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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2000
Page
1
George W. Bush told CBS 60 Minutes he will reach across party lines to heal partisan rifts if he wins the presidency. He said his younger brother Jeb, then Florida governor, will not be offered a Cabinet post.
President elect hopeful George W. Bush cites Gore’s anguish as he avoids pressing for concession while Gore stays optimistic awaiting Florida Supreme Court input on absentee ballot disputes. Gore signals uncertainty, notes two more election cases headed to the court, as drama nears end 29 days after Election Day.
A hard page preschool book Buckles Buckles Everywhere teaches seat belt safety. It is a joint project of BridgeStone Firestone South Carolina Department of Transportation the Aiken County Coroner Office and Tri Development Center of Aiken County. Coroner Sue Townsend drove the effort engaging cartoonist Al Goodwyn and other team members. The CB Committee of Aiken funds public service publication and may reach national distribution.
Senator Strom Thurmond marked his 98th birthday as a lame duck session opened but two radio stunt strippers named Amy and Chastity could not locate him. A security checkpoint disruption occurred as the prank unfolded, drawing mixed reactions from aides and staff.
Deaths and funeral notices for Ella Wheeler Garner Aiken at Shellhouse Funeral Home Geraldine C Martin Jerri at North Augusta Stephen D Posey Funeral Home Ada M Brown Nickson in Augusta Ga at GL Brightharp and Sons Mortuary Mary Charlton Strelec North Augusta at Rowland Funeral Home listings reflect services and affiliations for local residents including institutions and funeral homes involved.
South Carolina retailers will see a traditional Christmas Eve as the attorney general clears the way for earlier Sunday openings. Blue laws remain in 40 of 46 counties requiring stores to wait until 1 30 p m on Sundays, but counties with high accommodations tax revenues can end the ban by referendum.
Aiken County Sheriffs Office probes an early morning armed robbery at Bryant's Food Store in Clearwater. A Black male 35 to 40, about 6'3" and 180-200 lbs, wearing a black cap and green jacket, implied a weapon, demanded cash, then fled likely by vehicle after tracks ended. Tips to police lines: 642.1761 or 1800 922.3211. Crime Stoppers 642-1798.
South Carolina residents are reminded that mail order and online purchases are subject to use tax. The Use Tax line on amended income tax forms clarifies tax due at the same rate as state sales tax. Revenue officials say prior separate forms collected little and that unreported use tax costs about 40 million annually for education funding.
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