Feds prepare for potential rate increases amid cautious outlook
Washington observers compare current FOMC deliberations to 1994 when seven rate rises sent markets into a tailspin. Analysts expect Greenspan to steer a cautious path, signaling readiness to tighten policy as job growth improves and inflation risks appear.
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Marital Bliss Endures After 60 Years Amid Navy Service
Houston and Lois Johnson celebrate six decades of marriage after meeting in Oakland during his Navy days. He sailed aboard the USS Shea while she enlisted in WAVES and later moved from Washington to Silver Spring. They wed on Easter Sunday April 9, 1944 and kept in touch during deployments.
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Aiken Spring Classic Concludes With Grand Prix
The Aiken Spring Classic Horse Shows end Sunday with a 250 attendee champagne brunch benefiting the Aiken SPCA Hope's Second Chance Fund. The $25,000 Grand Prix I2a was decided in a jumpoff as 12 of 18 horses earned prize money led by Ratina 79 ridden by Aaron Vale for Hollow Creek Investments with $7,500. The fund supports shelter animals needing surgery or heartworm treatment after a cruelty case involving a dog found with a collar embedded in its neck. Contact J C Lexow at flexow aikenstandard.com.
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Severe Sunday Storm Hits Aiken County with Strong Winds
Aiken County faced heavy rain and high winds Sunday afternoon with gusts over 55 mph and dime sized hail. Downed trees and power lines left some residents without electricity and damaged at least two vehicles. Meteorologist John Lynn of Channel 6 notes the storm began around 3 45 p m and lasted about 30 minutes.
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Winds topple trees in Augusta ice storm injuries none reported
Bush Field in Augusta recorded 74 mph winds from the ice storm, toppling weakened trees. A tree struck a car on Silver Bluff Road between Whiskey and Pine Log roads with no injuries. Another tree fell on an unoccupied vehicle on Florence Street near Hayne Avenue, pulling down a power line. About 5,000 customers lost power, per SCE&G spokesperson Robin MontLee.
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Yale alums Kerry and Bush clash in class of Sixties election
In New Haven Yale voters weigh a class war between the Class of 1966 and the Class of 1968 as John Kerry and George W. Bush, Yale graduates of the 1960s, are linked by Skull and Bones membership. Kerry starred in sports, dated Janet Auchincloss, while Bush mapped a busy campus life amid war protests and activism.
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