Deaths And Funerals Wagener Branton Derrick 77
Derrick 77 died in an Augusta hospital. Funeral 3 p.m. at New Holland Baptist Church with Revs. Wallace Lowe and Olin Sizemore officiating. Burial in New Holland Cemetery. Surviving widow Florence Jackson Derrick Wagener, brother John C. Derrick Wagener, sisters Debbie Ergle Ridge Spring Alma Rish Wagener Frances Seigler Tifton GA. Blizzard Funeral Home Wagener in charge.
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Wagener
Branton Derrick
Augusta
New Holland Baptist Church
Wallace Lowe
Olin Sizemore
New Holland Cemetery
Derrick
Aiken County
Ridge Spring Hampton
Aiken Standard Publication Notice and Rights Statement
The Aiken Standard published since 1867 issues afternoon editions except weekends. It reserves republication rights for local and AP material and notes no liability for ad errors with corrections in the next issue. Advance payments limited to five weeks. carrier payments subject to restrictions.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
Associated Press
Rickey Blalock Jr. 18 dies in Atlanta funeral set at Bethlehem Church
Edgefield youth Rickey Blalock Jr. died Sunday in Atlanta. Funeral will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev. W H McCain officiating. Burial at the church. Survived by parents Pierce and Mrs Blalock and three sisters.
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Edgefield
C.M
Susan Morgan) Mellichamp
Louisville
Hollingsworth Funeral Home Chapel
J.T. Littlejohn
Eastview Cemetery
Mellichamp
Edgefield County
Elizabeth Burr
Mamie Shirley
Winston-Salem
N.C
James Mellichamp
Red Bank
N.J
Betty Lou Warlick
Fort Pierce
Fla
Ralph W. Morgan
Augusta
Harling Morgan
Jim Harling
Kelvin Morgan
Clifton Morgan
Ernest Morgan
J.T. Harling Jr
Pierce
Rickey” Blalock Jr
Simpkins St
Atlanta
Bethlehem Baptist Church
W.H. McCain
Church
Blalock
Strom Thurmond High School
Edgefield County Hospital
Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science
Pierce Blalock
Patricia Thomas
Gail Jackson
Panama City
Miss Perrin Blalock
Jamaica
N.Y
Scouts Use Illegal Feathers in Sioux Costumes
The Mecklenburg County Boy Scouts Council faces a federal violation for possessing feathers from endangered birds used in Sioux ceremonial costumes. The hawk and owl feather headdresses will be surrendered to the Charlotte Nature Museum by year end.
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Charlotte, N.C
Mecklenburg County
Boy Scouts Council
Charlotte Nature Museum
Beef Sugar Prices Fall While Other Foods Rise in September
The AP market basket across 13 cities shows September gains for beef and sugar are offset by higher coffee butter eggs and pork. In October the average bill rose 0.3 percent from September with mixed July August trends. Frost in Brazil lifted coffee costs while farm prices for milk beef eggs pork and wheat rose 3 percent between Aug 15 and Sept 15.
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Associated Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Brazil
Providence
R.I
USC panel approves record 1976 77 budget
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees executive committee approves a record 84.6 million dollar budget for 1976 77 with a 17 percent boost in state funding aimed at expanding regional campuses. The panel may finalize the budget after the Oct 8 hearing by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. The issue of law school admissions is under ASA review after a Senate controversy over discrimination claims in a summer program.
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Law School
George Curry
Edward E. Saleeby
D-Darlingen
American Bar Association
Duke University Law School
Kenneth Pye
Columbia
Curry
Pri
Sen. Saleeby
Saleeby
Acropolis Gets 1.6 Million Facelift Under Way
Athens officials announce a 1.6 million dollar government grant for the Acropolis restoration with UNESCO involvement. Experts from Greece and abroad will lead an unprecedented marble rehabilitation using titanium supports and detailed surveys to preserve the ancient hill's Parthenon and other monuments.
