Georgia lottery sales boost local stores and plans
In North Augusta, Georgia, store managers expect business to rise now that lottery tickets are on sale while South Carolina shops brace for competition. Dealers say many customers cross state lines for cheaper goods and Georgia celebrations unfold with Gov. Miller buying the first ticket and concerts scheduled in Atlanta.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Dale Minter
Smile Gas
Ville
Florida
Zell Miller
Salvation Army Club to aid at risk youth in Aiken
Roddie Burr reports that in honor of Nancy Moore Thurmond a Salvation Army Nancy Moore Thurmond Boys and Girls Club will open in Aiken by Sept. 1 to reach at risk youth. The 8,000 square foot former elementary building at Pendleton Street and Barnwell Avenue is under purchase negotiations and endorsed by the Thurmond family.
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Nancy Moore Thurmond
South Carolina
Greenville
United States Supreme Court
Miss Thurmond
Aiken
Nancy Ry Council
Salvation Army
Nancy Moore Thurmond Boys and Girls Club
Tim Simmons
Pendleton Street
Barnwell Avenue
Thurmond
Simmons
Index Dips .3% In May
The government's chief economic forecasting gauge fell 0.3 percent in May, signaling uneven ahead. It followed a 0.2 percent gain in April and a 1 percent plunge in March. Six forward-looking indicators declined, including consumer confidence and new factory orders, while four rose, such as the money supply and building permits.
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Washington
Commerce Department
David C. Munro
New York
Standard & Poors
Video Poker Rules Change Strikes Industry Across State
The Associated Press reports July 1 ushers a new video poker regime. Owners scramble to adapt. some cut freebies, others sell different merchandise. At Road-E-O Casino near Anderson, licenses on nine machines were not renewed as laws cap eight machines. many others face unrefunded licensing fees for now unusable units.
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Anderson
Richard Green
Local Front Horoscope and TV Listings Highlight Weekend
Local front page covers horoscopes and TV listings for the weekend with sections for movies, obituaries, opinions, sports, television, weather and miscellaneous briefs. The page guides readers to upcoming entertainment and community notices.
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GIs Join Kids For Park Fun At Miniature Golf Event
Army GIs joined children from Tri Development Center and Mead Hall Day Care for GI Joe Buddy Day at Whiskey Road Park. Kids with special needs played arcade games then moved to artificial links while GI mentors provided positive role modeling to break down barriers between groups.
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Whiskey Road South
Chidren
Tri-Development Center
Mead Hall
Campbell appoints Flora Boyd to lead new Juvenile Justice Dept
Gov. Carroll Campbell unveils Flora Boyd as interim director of South Carolina's newly created Juvenile Justice Department. Boyd, 42, long time Corrections employee, will head a agency overseeing more than 850 youths aged 12 to 17 pending Senate confirmation.
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Columbia
Carroll Campbell
Flora Boyd
Juvenile Justice Department
Flora
Boyd
Campbell
State Corrections Department
Women’s Correctional Center
Midlands
Ms. Boyd
Senate
Yana
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