Masked Robber Strikes Smile Gas Station in Aiken
Aiken County deputies report a masked Black male robber entered Smile Gas Station at 1014 East Pine Log Road Ai ken and held up the clerk with a semiautomatic pistol taking an undisclosed cash amount. He fled south on Banks Mill Road, about 5 feet 11 inches, 175 pounds, wearing denim shirt tan pants and black shoes. Bloodhounds were unable to locate him. investigators seek tips at 642-1761 or 800-922-3211.
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Smile
East Pine Log Road
Aiken
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Banks Mill Road
Rank
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Sheriff's Office
J. Carrol Busbee
Public Safety
Jim Kangas
Microsoft Speaker Touts Windows 95 at Whiskey Road Group
The Whiskey Road Computer Users Group will host a Microsoft representative at its Tuesday meeting. A Windows 95 demonstration will be shown for attendees. The group meets the second Tuesday each month at the H. Odell Weeks Center on Whiskey Road at 7 p.m. President Gary Yount leads the club. information is available at 648-9712.
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Microsoft
Whiskey Road
Microsoft Corporation
H. Odell Weeks Center
Gary Yount
County Unemployment Rate Dips In November In Aiken County
Unemployment in Aiken County fell to 6.4 percent in November from 7.7 percent in October, with 4 010 unemployed out of a 62 800 labor force. Officials note prior peaks, holiday layoffs at Savannah River Site, and lingering manufacturing losses, while statewide and national rates shift slightly higher.
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Aiken County
Charlie Haneman
S.C. Employment Security Commission
Haneman
Savannah River
SRS
Williamsburg County
Greenville
South Carolina
Employment Security Commission
Beasley Criticizes GOP For Scheduling Of Debate
In Columbia Gov. Beasley criticizes the state Republican Party for lining up a nationally televised presidential debate without consulting Bob Dole. Dole had a prior engagement in Iowa. Beasley calls for better coordination. Tompkins says the move insults Beasley and Campbell. Reed notes Dole had a longstanding Iowa commitment. South Carolina’s first in the South primary is approaching.
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Columbia
David Beasley
Republican Party
GOP
Bob Dole
Towa
Dole
Beasley
Warren Tompkins
Carroll Campbell
Tompkins
Trey Walker
Scott Reed
Bole
Henry McMaster
Iowa
South Carolina
Reed
Mo W
Senate
Mark Merritt
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Charlie Stack
Texas
Phil Gramm
Black
Imagine South Carolina Summit Aims to Jumpstart Race Dialogue
Palmetto Project hosts Imagine South Carolina at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach. More than 300 participants expected to discuss how whites and African-Americans can shape the state's future. Governor Beasley to join a 60 minute session for early arrivals.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Palmetto Project
Myrtle Beach
Steve Skardon
Skardon
Imagine
Radisson
Kingston Plantation
David Beasley
Regulators Cap BellSouth Rates Under Price Cap Plan
South Carolina regulators approve BellSouth price cap regulation to five year price freeze with restrictions. Rates may rise at most five percentage points over inflation, with ongoing PSC approval required for any rate changes. Officials say scheme limits flexibility amid rising competition and evolving telecom era.
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Columbia
BellSouth
Public Service Commission
Commission
Gary Walsh
PSC
Gregg Morton
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Women’s Heart Board
Aiken Women’s Heart Board
Heart Fund
Neil Farfour
Magnolia Lake Court
Jim Moore
Usc Aiken
Etherredge Center
Eleanor Bookstaver
Carol Krist
Debbie Lee
Lara Burns
JoAnn Tripp
Philip Lord
Trane
ESC
Robert E
Jack) David
Scott Webster
Dontavious Price
Princeton Baker
Princeton
Laurice Baker
Chukker Creek
Dontavious
Scom
Chukker Creek Elementary
Carolina
John Hurst Adams
American Methodist Episcopal Churches
S.C
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