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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1997
Page
1
Industrial production climbed 0.8 percent in December, marking a 3.2 percent rise for 1996, aided by stronger motor vehicle output. Weather limited utilities, while strike shutdowns at General Motors had faded earlier effects. Orders to U.S. factories fell 0.4 percent in November, signaling ongoing uncertainty about the economy’s direction.
Deaths include Mark Paxson Gillingham of North, Mary Cook Griffin of North Augusta, and Roscoe Senn of Leesville as obituary notices appear on page 2B.
Georgia lottery numbers reported for Thursday include Cash 3 6 0 7 and Fantasy 6 19 28 20 82. No further details or official results provided.
Aiken County educators say tracking is not a local policy and testing guides honors like SOAR Students on Active Research. Dr Linda Eldridge notes gifted programs are funded by the South Carolina Department of Education. district aims to boost participation in higher level courses as about 25 000 students are served with roughly 2400 in programs for the gifted. Race and income are cited as factors in access, with 34 percent Black students district wide and about 13 14 percent of SOAR participants Black.
Spartanburg authorities say Kenneth Michael Robson, 21, died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using a propane heater in a closed in garage. The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office investigator Chris Sawyer said Robson was found unconscious by his wife Wednesday night and died.
Gov Beasley and Commerce Secretary Royall announced South Carolina topped 1,238 firms with 25,997 new jobs in 1996, led by Spartanburg and Aiken counties. Aiken County attracted 629.7 million in new plants while average yearly wage for new jobs reached 30,211 dollars.
The city plans a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday January 21 at Second Baptist Church 425 Hampton Ave NW to discuss replacing the Hampton Avenue Laurens Street intersection with a traffic circle. Project aims include removing traffic lights and using yield signs.
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