Deaths and Funerals Across Counties
Funeral notices list Andrew Lee Ford 64 who died in a Richmond County hospital with services at Cumberland AME Church and burial at Sunset Memory Gardens Langley. Also shown are Adeline Kinard Aaron 66 and Frances McCombs Rutledge 56 with services in Aiken area churches and burials in local cemeteries. multiple survivors and funeral homes named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Lee Ford
Cumberland African Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunset Memory Gardens
Langley
Mr. Ford
Richmond County
Miller
Adeline Kinard Aaron
Wesely United Methodist Church
Joseph Frazier
Jessamine Memorial Garden
Frances McCombs Rutledge
Aiken County
Redds Branch Baptist Church
Bill Willis
Aiken Memorial Park
Rutledge
Pelzer
du Pont
Savannah River
Carl Spencer Dies at Richmond County Hospital
Carl Spencer of 413 Whiskey Road died yesterday in a Richmond County hospital. The funeral was announced by George Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow Isabelle Spencer of Aiken.
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North Augusta
Timothy Jerome Cook
Arcadia Court
Peoples Funeral Home
Cook
John H. Cook
North August
Reginald Cook
Zelene Williams
Belvedere
James Cook
Willie Fletcher
Lexington
James G. Cox
Louie Moore
Ernest McAlister
A.C. McCall
Aiken
Richmond County
George Funeral Home
Kenneth Hood
Aiken Memorial Park
Cox
Oconee County
Hollow Creek
Honolulu
Hawaii
Christopher Joseph Cash
Ohana Nui Circle
Hickam Air Force Base
Lenora Calano
James A. Carter
William G. Cash
Timothy C. Cash
Hampton, Va
William G. Cash Jr
R.M. Cash
Jensen Beach
Fla
Carl Spencer
Whiskey Road
Isabelle Spencer
Community Calendar for Today and Tomorrow
Local events include a Family Planning Clinic in Clearwater and multiple meetings in North Augusta Aiken and nearby towns. Highlights tomorrow feature clinics at Margaret J Weston Health Center and ongoing community gatherings at museums centers churches and clubs.
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Midland Valley
Clearwater
North Augusta
Aiken Optimist Club
Western Steel
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
Overeaters Anonymous
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Aiken Choral Society
First Baptist Church
Jaycees
Jaycee Hut
Margaret J. Weston Health Center
Aiken County
Greece poised for NATO return after six year boycott
Prime Minister George Rallis seeks a confidence vote in Parliament to end Greece's six year NATO military boycott. With New Democracy holding 177 of 300 seats, the government is expected to win despite opposition from PASOK and the Communist Party. Greece quit NATO’s military wing in 1974 over the Cyprus invasion.
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Athens
Greece
George Rallis
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rallis
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Communist Party
New Democracy Party
NATO
Cyprus
Turkey
Europe
Bernard W. Rogers
Rain Threatens Weekend Forecast With Cloudy Outlook
The text notes a shift from fair tonight to partly cloudy Wednesday with near zero precipitation. Temperatures rise to mid 70s midweek and lows drop to the mid 40s. Thursday and Friday expect mostly cloudy skies with a rain chance, followed by showers possible Saturday.
Private fundraiser to boost Gunnells and Beck
A private campaign fundraising event will be held tomorrow evening at the Motlock cottage in Augusta. Candidates W. Ralph Gunnells and James G. Beck, seeking sheriff’s offices in Aiken and Richmond counties, will attend. The event is slated for 6 p.m.
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Motlock Cottage
Augusta
Aiken County
W. Ralph Gunnells
Richmond County
James G. Beck
Parker Attacks Congress Morality Record in Campaign
Republican candidate Marshall Parker accused Congress of failing on morality and called Derrick’s voting record an outrage. He cited Derrick’s stance on Diggs, Jenrette, and proposed school prayer while pledging to overhaul congressional moral standards if elected.
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Parker
Congress
Marshall Parker
Butler Derrick
Charles Diggs
Derrick
Tas
John Jenrette
Jenrette
FBI
Abscam
Dr James Addresses Aiken Rotary on Freedom
Dr Feltham S James, chaplain at Aiken Community Hospital and six time Freedom Foundations award winner, spoke to the Aiken Rotary Club about freedom as a gift from God and the duty to nurture responsible liberty in children. The club meets Mondays at the Ramada Inn.
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Feltham S. James
Aiken
James
Rotary Club
Ramada Inn
Ron Dero
Alan George
Hoo
Laney Sentenced in Multi-State Crime Spree Case
Fesse Lee Laney, 20, has been given two life terms plus 47 years for a 1979 crime spree that led to seven felonies including kidnapping and aggravated assault. He pled guilty to a Clearwater killing and faces additional Augusta and Aiken County charges. Roosevelt Bryant, 23, of Augusta, faces trial on the same charges starting tomorrow.
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Fesse
Lee Laney
Laney
Clearwater
Aiken County
Augusta
Martinez
Delta Airline
Roosevelt Bryant
Bryant
Charles
Mary Holoway
Council Considers Well Requests
North Augusta City Council will hear four requests for private wells at 7 30 p m. Elliott Elam seeks a private well for lawn and garden irrigation, but past practice favors city water when available. Other applicants include William Priester Donald Zippler and George Eargle with petitions to dig private wells.
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North Augusta
Elliot F. Elam
Elam
North
Murder Victim Stabbed 73 Times Before Death
Autopsy shows Aiken man Robert Lee Bing 34 stabbed 73 times in an Augusta motel room. Bing was found Saturday morning. Police say they have good leads and expect an arrest soon. Bing worked for Owens Corning Fiberglas.
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Augusta
Robert Lee Bing
Rt. 1
Bing
Owens- Corning Fiberglas
Jackson Council Considers Doctor Office Building Purchase
Jackson Town Council will hold second reading tomorrow night at 8 in Town Hall to approve purchasing a building for use as a doctor's office. Meeting at 129 Charles Street.
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Jackson
Jackson Town Hall
Charles St
UNESCO faces clashes over press freedom at Belgrade conference
At Belgrade Yugoslavia the 21st UNESCO general conference sees Western nations clashing with communist and Third World states over freedom of international news reporting. U S delegate William Harley says parts of the Paris April agreement to create a new communications order have been altered by the UNESCO secretariat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
U.S
William Harley
Paris
Unesco
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Andrew L. Ford
Adeline K. Aaron
Frances M. Rutledge
John W. Rutledge
Judy R. Buchen
Mequon
Wis
Brenda R. Olech
Champaign, Ill
E.H. Nix
Greer
Louise Russell
Greenwood
Lois Durham
J.W. Couch
Williamson
The
Timothy J. Cook
Archie Colbert
Gloverville
Archie Col
Bert
Pecan
Posey
Franklin Hammond
Colbert
South Carolina
Advent Christian Church
Ruby W. Colbert
James Insley
Idell Barton
Maeuna Cunningham
Jack Cunningham
Bath
Christopher J. Cash
Senior Citizens
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Larry Wood
Aiken Standard
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Minnesota
Iowa
Dr. James
University Parkway
Aikenite
Gene Sullivan
Sullivan
Council
Augusta City Hall
Buena Vista Ave
Jackson Council
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Aiken Standard Pbm
Peoples Life Ins. Co
East Stone Ave
Greenville, S.C
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