U.S. GDP Grows Modestly Ahead of Summer
The Commerce Department revised January-March GDP to 2.2 percent, below the 2.3 percent estimate but above the late year 0.5 percent growth. The yearly 1995 expansion was 2 percent as signs of pickup emerged while 1995 ends with modest momentum. In Saudi Arabia, American troops faced a bomb threat at an eastern base after a truck bombing killed 19 Americans, prompting a hours long alert.
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Nashingsun
Commerce Department
United States
Dhamikan
Saudi Arabia
Paul Gritton
U.S. Air Force
Obituary notices listed for Annie Brown and others
Obituary notices found on page 22B list several individuals including Annie Brown Robert S Creed David Orlan Justice Amos Raymond Lowe Larry Shirley Francis Viola Reynolds Wilson and others from Aiken Blackville Belvedere North Augusta Graniteville and surrounding areas.
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Annie Brown
Aiken
Robert S. Creed
Belvedere
David Orlan Justice
Blackville
Amos Raymond Lowe
North ‘Augusta
Larry Shirley
Graniteville
Francis Viola Reynolds Wilson
Georgia Lottery Thursday Evening Draw Results
Thursday drawing delivers numbers 3 5 16 25 28 with Casa and Fantasy Five printed as the game format. Wagers and payouts depend on ticket type and regional rules for Georgia Lottery.
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Casa
Rartasy
Hot Weather Brings Big Bucks To Local Businesses
Summer heat boosts sales for cooling firms and pool suppliers in Aiken and North Augusta. Brenda Ice of Wrenn Heating & Air says summer revenue sustains the year, while G N Refrigeration notes 75 to 80 percent of annual income comes in this season. Kati Rothwell of the Aiken Pool Company reports bookings through September as crews hire more staff and add trucks to meet demand. Retailers like Aiken Wal Mart also see profits rise with hot weather.
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Brenda Ice
Wrenn Heating & Air Conditioning
North Augusta
David Redd
G & N Refrigeration
Aiken
Aiken Swimming
Kati Rothwell
Aiken Wal Mart
River Water System at Savannah River Site Faces Shutdown Study
Hoddie Burris reports SRS researchers weigh shutting the River Water System that feeds five reactors K L P R C, currently idle, with a draft environmental impact statement due by November and a final by April 1997, guiding a possible Record of Decision by May 1997.
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North Augusta
Savannah River
SRS
Hackett Receives 20 Years for Child Abuse Homicide
Columbia lawyer Lisa McPherson spoke of a dark day as Todd M Hackett received a 20 year sentence under an Alford plea for homicide by child abuse in the death of infant Jessie, who died August 26, 1994 from multiple head traumas. The defendant admitted striking the child in the head during an argument with his wife.
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Columbia
Lisa McPherson
Todd M. Hackett
Henry F. Floyd
Hackett
Ms. McPherson
Jessie
Aiken County Judicial Center
Ms.McPherson
Hacketts
Jessica
Kristie Hurst Hackett
Floyd
Alford
North Carolina
Barbara Morgan
Mill Taxes Yet To Be Resolved
Aiken County awaits August to decide who pays 80 076 09 in back taxes on Seminole Mill. County official Bill Shepherd notes Merritt claims ownership but no deed found yet. Delinquent properties, including the mill, will be listed with a title search firm to clarify title after August.
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S.L. Spooner
Seminole Mill
Aiken
Bill Shepherd
Charles Merritt
Shepherd
New Millbrook Pastor Off And Running
Eddie Leppard, 86, former Gamecock placekicker and All American candidate, returns to the Midlands as pastor of Millbrook Baptist Church in Aiken. He and wife Dawn move from Taylors Lee Road Baptist to lead Millbrook’s large congregation, with members praising his dynamic preaching and welcoming his family.
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Gamecock
Eddie Leppard
George Rogers
Cayce
Midlands
Jesus
Millbrook Baptist Church
Aiken
Greer
Lee Road Baptist
Taylors
Millbrook
Eunice Paraiso
Ruth Hart
Pam Harmon
Red Guyton
Tricia Brown
Millrook
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Assembly
Bridge Classifieds
Abby
Georgia Lottery
By Bill Bengtson
Scott Webstering Pool Company
By Hoddie Burris
Department of Energy
By Carl Langley
Merritt
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
New Millbrook
Eddie Leopard
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