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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 2005
Page
1
Detroit defeated San Antonio 95 to 86 in Game 6 to force a deciding game Thursday night for the NBA title. The Pistons erased a late Spurs lead and kept themselves within one win of the championship.
Literacy is essential in today's high tech world. The Aiken Standard highlights readers and reading to spark discussions about literature. Dana Arthur introduces Randy Alcorm's the aN fen.
Obituaries from Appling Georgia and surrounding areas note the deaths of Carl Eugene Adams Clara Lucille Mosley Margaret Ann Vreeland and Robert L Zapp. Funeral services and burial arrangements are announced by local funeral homes for upcoming dates.
The Aiken County Council passed the 2005 to 2006 budget 8-1 on Tuesday with Gary Bunker opposing. The plan increases millage slightly to cover added expenses and fund essential services amid population growth and higher gas costs. Total expenditures for all funds reach 107,620,866 with gains in the general fund and solid waste costs. Local official Eddie Butler credits the vote for progress toward sheriff’s office EMS and other county needs.
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc plans a Chapter 11 reorganization cutting 22,000 jobs, closing 326 outlets and exiting four states. The moves affect Florida Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and parts of the Carolinas and Tennessee, with plant sales and possible third party production arrangements noted.
The South Carolina DOT begins the 2005 Work Zone Safety High Visibility Enforcement Campaign with a second blitz wave to reduce work zone fatalities this summer. Last April’s blitz yielded over 6,000 tickets for offenses from speeding to DUI.
Aiken businessman Don Wells announced his bid for an at large seat on the Aiken City Council joining incumbent Jane Vaughters and Kay Biermann Brohl in a Republican field. Primary is Sept 13 with top two advancing to November. Wells highlights small business perspective and supports managed growth historic district protection and better infrastructure.
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