Private interment for Clare Booth Luce at Mepkin Plantation
Private interment services were held Sunday at Mepkin Plantation near Moncks Corner for Clare Booth Luce, notable editor, playwright, congresswoman and diplomat. The Luce family tied to Mepkin since the 1930s, with a high mass planned at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York and a memorial in Washington. Survivors include stepsons Henry Luce III and Peter Paul Luce.
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Clare Booth Luce
Mepkin Plantation
Moncks Corner
Mepkin Abbey
Henry Laurens
The
Continental Congress
Luce
Mepkin
Mrs. Luce
Ann Clare Brokaw
Italy
Richard
Henry Luce 3Rd
Peter Paul Luce
Weather turns clear with cold nights and mild weekend
Clear and cold tonight with low around 40s. Sunny and mild tomorrow with highs near 70. Details on Page 10A.
Local Obituaries List Seniors Lee Roy Allen Jr and Others
Death notices for Lee Roy Allen Jr Augusta Margaret Hassell Charles D Jones Lottie Greene Thomas M Mitchell Louis G Timmerman Alma C Toler listed with details on Page 6A.
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Lee Roy Allen Jr
Augusta
Margaret G. Hassell
Columbia
Charles D. Jones
Martinez
Lottie Greene
New Ellenton
Thomas M. Mitchell
Johnston
Louis G. Timmerman
Kingstree
Alma C. Toler
Langley
Arias Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Central America Plan
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez won the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for crafting and promoting a plan to end guerrilla wars in El Salvador Guatemala and Nicaragua. The Nobel Committee credited his work with restoring stability and peace to a war-torn region.
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Oslo
Norway
Oscar Arias Sanchez
Central America
Nobel Committee
Arias
Costa Rica
San Jose
Guatemala City
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Honduras
Guatemala
Reagan
University of
Aarvik
Oscar Arias
Hurricane Floyd Misses South Carolina Offshore
Tropical Storm Floyd skirted the coast well offshore of South Carolina with gale warnings for offshore waters and small craft advisories for Lowcountry lakes and Charleston Harbor. Meteorologist Bob Simpson said the storm would likely pass far out to sea, avoiding beach erosion and major impact.
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Charleston
Floyd
South Carolina
South Florida
Bob Simpson
Atlantic
Bahamas
EPA Grants DHEC Authority Over Savannah River Plant
The EPA grants final authorization for DHEC to regulate mixed waste at the Savannah River Plant, giving the South Carolina agency lead enforcement over hazardous radioactive waste. DOE officials say the move is procedural, with DHEC taking over duties built over a decade of collaboration.
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State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Savannah River Plant
DHEC
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Energy
Lew Goldell
DOE
EPA
Goldell
Savannah River
City Wrestles with Potential Justice Dept Lawsuit Over Election Method
Aiken City Council votes to draft a consent decree to buy time for a new election plan addressing at large versus 6 1 system. City Attorney James M. Holly says a two to three page document will cover proposed plan dates and actions if the Justice Department disapproves. The proposal will be discussed at the November 9 meeting as the department reviews alleged Section 2 violations.
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Justice Department
Aiken
James M. Holly
Holly
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S. C
Luces
Rere
Abby
Senedeberenee
Hank JR
Hank Williams Jr
Grand Ole Opry House
Nashville
Tenn
Williams
Corazon Aquino
Philippines
Raul Alfonsin
Argentina
Terry Waite
World Health Organization
United Nations
Geneva
Elie Wiesel
Florida
Gulf of
Mexico
Key West
Bahama
Andros Island
National Hurricane Center
By Scott Webster
Jim Workman
Midland Valley Estates
Justice Dept
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