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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1987
Page
3
Comedian Erma Bombeck riffs on Americans apologizing for weather and delays. She notes people blame climate, hosts, and luck for rain, cold, or heat while travelers lament missed forecasts and change plans to chase better conditions. The piece ends with a practical tip to plan and arrive early to adapt to unpredictable weather.
At Williams Brice Stadium 287100 people attended Billy Graham's eight services in Columbia. The final tally included a Saturday crowd of 44600 and an average nightly attendance around 36000. Dent praised the effort while Graham urged listeners to say yes to Jesus. The crusade featured forward momentum for Graham’s global plans and local church continuation.
Orph a people loving dog from Montmorenci was selected as Aiken County mascot from 35 animal contestants during National Pet Week the Brown family and their son cheer. Two pets earned honorable mentions Rosita a trained Siamese cat and Macalani known as Mutt Face.
The Rev. Sam Johnson, 47, who replaced Rev. Richard Dortch as PTL's senior pastor, urged repairs to the ministry and pledged tithes stay in the local church. Johnson told 2,300 in church and overflow crowds that no tithes would fund the water park and he would work with PTL executives to separate offerings for the local church.
The Greenville News reports FAA officials say South Carolina skies are safer, but pilots and controllers note 132 crashes in four years with 32 deaths and 102 injuries. Most incidents happen during landings with many near misses unreported due to FAA discipline fears.
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