04 Dec 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1991
Page
1
Washington reports the GDP rose 1.7 percent in the July September quarter revised down from 2.5 percent. The Commerce Department confirms weak growth after two prior declines and signals potential for renewed recession fears amid early October December data.
Death notices include Nadine Gregory Bennett of West Columbia George Sam Brown of Wagoner Bill Clark of Ward Kathleen Lott Green of Graniteville and Peter Jack Harvey of Charlotte North Carolina Details appear on page 7B with full tributes.
Conflicting reports from Arab and U S officials and statements by Syrian and Islamic Jihad leaders leave Anderson's fate uncertain. The AP chief Middle East correspondent said a tape indicated he would be freed, but no date was given. Weather and road conditions add to the confusion about freedom from Lebanon to Syria.
Misinformation about Aiken plans for the Eubanks house near the Municipal Complex spurred debate. Mayor Fred B. Cavanaugh said the 1840s antebellum home would be preserved and possibly used as office space, not demolished for a parking lot. The council discussed a possible purchase in an executive session on Nov 11 but took no action.
Retired Army Col. William M. Shepherd won unanimous 8-0 approval as Aiken County's sixth administrator. He takes the post January 1 under a Memorandum of Understanding with a $60,000 salary. Shepherd, former Barnwell County administrator, succeeds W. Scott Barnes fired for illegal county telephone use.
Arkenites saw rain for the first time in a long while on Tuesday. Ken Holmes of the National Weather Service notes November rainfall was 1.39 inches, 0.68 inches below average, as Aiken reported 0.64 inches while other areas exceeded an inch. Tim Barry and Holmes caution December remains typically dry with 3.20 inches average. South Carolina avoided major wildfires despite smoke reducing visibility.
The piece links Jimmy Stewart Alex Haley George Bush Edward Teller Bob Feller and Billy Graham to December 7 1941 and the wartime mood. It notes Stewart in the Army Coast Guard duties Haley washing on a ship and Bush in prep school with pilots to come. The tone recalls a generation defining moment and a star count near the era’s drama.
Ensign Brooks Webster recounts his V-12 Navy training path from Bowdoin College to USS Illinois and USS Detroit in Hawaii. He recalls Pearl Harbor’s December 7 1941 attack marking the Pacific theater start of World War II.
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