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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
2
A reader puzzle page presents a THOMAS JOSEPH crossword with Across clues including Cylindrical Abstract Love to distraction and Down clues like Emperor and Vanquished chameleon. The page also shows a Daily Cryptoquote with a hint and the previous day’s solution by Khalil Gibran.
Postal officials city and county leaders and local banks announce holiday schedules for Christmas. Normal mail runs Friday Eve with holiday shutdowns Christmas Day and special delivery services noted. city and county offices close Friday with limited fire and police. banks close Friday noon reopen Tuesday. Saturday holiday service planned.
Canada covers 3,851,809 square miles, the largest country in North America. Lake Superior is the continent’s biggest lake, spanning 31,820 square miles.
Nationwide forecast predicts warmer temperatures along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts while the Plains brace for colder air. Snow is expected from the Great Lakes to New England and showers in the Northwest. Mild conditions prevail in the West.
Aiken County EMS surveys show in over 79 percent of analyzed crashes injuries could have been avoided or lessened with seat belts. L C Greene notes one fatality where the driver was ejected. The preliminary three month results come from 50 accidents evaluated with a form on belt use, vehicle damage, occupants, injuries, and alcohol.
St Thaddeus will hold four days of Christmas services. Friday includes a Family Festival Eucharist at 6 p.m. and Festival Choral Eucharist at 11 p.m. Saturday features Holy Communion at 10 a.m. Sunday offers Holy Communion at 8 p.m. and lessons and carols at 11:15 a.m. Monday through Wednesday morning Holy Communion begins at 10 a.m. each day.
Aiken County Sheriff Paul D. Grant has been at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta this week for tests and is expected back in Aiken tonight. Virgil Wilkins, chief of staff services at the sheriff's department, confirms the plan.
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