Embassies blast toll hits 148 with 11 Americans dead
Kenyan authorities and rescue teams continued a grim search for survivors after the U S embassy bombings in Nairobi and the Tanzania mission. By late Saturday the death toll reached 148 including 11 Americans as Israeli and American crews worked through debris and a man was pulled from a collapsed building.
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Tanzania
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Prudence Bushnell
Saudi tops suspect list in embassy bombings
There was no hard evidence linking any terrorist group to the deadly American embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. The focus falls on Osama bin Laden, a 41 year old multimillionaire fundamentalist engineer from Saudi Arabia. Earlier this summer the State Department issued a travel advisory citing threats to American interests in the Persian Gulf.
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Nairobi
Dar Es Salaam
Saudi Arabia
Osama bin Laden
U.S. State Department
bin Laden
Persian Gulf
Share Your Vacation Photos With Aiken Standard
Readers are invited to submit summer vacation photos with a brief scene description for possible inclusion in the Sunday Morning front. Send entries to P.O. Box 456, Aiken 29802, and include a self addressed stamped envelope if photo return is requested.
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Obituary notices published for several area residents
Obituary notices appear on page 8A for Robby Altman Aiken Lennie B Poole Aiken Mary S Billiter North Augusta Isaac Boylen Aiken John Chevrier Belvedere Paul M Crosby North Augusta Irene M Hamilton Graniteville detailing their deaths and formal notices from the area communities.
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Robby Altman
Aiken
Lennie B. Poole
Mary S. Billiter
North Augusta
Isaac Boylen
John Chevrier
Belvedere
Paul M. Crosby
Irene M. Hamilton
Graniteville
Georgia Lottery Draw Totals and Winning Numbers Saturday
Georgia lottery results recap for Saturday show Cash 3 Midday 8 3 2 Cash 3 Evening 24 8 Cash 4 01 5 2 Georgia Lotto 34 19 46 2 16 82 Pantany 5 21628 9033 with the listed winning numbers and game codes.
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USCA master plan looks to the future
Aiken Campus history traces growth from Banksia to University Parkway site. USC Aiken moved in 1972 with a grant and county funds, expanding beyond initial projections as land from Graniteville Company and ownership by the Commission for Higher Education shaped the campus. Gasper L. Toole discusses three decades guiding the plan and the Administration Building as the first on the current site.
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USCA
Banksia
Aiken County Historical Museum
University Parkway
Gasper L. Toole I
Aiken
Aiken County Commission For Higher Education
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Graniteville Company
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Grammy winner enthralls Aiken at Millbrook Baptist Church
Five time Grammy and 11 Dove award winner Larnelle Harris drew more than a thousand at Millbrook Baptist Church in Aiken delivering a faith centered concert backed by the church choir. He performed favorites and an a cappella piece and spoke of God’s constant presence and the opportunities his music has opened, including talks at the White House. Harris, living in Louisville with his wife Mitzie, noted his latest album First Love took three years to shape and that he enjoys singing for church audiences most.
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Millbrook Baptist Church
Harris
White House
Christ
Louisville
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Lonnie
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