Q&A on the News

What was the status of the stock market at the time, and how did it respond in the days, weeks and months after the President Richard Nixon resignation and the President Bill Clinton impeachment?

The value of stocks dropped 42 percent from January 1973 through August 1974, which included Nixon’s resignation, according to a Time magazine story.

The story also noted that S&P 500 fell almost 20 percent “in the weeks leading up to special prosecutor Kenneth Starr’s report on President Clinton, which ultimately resulted in Clinton’s impeachment. And that was in the late 1990s, when the stock market and economy were booming.” Research by CFRA cited by a story in TheStreet. com noted that the S&P fell by 19.4 percent from July 17, 1998 to Sept. 9, 1998.

“While stocks fell ahead of the release of the Starr report, they climbed thereafter and through the conclusion of the impeachment proceedings,” according to TheStreet.com.

WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News has added another person to its weather department. What is this person’s name and background?

Eboni Deon joined the team in December. Deon has worked as a weekend morning meteorologist at WFTV in Orlando, Fla., and a weekend evening meteorologist at WISH-TV in Indianapolis, her hometown, according to her bio at wsbtv.com. She previously worked in Atlanta for CNN International and The Weather Channel.

AIKEN, Katie Mae

Age 93, of Lawrenceville, passed away Jan. 6, 2019. Service Jan. 19, Wages & Sons Funeral Home Gwinnett Chapel, Lawrenceville, GA.

ALEXANDER, Barbara J.

Mrs. Barbara J. Alexander,

Founder and Owner of Barbara

J Alexander Realty Company,

Inc. and wife of the late Rev.

Dr. Cameron M Alexander entered into rest on January 9,

2019. Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January

19. 2019, 11 am, Antioch

Baptist Church North, 540 Cameron Alexander Blvd. NW. Atlanta, GA. Instate 9 am. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the church at 10:30 am on the day of service. Interment Westview Cemetery. Viewing today 12 – 6 pm at Murray Brothers (404) 349-3000 mbfh.com.

ALEXANDER, Don

Don Alexander passed away at the age of 73 on January 15. He is survived by his wife of

51 years, Betsy, sons

Jesse and Clay, Clay’s wife Erin, grandson August, a large extended family and many lifelong friends.

A true native, Don was born in

Atlanta, GA on December 17,

1945. As a teen he lived with his family on a farm in what is now a part of Panola Mountain State Park in Stockbridge, Georgia. He was a proud graduate of the University of Georgia and did graduate work in Color Theory in Basel, Switzerland. He served in the Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Don was an accomplished artist and art collector. He experimented for several decades with the possibilities of nonrepresentational line and color in distinctive stripe paintings. His artwork is largely held by private collectors around the country and internationally.

Don loved travel and folk art, but his focus was always on his family and friends. He was dependable, thoughtful, and a tireless romantic. He was effortlessly charming with a cheerful deep throated laugh that seemed to come from a joy deep within. Don faced life’s difficulties over many years with a certain kind of heroism in the face of suffering. His biggest source of pride were his sons and his grandson.

Don and his family will always be grateful for the fourteen additional years of life he received from his kidney transplant. Contributions can be made in loving memory of Don at http://www.kidneyfund.org

The Alexanders will host a memorial gathering at their home on Saturday, January 19 from 2-4 pm.

ALVERSON, Dorothy Ann

Age 88, of Buford, passed away Jan. 14, 2019. Advantage Funeral Home, Lilburn, GA.

ANDERSON, Harvey I. CACERES, Luis Enrique "Quique" CAMPBELL, Jasper

Private Service. Age 86, of Mableton, passed away Jan. 15, 2019. Funeral Home, Smyrna, GA.

ATTAWAY, William Grady

F.L. Sims William Grady

Attaway, age 78, passed away peacefully on January 14,

2019 at his home in

Marietta, Georgia. William

“Bill” was born in Statesboro

Georgia on August 30, 1940 to

Joseph Grady Attaway and

Louise Williams Attaway. Bill attended Statesboro elementary schools and graduated from Suwanee Military Academy in 1958. He was a graduate of Georgia Southern University and attended North Georgia Military College prior to joining the United States Navy. During his eight years in the Navy, Bill served on the commissioning crew of the U.S. S. Sam Rayburn and on the U.S.S. Baron Von Steuben, both Poseidon class nuclear missile submarines, as a nuclear code IT analyst during the cold war era. He went on to have a successful career as a mainframe programmer and computer analyst primarily working in the financial sector. He loved his work and continually strived to advance his knowledge through continuing education. He was a faithful member of Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church in Sandy Springs where he served in various volunteer capacities. Bill is survived by his wife of 52 years Pearl McArthur Attaway, daughter Margaret Attaway Smith (Michael Smith), and son Joseph Grady Attaway II (Mary Clark Attaway). He has three grandchildren: Julian Grady, Elinor Camille, and Lucy Speir Attaway. He was preceded in death by his sisters Ann Turner and June Tilman and survived by his sisters Jo Attaway Akins (Paul Akins), and Nancy Attaway Holloway.

