23 Mar 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1989
Page
1
The article details sixteen remaining high school teams vying for a spot in the Final Four. Coaches emphasize defense and momentum as regional upsets shake the bracket. Key players from several schools fuel hopeful late-season runs toward the national stage.
Jo hanne Bryant was arrested on a first degree grand theft charge while en route to her wedding to Ron Gilmore. Bail set at 10,000 after a prior 250,000 bond was reduced. Ceremony occurred at Madama Gail's saloon with guests noting a delayed honeymoon due to a hearing. Bryant allegedly embezzled over 124,000 from an architectural firm where she worked as bookkeeper.
In Bristol Tennessee the Gideons International agreed to end its program of giving free Bibles to public school fifth graders after a parent challenged the practice as unconstitutional. The Tennessee ACLU had raised the issue, prompting school officials to receive a letter from Gideons official Hubert Loggins and respond to the board.
A 60 percent chance of rain is forecast tonight with a low in the mid 40s. Skies will be mostly cloudy Friday with a 30 percent rain chance and a mid 60s high. Details on Page 8A.
Deaths listed: Ernest DeHaven Aiken Arthur L Gaillard Aiken Ina Mae Gunter Lexington Coley E Swearingen Edgefield Simon O Neal Aiken John H Pickens Aiken details on Page BA
U S economy grew at a moderate 2.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter, revised up from 2 percent. Import prices rose with the GNP gain, signaling inflation pressures. The revision reflects drought drag earlier but strong consumer demand worries Fed and policymakers about price pressures and labor markets.
U S airliners in Europe face a possible Easter weekend hijack threat. American military personnel diplomats and families were warned per UK media citing a secret FAA memorandum. Authorities say alert is urgent but details are not confirmed.
James F. Keenan chair of Pace Industries, now an Aiken resident, will become the United States consul general to Bermuda within three months. A former naval aviator, he built a multi million dollar aluminum casting business and will represent U.S. interests and some 6,000 Americans on the island chain. Keenan and his family relocated from California to Washington before moving to Aiken last fall.
Sen. Moore and several colleagues met with House Speaker Robert Sheheen to improve communications on tax and spending bills. He says the Senate is not stalling and notes rulings delaying House bills, including for local government bonds and workmen’s compensation premium cuts, reflect constitutional requirements.
Bishop Ernest Unterkoeffer of Charleston diocese declares bingo for church fundraisers absolutely forbidden. He says the game lures people into a false sense of gain and harms society. Clergy at St Gerard's Aiken and Our Lady of the Valley say their churches do not use bingo.
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