03 May 1997
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1997
Page
1
The Graniteville Canal hosts the seventh annual Fishing Rodeo from nine in the morning to one in the afternoon. Kids 13 and under, with an adult, fish for catfish and keep their catch. The largest fish wins a prize. cane poles are required for safety, but poles and bait are provided. Free refreshments and prize drawings.
Obituaries report the deaths of Angelina Bianco Viera and Willis Marshall Stanley. The notices provide names and reference public obituary notices on page 3A, with families awaiting further details and funeral arrangements to be announced by local authorities.
Georgia lottery results show cash numbers 36647 and Cah 61959, Fantasy 5 draws 25 20 413 10, The Big Game 413202696, Bg Money Ball 14, with overall weekend results and prize notes. Also notes on additional draw codes and game identifiers from Friday's evening session.
Crowds packed historic downtown Aiken for the WBBQ Coors Light Lobster Race and Oyster Parade amid warm weather after forecasts of storms spoiled by nightfall. Families enjoyed rides, a dunk tank, face painting, and street entertainers as lobsters raced in a Newberry Street tank before the parade of aquatic themed costumes and festivities.
The April unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent, a 24-year low, amid a robust economy and strong stock gains. Analysts warn the decline may partly reflect a shrinking labor force while payrolls rose modestly, with 142000 in April and 139000 in March after larger gains earlier in the year. President Clinton hailed the economy as strongest in a generation.
The U S Army Field Band Volunteers wrapped a 28 day Southeast tour with a high energy Hopeland Gardens show in Aiken. The five piece group performed pop jazz country rock and patriotic numbers drawing praise from locals including Sedely Roach and Doug Craig who praised lead singer Sgt Timothy Wells and noted the band’s rare nonstop crowd response.
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