A memorial service will be held at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church in Sandy Springs, Georgia on Saturday January 19th at 1:00pm. A reception will follow the service. Gifts in memory of Bill may be made to Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church.

BAILEY, Sharon Lavetta

Celebration of Life for Mother Sharon Lavetta Roberts Bailey will be held Saturday, January 19, 2019, 11AM at The City OF Praise Church, 154 Fayetteville, Rd, Fairburn, Ga. Rev. Dr. Ellery Freeman Sr. Pastor. She leaves to cherish her memories son, Roderick Bailey (Dannette); daughter,Latanya Bailey-Willis (Christopher); grandchildren, Roderick II, Jene’e, Carey, Melonie, Princeton, Roderick III; and a host of Godchildren and Extended family. GUS THORNHILL’S FUNERAL HOME, INC. 404-768-2993.

BAKER, Melinda S.

Age 53, of Lawrenceville, passed away Jan. 15, 2019. Services Jan. 19, 1:00 PM at Gregory B. Levett and Sons, Gwinnett Chapel. Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, Inc. Lawrenceville, GA.

BEIERLA, Bruce Robert

Age 70, of Canton, passed away Jan. 10, 2019. Poole Funeral Home, Woodstock, GA.

BLACKMON, Mary F.

Age 74, of Atlanta, passed away Jan. 9, 2019. Service Jan. 19, 3 p.m., Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Service, Atlanta GA.

BOYKIN, Pauline C.

Age 73, of Decatur, passed away Jan. 9, 2019. Service Jan. 18, 1 p.m., Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Service, Atlanta GA.

BROWN, Jacquelyn

Ms. Jacquelyn Wright Brown, 78, of Atlanta, passed Wednesday, January 16th, 2019. Funeral announced later. Herschel Thornton Mortuary 3346 M.L. King Jr. Dr. 404-691-4685

www.thorntonmortuary.com

BROWN, Jr., Charles Scott

Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Charles Scott Brown, Jr., age 83 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Mr. Brown was born in Atlanta, Georgia a son of the late Charles Scott Brown, Sr. and the late Eva Lee Almond Brown, was retired from the U.S. Navy and the Dekalb County Board of Education where he worked as a Property Auditor. Mr. Brown was a member of the Faith Baptist Church, American Legion Post 56 and the Fleet Reserve. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown is preceded in death by three sons, Richard, Wendell and Douglas Brown and two sisters, Mildred Thompson and Becky Steward.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Nix Brown of Jefferson. Three daughters, Pam Green of Clayton, Janet Camp and her husband Alan of Warner Robins, and Margie Willbanks of Decatur. Grandchildren; Michelle Mason (Chris), Richard Camp (Jennifer), Melissa Owens (Tyrone), and Crystal Brennan (Tatsu)Great grandchildren; Kaitlyn, Sidney, Ty, Devon, Brock, and Reeves. One great - great grandchild, Hendrixx. Funeral services will be held 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 19, 2019 from the Chapel of Evans Funeral Home with Reverend Stephen Burrell and Reverend Gerry Wiley officiating with burial to follow in the B.C. Grant Baptist Church Cemetery, Alto, Georgia. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, 12:00 – 1:00 P.M..

Evans Funeral Home, Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Georgia. 706-367-5467.

Online condolences at www.evansfuneralhomeinc.com. Jefferson, Age 53, of Tucker, passed away Jan. 14, 2019. Service Jan. 20, 12 Noon, Chapel of Floral Hills Funeral Home, Tucker, GA. Celebration of Life for Mr. Jasper Campbell will be held Saturday, January 19, 2019, 11:30AM at Spread The Word Church Ministries, 4626 Washington Rd, College Park, Ga. Family will receive friends TONIGHT 7-8 PM. GUS THORNHILL’S FUNERAL HOME, INC. 404-768-2993.