Aiken reps to meet with President at national summit
Aiken Public Safety Chief Carrol Busbee and Interim Boys and Girls Club director Shante Abrams will meet President Bill Clinton in Philadelphia April 27 to 29 as part of America's Promise summit. The session includes an exhibit area and talks with Clinton and Colin Powell.
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Aiken
Bill Clinton
Philadelphia
Aiken Public Safety
Carrol Busbee
Boys and Girls Club
Shante Abrams
Independence Hall
Colin Powell
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Busbee
America
Clinton
Bush
Ford
Nancy Reagan
Obituary notices list several deaths on page 2B
Death notices include Donald J. Atkinson Windsor Preston Brown Rosa Davenport Ethel Holloway Conrad Hoots Jr James Thomas George Reese Whelchel with obituaries published for each in the area paper on page 2B. Names cover Windsor Springfield Wagener Jamaica New York Trenton Augusta North and related communities.
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Donald J. Atkinson
Windsor Preston (Frog) Brown
Springfield
Rosa Davenport
Ethel Holloway
Jamaica
N.Y
Conrad Hoots Jr
Trenton James
Jimmy)Thomas
Augusta
George Reese Whelchel
North Augusta
Lottery Draw Report: Panay Numbers and Prizes
Thursday's lottery results show winning numbers including Panay 5 and a set of digits 11 18 18 26. No clear game name or prize amounts are provided. The fragment references ah 3 7 682 and other tokens, indicating a partial, unreadable OCR line.
Expo closes today at H O Weeks Center
Expo 97 winds down at H O Weeks Activities Center with a large turnout. Aiken Chamber of Commerce reports strong interest as firms highlight goods and services. Michael Roberson of Aiken Electric Cooperative pitches satellite TV and door prizes. After hours at Security Federal Bank on Whiskey Road marks 75th anniversary celebrations.
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H.O. Weeks Activities Center
Jackie Johnson
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Chamber Works
Michael Roberson
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Aiken
Roberson
Security Federal Bank
Whiskey Road
AAA Vacations
Acts Inc
Aiken Chamber of Com
Library gift brings 1050 books to Wagener children
Barbara McKillip of Eugene Oregon travels to Wagener to present the Nancy Bonnette Library with 1050 in new children’s books. Bonnette, who started the library in an old tool shed and later helped convert the jail into a larger space, has seen local growth since 1988 when a new central library was built in her honor. Libri Foundation has shipped 250000 in books to 245 US libraries in six years, with two to one matching grants to boost rural access to books for kids.
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Wagener
Barbara McKillip
Eugene
Oregon
Nancy Bonnette
Libri Foundation
United States
Oklahoma City recalls bombing anniversary
The article recalls the April 19 1995 1996 bombing anniversary as natives in Oklahoma City and observers in Denver confront the event’s lasting impact. Families mourn unseen losses as residents reflect on two years since the nine story building collapsed and the national broadcast of the tragedy.
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OnLanu Ma
Oklahoma City
Colorado
Denver
Maureen Bloomer
Ms. Bloomer
Olen
Duratek to bear cost of new M-Area melter
Maryland based Duratek will replace the M Area melter at Savannah River Site, suspending processing to year end. The firm expects a first quarter loss of 5.9 million to cover replacement costs and related losses on its 14 million contract with Westinghouse Savannah River Co. The project aims to vitrify 660000 gallons of low level sludge by 1997, but wear on the melter box raised safety concerns.
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Savannah River
GTS Duratek
Duratek
Robert Prince
SRS
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Prince
Shelly Sherritt
S.C. Dept. of Health and Environmental Control
Department of Energy
Hanford Reservation
Washington
Augusta Transportation Study Advances Long Range Planning
The Augusta Regional Transportation Study team presented computer map models to the County Council to gather final resident input before drafting a final report. Officials aim to finish work, produce a draft, and then finalize recommendations while balancing funding and proposed road projects.
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Augusta
Long Range Planning
County Council
Department of Transporta
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