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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1984
Page
10
Mrs Praybysz decorates with finds from antique shops flea markets and garage sales and gifts. She makes some ornaments herself and keeps others because they hold memories. She begins decorating after Thanksgiving weekend and spends a day and a half placing the tree. Her passion for Christmas mirrors Clauses and highlights sentimental collection habits.
A diverse look at holiday giving shows peoples desires from pajamas to a new car in Motor City. Santa Claus visits Vicksburg driving a tractor trailer to raise funds, while volunteers from Colorado to Illinois aid orphans and inmates with gifts. One man, Bobak, ships handmade toys from a Louisiana boatyard and reconnects with a long-lost brother who visits after hearing the tale.
A body was found on Morgan Street in Aiken this morning, confirmed by J Carrol Busbee head of the Aiken Department of Public Safety. No further details were available at this time.
Navy officials report a man in Navy dungaree uniform found dead in an elevator trunk aboard the USS Constellation. Repair workers discovered the body before noon Sunday. Autopsy to determine cause and timing. Unidentified male, 20s, investigation opened.
A 20 percent chance of rain dampens Santa’s North Pole trip tonight with clouds decreasing late and a low near 40. Christmas Day will be sunny and cooler with a high near 60 and north winds around 10 mph. Here and in regional columns, mountains Foothills and Midlands report 20 to 30 percent rain chances, NW winds, and highs in the 40s to 60s, with a warming trend through Friday.
In Columbus, Eastminster Presbyterian and Beth Shalom Temple share a sanctuary since 1980, moving furniture to suit both rites. The two congregations meet monthly to schedule use, host a joint Thanksgiving service, and see growing interfaith understanding as costs and tolerance rise.
About 1,200 travelers diverted to bus service when a Southern Pacific freight train derailed blocking the north south rail link between Washington and California. No injuries reported. An Amtrak Coast Starlight headed north from Oakland and a southbound train from Eugene, each with about 600 passengers, were affected.
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