Patton and Gomez shine in Masters practice round show
Amateur Patton, from Fountain Inn, and rookie Gomez staged a hot four ball match in Myrtle Beach area practice rounds with Crenshaw. Gomez birdied Nos 15 and 16 and Patton birdied 2,3,7,8 as they prepared for the Masters with Crenshaw noting Patton’s course knowledge and poise.
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Gomez
Hard Lange
Patton
Chris
Gamez
University of Arizona
Paton
PGA
Fountain Inn
Crenshaw
P”atton
Danny Green
Chris Patton
U.S
Ardmore
Masters Draws Profit to Aiken as Golf Fans Visit
June Murff of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce notes the Masters boosts the local economy through dining, shopping, and hotel occupancy. She cites higher hotel rates, spread tourism across the city, and lucrative room rentals, while hotel staff feel the busy period strains staffing.
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Augusta
June Murff
Greater Aiken
Murff
Rca
Edie Graham
Holiday Inn
Aiken
8th Graders Fall Short in History and Civics Skills
A Washington survey shows only 38 percent of eighth graders know Congress makes laws and many misunderstand core civic concepts. The Nation's Report Card assessments reveal gaps in applying history and civics knowledge with a wide performance gap between rich and poor urban students.
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Washington
United States
V.S. Mullis
Educational Testing Service
Ms. Mullis
U.S
Richard Riley
South Carolina
Mary Frances Berry
University of Pennsylvania
US Civil Rights Commission
Fickle Wraps Up With Weather Delays at Sulky Races
The Triple Crown concluded Sunday with the Aiken Sulky Race by USC Aiken Pacer Club as rain postponed Saturday events. About 2,500 attended though the rain kept ticket sales from clashing with the Augusta Regatta and Carolina Cup. organizers may move races to Sundays in the future.
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Aiken
USC Aiken Pacer Club
Hold Out In England Prison Riot In Manchester
Nearly three dozen inmates remained at large in a three day siege at Strangeways Prison Manchester with 49 injured as talks continued to end the protest. At a second facility 100 miles south 33 inmates ended their blockade peacefully while 35 at Strangeways surrendered and negotiations proceeded under Home Office oversight. Police stood by as inmates hung banners on the roof amid freezing rain and a large transfer of prisoners to other sites was reported.
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Manchester
England
Home Office
Strangeways
Ivor Serle
Prison Officers’ Association
Serle
Fuel spill fouls Allegheny water and industry near Pittsburgh
Up to 300,000 gallons of diesel and gasoline leaked from a ruptured 10 inch pipeline near Freeport and fouled the Allegheny River. The spill forced a hospital to use paper plates as water was trucked in, hundreds of factories and offices reduced operations, and about 400,000 residents advised to conserve water. The Coast Guard reopened a river stretch after a two day pause while Environmental Protection Agency teams assessed damage.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Freeport
Coast Guard
Pittsburgh Water Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Daily Juice Products Inc
Verona
Bob Rivet
Peach crop’s shattered yield hits South Carolina economy hard
The Peach crop’s value ripples through fertilizer, pesticides, packing boxes, migrant labor, trucking, brokers and stores. Economists estimate total impact could exceed 85 million dollars as 1989 peach harvests fell to 270 million pounds from 340 million due to April May storms.
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South Carolina
California
Agricultural Statistics Service
Natonal Weather Service
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Clemson
Larry Penley
Prswell
Seve Ballesteros
Jose-Mari Olazabal
Sandy Lyle
Tan Woosnam
Golf Digest
Slack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Masters
Nina J. Nidiffe
The
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Ted
Cit Zeninacy
ETS
Aiken Mall
Dic
Pine Log RD
Ners
Long Lartin
Bornsfou
Joe
Otant Tls
Holley Fuel Co
Hoeley Fuel CO
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