Retired Savannah River Lab Director Wilcox Overbeck Remembered
Wilcox P Overbeck retired as director of the Savannah River Laboratory in 1967 after 15 years at Du Pont. He joined USC Columbia faculty, spoke of the plant's social responsibility, and mentored youth in science. He died at his Kalmia Hill home in Aiken after contributing to higher education and astronomy. The Aiken Standard offers condolences to his family.
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Savannah River Laboratory
Wilcox P
Bill) Overbeck
University of South Carolina
Columbia
du Pont Associates
Savannah River Plant
Savannah River
Overbeck
South Carolina
Aiken County
Aiken
Sadat’s Bold Egypt Backing U S Iran Rescue Effort
Anwar Sadat’s decisive support for the United States during the Iran hostage crisis is praised as essential to U S planning. The article commends his steadfast stance and loyal friendship, highlighting Cairo based rescue flights and his defense of the Shah as evidence of reliable cooperation.
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Iran
Egypt
United States
Anwar Sadat
U.S
Washington
Cairo
Sadat
Middle East
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Shah
Mehngren
White House
Pentagon
Oswald Defends Rudnick Over Traffic Light Credits
Oswald argues the newspaper erred by downplaying Rep Irene Rudnick’s achievement installing traffic lights at three intersections. He recalls a prior failed bid by Marshall Cain and Strom Thurmond at U S Highway 1 and Aldrich Street and praises Rudnick’s effort for Aiken County residents.
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Irene Rudnick
Marshall Cain
Sen
Strom Thurmond
U.S
Rudnick Requests Crossing Signals In Aiken
Former Representative Irene Rudnick of Aiken helped push for warning lights at three railroad crossings. Two have been installed and the third is under construction after review by the South Carolina Highway Department which weighs train and vehicle traffic and crossing features before placing signals on a federal funded priority list.
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Irene Rudnick ofAiken
Aiken
S.C. Highway Department
Charlie McDuffie
Rudnick
Dibble Road
Union Street
Hampton Avenue
Park Avenue
McDuffie
Carter policy on Cuban boat people fails to meet crisis
Washington laments the Carter Administration’s weak response to Cuban boat people seeking entry to the United States. Critics note harsh fines for ship operators, question asylum lines, and urge a humane, practical plan similar to Johnson’s 1965 airlift. The piece argues the United States can absorb thousands more Cubans without collapse.
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Washington
Mariel
State Department
Florida
Cuba
Latin America
United States
Peru
Land of the
Free
Dade County
Miami
Freedom
Castro
Lyndon Johnson
Statue of Liberty
America
Interest in the occult persists despite waning publicity
Mrs T U asks if occult interest remains. Dr Graham warns that belief in astrology witchcraft and demon worship persists and grows in some circles. He says such paths mislead from God and Bible passages condemn occult practices as pagan and demonic.
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DR. Graham
God
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Oswald
Robert M. Oswald, Sr
Aldrich St
Carter
Mark
Rep
Elizabeth Holtzman
New York
House
Subcommittee On Immigration, Refugees and International Law
Dunkirk
Key West
Setae
Samuel A. Cothran
Scott B. Hunter
A. B. Cubbedge
Sue $. Brown
Rodger Ragan
Aiken Communications, Inc
Rutland Drive
S. C
Aiken, S.C
Doonesbury
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