14 Jun 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1996
Page
1
The 26th Ridge Peach Festival begins with samples and activities despite a weak peach crop. Events include arts and crafts, games, peach ice cream, a country store, live entertainment, softball, living history, and a Saturday parade at 10 30 a.m. A Saturday night dance runs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with the Fantastic Shakers.
Deaths include Joseph Edward Cato of Aiken Linda Gail Rowell of Gloverville John Shelley of Warrenton Georgia HP Wren of Lincolnton Georgia Obituary notices appear on Page 2B detailing names locations and brief identifiers for the deceased.
Thursday results show Fantasy Five numbers 4 6 20 27 90 and Caan 3 5 5 6. No further context or draws provided.
After five months of work a clash over race and a proposed black monument scuttled the Rural Development Act. The Senate backed the monument but the House blocked approval, citing gamesmanship and factional fights as major factors. The only major action was new rules on large hog farms.
The Jesse C. Lynch Memorial Post No. 71 marks Flag Day with a 2 p.m. ceremony at the Post Home on East Spring Grove Avenue near North Augusta Elementary School. Nat Wolfe says the event honors fallen Americans as worn flags are burned in a barrel and over 250 are retired.
Researchers at Savannah River Ecology Laboratory recaptured two yellow bellied slider turtles and found a gopher tortoise in a sandhills area of the Savannah River Site. First captured turtles were marked 28 and 14 years ago, with one recaptured 6.5 miles from its prior location.
A group of 40 teenagers from across South Carolina attend the fourth annual Fire Cadet Camp at Camp Long. The Clemson Extension Service and the South Carolina Firemen's Association sponsor the weeklong program for 13 and 14 year olds to learn fire training skills and teamwork. Cadets visit the Augusta Regional Medical Center Burn Unit to witness fire damage and understand the impact, inspiring some to pursue firefighting careers.
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