After Christmas Sale Draws Huge Crowds at Aiken Store
Aiken Office Supply and Book Store drew about 70 people before opening, with over 300 shoppers passing through as they hunted bargains. Shoppers including Thelma Forehand and Ada Boynton returned for a Christmas home visit, while others sought gifts and exchanges amid busy aisles. A lingering shopper even asked for a two pound Valium in the background.
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Catherine McCall
Aiken
Thelma Harley Forehand
Ada Boynton
Kay-Bee Toys
Catawba Ready to Open Bingo Hall After Practice Nights
The Catawbas plan long hours on opening day with floor workers guiding novices as lighted boards show winning patterns. Practice games drew 300 to 500 attendees nightly, charging five dollars for each session with prizes between fifty and five hundred dollars.
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Catawba
Wanda George Warren
Tribe
Hirsch
Drunk Driver DUI Arrest After Christmas Morning Stop
Aiken Public Safety officers avoided a head on crash with a drunk pickup driver on Hampton Avenue. The 36 year old was charged with DUI and jailed after swerving off road. A woman was beaten during an argument and struck with a baseball bat. A burglary on Abbeville Avenue NE saw $250 stolen through a rear window. no forced entry found.
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Aiken Public Safety
Hampton Avenue
Abbeville Avenue
Postal Service Incentives Lift Bonuses in Tough Year
Riley joined the post office in 1993 a year the agency lost 1.8 billion dollars. The board urged by Postmaster Marvin Runyon turned the agency around with a short term incentive system. Bonus pay spurred performance and thousands of employees now qualify for up to 12000 dollars each based on economic performance and customer satisfaction.
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Riley
Post Office
Chicago
Postal Service Board
Marvin Runyon
Ake
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