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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 2005
Page
1
Aiken native Lester Hall achieved his first ace on November 16 after 55 years of playing golf and repeated the feat two weeks later, marking a rare back-to-back hole-in-one milestone. Richard Pryor tributes stir local memories as residents reflect on the comedian’s impact. The year closes with a final installment of The Liberty Pole slated to resume January 9.
The Aiken Standard features a daily reader discussion space noting evangelist Louise Spencer and Emily Post etiquette, with mentions of Amanda M. C. Anderson, Graniteville Son Michael Duncan, Clearwater William Everett Yance, Bench Maybelle Mundy, and Saley Deaths and Funerals 6A.
The USC Aiken Masterworks Chorale presented Festival of Lessons and Carols at St John s United Methodist Church with a full sanctuary of music lovers. Readings from Genesis to Luke accompanied carols such as Once In Royal David s City Ave Maris Stella and O Magnum Mysterium led by Rev Dr Robert Snyder Heather Hanna Lorraine Ray and Rev Dr George Howle with soloists Anna Rosbach Kate Davidson Jane Wright Stephen Gunter Isaac Holmes Donald Dupee and Calvin Thompson.
Explosions tore through a major fuel depot north of London injuring dozens and sending fireballs and black smoke into the sky. Police said the blasts looked accidental and followed an al Qaida video urging oil facility attacks. Residents described structural damage and shock waves.
Explosions at a major oil depot near London injured 43 people in the incident described as accidental. Fire crews responded quickly as authorities investigated the cause and scope of the blast.
The piece notes that deaths linked to Katrina may be higher than official tallies. It cites Clarence Gatemouth Brown dying after evacution stress, Destiny McNeese suffocating on an air mattress, and a Louisiana count of 1,075 deaths, with Mississippi 230, Florida 14, Georgia and Alabama two each. Official definitions vary by state.
The Rev. Nancy Kenney of St. Augustine of Canterbury describes how daily phone calls from an old friend prompted her husband Pat to consider the Savannah River Site job. After visiting the area and sensing a calling, the couple envisioned retirement nearby with Pat commuting on weekends and their son Patrick finding a role at US Air, finally aligning life plans with the move.
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