18 Dec 1997
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1997
Page
1
A tense daytime standoff at a day-care center ends with a second hostage freed. Police reported negotiators secured the safe release and no injuries were announced as staff and families awaited full details.
A pair of South Carolina lawmakers push bills to allow counties to vote on banning video gambling or to relocate machines 1000 feet from schools churches and parks as the 1998 legislative session nears. The issue shapes the election with Beasley Hodges and Condon weighing court rulings on legality.
Obituary notices list Viola Mae Dyer of Blackville Willie LaFavor Mays of Augusta and Bennie Schofield of Detroit on page 2B with reference to Wednesday's winning number Fantasy 8 9 10 18 27.
Aiken students in SOAR program staged a Seuss inspired trial over Christmas thefts. The not guilty verdict was delivered as Dr. Pam Simpson led the study of law and literature with Judge Gary Smith presiding.
Judy Dudley of the Aiken Post Office says Priority Mail should reach most destinations by Christmas, with Express Mail promising Christmas Day delivery even on Christmas Eve. Regular mail will be paused on Christmas Day.
Bridgestone Firestone begins construction of a 1.2 million square foot tire plant at Sage Mill Industrial Park near Interstate 20 in Graniteville. BFSC President Nobuo Kawakami praises community cooperation and looks forward to a strong relationship as the beam is set by crane.
Kawakami notes BFSC management foster goodwill with workers and community as 10 000 tons of steel, planned for the plant, arrive. Martin Phillips of Kline Iron and Steel adds the beam represents the first of the total, expressing pride to participate in the project.
Secretary of Energy Federico Pea heard strong local support in Augusta and Savannah for the Savannah River Site. Citizens noted interest in the 1999 budget environment and nuclear waste removal with plans to transport transuranic waste to WIPP and high level waste to Yucca Mountain.
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