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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1981
Page
1
Flurries fall in Aiken County as a cold weekend arrives with teens forecasted lows. Harvey Fulmer of Bill Vernon Chevrolet urges antifreeze checks to protect engines even in twenties wind chill can reach zero. Brunson Cromer cautions on safe fireplace use and chimney cleaning while advising watering live Christmas trees and monitoring freshness.
Christmas charity drive details in Aiken County list donations to Jaycee Shopping Tour at Box 707 Aiken 29801 and Salvation Army at 322 Gayle Dr. Aiken along with multiple other funds and contributors totaling 1307.29 dollars. The piece notes Valley Empty Stocking Fund Graniteville Langley and Clearwater drives and names numerous contributors.
South Carolina blue laws cited by Aiken and North Augusta chamber leaders as causing shoppers to cross into Georgia on Sundays. William Bassham and Mary Mittelberg argue Sunday shopping harms local retail and tax revenue while a legislative committee studies blue laws.
Americans are making and spending more while Reagan remains optimistic about the nation moving away from imported oil. Factories run at low use though, with November factory use dipping below 75 percent. Analysts see inventories clearing and production potential rising in months ahead as personal spending outpaced income.
Ray Cavanaugh of the Aiken County Youth Corrections Department acted as Santa for children at Stepping Stones School this morning. Rumors place a second Santa lookalike at yesterday's Planning and Zoning meeting, with Maurice Williams noted for a similar appearance and a salt and pepper beard.
Edward Ray Riker of Anniston Alabama was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possession of a destructive device and another device not identified by a serial number in the April 1980 Belvedere Army Navy Union bombing attempt. An arraignment was planned in Charleston and a bench warrant issued for Riker to appear in court. The investigation centers on a rubbish fire in a Belvedere bingo parlor storage area that morning.
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