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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1986
Page
17
A sobering profile of a high school senior with eight siblings, a dead father, and a mother working hard. He shines on the football field but struggles in class as the NCAA raises academic standards and the odds of a scholarship fade.
Aiken preserves its heritage as renovators convert old houses into offices. Dr. Garnett, a dentist, and attorney Danty Busbee describe refurbishments on Greenville and Newberry streets, noting lower costs and a nonclinical feel draw clients and support downtown vitality.
Philadelphia's Delaware Valley museum launches Discovering Dinosaurs with famed collector and educator Dr. Michael Weisbacher noting children's fascination with tyrannosaurus and triceratops names. Retail sources report rising toy and fashion interest as dinosaur-themed products flood catalogs and displays.
The Nature Co promotes eight foot fiberglass tyrannosaurus and five foot inflatables, a dinosaur software game for Apple II, and din o saur themed T shirts caps mugs and an album. Stores report steady sales of dinosaur books and products mainly for children, echoed by Temple University scholar Robert Marler who links enduring dinosaur fascination to wider cultural appeal and early paleontology findings.
Today marks Australia Day on January 26 commemorating the first British settlement at Lyndey Cove in 1788. International Forgiveness Week runs January 26 to February 1, sponsored by the San Francisco Miracles Foundation, urging self and cross community forgiveness across economic cultural and national lines. National Meat Week runs January 26 to February 1 to boost consumer awareness of meat as part of a balanced diet.
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