04 Dec 1995
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1995
Page
1
A Cameroon Airlines Boeing 737 on its second landing skimmed the runway and plunged into swamps in Douala, killing at least 60. Aviation officials and journalists report five rescued, with one attendant among survivors. Weather conditions were not known.
A local woman Dora Craig aged 63 died from smoke inhalation in a house fire late Friday. Investigators had not yet determined a cause. the Greenwood Fire Department and State Law Enforcement Division investigated the blaze with a neighbor’s house suffering minor heat damage.
Former U S Congressman Butler Derrick donated his personal papers to the University of South Carolina at a reception at the South Carolina Library. The papers will be managed by the Modern Political Collections Division after his retirement in 1993 following nearly twenty years in Congress.
Death notices list Johnnie Smith Grantham and Ollie Mae Williams in Aiken. The notices appear on page 28 with concise details of surviving relatives and service information.
Students and parents toured the 104000 square foot Aiken Middle School in its debut day after four months in mobile units at Schofield. Principal Randy Stowe praised the smooth opening and 600 to 700 visitors during Sunday open house.
Aiken Salvation Army aims to help a single mother with five children from ages 3 to 16, alongside 625 other families applying for aid. Capt. Roy Harris notes the need for Christmas assistance and laments a 15 percent fundraising shortfall due to few volunteers for the Red Kettle Campaign at seven locations.
Michigan State University survey finds grad hiring improving for 1980 spring. Engineers and computer scientists top prospects while chemical engineers earn about 41 thousand and journalists about 20 thousand starting salaries rise about 0.5 percent.
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