Mixed MAT7 and BSAP results for Aiken County schools
Aiken County public schools show mixed results from spring 1997 testing. MAT7 scores were generally higher than 1996, with gains in reading, math, and language while BSAP scores were near 1996 levels with small declines in reading writing science and math. Local leaders say differences are not statistically significant and will guide curriculum review.
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Aiken County
Frank Roberson
Eading
Roberson
Linda Eldridge
Ual
Gassman
Cunanan commits death by own action near Versace murder site
Andrew Cunanan, long pursued as the prime suspect in Versace’s slaying and four other killings, died by a self-inflicted gunshot on a houseboat close to the Versace mansion. Police and FBI troopers surrounded the craft, used tear gas, then found Cunanan on the second floor with a 40-caliber handgun nearby.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Andrew Cunanan
Gianni Versace
Richard Barreto
FBI
Cunanan
Coleen Rowley
Versace
Indian Creek
Barreto
Associatedress
Obituary notices listed on page 2B
Index of obituaries for Mary Fern Howell Evelyn Cummings Kennedy Barney F Odom Ridge Spring Annie Baughman Smith Margie J Thurmond Aiken highlights the individuals and their hometowns with brief notices indicating passing, basic identifiers, and local references.
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Mary Fern Howell
Aiken
Evelyn Cummings Kennedy
Barney F Odom
Ridge Spring
Annie Baughman Smith
Margie J. Thurmond
Westinghouse Reimburses $13.9 Million for Relocation Costs
Westinghouse Savannah River Co paid $13.9 million to settle a US Claims Court judgment over relocated employees. DOE officials confirmed the July 15 wire transfer to the SRS Operations Office, treating funds as uncosted dollars for discretionary expenditure rather than a Treasury payment.
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Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Department of Energy
Savannah River
SRS
US. Treasury
US Claims Court
Kenneth Harkins
DOE
Department
Westinghou
du Pont
Bechtel Savannah River Inc
Aiken Standard Horticulture Contest for Heaviest Produce
The Aiken Standard invites entries for the heaviest tomato yellow squash and eggplant. Bring submissions to the Aiken Standard office during weekday hours for weighing. Prizes are 100 for first 50 for second and 25 for third in each category. Employees and families of the paper are ineligible.
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Aiken Standard
ER Leads Emmy Race With 22 Nominations
NBCs ER leads the 49th Primetime Emmys with 22 nominations, as HBO tops networks with 90 bids in a sign of cable growth. CBS totals 60, ABC 44, and Larry Sanders Show sets a comedy record with 16 nominations.
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Los Angeles
NBC
HBO
CBS
ABC
Larry Sanders
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Scott Webster
Angie Jordan
B.J. Catrell
Smith- Hazel Recreation Center
Bill Gassman
South Aikien High
Individ
Abby
Caah
Wantang
Emmy Race
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