Obituary notices from Aiken area deaths and services
Death notices from multiple individuals in South Carolina including Frank Bubba Diggs 60 of 414 Park Ave SE Edgefield native and carpenter. Archie B Thomas 73 of Appling died in Winfield with services at Sharon Baptist Church. Virginia Williams 41 of Route 7 Augusta died at a hospital with funeral at Wesley United Methodist Church. several survivors listed with homes in Aiken North Augusta and Augusta. Public statements by Aiken Standard with funeral home arrangements and pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Bubba) Diggs
Park Ave
S.E
Aniken County
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Diggs
Edgefield County
Aiken
Montmorenci Baptist Church
Janie Harris
Jersey City
Rosa Lee Brighthop
Hurley Brown
Marie Russell
New Brushwick
N.J
Walter Diggster Diggs
Jamaica
N.Y
Sharon Baptist Church
Inna Carelock Thomas
Archie F. Thomas
Carelock Thomas
Talmadge Thomas
Appling
Gladys Collins
Collins
Sally Mae Beasley
Minnie Quinn
Baxley
Robert Thomas
Cecil Thomas
Gordon
T.F. Thomas
J.B. Thomas
Waycross
Augusta
Georgia Smith
David Smith
North Augusta
Charlie Smith
Miller's Funeral
Lugenia Smith
Edthel Harrison
Beatrice Roundgtree
Eloise Freeman
Detroit
Mich
Mark Smith
Philadelphia
Carrie Clark
Cleveland
Ohio
Virginia B. Williams
Wesley United Methodist Church
J. Fraizier
Jessamine Memorial Gardens
Williams
Route 7
Augusta Hospital
Robert Aaron
James Aarn
Daniel Aaron
Robert Bussey Jr
Floyd Williams
Marion Cullum
Maebelle Grant
East Boundary Street
Woman shoots husband in self defense verdict reached
In a court summation, prosecutors described Downs as violent, citing a fatal porch shooting after he allegedly threatened and strangled a kitten. The defense argued self defense and defense of the home, noting Downs’ community work. The jury returned its verdict about 5 p.m.
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Downs
T.K. Alexander
Jaycees
United Way
Franklin D. Beattie
Leonard A. Williamson
Advance payments directed to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
Advance payments must be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription as the designated recipient. The instruction specifies that all advance payments go to this entity, with no alternative payee noted.
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Aiken
PBM
Rudnick outlines priorities for 1979 General Assembly
South Carolina legislator Mrs. Rudnick emphasizes education, fiscal balance, and public initiative measures as top priorities. She supports term limits, recall of officials, Proposition 13 style initiatives, and public election of Public Service Commission members and circuit judges. She backs USCA funding and Education Finance Act.
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Rudnick
Columbia
California
House
University of South Carolina Law School
Ways and
State
Democratic Party
Aiken County
USCA
Harold
Morris
Helen
Rudnicks
Adath Yeshurun Synagogue
Aiken Tec
Public Service Commission
Circuit
Cain outlines education and utility reform platform in South Carolina
Cain, a Republican and former six year House member from Aiken, calls for better classroom discipline and opposition to social promotion. He urges lower electricity and gas costs, stronger consumer advocacy representation at utility hearings, and changes to PSC elections. He criticizes legislators seeking paid state jobs and notes his public service and community roles.
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Cain
Public Service Commission
PSC
South Carolina
Virginia
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Governor's Committee For Criminal Justice
Aiken
University of South Carolina Law School
Edwards
Rotary
S.C. Bar Association
Anne
First Baptist Church
Brown Lung Group Seeks 4.25 Billion From Textile Industry
The Carolina Brown Lung Association aims to bill textile firms 4.25 billion dollars for losses it says brown lung victims and taxpayers have borne. About 25 former textile workers sat in Dan River Inc offices for over an hour seeking a meeting with ATMI leadership and presenting an invoice to a company spokesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Carolina Brown Lung Association
Dan River Inc
Robert Small
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Small
Dan River
M.A. Cross
CBLA
Thomas L. George
Association
Clark
Cross
Woodrow F. Clark
Bistate
Brown Lung Association
Small George
George
James Earl Ray to wed in Brushy Mountain prison
James Earl Ray, the confessed killer of Martin Luther King Jr., was set to marry 32 year old Anna Sandhu at 4 p.m. EDT inside Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. The ceremony would allow five guests in the visitors gallery, with no reporters or photographers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Anna Sandhu
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
East
Tennessee
Stonney Lane
Tractor Stolen in Belvedere and Other Local Thefts
A Belvedere site reported a $5,000 tractor stolen from Thomas E. Mixon of Beech Island. A break in at Jimmy Scott’s Rt. 2 Aiken residence led to an $80 loss. A Beech Island resident reported a $300 motorcycle missing.
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Belvedere
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Thomas E. Mixon
Beech Island
Jimmy Scott
Rt. 2
Aiker
States exhaust federal highway funds in three programs
As of Oct 1,39 states had exhausted federal funds in Interstate construction primary and secondary programs according to a Highway Users Federation study. Five states Alabama Florida South Carolina Texas and Virginia will have exhausted funds for all three program areas.
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The
Highway Users Federation
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
CNS
Senate Blocks School Tax Credits and Weighs Tuition Add On
The Senate rejects elementary and secondary school tax credits for church schools and attaches a college tuition credit of up to 250 dollars to the main tax-cut bill. Conferees may leave the item in, testing Carter's stance. The Nunn amendment ties automatic cuts to 1 percent annual federal spending growth, potentially boosting family tax relief to about 769 dollars from 1980 to 1983 for a four person, twenty thousand dollar income family.
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Senate
House
Carter
Nunn
Fire Prevention Advice From Aiken County Inspector
Fire deaths and property losses in 1976 highlight the need for prevention. Building inspector Joe W. Busbee urges inspecting new homes and renovations for fire hazards such as recessed lighting fixtures and celluloid insulation. He warns heat from lighting can ignite fires after hours if not properly insulated.
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Joe W. Busbee
Aiken County
Busbee
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Frank Diggs
Archie B. Thomas
Rutland Drive
Aiken S.C
Samuel A Cothran
Aiken S$ C
Scott Hunter
Aiken Communications Inc
Samuel A. Cothran
Evening Post Publishing Company
Columbus Street
Charieston S.C
Peter Manigauit
Columbus Sareet Charieston Street
F.B. Gilbreth
HT. McGee Jr
Aiken Standard
I.B.E.W. Local Union
Irene K. Rudnick
Lin Smithwick
Cain C. Marshall Cain
Aiken Law Office
National Weather Service
Noaa
Dept. of Commerce
Lung Group
Bill Textiles
ATMI
Federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
National Weather
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Pacific
Plains
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