27 Nov 1972
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1972
Page
1
Gollie Fogle 65 died Friday at Lexington County Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Robinson Funeral Home Wagener. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Dotson of 21 Townsend Street Clearwater.
Mrs. Esther Adams 83 of 815 Ligeon Ave Aiken died Sunday morning in a Columbia hospital. She born in Edgefield County was member of Springfield Baptist Church and B Society in Trenton DC. Survived by daughter Luella Adams of Aiken and brothers Will Rhoney Newark NJ and Daniel Rhoney Aiken. Friends may call at residence or Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home.
Charles Franklin Cromer of 221 Duncan Road North Augusta died in a Saturday car crash. Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Clearwater First Baptist Church with Revs W L Brown and Chester Smith officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memory Gardens. Survived by his widow Elizabeth Cromer two daughters Rebecca Ann and Cindy Cromer and extended family including his mother, four sisters, one brother and several half-sisters. Friends may call at Poseys Funeral Home Langley until 1 p.m. Tuesday or at the rest of the family home.
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes daily except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. It provides subscription rates by carrier and mail including weekly, six months and three months options and notes Associated Press use and correction policy.
Mrs. Mattie Renew 81 of 858 Eastern Place N E Aiken widow of Robert Luther Renew died Sunday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral service 3 p m tomorrow at George Funeral Home chapel Aiken with Rev Barbee O Parsons officiating burial Bethany Cemetery. She was a native of Jones County Georgia and a member of St John s United Methodist Church Graniteville. Surviving are two daughters five sons two sisters twenty grandchildren and thirty one great grandchildren. Grandsons pallbearers. Friends may call at home or the funeral home.
In San Francisco the Bank of America stops paying taxi fares for female employees working night shifts after male staff complain the benefit is illegal discrimination since men do not receive the same treatment. A related lawsuit against Pacific Telephone Co. is pending, while Pacific continues fares until resolution.
Sojourner’s Lodge near the Fox Drive-in in Aiken County opened with an open house drawing over 100 people. Ken Atkinson and 300 volunteers renovated a two story home donated by Clifton Weeks to provide a non-denominational Christian coffee house for youths 7 p.m. to midnight each weekend. The God Squad counselors, led by Roger Beasley Jr., emphasize listening and peer guidance to help youths with real problems.
Democratic Speaker Salomon Blatt appoints House committees and signals retirement later in session. Rep. Cain, Rep. Fulmer, Rep. Rudnick, Sen. Laughlin and Rep. Collins seek key panel slots. Debates loom over no fault insurance milk regulation property tax reform and budget priorities amid ongoing election disputes and proposed constitutional revisions.
A 19 year old Aiken man Dennis Johnson of 767 Abbeville Ave was charged with simple assault and battery resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after an altercation on Morgan Street. James Seigler suffered head injuries needing five or six stitches at Aiken County Hospital.
The Aiken Branch of the American Association of University Women meets at 8 p.m. in St. Angela Academy Library. Tomorrow the Aiken League of Women Voters meets at 8 p.m. in the Heritage Room of Farmers and Merchants Bank and the Aiken Parks Commission meets at 8 p.m. in city council chambers.
The Oakland Tribune reports a federal probe into Howard Hughes Nevada holdings could yield grand jury indictments in Las Vegas early next year. A team including 20 IRS agents investigated Hughes investments since 1966 to determine possible federal violations such as income tax evasion.
Alabama Gov. George Wallace told NBCs Meet the Press in Miami that the Democratic party risks oblivion unless it shifts toward the political center. He said party leaders who ignore the voters message may end the party as we know it after his aborted presidential bid following a May assassination attempt.
North Augusta recorded its second traffic fatality of the year when Charles Franklin Cromer 35 of 22 Duncan Road Clearwater died after his car left the roadway struck an incline and overturned at East Buena Vista Avenue. He was partially thrown from the sunroof and suffered a broken neck. Aiken County Board of Education bus parked on Nutgrove Avenue sustained $250 damage after Barbara Dell Jones 111 Midland Avenue struck a puddle and slid into the bus. The Jones car incurred about $500 in damages.
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