12 Apr 1999
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1999
Page
1
Columbia reports both chambers backed a constitutional change to allow a state lottery. Details remain unsettled as lawmakers debate how much funds go to education prizes and administration. Gov Hodges promotes education funding as key motivation while plans await final rule setting.
The Atlanta Braves game against the Phillies at 3 p.m. will be shown locally on WBEK Channel 67 from Ananeta but not on Northland Cable. Northland Cable will add WBEK to its lineup in May.
A compact page features Classifieds and Comics along with Dear Abby guidance, movie listings and opinions. Sports, television, and crossword items fill the remainder, offering a snapshot of daily entertainment and ad listings.
Death notices appear for Lela Bell Bridgeman Samara Eubanks and Eldon Riley and Ronnie Turner across North Augusta Aiken Vineland obituaries on page 5A with brief identifiers and locations. The fragment mentions an unrelated game score and web link placeholder.
A single car crash on Whiskey Road and Easy Street in Aiken at 4 45 am damaged three power poles and snapped lines leaving 75 to 100 customers without power. Jesse Robert Bauman 18 Robin wood Drive was charged with DUI after police found him with a cut above his eye and forehead admitting to drinking a beer. Police could not perform a Datamaster test at headquarters and sent him to North Augusta Public Safety for the test. The incident disrupted power and cable services until nearly noon as SC Electric & Gas workers and cablevision crews repaired damage at a cost around 15000 dollars.
NATO strikes hit Serbia's industrial heartland for a third week as Belgrade aims to rally Russia Belarus on joining a wider bloc. Refugee flows exceed half a million as border clashes spike near Kosovo, with NATO pressing Milosevic to pull forces from the province.
Jose Maria Olazabal completes a remarkable comeback to win the Masters by three strokes over Greg Norman and Davis Love III at Augusta National. Olazabal, sidelined in 1996 by a foot problem, finishes with a final round 71 and a total 280 while Norman contends amid shoulder surgery return.
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