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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1978
Page
2
A long obituary column reports Eunice Mason 61 of Los Angeles died at her residence with ties to Aiken. Others include Geneva Hankinson Couch 85 of Aiken and John Permenter 81 of Aiken County. Funeral details, church affiliations, burial sites, survivors, and assisting funeral homes are listed for multiple regional cases.
Rose Mae Moore Samuels wife of William Prince Samuels 85 of 841 Kelly Street died yesterday in an Aiken Hospital. Native of Aiken she lived in the Bronx 42 years and was a member of Second Emmanuel Baptist Church. Survived by two daughters Mary Corley Annie Bell Withers of Aiken three sons Hayward Moore Eddie Moore Nathaniel Samuels a sister Minnie Robinson and two brothers John Birt and Robert Birt. Friends may call at Mary Corley’s residence 3004 Mississippi Avenue or at the funeral home.
A Federal Election Commission study shows political action committees and corporate groups raised 54 million dollars in the past 18 months with half in cash. GOP receipts reached 49.6 million while Democrats totaled 144 million, led by Citizens for the Republic with 2.1 million. The study tracks PACs from 1975 to mid year.
Notice instructs all advance payments to be made to the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription entity. No further details on dates, amounts, or payment methods are provided in readable text.
Late in 1979, if budget approval goes through, Deep Space Network radio telescopes in Goldstone California will launch the first broad all-sky all-frequency search for signals from other civilizations. Experts note 200 billion Milky Way stars and that even a small fraction hosting life implies millions of populated planets.
Democrat Pug Ravenel vying for Thurmond's Senate seat will address the Aiken County Taxpayers Association at 7 p.m. at the H Odell Weeks Center on South Whiskey Road. Both Ravenel and Thurmond invited to speak about cutting taxes. Thurmond to appear at a later meeting.
C. Marshall Cain a former three term Republican legislator seeks more state funding for counties and lifting the 1974 revenue freeze. He contrasts his stance with opponent Irene K. Rudnick and urges limited government spending and a constitutional spending cap while stressing parental involvement and discipline in education.
The Aiken County Community Action Commission was awarded a $224,484 grant from the General Services Administration. The funding supports administration and management of services including healthcare consumer education counseling transportation weatherization and emergency assistance. The grant starts Sept. 1 and runs one year per Sen. Hollings' office.
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