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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 2005
Page
1
The brief notes a 7 percent high forecast and mentions a 10B figure in the context of a broad economic outlook. It references general market activity without specifying locations or organizations. The content remains terse and lacks clear event or named entities beyond the numeric hints.
A Sunday peace walk through Aiken aimed to show that nuclear arms cause more harm than good. The page also notes ongoing coverage of a CIA leak investigation and a Time story about possible sources, along with other local items and book recommendations.
Area funerals report the deaths of Brodus Bo Yon Jr and Betty Jo Deane Gossett. Yon Jr. and Gossett are remembered in service notices from local area churches and funeral homes. Plans for services and burial details follow in later notices.
Judges named five area residents as the biggest Harry Potter fans. Winners received a free copy of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince from Booklovers Bookstore. Maxcine Maxted was noted for her fan dedication and had traveled to Edinburgh for the book release.
The Aiken County Historical Museum in Banksia, a former Winter Colony mansion, rehangs original mahogany doors after a restoration that began with attic finds. Carpenter Hugh Boggs adjusted sizes for living room and ballroom entries, preserving original hardware and noting one piece was replaced. The museum, open Tue–Fri 9:30–4:30 and Sat–Sun 2–5, invites tours at 642-2015.
A 13 year federal study released Friday found nearby populations near the Savannah River Site did not receive major radiation doses during the Cold War. The report notes few residents faced substantially higher cancer risk from 1950s to 1992 as reactors shut down and cleanup accelerates.
Rev. Brian Gilmer says he feels at home with St. Paul United Methodist Church after joining from two congregations. He notes the move to one church with 290 to 300 members is a big change and marks six years in pastoral ministry.
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