End To Long Ordeal
Frank Reed, the second American hostage freed in nine days, checked into a U S military hospital in Wiesbaden and celebrated the end of his captivity with a beer and a large steak. Doctors said the 57 year old educator was weak and tired but well, reunited with his wife Fahima and son Tarek, and arrived from Syria at Rhein Main Air Base aboard a U S Air Force C 141 transport. Reed described a lonely, boring captivity with no news or sense of time.
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Wiesbaden
West Germany
Frank Reed
U.S
Reed
Rhein-Main Air Base
Syria
Beirut
Robert Polhill
Iran
Damascus
Newsweek
Air Force 1
Fahima
Tarek
United States
Malden
Mass
Lader Opts Out On Challenge To Sen Thurmond
Former Winthrop College president Lader decided not to run against Sen Strom Thurmond in this year’s race. State Democrats reacted with disappointment saying the bid would have been difficult. Lader cited not wanting to pursue a race at this time and aimed to focus on national security and education as a private citizen.
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Lader
Sen. Thurmond
Columbia
Phil Lader
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Albert McAlister
Democratic Party
Tom Turnipseed
Turnipseed
Winthrop College
Ters
Cittizen Lader
Judge Orders Victim Repaid With Interest In Swindle Case
Aiken construction worker Larry Edward Sizemore pled guilty to obtaining money by false pretense and was ordered by Circuit Judge Luke N Brown Jr. to repay $80 287 01 with interest within 120 days and to serve a three year sentence with the jail term added consecutively. The state has three more indictments against him. Miss Faye Smith testified Sizemore borrowed money after meeting him at the Savannah River Site claiming IRS action.
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Larry Edward Sizemore
Luke N Brown Jr
Sizemore
Murrah Drive
Brown
Brenda Todd
Second Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office
Tak
Miss Smith
Savannah River
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
New Ellenton Council Approves Contested Sewer Bond
New Ellenton City Council unanimously passed a second reading of a sewer system bond ordinance after rejecting a citizens petition. The project is valued around 4 million with estimated sewer rates at 23 dollars per month plus the tap. The petition lacking 15 percent of voters signatures was deemed inapplicable to the sewer plan. The meeting also authorized purchase of a radar unit for the police and accepted Police Chief Parker’s resignation to join Aiken County.
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New Ellenton
City of
Randy Shaw
Norman Strader
Lillian Hammack
Shaw
Ellenton
Parker
Aiken County
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Summer Squall
Happy Page
Abby
Freedom
Rhein-Main Air Force
Frankfurt
Germany
Trip Dubar
Asociated
Arthur Ravene
Benj Hunt Jr
Floyd Spence
Butler Derrick
Ray Haskett
John Spratt
Theo Mitchell
Ernie Passailaigue
Carroll Campbell
Hert Silverman
John L. Folk Jr
Nick Theodore
Sherry Martschink
Henry McMaster
Thurmond
Robert Cunningham
Pawleys Island
Cunningham
S.C
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Socrat
Jemore
Dana Rodgers
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