Aiken Standard Offices Closed for Christmas
The Aiken Standard offices are closed today in observance of Christmas. Regular publication schedules and office hours will resume tomorrow.
25 Dec 1986
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1986
Page
1
The Aiken Standard offices are closed today in observance of Christmas. Regular publication schedules and office hours will resume tomorrow.
Boston AP reports two new studies find a link between high cholesterol and colon cancer. Men with high cholesterol show about a 60 percent higher risk of colon cancer and some association with colon polyps, while low cholesterol shows no increased cancer risk.
Harare AP correspondent John Edlin, a New Zealand citizen, was released after five days in a Zambian jail and began the trip back to Zimbabwe. Zambia’s information minister Milimo Punabantu said he is a free man with no charges. Confirmation could not be independently verified.
The forecast indicates sun after a cloudy Christmas Eve with a high in the 50s and a low in the 40s. The outlook suggests improving conditions this afternoon, with page 9A carrying detailed figures.
Mary A Westermann of Richmond Virginia is noted in death notices with details to follow on Page 11A including the deceased's identity and next steps for obituary information.
A bespectacled hostage identified as Cornea, 54, was released near Ramlet al Baida before being taken by French Embassy guards to a gray Peugeot. Witnesses say the ambulance escorted him to Beaurivage then to the Syrian observers’ HQ and away, as Revolutionary Justice’s deadline passed.
The article recounts Saint Francis of Assisi’s 1223 Christmas devotion, the Bethlehem manger scene, and his preaching on the Child Jesus. It notes the lasting impact of the Christmas Crib tradition, brought to these shores by immigrants, and ends with a call that Wise men still seek Him and find it.
Donation totals show continuing support from the community for the Aiken Jaycees Shopping Tour and the Valley Empty Stocking Fund along with the Salvation Army aiding county families this holiday season.
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