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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 2008
Page
1
Fire in a Chicago neighborhood left six injured and about 30 displaced as flames gutted three buildings. Officials said rekindling continued small fires beneath the wreckage and crews remains on scene to control hotspots.
Fox Creek High School’s Predators prepare for the 2008 football season as they push to build a lasting tradition of success. In other news, rewards for information about Bambi the deer’s killing have increased as local contributors raise the stakes in the hunt for the culprit.
Exxon Mobil reports a 734 percent profit rebound from a decade low while gas prices have nearly quadrupled, signaling a strong earnings recovery. Net income for the quarter shows substantial improvement as energy markets rebound.
Betty Ruth Toole Godard of Warrenville and Annie Calvert Gossett of Aiken are announced in a deaths and funerals notice. The brief item lists names and locations, indicating a community obituary notice page.
Madden 09 hits stores at midnight in Aiken with early forays by GameStop and added staff at Target. The game features Madden Test and Virtual Training Center, online leagues, a historical game replay mode, and enhanced physics plus weather visuals. A second game, Head Coach 09, ships Sept. 2.
City council unanimously lifts two hour limit in the Richland Avenue median Laurens to Newberry making all day parking possible. A second plan to add diagonal eastbound Park Avenue parking from Laurens to Chesterfield would require a one lane redesign and may open more spots on Newberry.
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