Deaths and Funerals in Several Cities
Obituaries from Graniteville to Columbia announce the deaths of Roxy Anderson Bush 70 of Graniteville Roberta Mays Gladys Kernodle Dickey Jesse Carl Johnson and others. Services are planned at St James Lutheran Graniteville Lowe General Home chapel Alamance Memorial Park and Florence National Cemetery with survivors listed and funeral details provided.
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Graniteville
Roxy Anderson
Harold I.) Bush
Augusta
John Ralph Jones
North Augusta
Harold I. Bush Jr
Ruth Broome
Winnsboro
James Anderson
John Anderson
Louis W. Berden
Ashley Hallman
Paul Randolph
William Broome
West Martintown Road
Posey
Burlington
N.C
Gladys Kernodle Dickey
Lowe General Home Chapel
Alamance Memorial Park
Dickey
Jerry B. Dickey
Aiken
Columbia
Jesse Carl Johnson
Florence National Cemetery
Lloyd Brewer
Mr. Johnson
Columbia Hospital
Johnson
Aiken County
Mary Johnson West
Cathy Johnson Ward
Atlanta
Jesse C. Johnson
Queenie Johnson Ellis
James A. Johnson
Isle of Palms
Stevens Rites Held At Old Storm Branch Church
Funeral for Lester E. Stevens was set for 4 p.m. today at Old Storm Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Nathaniel Irvin officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Stevens, 1749 Cornell Drive, died last Thursday in an Augusta hospital.
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Bath
Lester E. Stevens
Old Storm Branch Baptist Church
Nathaniel Irvin
Stevens
Cornell
Augusta
Union and Railroads Grind to Halt as Nationwide Picket Lines Rise
The nationwide walkout widens across 73 carriers with millions of freight tons stranded and commuters forced to cars. Amtrak halts most runs while GM and Ford cut half shifts in 17 plants. Grain shipments drop 65 percent as coal mining cuts rise. Gov Milliken warns of dire Michigan impact.
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Amtrak
Boston
Washington
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Canada
American Association of Railroads
Michigan
William Milliken
Transportation
Brock Adams
Receiver Stolen in Aiken Home Break-In
An AM FM stereo receiver valued at 119 dollars was taken from Earlene Dunbar's home at 1392 Congress Drive in Aiken. Entry was gained through a downstairs window, per Aiken Department of Public Safety.
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Earlene Dunbar
Congress Drive
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Graniteville Opens Swint Division for Family Day Tour
Graniteville Company invites six year olds and older to a Sunday open house at the Swint Division on Breezy Hill Road Graniteville during South Carolina Textile Week from 1 to 6 p m. Visitors will see part of the production process and meet 487 workers amid a light production schedule. The event aims to ease cotton dust concerns and show textile mill operations to the public.
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Graniteville
America
Graniteville Company
South Carolina
Graniteville Co
Osherve
Swint
Breezy Hill Road
Senate Votes to Delay New Cotton Dust Standards
The Senate approved a rider to suspend new federal cotton dust standards for textile mills until May 1, voting 71 to 13 with Sen. Hollings not voting. The delay must survive conference and receive presidential approval. If approved, South Carolina’s identical dust rules would also be paused, as Thurmond argued for more industry time.
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U.S. Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Labor Department
Congress
South Carolina
Edgar L. McGowan
Thurmond
Rail strike widens as 73 carriers join work stoppage
South Carolina workers refuse to back contempt actions while Southern Railway and others consider action against striking crews. The walkout expands to 73 rail carriers including Seaboard and Norfolk and Western lines, with little service disruption yet 700 trains daily normally. Freight movement slowed but perishables remain moving as officials urge restraint and patience.
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Southern Railway
Washington
Charles Margret
Southern, Seaboard
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
U.S
Conrail
Margret
Southern
C. L. Price
Seabroad
Cayce Yard
South Carolina
Aitken Standard Advises Advance Payments Instructions
The Aiken Standard requests all advance payments be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard Pbm
PBM
Aiken
Patrick warns prolonged strike risks corn and soybean crop transport
Patrick warned on Wednesday that an extended strike could threaten the movement of the state's corn and soybean crops, potentially impacting agricultural supply and farm revenue.
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Patrick
Wheel covers reported stolen from North Augusta car
Four wire wheel covers were stolen from a car owned by Bob C. Story of Plaza Terrace North Augusta. The items valued at 367 dollars were taken, per a North Augusta Department of Public Safety report.
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North Augusta
Bob C. Story
Plaza Terrace
Fort Jackson Drill Instructors Face Court Martial
General courts-martial ordered for Sgt. 1st Class Lawrence Chapman Jr. and Sgt. Willie Alexander over the heat stroke deaths of Pvts. Wayne Krassow and Lester Watts after 1,700 pages of testimony from about 40 witnesses. The investigation followed June 29 training that was described as excessively strenuous.
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Fort Jackson
Lois Duke
John B. Blount
Hugh S. Roberts
Lawrence Chapman Jr
Pickens
Chapman
Willie Alexander
Timmonsville
Chapman and Pickens
Wayne Krassow
Cygnet
Ohio
Lester Watts
York
John W. Crancer
Reagan Sees 1980 GOP Advantage Amid Economic Critique
Reagan claims textile firms spend about 585000 man hours yearly on federal regulation with little return. He predicts a Republican year in 1980, warns against GOP overconfidence, and contrasts Carter administration woes with inflation. He cites Democratic regrouping post Proposition 13 and urges focus on family and work.
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Reagan
Carter
Congress
White House
Columbia
Greenville
Campbell
James B. Edwards
Carolina
Gov
America
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