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Athens
Greece
Acropolis
George Dontas
Unesco
Dontas
Parthenon
National Geological and Metal Ore Research Institute
Privacy Act Clarified On Bank Records Access
South Carolina National Aiken branch assistant vice president William F. Bassham says new consent rules let clients authorize only parts of banking information. Social Services may not refuse aid if a client restricts consent to a single aspect such as a checking account, unless a savings account is suspected. Future directives may clarify the procedure.
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South Carolina National
Aiken
William F. Bassham
Friends of Library Set Fall Meeting at Aiken Library
The annual fall meeting of the Friends of the Library is scheduled for October 15 at 7 30 PM at the Aiken County Public Library. The program includes a showing of the bicentennial film 200 Candies and officers for the coming year will be elected Harold A Fletcher chairs and urges attendance. The meeting is open to the public.
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The
Friends of the Library
Aiken County
Harold A. Fletcher
Forum attendees from Aiken return after Atlanta event
Mrs. McManaway and Mrs. Winans returned to Aiken after a three day Forum in Atlanta sponsored by the President's Committee on Mental Retardation. The session gathered input from eight states in HEW Region IV on progress and issues in research prevention humane services human rights and public awareness for the mentally retarded.
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George W. McManaway
Lucy Winans
South Carolina Association For Retarded Citizens
Aiken County
Chances Slim Of Getting Rich In Casinos
Reno Nevada AP report summarizes professor Bill Eadington's statistics on gambling losses in Nevada. For every $100 bet Roulette losses average $5.50, Reno losses $25. Craps 1.5 to 2 per cent. Baccarat 2.5 per cent. Blackjack 1 2 per cent with skilled play. Slot machines vary 5 to 25 per cent. Long casino stays grind players down despite short term gains.
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Reno
Nev
Bill Eadington
Eadington
University of Nevada
Nevada
Busbee Calls For Equitable South Carolina School Funding
State Superintendent Cyril Busbee told a House seminar that wide disparities in local property taxes and millage rates across 46 counties create inequities in public school funding and could invite legal challenges. Speaker Rex Carter urged a broad reform, noting 310 million dollars was spent on public education this year.
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Columbia
Cyril Busbee
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Busbee
Rex Carter
Carter
General Assembly
Nances
Aiken Area Clubs and Events Calendar Tonight
Today at 7 p.m. Toastmasters meet at the Commercial Hotel. Tomorrow hosts Social Security information at Old Jail House Barnwell from 9 30 a m to noon. Kiwanis at Virginia Acres 1 p.m. Aiken Chess Club also at Virginia Acres seven p m Civil Air Patrol at Aiken Air Force Station seven 30 p m Duplicate Bridge at Senior Citizens Club house seven 30 p m to 9 30 p m Aiken Bible Institute at Smith Hazel Recreation Center eight p m Georgia South Carolina Antique Club at National Guard Armory Augusta eight 30 p m A A at 123 Linden Street
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Commercial Hotel
Old Jail House
Barnwell
Kiwanis Club
Virginia Acres
Aiken Chess Club
Civil Air Patrol
Aiken Air Force Station
Duplicate Bridge
Aiken Bible Intitute
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
Georgia-South Carolina
National Guard Armory
Augusta
Linden St
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Knights of Columbus
Church of Most Holy Trinity
Patricia van Buren
Nora Lankford
Miami
Col
Gerald P Higgins
U.S. Army
Dorothy Drigley
Margaret Driscoll
Olean
James G. van Buren
Joseph G. van Buren
Bowdie van Buren
Ted Wooten
Larry Fields
Kenneth Randall
Ann W. Norris
Ann W Norris
Glen
C.m.mellichamp
Geter Street
Dats
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Asco
Max
Pierce Blalock Jr
Marketbasket Comparison
Albuquerque
USC
Atheas
Maryland
Louisiana
Texas
Privacy Act
Bassham
Friends of Library
Mrs. McManaway
Mrs. Winans
Ron Nessen
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Julian Smith
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