Bridge tragedy leaves six more missing in Brunswick
Searchers failed to locate additional bodies after a freighter struck the Sidney Lanier Bridge, knocking cars into the water. Eleven rescued, eight hospitalized, including survivors from a Waycross family. Gov. Carter toured the scene as crews haul wreckage and begin costly repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Orwees
Fense
Ralph Kelly
Hannah
Sikce
Ted McKenzie
Anstate
U. S. Army Corps of En
Crane
Sidney Lanier
Waycross
Delia Crosby Johns
Arthur Lewis Johns
Kelly Johns
Kelly Jr
Aiken Standard Contact and Pricing Details
Aiken Standard notes its establishment in 1867 and publication pattern as an afternoon paper except Sundays. Addresses and box numbers are listed for circulation, with 46c weekly, 1.73 monthly carrier rates and mail rates of 22.00 year, 11.60 half year, 36.40 quarter. AP dispatch rights acknowledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
8. C
D.C
Associated Press
Nationwide forecast maps rain cold across regions
Rain or showers expected Thursday from the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes and New England coast with snow in the northern Rockies and upper Great Lakes. Colder temperatures forecast across the southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
New England
Rockies
Upper Great Lakes
Blacks Win House Seats Recounts May Up GOP Gains
Four African Americans win seats in South Carolina legislature amid recounts that could boost Republican gains. Herbert Fielding and R. R. Wood return to Charleston delegation, while B. J. Gordon Jr. and Ernest Finney win in Williamsburg and Sumter. Recounts may add seats in the House and Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Columbia
South Carolina
Charleston
Herbert Fielding
R. R. Wood
Williamsburg County
B. J. Gordon Jr
Sumter
Ernest Finney
Richland County
Leevy Johnson
James Felder
Fielding
General Assembly
Senate
Aiken
Irene Rudnick
John Lowery
Spartanburg
Bank Robbed by Gorilla Masked Gunman in Florence
Police search for a white man about 20, six feet tall with long brown hair under a gorilla mask who robbed the Lucas Street branch of South Carolina National Bank and fled on foot after ordering tellers to fill a bag. The heist yielded an undisclosed amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Lucas Street
South Carolina National Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
DLA Vndvy
Civil
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Orig
Giles Cleveland
Allen Walcher
Lewis Cromer
Richland
Walter Bristow
Hance Finley
Greenville
Laurens
David Taylor
Rudnick
Sherry Shealy
Lexington
Carolyn Frederick
Norma Russell
Jewel Baskin
Man
Tough One
Stomper
Mens Brookford
Presto
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!