19 Dec 1997
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1997
Page
1
A Mason-Dixon poll shows 46 percent of S C voters support video poker while 47 percent oppose. Sixty-eight percent favor a state run lottery and lawmakers pursue tighter limits or repeal next year. Governor Beasley and challenger Hodges run for position as elections loom.
Death notices for Thomas B. Byrd Aiken Earline Phillips Collins Aiken Lucille L. Hensley Belvedere Loraine F Locke North Augusta Ruth P Mims North Augusta Walter E Newman Jr Windsor Robert Thomas Springfield appear on page 2B obituary column featuring local residents.
Georgia lottery results list Thursday draws Cash 3 numbers 02 and 04 43 4 815 1826 0 ag numbers reflect a scrambled entry.
A coalition of about 40 organizations urges South Carolina lawmakers to provide local community block grants aimed at reducing teen age pregnancies. They argue the issue harms the state's economy with 410 million dollars in yearly costs and call for local control with restrictions on use, opposing state funding for abortions but supporting contraceptive information.
Aiken Senator Greg Ryberg voices strong opposition to video poker as the South Carolina Legislature prepares to reconvene on January 13. He cites 1991 1992 store machine holdovers and calls VGMA failing allowing broad gambling with high payouts. He notes state wide machine proliferation and 1996 industry revenue of 1.4 billion while warning of lax enforcement.
The 1996 estimates from the U S Census Bureau indicate SC population rose 6.1 percent since 1990 to 3.7 million while residents 45 to 64 increased to 21 percent and those 65 and older reached over 12 percent. Racial makeup remained 69 percent white, 30 percent Black, 1 percent Asian.
The breakdown shows White 69 percent, Black 30 percent, and Asian 1 percent in the cited population. Authorities note these figures reflect available census estimates and may change with new data.
Oakwood Windsor Elementary School second graders in Ms Scolamieros physical education classes create edible decorations for a nature trail. Parents supply all materials including peanut butter bird seed Cheerios and corn for hanging. The activity teaches giving back to nature and kids enjoyed the project.
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