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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1980
Page
2
A weak high pressure system over the Southeast dominates for the next 24 hours keeping mostly sunny skies and hot temperatures. Afternoon and evening thundershowers remain possible with a 20 percent chance of rain Thursday. Tonight’s low in the upper 60s and tomorrow’s high in the mid 90s.
George M. Smith 100 died Monday in Aiken County hospital with funeral at Cumbee Funeral Home and Ridge Spring Cemetery burial. John Emanuel Harrison 36 died Thursday in Freeport hospital. funeral and burial held in Hempstead. Hazel C. Peterman 73, former Aiken resident, died Thursday in Muskogee. graveside service at Memorial Park Cemetery. Reba Mae Posey Frazier 57 of Wagener died Sunday. funeral at Zion Hill Baptist Church with burial there. extended family listed. Howard Jackson Tilley as Jackson native Benton Tenn. died Monday. funeral at First Baptist Church Jackson. burial Sunset Memory Gardens. Sally M. Burkhalter 97 of North Augusta died yesterday. funeral arrangements pending by Liberty Mortuary. senior Mount Mont Morenci Baptist Church member. survivors listed.
The French Navy searched the South Pacific for Arnaud de Rosnay a 34 year old baron who left the Marquesas alone on a wind surfboard bound for Tahiti 750 miles away He last communicated Sunday night and two days of air and sea patrols found no trace He was said to carry a walkie talkie extra food and water An official expected he would reach the Tuamotu islands today unless blown off course A friend said he fears the ocean at night and has lost his way in Rangiroa lagoon prior to this voyage.
Local groups list meetings and events for today and tomorrow across Aiken Fort Gordon areas. Highlights include Toastmasters Health Care groups, drug and alcohol support, clubs, library film showings, Kiwanis Ramada Inn and A.A. meetings, along with advisory councils and lodge gatherings.
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