1997 Aiken area year in review shooting tops headlines
Aiken County reflected turmoil and growth in 1997 with the Phelon Co shooting in which Arthur Hastings Wise killed four workers in revenge after being dismissed. The year also brought a $450 million Bridgestone Firestone tire plant near Graniteville, potential 800 jobs, major industrial expansions at Sage Mill Park Avondale Mills Beech Island, and the PALFED Regions merger pending completion in spring.
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Arthur Hastings Wise
RE. Phelon Co
Aiken
Phelon
Wise
Phelan
Aiken County
Savannah River
Bridgestone
Firestone Corporation
Graniteville
Regions Financial Corp of
Montgomery
Ala
Palfed
Video poker tops state South Carolina year in review
A list of South Carolina’s top 10 stories for 1997 by the Associated Press highlights video poker as the decade’s biggest issue. The piece notes a $1.7 billion pay out, 11 000 machines, Gov. Beasley’s push for controls, and legal and political battles amid broad gambling attention. It also cites other major stories including Thurmond’s long Senate tenure, the Confederate flag debate, and a troubling Jasper County incident tied to game rooms.
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Columbia
South Carolina
David Beasley
Air South
Beasley
Statehouse
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Aiken
State Supreme Court
Revenue Department
Vicki Ringer
Savannah
Jasper County
Notable Deaths Listed Across Regions
Obituary notices announce the deaths of Marie Hankinson Clyde Texas Barbara Craig Aiken Marjorie G Heckert Aiken Dr John Maidanak Aiken Wilma Thornton Waycross Ga Pamela Shelton Evans Ga and Preston Ferguson Columbia as published on page 7A.
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Marie Hankinson
Clyde
Texas
Barbara Craig
Aiken
Marjorie G. Heckert
John Maidanak
Wilma Thornton
Waycross
Pamela Shelton
Evans
Preston Ferguson
Columbia
Georgia Lottery Draws Highlight Weekend Picks
Saturday drawing results show Cash 3 numbers 39 6 9 and 42 6 7. Georgia Lottery numbers 36 95 14 40 18 10. Players chase prizes across state, with winners awaiting verification and payouts.
Church dedicates marker at Old Storm Branch Baptist Church
Dr. Frank Roberson unveils a historical marker at Old Storm Branch Road church in Clearwater marking its 1772 establishment older than the nation. The South Carolina Archives accepted the research and will honor descendants of slave owners at today’s 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
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Frank Roberson
Old Storm Branch Baptist Church
Clearwater
America
South Carolina
Scott Webster
Oscar Kemp
Storm Branch Baptist Church
Ramadan period could aid Iraq in hiding weapons says general
Marine General Anthony Zinni warns Ramadan may give Saddam Hussein time and cover to move weapons while UNSCOM inspections paused. He cautions Iraq could use the lull to hide chemical and biological agents as Ramadan begins next week at Saddams palace sites. US and UN allies push for access amid regional tours and air base patrols.
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Prince Sultan
Saudi Arabia
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Marine Corps
Anthony Zinni
U.N. Special Commission
Unscom
Zinni
United States
U.N
Saddam
Ramsey brothers' funerals postponed amid Miami identification delays
Funeral services for Donell and Lenwood Ramsey of Aiken were postponed after delays from the Miami medical examiner hindered positive identification of four men killed in a warehouse fire. The Ramsey brothers died in Miami on December 19. their remains were among four bodies found burned.
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Miami
Brighthorp & Sons Mortuary
Donell
Lenwood Ramsey
Ramsey Brothers
Willmont Pat Davis
Aiken
Jose Antonio Elias
Carol City
Aiken County
Sue ‘Townsend
Albert Ramsey
Grady
Pipeline Road
Clinton outlines Medicare reforms to expand cancer screening
President Clinton announced Medicare reforms that take effect January 1 to cover regular breast cervical and colon cancer tests for about 39 million beneficiaries. He noted early detection can raise survival rates to 90 to 100 percent and spoke of his mother Virginia Kelley who died of breast cancer.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
Oval Office
White House
Virginia Kelley
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