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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1996
Page
1
The Fort Gordon Gardenary Brass Quintet performs in the 1996 Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series at 7 p.m. The group spans Renaissance to jazz and baroque to ragtime. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Call 642-7648 for location if weather is bad.
In Marjayoun, Hezbollah guerrillas ambushed an Israeli patrol killing five soldiers and wounding six, two of whom were seriously hurt. The Israeli army had not confirmed the toll. If correct, it would be the deadliest clash since the U.S. brokered cease fire halted bombing two months ago.
Shirley Branch of 287 Cherokee St SE remains in critical condition at Aiken Regional Medical Centers after being shot at home around 10 am Saturday. Christopher Gomillion of 1600 Colleton Avenue was arrested and held at Aiken County Detention Center as investigations continue by the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
Obituary notices list James N. Armistead of North Augusta Emmie Wise Boynton of Aiken Robert Downing of Graniteville and Robert Joyner of Salley in a page 6A notice.
Georgia Lottery lists Sunday draw results with the casn 3 format showing the winning number 08 for the Sunday drawing. No additional winners or prize details are provided in the readable text.
Voters face absentee options as county election officials report over 200 absentee ballots filed for Democratic and Republican primaries. Absentee box opened at 8 30 a m with turnout forecast near 30 000 across races for Thurmond Worley Thompson and other local offices. Precinct 62 moved to North Augusta High School amid logistics.
The Blue Chip survey of 51 economists shows a 3.3 percent growth in the April to June quarter, signaling vigor. Yet a pessimistic group warns high debt, slower income, and rate rises could trim second-half growth to about 1.2 percent, amid rising forecast uncertainty.
A Columbia State survey shows median profits for the 50 largest SC public companies rose 23 percent in the last fiscal year while median CEO salaries and bonuses advanced 8.9 percent. Datastream Systems Inc. from Greenville posted a 180 percent profit jump to 4.3 million and near doubling of revenues, with stock closing at 19 dollars a share. Moovies Inc. of Greenville also features among fast-growing companies.
Volunteers from the Aiken Department of Public Safety train extensively and respond to calls around the clock. Lt Van Willing notes they are the people who run into burning buildings while others run out, with 40 firefighters making up two on call companies.
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