Santa visits North Aiken and Pinecrest students on fire truck
Nina reports SmithKline Beecham’s Adopt-A-School holiday event bringing Santa to North Aiken Elementary and Pinecrest Elementary. Santa arrived on a Ridge Spring Monetta Volunteer Fire Department truck with sirens, handing out candy canes to excited children. David Hutton explains the company’s focus on a festive surprise rather than routine charity. Teachers joined Santa at a workshop.
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Jet crash kills 104 in Sumatra flight missing
SilkAir Boeing 737 MI 185 carrying 97 passengers and seven crew, later reported as 106 aboard, plunged into the Musi River near Parit 12 in a swampy coastal area 35 miles north of Palembang. Rescue teams recovered body parts and luggage as 40 Singaporeans, 23 Indonesians, 10 Malaysians, five Americans and 14 Europeans were among those aboard. The jet departed Jakarta and was to land in Singapore at 6 pm local time. last radio contact came at 5:15 pm.
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Deaths In a Church Hart Aiken Ruby Lee Moody Smith
Obituary notices on page 5A list Hart Aiken Ruby Lee Moody Smith Lang ley Mike Stroman Salley Tom Wigfall Belvedere.
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Belvedere
Georgia Lottery Friday Winning Numbers Report
Georgia lottery results show Cash numbers 352 and 38 plus 43 and 389 for the daily draw. Fantasy 8 selections include 36 12 14 28. The Big Game numbers are 10 15 16 17 50 with the Big Money Ball 28.
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300 Receive Gift of Citizenship in Aiken Ceremony
Federal Judge Charles E. Simons Jr. presided over the largest naturalization ceremony in Aiken, granting citizenship to 300 people from Algeria to Vietnam. The event moved from the courthouse to the Etherredge Center at USCA Aiken due to crowd size, with Dr Robert Alexander calling it fitting that the ceremony occurred on a university campus as newcomers join a broader, diverse community.
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USCA
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Stocks Slip as Dow Dives Then Recovers in Heavy Trading
New York stocks faced a sharp session with the Dow Jones sliding about 269 points before a late buying spree trimmed losses. The Dow closed 90.21 lower at 7,756.29, with Nasdaq finishing slightly higher. NYSE volume reached 782.06 million shares, the second-highest on record. Analysts cited Asia's economic troubles as weighing on earnings, while GE and Chevron announced large stock buybacks. The market’s low point came amid renewed fear of Southeast Asia’s impact on U.S. growth and earnings for 1998.
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Prudential Securities
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Chevron
Market cautious after Japanese bank rout and Nippon slide
After a major Japanese bank bankruptcy triggers a 5 percent Nikkei drop, markets fall across Asia and Europe before US trade. Toshoku Ltd bankruptcy filing tightens lending fears, sending the Dow to an 82 point weekly loss though still up 20 percent for the year and 500 points below the Aug. high.
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Aiken County senior growth ranks high in SC
Census data show South Carolina aging at pace with 3.2 million residents statewide. Aiken County is among six counties with the most residents over 45, and the 45 to 64 group now makes up 21 percent of the state. Chamber president June Murff notes Aiken draws an older, educated, affluent demographic due to mountains and beaches.
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Aiken
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