Pilot Waved At Friends Before Plane Crashed Into Lake
An Indiana dentist pilot, Peter John Czaja, 47, died when his single engine Cessna 182-RG plunged into Lake Keowee near New Hope Baptist Church in Oconee County. Witnesses said he flew low to wave at friends. no engine trouble was reported. Divers recovered Czaja and an autopsy will be performed. federal officials investigate the crash.
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Walhalla
Indiana
Lake Keowee
Oconee County
Ted Durham
Peter John Czaja
Highland
Ind
New Hope Baptist Church
Earl Holcombe
Czaja
Holcombe
Czara
Oconee Memorial Hospital
Medford
Federal Aviation
Baptist Clergy Swing to GOP in Southern States
A Furman University survey shows Southern Baptist ministers shifting from Democrat to Republican over the past five years. In 1980-81 41 percent were Democrat, 29 percent Republican, 30 percent independent. by 1984 66 percent were Republican and 25 percent Democratic with Deep South states most affected.
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Greenville
Furman University
South
James L
Guth
Dom
Southern Baptist
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Uth
Republican Party
Southern Baptist Convention
Three SC Firms Named Among Best Little Growth Companies
Business Week lists three South Carolina firms Builders Transport in Camden Policy Management Systems in Columbia and Ryan s Family Steak Houses in Greenville among the nations 100 best small growth companies The ranking based on return on invested capital sales and profit growth covers 1982 to 1984 Highlights include Builders Transport No 83 with 356 7 percent profit surge and projected 120 million revenue this year Ryan s No 67 with 3 7 million earnings on 36 2 million sales Policy Management No 56 with 14 5 million earnings on 90 6 million revenue Beaman Corp No 41 metal buildings maker earned 1 6 million on 41 9 million revenues in 1984 All figures are from the May 27 1985 Business Week list.
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Charlotte, N.C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Business Week
Builders Transport Inc
Camden
Policy Management Systems Corp
Columbia
Ryan’s Family Steak Houses Inc
Greenville
Charlotte Motor Speedway Inc
Harrisburg
Beaman Corp
Greensboro
Builder Transports
Carolinas
Camden Company
Jeff Phipps
Builders Transports
Ryan’s Family Steak
Policy Management Systems Inc
Elloree Coach and N A Man Die in Weekend Crash
A Calhoun County school bus and a 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlo collided near Cameron at 3:40 p.m. Monday killing Elloree High School coach Raymond A. Gaffney and injuring 18 students with minor injuries. Gaffney coached basketball track and gym at Elloree High. The crash raised Memorial Day weekend fatalities to eight across South Carolina.
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Elloree High
Cameron
South Carolina
State Highway Patrol
W.R. Burkett
Calhoun County
Raymond A
Nick) Gaffney
Gaffney
Orangeburg
Burkett
Midway Road
Frisk Frederick
Calhoun County High School
Calhoun Regional Hospital
Donald Lindsay
Elloree High School
Arthur Key
North Augusta
Aiken County
Fountain Inn
Greenville County
Tony McClellion
Hal P. Dirton
Honea Path
Batson Likely Clemson Choice To Fill Board Chairman's Spot
Greenville businessman Louis P. Batson Jr. is the sole candidate for Clemson University board chairman as of now with June 29 elections due. Board members express strong support, while outgoing chairman James Waddell plans to appoint a nominating committee amid university leadership turmoil. Batson, 57, chairs Batson Co. and has spent about 20 percent of his time on Clemson matters as the board seeks a new president.
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Batson
Clemson
Greenville
Louis P. Batson Jr
Clemson University
James Waddell
Waddell
Louis
W.G. DesChamps Jr. Batson
Buck Mickel
Bill Atchley
Bill McLellan
Senate Finance Committee
State Coastal Council
State Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee
Brooks Retires From Budget Board After Health Eases Controversy
Woody Brooks, 72, longtime head of the Budget and Control Board's local government division, retires effective June 30 under doctors orders. Senate support and protective provisions in the appropriations bill had kept him from removal amid charges of cronyism and a quoted insult to House members, while Gov. Riley expressed regret over his health.
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Columbia
Woody Brooks
Budget and Control Board
Andrews
Senate
John Lindsay
D-Marlboro
Brooks
Lindsay
Dick Riley
Budget Board
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