Large Variety Christmas Tree Offerings Plentiful In Aiken Area
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers tips for choosing and caring for Christmas trees. Shop early for fresher pre cut trees. select a height around seven and a half feet for eight foot ceilings. Check color and scent, test for freshness by shaking branches, and ensure sturdy branches. At home cut two inches from the trunk, place in a water holding stand, and follow fire safety guidelines.
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Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
Warlords Call For Cease Fire In Mogadishu
Mogadishu's two main warlords Gen Mohammed Farrah Aidid and Ali Mahdi Mohamed called for an immediate cease fire after a U S arranged truce but urged fighters to lay down weapons only within 48 hours. They met U S envoy Robert Oakley amid security as firefights continued and famine staff faced danger in the ruined capital.
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Somalia
U.S
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Ali Mahdi Mohamed
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Ali Mahdi
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Baidoa Bardera
Five Area Businesses In Top 100
The eighth annual Arthur Andersen survey ranks five South Carolina private firms in the top 100, with headquarters in state and no public stock. Notables include Columbia Farms in Lexington and Milliken & Company with plants in Edgefield and Saluda, while Knight Industries and Augusta Fiberglass Coatings are listed in Saluda and Barnwell respectively.
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Arthur Andersen
Arthur Anderssen & Co
Columbia
S.C. Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina
Nancial Institutins
Columbia Farms
Lexington County
Knight Industries
Saluda County
Martin Color-Fi Inc
Edgefield County
Amick “Vars
Milliken & Company
Spartanburg
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Local Names List Recited From Aiken to Clearwater
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Warrenvine Biadwurmpecs
Graniteville
Rosa Mae Wright
Clearwater
Aiken Jaycees Struggle With Christmas Tour Funds
Aiken County’s oldest nonday fundraiser, the Christmas Tour, faces a funding shortfall with only a week to raise the remaining 57120 needed to reach its $8,000 goal. Jaycees chair Nancy J. Sample reports $2,580 raised to aid 80 disadvantaged children who are to receive $100 each for warm clothing and essentials.
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Aiken Jaycees
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JAYCEES aid tour aids abused children in winter relief
A community effort led by the Jaycees offers abused children a chance to stay warm during winter. Ms. Sample notes the tour helps provide needed warmth amid economic strain.
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Ms. Sample
Retail Sales Rise In November
November retail sales rose 0.4 percent to 165.8 billion dollars, marking five straight gains and boosting hopes for Christmas spending. October’s increase was revised to 1.9 percent, the largest in nine months, while inflation ran 3.1 percent annual through November.
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DOE May Restart Plutonium Facility at Savannah River Site
Environmental group Energy Research Foundation says DOE may restart the HB-Line at SRS as soon as next week. ERF cites worker contamination since July 1991 and says an Environmental Impact Statement would be issued if safety concerns arise. HB-Line, atop the canyon area chemical separations facility, is under safety board review.
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Jury Convicts Bell In Death Of Child
John J. Bell is sentenced to life for murder with concurrent 30 year terms for kidnapping and 30 years for criminal sexual conduct. The verdicts came after a jury found him guilty on all three charges in the death of Krystal, a foster child in his mother’s care.
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John J. Bell
Prater
Krystal Leathe
Jackson V. Gregory
Coran
Virginia Herrick
Barbara Morgan
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