17 Apr 1997
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1997
Page
1
The Aiken Chamber hosts Business Expo ’97 at the H O Weeks Activities Center with the theme The Chamber Works for Business. Event runs today until 6 pm and Friday 9 am to 4 30 pm. After Hours party 6 to 8 pm at Security Federal Bank Whiskey Road site to celebrate bank’s 75th anniversary.
Obituary notices for Morrison Cooper of Williston Charles B Fail of Blackville Willie Johnson of Williston Elberta Cook Payne of Dublin Ga Marie Widener Sprachey of Wagener appear on page 2B with brief notices.
Wednesday drawing results show three lottery numbers 228 and 407.99 in Pantasy 5 draw 3.20.24-20.90 as the winning selections with scores and payouts noted.
Spring night lights glow over the Aiken Jaycees Barbecue Bash at the fairgrounds. Five barbecue teams from Georgia to Texas compete for thousands in prize money while carnival rides, petting zoo, crafts, and a car show attract families on Family/Student Day with 27 rides and $10 all‑access passes.
The South Carolina Coin Operators Association sues to keep quarterly video poker financial reports private, claiming they contain trade secrets exempt from the state Freedom of Information Act. The 66 page suit alleges disclosure would let competitors identify and target profitable locations.
District data show 24,385 students, up from 24,239 last year, with total absences at 130,725 a 9 percent drop from 145,135. North Augusta High principal Richard Terlizzi cites strict policy enforcement as key to lower absenteeism and future gains in scores.
A state survey shows fire deaths increased 20 percent from 1995 to 1996 with 137 deaths in 1996, up from 108. Aiken County held at four fatalities in both years, though one death occurred in 1996 early in the year, with a mobile home blaze in Vaucluse killing a 9 month old girl. Alcohol and mobile home fires emerge as key factors. prevention urged.
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