07 Aug 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1991
Page
1
A tourism survey shows 26 percent of Americans will skip vacations of three days or more this year up from earlier months. Economic concerns drove about 30 percent of those who canceled plans, according to Harry Pode n of Arthur D. Little.
An aluminum roof 600 feet long was stolen from a Brooklyn subway station, piece by piece, over several years. Transit Authority officials said the loss went unnoticed until most of the roof was missing, with repairs estimated at 70 000 to 90 000 dollars.
Death notices for Fred Bush Jr Jackson F Aubrey Cooper Mattie W Fulmer Henry Johnson Corn Patrick H Jones Daisy Kirkland Jesse C Pendry Billy Smith Rains list their names and associated communities including Wrightsville Monks Aiken Decatur Springfield Springfield addresses details on page 3B.
A House Energy and Commerce panel investigates alleged DOE mismanagement of funds at nuclear weapon sites including Savannah River. The inspector general cites use of a small project fund to finance larger ventures, leaving over 35 million in an undistributed construction balance as of July 31 1990.
Grenades exploded outside a UNDP office in Beirut as a new group claimed the attack to press for a swap of Western hostages for Arab detainees in Israel. A pro Iranian Shi ite group pledged a special envoy to the UN within 48 hours to resolve the hostage crisis.
State highway officials outlined a plan to upgrade S C 19 north from Aiken to I 20 into a part of a Lowcountry superhighway connector. The two lane road would be widened to five lanes to connect I 26 near Summerville, with cost over 4 5 million and about two years of work. Local residents and merchants reviewed maps at Aiken High School and offered comments to the department.
The Aiken Standard announces the Ugly Shorts Contest to run until 5 p.m. on Monday, August 19. Prizes go to first 100 dollars, second 75 and third 50 with entries judged on ugliness by the panel.
Veteran CBS journalist Harry Reasoner, known for his dry wit and grounded reporting, died at Norwalk Hospital at age 68 after suffering brain blood clots and pneumonia. He joined CBS in 1956, helped found 60 Minutes, won three Emmys, and co hosted ABC Evening News before returning to TV journalism.
Aiken City Councilwoman Lesli B. Price announced her bid to become mayor, the first Democrat in the race as a field of two Republicans grows. Price highlighted 25 years in community service and city government, calling for new leadership and balanced approaches to rising city finances and property tax shifts.
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